Shahar Kober
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Shahar Kober is an Israeli illustrator, art director and lecturer. He lives in Kiryat Tivon, Israel.
Biography
Born in 1979, in Kfar-Saba, and raised in Ganei Am. At age 21, he was admitted to Shenkar College of Engineering and Design, studying illustration and graphic design, graduating in 2005.
After graduating he persisted a freelance career in illustration, illustrating over 40 children's books, published in Israel, The United Kingdom, USA, and other countries. His work is regularly published in newspapers and magazines, and he also contributes art to animation projects. His work was reviewed favorably by Publishers Weekly[1] and Kirkus Reviews[2], and was displayed in exhibitions worldwide.
Since 2013, teaches Illustration in the WIZO Haifa Academy of Design and Education, in Haifa, Israel.
Awards
2015 - Communication Arts Illustration Award of Excellence
2015 - 3x3 Magazine Book Show Merit Award
2014 - 3x3 Magazine Book Show Merit Award
2013 - Creative Quarterly 32 Professional Illustration runner-up
2011 - Sydney Taylor Notable Book for Younger Readers
2009 - Sydney Taylor Honor Award
Partial bibliography
- Chicken in Space by Adam Lehrhaupt, HarperCollins, USA, 2016
- The Ugly Dumpling by Stephanie Campisi, Mighty Media Kids, USA, 2016
- The Flying Hand of Marco B. by Richard Leiter, Sleeping Bear Press, USA, 2015
- One Last Story by Eilam Ben-Dror, Matar Publishing House, 2015
- Noam's Shop of Words, by Ruvik Rosenthal. Keter Publishing House, Israel, 2014
- Snakes and Ladders, by Michael Morpurgo, Egmont Publishing, UK, 2012