Dion Beasley
Dion Beasley lives in Tennant Creek and is well known across the Territory as the artist behind the much loved T-shirt brand, Cheeky Dogs. Dion's formal art career started in 2006 when the first Cheeky Dogs T- shirt line was launched. Since then, his reputation as an accomplished visual artist has grown from strength to strength. Dion's talents are particularly remarkable given he has muscular dystrophy and is profoundly deaf.
Books by Dion Beasley
Go Home, Cheeky Animals!
Published: March 2022
A funny and much-loved CBCA-winning picture book set in an outback community
Too Many Cheeky Dogs (Papa Mawal-mawalpa Tjuta)
Published: August 2021
Experience Pitjantjatjara, a widely spoken language in central and southern Australia, in this much-loved book featuring the cheeky antics of dogs in a remote outback community. (Pitjantjatjara language only, no English.)
Too Many Cheeky Dogs (Bigismob Jigiwan Dog)
Published: June 2020
Experience Kriol, a lively language from the north of Australia, in this much loved book featuring the cheeky antics of dogs in a remote outback community. (Kriol language only, no English.)
Cheeky Dogs: To Lake Nash and Back
Published: June 2019
In this exuberant illustrated memoir, action-packed images and poetic words trace Dion Beasley's fascination with cheeky dogs and his unconventional journey into the world of contemporary art.
Too Many Cheeky Dogs
Published: November 2016
A cheeky, charming, paperback edition of the story about the naughty camp dogs from the creators of Go Home, Cheeky Animals!
Go Home, Cheeky Animals!
Published: April 2016
A funny and much-loved CBCA-winning picture book set in an outback community
Too Many Cheeky Dogs
Published: May 2013
A cheeky, cheerful, charming story about naughty camp dogs that is also perfect for literacy development through its use of counting, colours and rhythm, with wonderfully funny naive illustrations.
