Leigh Hobbs

Quick Facts

Full Name	Leigh Hobbs
Occupation	Illustrator
Date Of Birth	Apr 18, 1953(1953-04-18)
Age	71
Birthplace	Williamstown
Country	Australia
Birth City	Victoria
Horoscope	Aries

Leigh Hobbs Biography

Leigh Hobbs is one of the most popular and richest Illustrator who was born on April 18, 1953 in Williamstown, Victoria, Australia. The illustrator and author of popular comedic children’s titles such as Old Tom (1994), Horrible Harriet (2001), Fiona the Pig (2004) as well as Mr. Badger and the Big Surprise (2010), in addition to the work he does as a printmaker, painter in addition to a clay artist.

He is a close friend of his fellow Australian illustrator and writer for children He is a contemporary of fellow Australian children’s writer and illustrator Alison Lester..

In 1980 Hobbs held a one-man show of caricature sculptures at the Rex Irwin Gallery in Sydney. Between 1985 and 2010 he was a freelance contributing cartoonist for The Age newspaper in Melbourne, Victoria. Since 1999 time a number of major profiles of Hobbs and his work have been published. In 1983 Leigh Hobbs created a series of glazed ceramic tea pots in the shape of Melbourne’s Flinders Street Station. These are in the collection of a number of galleries including the National Gallery of Victoria. In 1999 Hobbs designed the colour scheme for the entrance to Melbourne’s Luna Park in St. Kilda. Between 1998 and 2002 a French/Australian co-produced animated cartoon TV series Old Tom was created based on his Old Tom books, and over 50 episodes were broadcast in Australia on ABC TV. In 2013 Australia’s National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) adapted Hobbs’ book Mr Chicken Goes To Paris for the stage and the book is a popular title in the Musée du Louvre bookshop in Paris.

Leigh Hobbs’s artwork, paintings, drawings, prints, illustrations and ceramics are to be found in numerous private collections, public art galleries, and institutions including the National Gallery of Victoria and the State Libraries of Victoria, and Western Australia. A 1993 photo-portrait by Francis Reiss of Hobbs at work is held in Australia’s National Portrait Gallery.

He grew up there in Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia.

Leigh Hobbs Net Worth

Leigh Hobbs is one of the richest Illustrator from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Leigh Hobbs 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After completing his studies at The Caulfield Institute of Technology, the artist was employed as the amusement park’s artist in Luna Park in Sydney, Australia and later as an art instructor.

The Prime Minister’s Award-nominated kids’ story, Mr. Chicken Goes to Paris was made into a theatre piece by the Australian National Institute Of Dramatic Art (NIDA).

Leigh Hobbs was born in Williamstown in Victoria, Australia and grew up in the town of Bairnsdale. After graduating from Caulfield Institute of Technology art school (now Monash University) in 1973, he was employed as an artist at Sydney’s Luna Park, an amusement park located adjacent to the Sydney Harbour Bridge. While there he designed the colour scheme for the antique carousel, and created two large three-dimensional characters called Larry and Lizzy Luna, which now reside at Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum. Between 1978 and 2002 Hobbs supported his artistic career by working as a secondary school art teacher.

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Leigh Ranked on the list of most popular Illustrator. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Leigh Hobbs celebrates birthday on April 18 of every year.

Who is Leigh Hobbs?

Leigh Hobbs is an artist and author best known for his children’s book characters Old Tom, Horrible Harriet, Mr Chicken and Mr Badger. In 2002, Horrible Harriet was shortlisted for the Children’s Book Council of Australia Picture Book of the Year Awards, as was his book Old Tom’s Holiday in 2003.

How old is Leigh Hobbs?

69 years (April 18, 1953)

Where was Leigh Hobbs?

Leigh was born in Melbourne, grew up in Bairnsdale and has lived and worked in Sydney, Sale and London. He is an artist who works across a wide range of mediums, as well as writing and illustrating his children’s books. Many of his cartoons have appeared in the Age.

Where did Leigh Hobbs grow up?

Leigh was born in Melbourne in 1953, but grew up in a country town called Bairnsdale. His first job as an artist was at Sydney’s Luna Park where he created two giant caricature figures called Larry and Lizzy Luna.