Abbey Rawson is a multidisciplinary creative based in South Australia. She has experience as a writer, a filmmaker, an animator, a designer and an illustrator. She has worked on resource development, production, and animation projects for The University of Adelaide, and Flinders University.
Experience:
Graduated from the Bachelor of Visual Arts & Design at the Adelaide College of the Arts, majoring in printmaking.
Undertaken courses through CDW Studios in Visual Effects and Entertainment Design.
Completed a six month Mentorship with Sally Heinrich (a renowned writer & illustrator) and undertook the Creative Incubator Program at TAFESA focusing on illustration and digital processes.
Was awarded the IAF Franz Kempf Printmakers Award, and has traveled to Italy, Scotland & India to learn from master artists and crafts people through arts grants from The Helpmann Academy & Carclew House.
Has worked on several short films as an animator, producer and in the arts department.
Has worked in educational resource production through The University of Adelaide and Flinders University
Has run creative workshops in educatuonal settings.
Has produced greeting cards, posters, zines & templates.
Abbey combines printmaking, drawing & painting techniques with digital illustration. She is a student of Archaeology and is inspired by natural history, scientific illustration, curios, anthropomorphism, surrealism, mysticism, mythology and folklore.
Abbey has undertaken improvised theatre workshops for four years, and is a teacher and performer with On The Fly, StorySnorts and Alex & The Babes.
Abbey was shortlisted for the Publishable program through the Queensland Writers Centre. She self-published her first picture book, Baz Likes Hugs, in 2020. She is a member of Writers SA, and writes fiction and non-fiction for children and adults.
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