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P. J. Lynch

ピー・ジェイ・リンチ

Pī Jei Rinchī

Aliases: Patrick James Lynch

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1962-03-02 （Belfast, Northern Ireland）
Nationality
Irish
Languages
English
Religion
Catholic
Residence History
Belfast, Northern Ireland → Dunloy, County Antrim → Dublin, Ireland

Career

Occupations
Artist, Illustrator, Children's book author
Active Years
1984-2024
Affiliations
Opera Ireland, Abbey Theatre, An Post
Influenced By
Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac, Maxfield Parrish, N.C. Wyeth, Norman Rockwell, Alan Lee, Gennady Spirin, Brian Selznick
Nominations
1994 Kate Greenaway Medal shortlist (Catkin), 2010 Hans Christian Andersen Award nomination, 2014 Hans Christian Andersen Award nomination

Education

St. Malachy's College
Secondary school
Country: Northern Ireland
Secondary school
Brighton College of Art
Faculty of Art / Illustration Department
Period: 1980-1984
Year of Graduation: 1984
Country: England
Tutored by Raymond Briggs

Awards

Mother Goose Award
1987
Work: A Bag of Moonshine
Category: 新人イラストレーター
Result: 受賞
Kate Greenaway Medal
1996
Work: The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
Organization: CILIP
Result: 受賞
Christopher Award
1995
Work: The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
Organization: The Christophers
Result: 受賞
Kate Greenaway Medal
1998
Work: When Jessie Came Across the Sea
Organization: CILIP
Result: 受賞
Christopher Award
1998
Work: When Jessie Came Across the Sea
Organization: The Christophers
Result: 受賞
Christopher Award
2009
Work: Grandad's Prayers of the Earth
Organization: The Christophers
Result: 受賞
Bisto Book of the Year Honour Award
2014
Work: Mysterious Traveller
Category: イラスト
Result: 受賞
Laureate na nÓg
2016
Organization: Children’s Books Ireland
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey

1995 Children's book 40 pages

A woodcarver Jonathan Toomey is asked by a boy and his mother to carve Christmas figures, leading to a miracle of healing from loss.

ChristmasLoss and healingForgiveness

When Jessie Came Across the Sea

1997 Children's book 40 pages

Story of 14-year-old Jewish girl Jessie immigrating from Eastern Europe to London.

ImmigrationHopeFamily

The Boy Who Fell Off the Mayflower, or John Howland's Good Fortune

2015 Historical children's book

The adventure of John Howland who fell off the Mayflower. Written and illustrated by Lynch.

Colonial AmericaAdventureSurvival

The Haunted Lake

2020 Folklore children's book

Irish folklore-inspired story of a haunted lake. Written and illustrated by Lynch.

FolkloreSupernaturalFriendship

Bibliography

  • A Bag of Moonshine
  • The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
  • When Jessie Came Across the Sea
  • Grandad's Prayers of the Earth
  • The Boy Who Fell Off the Mayflower
  • The Haunted Lake

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Primarily watercolors and gouachePainterlyColorful, detailed, realisticExceptional range of texture and colour
Recurring Motifs
FolkloreFairytalesLegendsChristmasHistorical events

Legacy

Winner of two Kate Greenaway Medals, three Christopher Awards, and more. Served as Ireland's Laureate na nÓg 2016-2018. Renowned master of children's book illustration.

Trivia

  • Youngest of five siblings
  • From a Catholic family
  • Has three children
  • Used drawing and reading to escape The Troubles
  • Second cousin is playwright Martin Lynch
  • Designed Europe's largest mosaic