Mark Wickham

Genres: Children | Illustrator | Irish Language | West Cork

Mark Wickham is a designer and illustrator living in West Cork. He has worked in the publishing industry for over 20 years. He has exhibited his illustration work both in Ireland and internationally. He has illustrated children’s picture books, one of which was nominated for a children’s book of the year at the Irish Book Awards. Mark and his partner, Tara Kennedy, recently set up WORK SHOP, a creative space for all ages in Bantry. Mark illustrated Inis Mara, an Irish-language children’s book by Tristan Rosenstock.

 

Is dearthóir agus maisitheoir é Mark Wickham a bhfuil cónaí air in Iarthar Chorcaí. Tá sé ag obair in earnáil na foilsitheoireachta le breis is 20 bliain anuas. Bhí a shaothar ar taispeáint mar chuid de thaispeántais in Éirinn agus thar lear. Tá roinnt pictiúrleabhair do pháistí maisithe aige agus ainmníodh ceann de na pictiúrleabhair sin mar leabhar páistí na bliana ag na Irish Book Awards. Bhunaigh Mark agus a pháirtí, Tara Kennedy, WORK SHOP le déanaí, spás cruthaitheach i mBeanntraí le haghaidh gach aoisghrúpa.

©Mark Wickham self portrait
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