Descended from the Bigambul people of South-West Queensland, Dub Leffler is an illustrator, writer, animator and mixed media artist, working in the arts through books, film, television, muralism and art education. He has taught and workshopped illustration in Australia, Scotland, Indonesia and the United States. He is a prominent children’s book illustrator and author, collaborating with Sally Morgan, Banksy, Coral Vass and others, and is known for his soft realistic portraits and emotional landscapes.
His award-winning bestseller picture book 'Once There Was A Boy' (2011) received international recognition, was acquired by the Library of Congress and was featured several times at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair.
More recently, Leffler illustrated 'Sorry Day' (2018), written by Coral Vass, which won the 2019 Eve Pownall Award for Information Books from the Children’s Book Council of Australia. 'Black Cockatoo' (2018), which he illustrated, was also an Honour Book that year. At last count, Dub has created 25 books.
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