Sylvia Weve

Sylvia Weve (born 28 May 1954) is a Dutch illustrator.

Sylvia Weve
Sylvia Weve (2008)
Born	(1954-05-28) 28 May 1954 (age 71) Utrecht, Netherlands
Known for	Illustration
Awards	Gouden Penseel 2013 Woutertje Pieterse Prijs 2015 2020 Max Velthuijs-prijs 2019

Weve has illustrated over 150 books and she has received numerous awards for her work, including the Gouden Penseel, the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs and the Max Velthuijs-prijs.

Career

In 1983, Weve made her debut as children's book illustrator by illustrating the book Een noom op school written by Corrie Hafkamp.^[1] Early in her career, Weve illustrated many books by Rindert Kromhout.^[1] Weve went on to illustrate many books by numerous authors including Karel Eykman, Veronica Hazelhoff, Ted van Lieshout, Bies van Ede and Edward van de Vendel.^[1] In 2006, she published Kip en ei, a book which she both wrote and illustrated herself.^[2]

Later in her career she started collaborating with Bette Westera and they both won various awards for their work, including the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs in 2015.^[3][2] They also won this award in 2020 for their book Uit elkaar.^[4][5]

In 2019, she won the prestigious Max Velthuijs-prijs for her entire oeuvre.^[6]

Weve also created illustrations for children's magazines including Okki, Taptoe, Jippo, Ezelsoor and St. Kitts van de Bovenwindse.^[1] Weve's work can also be found in magazines and newspapers such as Viva, Elsevier, Opzij, NRC Handelsblad and De Volkskrant.^[1]

Awards

• 1983: Vlag en Wimpel, Wie verliefd is gaat voor (written by Karel Eykman)
• 1984: Zilveren Penseel, Oma, waar blijft de taart? (written by Veronica Hazelhoff)
• 1990: Vlag en Wimpel, Lastige portretten (written by Karel Eykman)
• 1991: Zilveren Penseel, Het bad van de zandloper (written by Rindert Kromhout)
• 1998: Vlag en Wimpel, Magische tekens
• 2007: Vlag en Wimpel, Kip en ei
• 2013: Gouden Penseel, Aan de kant, ik ben je oma niet! (written by Bette Westera)
• 2013: Vlag en Wimpel, Aan de kant, ik ben je oma niet! (written by Bette Westera)
• 2013: Vlag en Wimpel, Dat zou ik nooit doen! (written by Bette Westera and Naomi Tieman)
• 2015: Vlag en Wimpel, Doodgewoon (with Bette Westera)
• 2015: Woutertje Pieterse Prijs, Doodgewoon (with Bette Westera)^[3][7]
• 2019: Max Velthuijs-prijs, entire oeuvre^[6][8]
• 2020: Woutertje Pieterse Prijs, Uit elkaar (with Bette Westera)^[4][5]