Jill Carter-Hansen

Jill Carter-Hansen (née Carter, born 1941) is a New Zealand-born illustrator, author and filmmaker based in Sydney, Australia. Some of her artwork is held in the permanent collection of Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki.

Biography Carter-Hansen was born in 1941. She studied art at Elam School of Fine Arts for three years from the age of 17 to 20, then travelled to Europe. On her return she enrolled for a bachelor of fine arts degree in photography and printmaking at the University of Auckland, studying under Colin McCahon and graduating in 1986.

After graduation, Carter-Hansen exhibited in solo and group shows in Auckland and taught painting, drawing and design, as well as freelancing in photo-journalism. She also worked in design, designing posters and cards for environmental and peace organisations. In 2016 and 2018, her work won the Don Banks Short Fiction Award.

Publications

The Elegant Elephant, 1990 (writer and illustrator), Hodder & Stoughton The Lonely Gnu, 1991 (writer and illustrator), Random House Zoe's Zoo, 1992 (writer and illustrator), Hodder & Stoughton Bearly There, 2012 (illustrator), Windy Hollow Books

Filmography The Messenger, 1991, Visionary Films Songs of the Immigrant Bride, 1995, Visionary Films Eclipse, 1999, Visionary Films