Jennifer Falkner
Illustrator of Children’s Fiction
based in WA
Jennifer Falkner is a critically acclaimed illustrator and graphic designer based in Perth, Western Australia. Since graduating from Curtin university with a major in illustration she has spent the last seventeen years of her career in art direction, textile design, brand development and illustration. Before returning to Perth in 2018, Jennifer lived and worked in Canberra, Bangkok, Jakarta and Singapore.
Picture books she has illustrated include Fairy Beach and The Cheeky Toddler Alphabet, both of which are ABIA nominees for 2025 picture book of the year. She also illustrated Tardigrades: Nature’s Toughest Survivor, and The Lucky Shack which was a CBCA Notable Picture Book of the Year in 2023.
Jennifer finds inspiration in the daily antics of her two boys, independent bookshops, her local museum, the cinema and the rich biodiversity of Australia’s south west. Her favourite mediums are gouache, watercolour, ink, pencils, procreate and photoshop. She is represented by the Bright Agency.
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This author holds a Working with Children Check (WWCC).
