Ali Teo was born in East Malaysia. She grew up in Wainuiomata and attended Wellington Polytechnic where she earned a Bachelor Degree in Design.
Teo works as a freelance illustrator. Her work has appeared in the School Journal, and a variety of Ministry of Education publications including two titles for the Ready to Read Series: The Gardener (2000) and The Gardener’s Maze (2002).
With Astrid Jensen she illustrated Ngareta Gabel’s Tekiteora, kei hea o hu (2003). The book was later translated and adapted from te reo Maori by Hannah Rainforth and published as Oh Hogwash, Sweet Pea! (2003). Tekiteora, kei hea o hu won the Te Kura Pounamu Award 2003. Oh Hogwash, Sweet Pea! was a finalist in the Picturebook Category of the New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards 2004.
The judges for the Te Kura Pounamu Awards report that, ‘this book has a delightful cover design enticing kids to pick it up and read it. The use of multi media collage (freehand drawing, traditional and photographic collage) in the illustrations really enhances the book and draws the reader further into the story. ’
She lives in Wellington.
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