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Jill Carter-Hansen (née Carter, born 1941) is a New Zealand-born illustrator, author and filmmaker based in Sydney, Australia. Some of her artwork is held in the permanent collection of Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki.[1][2]

Biography

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Carter-Hansen was born in 1941. She studied art at Elam School of Fine Arts for three years from the age of 17 to 20, then travelled to Europe. On her return she enrolled for a bachelor of fine arts degree in photography and printmaking at the University of Auckland, studying under Colin McCahon and graduating in 1986.[3]

After graduation, Carter-Hansen exhibited in solo and group shows in Auckland and taught painting, drawing and design, as well as freelancing in photo-journalism. She also worked in design, designing posters and cards for environmental and peace organisations.[3]

In 1987 she moved to Sydney, Australia. She freelanced as a children's book illustrator and photographer and tutored at tertiary art institutes and universities. In 1990 she completed a certificate in animation and began creating short films. In 1996 she completed a master of fine arts degree at Western Sydney University.[3]

Carter-Hansen's work has attracted a number of nominations and awards. Her first children's book, The Elegant Elephant, was a finalist for the Lothian Unpublished Children's Fiction Award.[4] In 2016 and 2018, her work won the Don Banks Short Fiction Award.[5]

Publications

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  • The Elegant Elephant, 1990 (writer and illustrator), Hodder & Stoughton[6]
  • The Lonely Gnu, 1991 (writer and illustrator), Random House[7]
  • Zoe's Zoo, 1992 (writer and illustrator), Hodder & Stoughton[8]
  • Bearly There, 2012 (illustrator), Windy Hollow Books[9]

Filmography

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  • The Messenger, 1991, Visionary Films[10]
  • Songs of the Immigrant Bride, 1995, Visionary Films[11]
  • Eclipse, 1999, Visionary Films[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Collections Online – Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Jill Carter-Hansen". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Jill Carter-Hansen – Great Women Animators". Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Jill Carter-Hansen – Author / Illustrator / Filmmaker – Speaker at Syba Academy". www.sybaacademy.com.au. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  5. ^ "SCBWI | Public Profile". Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  6. ^ Carter-Hansen, Jill (1990). The elegant elephant. Sydney : Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 9780340534649.
  7. ^ Carter-Hansen, Jill (1991). The lonely gnu. Milsons Point, N.S.W. : Random House Australia. ISBN 9780091826925.
  8. ^ Carter-Hansen, Jill (1992). Zoe's zoo. Sydney ; Auckland : Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 9780340578582.
  9. ^ "Jill Carter-Hansen - Creative Kids Tales". www.creativekidstales.com.au. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Jill Carter Hansen - Inner West Council". www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  11. ^ Carter-Hansen, Jill; Images (Firm), Visionary (1995), Songs of the immigrant bride, Sydney : Visionary Images, retrieved 3 September 2019
  12. ^ Carter-Hansen, Jill (1999), Eclipse, Darlinghurst, N.S.W. : Visionary Images, retrieved 3 September 2019
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