Allison Colpoys

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"If all the world were..."
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"My Name is Jemima"
"Body Friend"

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Current Location
Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺
Country of Origin
Australia 🇦🇺

Allison Colpoys is a designer and illustrator based in Melbourne/Naarm, Australia. She combines traditional and digital mediums to tell emotive stories through her expressive use of colour and pattern.

Her heartwarming illustrations appear in numerous books for young readers, including All the Ways to be Smart and Under the Love Umbrella by author Davina Bell (Scribble Books), My Name is Jemima by author Olivia Muscat (Scribble Books), and If All the World Were… by author Joseph Coelho (Frances Lincoln).

Allison's evocative design and illustration work has been widely recognised, receiving awards from organisations including the Australian Book Designers Association, the Australian Book Industry Awards, and the Children’s Book Council of Australia, as well as being longlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Award.

Welcome to Jacky Winter Fall/Winter ‘25. Each season a new artist creates original imagery using our site as their playground. The current artwork (above) comes from Zac Fay. Learn more about our seasonal model of representation and other FAQ.

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