Alice Melvin

Alice Melvin is a highly acclaimed artist and designer based in Edinburgh. Born in 1982, Alice grew up in the seaside town of Saltburn in the north east of England. After completing a Foundation Course at Cleveland College of Art and Design, she went on to study an illustration degree at Edinburgh College of Art graduating with first class honours in June 2004. She won BookTrust's Best New Illustrator Award in 2011. Alice has been publishing books with Tate since 2007. Her books include...See more

Alice Melvin is a highly acclaimed artist and designer based in Edinburgh. Born in 1982, Alice grew up in the seaside town of Saltburn in the north east of England. After completing a Foundation Course at Cleveland College of Art and Design, she went on to study an illustration degree at Edinburgh College of Art graduating with first class honours in June 2004. She won BookTrust's Best New Illustrator Award in 2011. Alice has been publishing books with Tate since 2007. Her books include Counting Birds (2009), The High Street (2011), Grandma's House (2015), and Treasure Hunt (2017). Alice's books have won numerous awards and Grandma's House was featured on CBeebies Bedtime in 2016. See less