HEIDI BURTON ILLUSTRATION
About me
Hello! I'm Heidi Burton, a British-Finnish illustrator living and working in Cambridge, UK.
I studied a BA (Hons) in Illustration at KIAD and a MA in Children’s Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art.
I’ve recently been living my childhood dream of being a detective by writing about crime in both picturebook form (Grace is on the Case), and my MA dissertation: ‘Once upon a crime - exploring the boundaries and suitability of crime themes in children’s literature’.
My most recent book projects - A Friend at Fable Hill and The Neurodivergent Diaries stem from my lived experience of autism and ADHD.
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Contact me at: heidi.burton[at]gmail.com
Interests
Found objects, overheard conversation snippets, bird-nerding, riding on trains in the rain, wildlife-watching, night sky gazing, Rilke’s musings, banjo twangers, cat-befriending, hand drawn type, folktales, wilderness, Victorian literature, vintage children’s books, Haiku writing.
Disinterests
Mint chocolate, burglars, things that reduce in size while increasing in price, pigeons, eating meat, not having tea.
Exhibitions & Events
Moleskine Book Fair, London – photo courtesy of Sam Martin aka howaboutno
2024 - Pathfinder @ Alliance Française, Bologna, Italy
2024 - Cambridge School of Art @ Bologna Children’s Book Fair, Bologna, Italy
2024 – MA Children’s Book Illustration graduate show @ Ruskin Gallery, Cambridge, UK
2024 – MA Children’s Book Illustration graduate show @ Candid Arts Trust, London, UK
2023 – The Wrong Biennale, Pavilion: Following a Path @ online
2018 – 6×6 Show @ The Why Gallery, Frome, UK
2011 – Show Something @ Haringey, London, UK
2009 – Bold Atlanta @ Horizon’s School, Atlanta, USA
2009 – Colouring Outside The Lines @ University of Bradford, UK
2008 – Nautical But Nice @ Cambridge Museum of Technology, UK
2008 – Moleskine at Isot @ Tokyo Big Sight, Japan
2008 – Moleskine at Interior Lifestyle @ Tokyo Big Sight, Japan
2008 – Moleskine at London Book Fair @ Earls Court, London
2007 – Scrawlington @ The Air Gallery, London