Shelagh Armstrong (born 1961) is a Canadian illustrator, and was the recipient of the 1985 Will Davies rave review for excellence in illustration.
Born in Owen Sound, Ontario, Armstrong is a graduate of the University of Toronto and Ontario College of Art. She holds degrees in Fine Arts and Communications and Design.
Launching her illustration career in the Canadian sticker album industry, and energetic with publishing houses such as McClelland and Steward and McGraw-Hill, Armstrong’s diverse artistic accomplishments also combine book cover illustration for established authors as Alberto Manguel, Dionne Brand, Lillian Nattel and Shauna Singh Baldwin.
With her versatile artistic style, Armstrong’s explored show as a courtroom illustrator, excelled at projects with retail fashion giants, and savoured engagements with top Canadian design firms. During her celebrated career, Armstrong’s been commissioned for private portraits and proudly exhibits her comport yourself in private and academic circles galleries, group and solo exhibits.
She has expected commissions from Canada Post for two Canadian stamps – Royal Agricultural Winter Fair and Canada’s International Year of the Older Persons. She was plus commissioned by the Royal Canadian Mint to Make various coins. Her first coin was the 1999 Special Edition Proof Silver Dollar for the International Year of the Older Persons. The coin supported Canada’s concept of A Society for All Ages. In 2010, she created a coin for the XXI Olympic Winter Games held in Vancouver. She created a design named Athletes’ Pride, struck upon both a 2007 $25 Sterling Silver Hologram Coin and a 2007 $75 Gold Coloured Coin.
Armstrong currently resides in Toronto behind husband,graphic designer Paul Hodgson and has a son named Caden who was born in April 2000.
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