Jacquie O'Neill (born 1969 in
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,
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) is an
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illustrator.
Jacquie O'Neill was born in 1969 in
Saltburn-by-the-Sea
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, commonly referred to as Saltburn, is a seaside town in Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England, around south-east of Hartlepool and southeast of Redcar.
It lies within the historic boundaries of the North Ridin ...
,
Yorkshire
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,
England
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, the middle of three daughters. She attended
King James's School in
Knaresborough
Knaresborough ( ) is a market and spa town and civil parish in the Borough of Harrogate, in North Yorkshire, England, on the River Nidd. It is east of Harrogate.
History
Knaresborough is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Chenares ...
,
Yorkshire
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, and after that
Harrogate College
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where her father was a
Photography
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Lecturer.
After training as an
Accountant she soon realised this was not the profession for her and followed many career paths including running a hotel & restaurant. After the birth of her first two daughters in 1995 & 1997 she returned to education and took an MSc in Creative Technology at
Leeds Metropolitan University
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which she passed with distinctions. After Graduation in 2002 she moved to
London
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and launched her
illustration career.
Her first commission was for the
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, she illustrated a map of London for the online series The Ghosts of Albion. Since then she has had a host of commissions from notable client's including: eBay, Reebok, Mattel, Warner Entertainment to name but a few.
Essentially a fashion illustrator she has branched out into the world of children's illustration completing a range of cards for girls for a company called Soul Trader UK.
She illustrated Po for Nickelodeon's KungFu Panda online games and has also illustrated the US version of the
books in the 1-800-Where-R-You Series
Her work was selected to appear in Martin Dawber's ''The Big Book of Fashion Illustration'' which was published by Batsford Ltd 2007
In the Summer of 2008 Jacquie was interviewed by Shivani Mair for ''Creative Careers Surgery'' which is an online resource for young people wanting to know more about career options in the creative industry.
In December 2008 she illustrated
packaging for the launch of their cosmetics and skincare range which donates a percentage of the profits to
In March 2009 she was one of 3 Fashion illustrators asked to contemplate their influences for the Association of Illustrators Portfolios
In January 2010 the first children's book that she has illustrated will be available in the US. ''Sticker Stories: Figure Skating'' published by
.
Jacquie currently lives in
husband Michael and their four daughters. She is a member of The