David Woodland (Woody) lives in Sydney, Australia, working as a children’s book author and illustrator and a concept artist for film and television.
David has had 20 years experience as a concept designer and environment artist on feature films, including ‘Lord of The Rings’, ‘Happy Feet’, ‘Moulin Rouge’, ‘Thor’, ‘Pacific Rim’, ‘Legend of the Guardians’ and the ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ arena production. His experience includes the building and supervision of art department teams.
David has a creative history as an exhibiting artist, animator, character/production designer for contemporary dance and puppet theatre.
His awards include a VES film award, Cannes Lions Grand Prix, and a prestigious Churchill Fellowship.