CONTACT
Lauren is represented by Nicole Tugeau at The T2 Agency
For all illustration and publishing inquiries, please contact Nicole Tugeau at nicole@tugeau2.com
For other messages, you can contact me at emmons.illustration @ gmail.com
Well, hey there!
Lauren Emmons is an illustrator and author of children’s books. They grew up in Minnesota exploring forests and learning important skills like turning the top of an acorn into a loud whistle. While they now live in North Dakota, they have lived all over the place - from California to Wisconsin to England.
They have a Masters Degree in Children’s Book Illustration from the prestigious Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, England; and was an award winner in the World Illustration Awards. The first book they illustrated, Prak Fills The House, was published by Peachtree Publishing in 2023; and their debut author illustrated book, No Cats In The Library, was published by Paula Wiseman Books/Simon & Schuster in 2024.
They create their illustrations with a mixture of traditional and digital methods. They start an illustration by drawing in pencil using their trusty Prismacolors before scanning it into their computer to color it digitally. They also use a method inspired by screenprinting, which they used for No Cats In The Library.
When not illustrating you can find Lauren snuggled up with their dog and two cats to read, out on a walk birdwatching with their wonderful spouse, or doing one of their many crafts while listening to a d&d podcast.
Preferred pronouns: they/them
Books
No Cats In The Library by Lauren Emmons
Paula Wiseman Books - Simon & Schuster 2024
Prak Fills The House by Donna L. Washington
Peachtree Publishing 2023
Exhibits
The End Is Nigh
Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis, MN, 2021
MA Children's Book Illustration Degree Show
Candid Arts Trust, London, 2021
WIA2020 Touring exhibition
The Green Hill Complex, Shenzhen Illustration Association, Shanghai, China, 2021
WIA2020 Touring exhibition
Alili Art, Shenzhen Illustration Association, Shenzhen, China, 2021
World Roulette
Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis, MN, 2020
Wee Thee Vikings
American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, MN, 2019
European Market Square
American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, MN, 2018
Awards
Winner
World Illustration Awards 2020
Category: Site Specific
Project: Wee Thee Vikings
Shortlisted
World Illustration Awards 2020
Category: Children’s Publishing
Project: The Library Cat (Which then became No Cats In The Library! Published by S&S/PWB)
Selected Clients
Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, Peachtree Publishing, Cricket Media, Storytime Magazine, The American Swedish Institute
Education
MA Childrens Book Illustration
Cambridge School of Art at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK
2021