Gavin Bishop

Gavin Bishop

ONZM
Colour photograph of Gavin Bishop in 2018
Bishop in 2018
BornGavin John Bishop
1946 (age 77–78)
Invercargill, New Zealand
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
Alma materUniversity of Canterbury
SpouseVivien Bishop
Children3
Website
gavinbishop.com

Gavin John Bishop ONZM (born 1946) is an author and illustrator, from Invercargill, New Zealand.[1] He is known for illustrating books from prominent New Zealand authors, including Joy Cowley and Margaret Mahy.[2][3] Bishop's first published picture book was Mrs McGinty and the Bizarre Plant, published in 1981 by Oxford University Press.

Early life

Bishop was born on 13 February 1946 in Invercargill, to a Tainui and Ngāti Awa family.[4][5]

Career

Bishop worked as a high school art teacher for thirty years, before writing and illustrating children's books full-time.[1]

In 2006, he accused the makers of the Hollywood film Mr and Mrs Smith of plagiarizing his 1997 school book The Secret Lives of Mr and Mrs Smith.[6]

Select honours and awards

Select bibliography

  • 2021 – Atua: Māori gods and heroes, 64pp (Picture Puffin) ISBN 9780143775690[14]
  • 2020 – Mihi, 18pp, (Gecko Press) ISBN 9781776573028[15]
  • 2018 – Cook's Cook Limited Edition, 40pp, (Gecko Press) ISBN 978-1-776572-04-5 [16]
  • 2018 – Cook's Cook, 40pp, (Gecko Press) ISBN 978-1-776572-04-5 [17]
  • 2017 – Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story (Penguin)
  • 2017 – Helper and Helper, 128pp, (Gecko Press) ISBN 978-1-776571-05-5 [18]
  • 2013 – Mister Whistler, 32pp, (Gecko Press) ISBN 9781877467929[19]
  • 2012 – Koinei te Whare nā Haki i Hanga, 40pp, Māori translation of The House that Jack Built (Gecko Press) ISBN 9781877467790
  • 2012 – The House that Jack Built, 40pp, (Gecko Press) ISBN 9781877467615[20]
  • 2010 – Counting the Stars: Four Maori Myths
  • 2010 – Friends: Snake & Lizard, Joy Cowley, Gecko Press (illustrator)
  • 2010 – Cowshed Christmas (illustrator)
  • 2010 – There Was a Crooked Man
  • 2009 – Piano Rock: A 1950s Childhood
  • 2008 – Rats!
  • 2008 – Snake & Lizard, Gecko Press (illustrator)
  • 2007 – Riding the Waves: four Maori Myths
  • 2006 – Te Waka
  • 2006 – Kiwi Moon
  • 2005 – Taming the Sun: Four Maori Myths
  • 2004 – The Three Billy Goats Gruff
  • 2002 – Tom Thumb
  • 1982 – Mr. Fox, 32pp, (Oxford University Press) ISBN 0195580893

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Gavin Bishop. "About Me". Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  2. ^ Mahy, Margaret (21 October 2013). Mister Whistler. Gecko Press. ISBN 9781877579363. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  3. ^ Cowley, Joy (September 2011). Friends: Snake and Lizard. Gecko Press. ISBN 9781877467950. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Gavin Bishop". www.penguin.co.nz. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Interview with Gavin Bishop".
  6. ^ "Hollywood stole my story — Kiwi author". The Dominion Post. The Press. 2 March 2006. p. 1.
  7. ^ "'Atua: Māori gods and heroes' wins Margaret Mahy Book of the Year". Books+Publishing. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Past Winners | New Zealand Book Awards Trust". www.nzbookawards.nz. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  9. ^ Rebecca Kitteridge (31 December 2012). "New Year Honours List 2013". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (New Zealand). Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Gavin Bishop". The Arts Foundation. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  11. ^ "LIANZA Russell Clark Illustration Award". Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  12. ^ Gavin Bishop. "Awards".
  13. ^ "Gavin Bishop". Gecko Press. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  14. ^ "Atua by Gavin Bishop". www.penguin.com.au. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  15. ^ "Mihi | Gecko Press". geckopress.com. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  16. ^ Cook's Cook. Gecko Press. ISBN 9781776572175. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  17. ^ Cook's Cook. Gecko Press. February 2017. ISBN 9781776571055. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  18. ^ Helper and Helper. Gecko Press. February 2017. ISBN 9781-776571-05-5. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  19. ^ "Mister Whistler | Gecko Press". geckopress.com. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  20. ^ "The House that Jack Built | Picture Books | Gecko Press". geckopress.com. 27 May 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2021.