Painter and illustrator, Annette Lodge has written and illustrated several children's books and designed children's television programs. Her qualifications include a Diploma in Graphic Design from Perth Technical College, Western Australia in 1972, a Bachelor in Fine Art, Major in Painting, from Curtin University, Western Australia in 1975 and in 1979 she completed a Post-Graduate Studio Program at the Banff Centre of Fine Arts, Alberta Canada. She has held regular exhibitions of her paintings in Sydney and is represented in national and international collections.