A major exhibition, opens at Metropolis Gallery in Geelong, Victoria Australia on 15 October, featuring 80 original illustrations and sketchbook pages from some of Ingpen’s best known storybooks as well as a selection of large tempera paintings based on Lincoln’s Place, Bellarine Peninsula.

The CBCA Lifetime Achievement Award was presented at the 70th Book of the Year Winners Presentation in Sydney held on 19 August 2016. This special award recognises a long-standing contribution by an Australian citizen to Australian children’s books and a lifetime commitment to Australian readers. RECIPIENT OF THE CBCA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Robert Ingpen AM.

Works of all past Hans Christian Andersen Award winning-illustrators are being compiled for the very first time in this Exhibition in Taipei. This is the first destination of a world tour to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Hans Christian Anderson Awards. Robert Ingpen has 10 illustrations on display in this exhibition.