ABOUT

Hello! I am an illustrator and picture book writer who grew grew up in Oslo, Norway, where I spent a good chunk of my childhood daydreaming and drawing poor and melancholic children from the 19th century. Don't ask me why!

I studied art and illustration at Falmouth and Edinburgh College of Arts a long time ago and finished off my education by doing a Master in Children's book illustration at Cambridge School of Art, where I graduated in 2018 with a Distinction.

My work is made on paper with a broad mix of materials, whether it’s for a book, a one off commission or in my sketchbook.

Awards and nominations:

2026: Finalist Bologna Portfolio Award

2026: Finalist Bologna Illustrator’s Exhibition

2025: Runner-Up Shirley Hughes Sketchbook Award

2025: Nominated for the Depatrment of Culture’s Illustration Award (Norway)

2025: ‘Barna i fabrikkbyen’ nominated for Bokslukerprisen (Norway)

2024: Shortlisted Shirley Hughes Sketchbook Award

2024: ‘Barna i fabrikkbyen’ nominated for Brageprisen (Norway)

2022: Finalist Bologna Illustrator’s Exhibition with images from ‘Barna i fabrikkbyen’

2010: Ordknappen for ‘NMT-Sangboka’

Selected clients:

Nasjonalmuseet (The National Museum of Norway), Thames & Hudson, Oslo Museum, Gyldendal (Norwegian publisher), Bon Dep, Orkana (Norwegian publisher), Omnipax (Norwegian publisher), Tidsskriftet Fett (feminist magazine), Sagene bookshop (independent bookshop), Sagenejul (Christmas magazine)

If you want to say hi or have a possible project, please get in touch: signetorp(at)gmail.com

You can read more here if you speak Norwegian:

https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signe_Torp

And see more drawings on Instagram here:

https://www.instagram.com/signeit/