Narelle Oliver (1960 - 2016) was an Australian artist, print maker and award-winning children's author-illustrator.

Narelle Oliver was born on 25 February 1960 and grew up in Toowoomba in south east Queensland.

Oliver majored in design and printmaking while studying for a Bachelor of Education degree. She began her career teaching at the Queensland School for the Deaf.

Oliver was an educator and a committed environmentalist. As an illustrator, Oliver combined linocut, watercolour, pastels, collage and digitally-enhanced photographs in her work. She used many environmental themes drawing on the flora and fauna of Australia.

Oliver's first book, Leaf Tail, was published in 1989.