What you need to know about Jenny Robins is she is an

Illustrator, Comics Auteur (the words AND the pictures), Teacher, Facilitator, Live Portraitist, Avid Collagist.

Her work explores the whimsical and absurd in the every day, the incongruity and fluidity of human identity, and queer/feminist art history. She likes collage, birds, words and skeletons. Her graphic novel Biscuits (Assorted) won the 2018 First Graphic Novel prize and was
shortlisted for the V&A Illustration Award 2022.

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Born:

Brighton in 1985

Ba Illustration from Southampton Solent School of Art and Design 2007

PGCE 2011 and MA Art and Design Education 2014 at the UCL Institute of Education, London

Awards:

V&A Illustration Awards 2022 – Shortlisted
Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition 2018 – winner
Laydeez Do Comics Award 2018 – judges mention
The Big Draw Awards 2015 – runner up with Story Hands
Animate Europe comic competition 2015 – shortlisted

Qualifications from the University of Life:

Advanced making friends skills (networking), clear eyes, full heart, exceptional voice projection (good at shouting), obsession with birds , special courage award (karaoke), long term commitment commendation (marriage 2013), impressive collection of interesting pieces of paper (collage hoard ), drawing drawing drawing drawing drawing.

Jenny loves exploring ideas visually and through the juxtaposition of word and image, so her illustration work delivers meaning and immediacy in a clear colourful package.

Currently based in Reading, where she works on a plethora of projects and teaches Secondary Art part time.