Gavin Bishop

Gavin Bishop

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.

  1. ^ 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.