Bianca Bagnarelli
Illustration — Bagnarelli in 2017 Bianca Bagnarelli (born 21 May 1988 in Milan, Italy) is an Italian artist, writer, illustrator and cartoonist. In 2015, the Society of Illustrators awarded her the gold medal in the short form category of their juried Comic and Cartoon Art Competition for her short graphic novel Fish. In 2016, she won the Lorenzo Bartoli prize for the most promising Italian cartoonist.
Bianca Bagnarelli

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- Born
- 1988 · Milan.
- Nationality
- Italy
- Occupation
- comics artist · cartoonist · illustrator
- Fields
- art of drawing · illustration · literature
- Education
- Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna
- Languages
- Italian
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Illustration — Bagnarelli in 2017 Bianca Bagnarelli (born 21 May 1988 in Milan, Italy) is an Italian artist, writer, illustrator and cartoonist. In 2015, the Society of Illustrators awarded her the gold medal in the short form category of their juried Comic and Cartoon Art Competition for her short graphic novel Fish. In 2016, she won the Lorenzo Bartoli prize for the most promising Italian cartoonist.
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Bagnarelli was raised in Milan, and then spent a year studying comics and illustration at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna. In 2010, Bagnarelli founded Delebile, a small independent label that publishes short comic stories by Italian and foreign artists. Bagnarelli regularly contributes illustrations to The New York Times and The New Yorker. In 2017, she provided the cover art for the fiftieth issue of McSweeney's, and her work was chosen for The New York Times collection "The Year in Illustration 2017". In 2018 she provided illustrations for, among other things, Haruki Murakami's story "The Wind Cave" and an Italian version of Kazuo Ishiguro's story "Crooner" (from his short story collection Nocturnes). In 2020 she contributed a comic and two illustrations to an article in a special issue of National Geographic. In 2023, Bagnarelli's work first appeared on the cover of The New Yorker.
Bianca Bagnarelli studied at Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna. The recorded working language is Italian. The field of work recorded is art of drawing, illustration and literature.
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Bianca Bagnarelli born at Milan.
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- 1.Society of Illustrators recognises Bagnarelli, Huston, Tsurumi, Kyle, Schrauwen, & more, at annual Comic and Cartoon Art awards. www.comicsandcola.com.
- 2.Lamola, Giuseppe. Bianca Bagnarelli vince il Premio Lorenzo Bartoli ad ARF. Lo Spazio Bianco. 22 May 2016.
- 3.Nobrow Press. Nobrow – Fish. www.nobrow.net.
- 4.Vogue Italia. Bianca Bagnarelli - Vogue.it. www.vogue.it.
- 5."Aspic" - The New Yorker. The New Yorker.
- 6.A Small Flame - The New Yorker. The New Yorker.
- 7.Smithereens - The New Yorker. The New Yorker.
- 8.McSWEENEY'S ISSUE 50.
- 9.The Year in Illustration 2017. The New York Times.
- 10.Murakami, Haruki. The Wind Cave. The New Yorker. 3 September 2018.
- 11.Venezia disegnata, in un racconto di Kazuo Ishiguro. Il Post Libri. 7 November 2018.
- 12.Clack, Zoanne. How Women's Health Gets Shortchanged. National Geographic. 76, 77, 80, 84. January 2020.
- 13.Mouly, Françoise. Bianca Bagnarelli's "Deadline". The New Yorker. 25 December 2023.
- 14.La prima copertina di Bianca Bagnarelli per il New Yorker. Fumetto Logica. 26 December 2023.
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