Greg Rogers was born in 1957 in Brisbane, Australia. He studied Fine Art at the Queensland College of Art, and had his first major exhibition in 1983, the year in which he won the SGIO Art Award for photography. He illustrated his 1st book in 1988, and in 1994, he won the Kate Greenaway Medal for his illustrations for Way Home, by Libby Hathorn. Has won a number of awards for his pencil work, but likes to work with pastels, ink and watercolour too.