Bethanne Anderson was born in Ogden Utah. At a very young age decided to go into art and loved the pictures in children’s books. She is a professor of Illustration at Brigham Young University. She is inspired by art, travel, landscapes and her family (she loves to mention them) Steven, Tye, Chase and Kaeli.
Studied art at Brigham Young University, School of Visual Arts, New York, and Florence Academy of Art. Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts.
Faculty member in the area of Illustration, Department of Design, Brigham Young University
Female
Artist, Illustrator
2011-2012 %u2013 Blue Bonnet National Award; Texas Library Association %u2013 Announced Fall; 2010 2009 %u2013 Original Show, 1st Tier; Society of Illustrators; New York City, NY; 2008 %u2013 Amelia Bloomer Project 2008 for Non-fiction, for Patience Wright: American Sculptor and Revolutionary Spy, by Pegi Dietz Shea, Illustrations by Bethanne Andersen; 2006 %u2013 Southwest Books of the Year, Given by Southwest Library Association, for Georgia%u2019s Bones, by Jen Bryant, Illustrations by Bethanne Andersen; 2006 %u2013 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People, Given by the CBC and National Council for Social Studies, for Patience Wright: American Sculptor and Revolutionary Spy, by Pegi Dietz Shea, Illustrations by Bethanne Andersen. The book will be displayed at the 2008 NCSS annual convention in Houston, November 2008; 2004 %u2013 Communication Arts Magazine, Illustration Annual, 1st Tier (out of 6,700 entries, one of 23 selected under books); 2002-2013 Golden Kite Honor, Given by The Society of Children%u2019s Book Writers and Illustrators, For Blue Bird Summer, by Deborah Hopkinson, Illustrations by Bethanne Andersen, Los Angeles, California; 1998 %u2013 Boston Globe Horn Book Award, Given by the New England Library Association with Horn Book, For Seven Brave Women, by Betsey Hearne, Illustrations by Bethanne Andersen, Providence, Rhode Island; 1998 %u2013 Jane Adams Children%u2019s Book Award, Given by The Women%u2019s International League of Peace at the United Nations, For Seven Brave Women, by Betsey Hearne, Illustrations by Bethanne Andersen, New York, New York; 1996 %u2013 Best of Contemporary Theater Poster Design of the Decade %u201C1986-1996,%u201D Given by American Theater Magazine, For %u201CI am the Merry Wander of the Night,%u201D Idaho Shakespeare Festival Poster