Jason grew up in the north of England, Bradford to be precise. He spent much of that time drawing an painting and the book he loved most from his childhood is Richard Scarry's 'Cars and trucks and things that go'. Following studies at Bradford and Camberwell colleges of art Jason worked in the area of editorial illustration. Working with London design agencies, he went on to produce large scale interpretation panels (educational illustrations) for permanent exhibitions at museums around the world. Jason has also illustrated greeting cards, advent calendars and books for BBC Worldwide Ltd. His interest in drawing animals (especially dogs!) was spotted by the London's famous Battersea Dogs and Cats Home and has been chosen as their official illustrator . His artwork which appeals both to adults and children features across their communications, fundraising and education departments in various outputs: fact sheets, education packs, large scale graphics/murals, animation and web. Jason has always had a passion for children's books and is currently writing and illustrating books for a London based children's publisher. He creates artwork both digitally and traditionally from his home in rural Suffolk, England where he lives with his wife, son and daughter and four black and white cats.
BOOKS PUBLISHED
Title:
Who's That Snoring?
Author:
Jason Chapman
Publisher:
Little Simon, 2010
Title:
Who's That Singing?
Author:
Jason Chapman
Publisher:
Little Simon, 2010
Title:
Five in the Bed
Author:
Jemime Lumley & Francesca Stich
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster Children's, 2009
Title:
Five Little Ducks
Author:
Jemime Lumley & Francesca Stich
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster Children's, 2009
Finalist in Book Trust Baby Book Category (UK), 2009
Title:
Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Author:
Jemime Lumley & Francesca Stich
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster Children's, 2009
Title:
The Wheels on the Bus
Author:
Jemime Lumley & Francesca Stich
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster Children's, 2009
Title:
My First Classical Music Book
Author:
Genevieve Helsby
Publisher:
Naxos Book, 2009
Title:
Ted, Bo and Diaz: The First Adventure
Author:
Jason Chapman
Publisher:
Little Tiger/England, Good Books/USA, 2007
Short Listed for Book Trust for Best Emerging Illustrator
CLIENTS
Battersea Dogs and Cats Home
BBC Worldwide
Chicago Field Museum
Childline
Little Tiger Press
Natural History Museum, London
Paignton Zoo - Living Coasts
Singapore Science Centre
UK Greetings