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Kyle Hughes-Odgers
Australian artist and illustrator
Kyle Hughes-Odgers (born 1981) is an Australian artist and illustrator.[1] He creates street art[2] using figurative and abstract designs with bright colors.[3] He has held exhibits in Australia, New York, Los Angeles, Singapore and Berlin.[4] He has been involved in many large-scale public art exhibits including From Above in Australia which he painted for the Perth International Airport.[5] He also painted a 4-story mural for Nst Mural Project in Washington, D.C., in 2014.[6] His work has been featured in art and design magazines such as Insite Magazine, The Wire Magazine, Sunday Times, Empty magazine, Ekosystem, Kingbrown magazine and Woodentoy magazine.[7]
In 2013 he won the SCBWI Crystal Kite Award with Meg McKinlay for an illustrated children's book Ten Tiny Things.[5][8] He has illustrated and published three additional books.[9] In 2008 he was shortlisted for the Children's Book Council of Australia Crichton Award for new Illustrators.[10]