Laya (Rose) Mutton-Rogers is an illustrator & designer from New Zealand. She loves fantasy and nature and works in a variety of mediums and styles. She graduated with a Bachelor of Design from Massey University, with the honors project Overgrown. She is nominated for a 2021 Hugo award for best fan artist.
She has illustrated three picture books with Huia Publishers, Tio Tiamu / The Smelly Giant, Ngake me Whātaitai, and Te Ururu Whenua o Ngātoroirangi.
Commission/work prices on a case by case basis, please email with enquiries, and let me know if you have a budget.
PRESS / EXHIBITIONS
Meet Laya Mutton-Rogers, a finalist for The New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
Hugo Awards: Young Wellington artist nominated at coveted sci-fi awards
Illustrator Feature: Laya Mutton-Rogers
Drawn In - an article on fanart by Shanti Mathias
Baker Thief cover reveal - lgbtqreads, 2018
Shedding light on queer characters in science-fiction books - Hellogiggles 2017
AWARDS
Sir Julius Vogel award for Best Fan Publication and Best Fan Artwork- 2020, for Plant Life and Deet
Joint winner of the NZCYA Te Kura Pounamu award - 2020, for Tio Tiamu / The Smelly Giant (Huia Publishers)
Sir Julius Vogel award for Best Professional Artwork and Best Fan Artwork- 2019; for Baker Thief and The Thirteenth Doctor
Finalist for the Chroma Comic Art Art Award, 2019; for Overgrown
Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best Publication - 2018, for Mistlands
Rutherford Gallery Special Arts Prize, Proxime Accessit to the Dux - 2014, Nelson College for Girls
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