Merrilees is a London-born author, illustrator and artist now living in Colorado. Her clients include Chronicle Books, Tundra Books/ Random House, and MacMillan.
Her work has been recognized and exhibited internationally, including at the National Portrait Gallery in London, the Society of Illustrators, and the Bologna Children’s Book Fair. Recently, one of her books was selected for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, bringing it to young readers across North America.
read moreWorking primarily in charcoal and pastel, Merrilees creates illustrations that explore the emotional lives of animals and their connection to the natural world with warmth and emotional nuance.
She studied Fine Art drawing and painting at the Glasgow School of Art and holds an MA in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography from the University of the Arts London.
