Leigh Hobbs
Born in Williamstown, artist and author Leigh Hobbs is best known for the twenty three children’s books he has written and illustrated. These feature his characters Old Tom, Mr Chicken, Horrible Harriet, Mr Badger, Fiona The Pig and the freaks in 4F.
Leigh was the Australian Children’s Laureate 2016 / 2017 and featured on an ‘Australian Legends’ postage stamp. His artwork is in the collections of The National Gallery of Victoria, National Library of Australia and State Libraries of Victoria, Western Australia and NSW. He was a secondary school art teacher for twenty five years.
Leigh Hobbs is appearing in the following events:
Saturday 13th June