Beatrice Alemagna (born 1973) is an Italian illustrator and author.

Biography

Born in Bologna, Italy in 1973,[1] Beatrice Alemagna studied at the Graphic School in Urbino (ISIA), and in 1997 moved to Paris,[2] where she currently lives. She worked as a poster artist for Centre Pompidou for over 10 years.[3]

Her book On a Magical Do-Nothing Day was among the ten best illustrated children's books of 2017, according to the New York Times and New York Public Library.[4] This book was also awarded the Golden Medal for Original Art by the Society of Illustrators, New York.[5] Beatrice Alemagna is the recipient of the 2010 Andersen Prize for Illustrator of the year,[6] and was nominated to the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award four times (in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017).[7][8] She is the winner of Le Prix des Sorcières 2020 for her book Les choses qui s’en vont (Things That Go Away).[9] In 2021, Alemagna received a Special Jury Award at the Premio Letteratura Ragazzi di Cento for her book A sbagliare le storie.[10]

Alemagna has published more than 30 books for children, which have been translated into Swedish, English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, German, Greek, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, Lithuanian.[11]

Her first book published in the USA was The Wonderful Fluffy Little Squishy (2015) by HarperCollins, followed by On a Magical Do-Nothing Day (2017), Harold Snipperpot's Best Disaster Ever (2019),[12] Things That Go Away (2020), and Never, Not Ever! (2021).

Children's books

Awards

Exhibitions

Beatrice Alemagna has exhibited her work at several solo and collective exhibitions in Paris, Bologna, Bordeaux, Charleville, Munich, Reims, Lisbon, Tokyo, Sapporo, Kyoto, Stockholm, Dublin, Beijing, Abu Dhabi, Sofia, Cairo, Madrid, Berlin.[1]

Her selected exhibitions include:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Beatrice Alemagna. About". Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  2. ^ "International Board on Books for Young People Honor list 2008" (PDF). Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Kidsreads. Beatrice Alemagna Biography". Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  4. ^ "The New York Times. The Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2017". Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Society of Illustrators. 2017 Original Art Honoree: Beatrice Alemagna (Gold medal)". Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Thames&Hudson. Beatrice Alemagna". Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Candidates". Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Topipittori. Beatrice Alemagna". Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Prix Sorcières - Lauréats 2020". Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  10. ^ "Premio letteratura ragazzi 2021". Archived from the original on 2014-07-20. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  11. ^ a b c "Beatrice Alemagna. Books". Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Harper Collins. Beatrice Alemagna, illustrator". Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  13. ^ "American Library Association News. 2016 Batchelder Award". Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  14. ^ "The World through picture books. Librarians' favourite books from their country" (PDF). Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  15. ^ Latapy, Serge (2023-09-05). "Exposition à Bordeaux : l'abécédaire illustré de Beatrice Alemagna, un imaginaire pour petits et grands". sudouest.fr. Sud Ouest. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  16. ^ "Society of Illustrators. The Original Art 2017 Exhibit". Archived from the original on 21 November 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
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