Picture by Conform Cox
Roozeboos, or Anne Roos Kleiss as you might know her in daily life, tries to look at the world with a childlike curiosity. Something that is reflected in her artist name, which was her nickname as a kid. Her work is playful, filled with color and tells stories even through its smallest details. She loves to capture what she sees around her in her sketchbook and this brings her inspiration from unexpected places. Diversity, nature, travelling, emotions and community are themes that can often be found in her drawings. In 2017 she graduated from a Bachelor in Illustration at the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam and in February 2020 she finished an MA in Children’s Book Illustration at the Cambridge School of Art. She has a studio in the Keilewerf in Rotterdam, a wonderful community with lots of different artists.
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Clients include: HP, Scholastic, Rotterdampas, Querido, VOLT,
Children's Museum Villa Zebra, Oerol Festival, Der Passagier Magazine, Blossom Books, Cicada Books, Groundwood Books, Pelckmans and
Highlight Children's Magazine
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Roozeboos mostly works on children's books, editorial illustration,
spatial designs or advertisement projects, and she loves live drawing at events. But she is also open to think together about any other idea
you might have.
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Email: annerooskleiss@gmail.com
Instagram: @roozeboos
Behance: @Roozeboos
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For children's book inquiries in North America you can contact her agent Christy from the CAT Agency via christy@catagencyinc.com.
For workshop or bookreadings in The Netherlands at schools or libraries you can contact de Schrijverscentrale.
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SELECTION OF EXHIBITIONS
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Rotterdam Illustrators
DUDOK, Rotterdam, 2025
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The Original Art Exhibition
Museum of Illustration, New York, 2023
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Journey from the Heart, Illustrators around the world,
Ministry of Culture, Taichung, 2023
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Wonderlijk Delfshaven Festival,
Rotterdam, 2023
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Now and Then, Illustrators around the world,
Ministry of Culture, Taichung, 2022
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Picturehooks Festival of Illustration
Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh, 2021
The Illustrator's Exhibition, Bologna Book Fair,
Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, China, Taiwan
2020 - 2022
MA Children's Book Illustration Degree Show
Candid Arts Trust, London, 2020​
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AOI World Illustration Awards
Somerset House, London, 2019
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De Toekomstkalender
Villa Zebra, Rotterdam, 2019
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Solo Expo Tijdduizelen
Duizel in het Park, Rotterdam, 2018
Oerol
Terschelling, 2018
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Cross Comix
Schouwburg Rotterdam, Rotterdam, 2017
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Graduation Show
Willem de Kooning Academie, Rotterdam ,2017
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BoekieBoekie Start Award
Bologna Children’s Book Fair, Bologna, 2017
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EDUCATION
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Master Children's Book Illustration
Cambridge School of Art, Cambridge
2018 - 2020
Bachelor Illustration
Willem de Kooning Academie, Rotterdam
2013 - 2017
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Preporatory course Art & Design
ArtEZ, Arnhem 2012 - 2013
NOMINATIONS AND AWARDS
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Shortlist
AOI World Illustration Awards 2024
Category: Publishing
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Finalist
Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition 2023​
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Longlist
BOIT International Illustration Contest 2023
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Winner
From Seed to Table competition 2020
Picture Hooks
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Nomination
Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration 2023
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Shortlist
Klaus Flugge Prize 2022
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Finalist
Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition 2021
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Higly Commended
MacMillan Prize for IIllustration 2021
Shortlist
AOI World Illustration Awards 2020
Category: Alternative Publishing
Second Prize
Templar Illustration and Design Awards 2020
Category: Fiction
Second Prize
Design a Book Jacket Competition 2020
Stratford Literary Festival
Selected for the Illustrators Exhibition 2020
Bologna Children's Book Fair
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Highly Commended
AOI World Illustration Awards 2019
Category: Experimental
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TEACHING AND WORKSHOP EXPERIENCE
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Workshop and book readings via Schrijverscentrale
Libraries and schools all over the Netherlands
2023-ongoing
Guest lecturer
Willem de Kooning, Illustration department
2020, 2021
Guest lecturer
ArtEZ, Illustration department
2022​
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Workshop 'Jezelf als kinderboeken personage'
Eiland atelier, Buitenplaats Brienenoord Rotterdam
2022
Leading various art workshops for children
Refugee Centre Rijswijk, Stichting de Vrolijkheid
2020 - 2021
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Leading workshops at primary schools
SKVR & Natuurhistorisch Museum Rotterdam
2021 - 2023
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Workshop Character Design
International School The Hague & Haags Montessori Lyceum
2021, 2023
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Lecturer on Children's illustration
Thomas More Hogeschool, Rotterdam
2017
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