Antoine Revoy (born 1977, Paris, France)[1] is a French author and illustrator. He is the creator of the horror story graphic novels ANIMUS (originally titled The Playground)[2] and Ghost Notes,[3] published by First Second Books.[4] Revoy is married to illustrator Kelly Murphy.[5]
Early life
editRevoy was born in Paris, France and raised in Tokyo, Japan,[6] following which his family moved to Mexico City, Mexico.[7] As a sixteen-year-old, he was contacted by Japanese manga publisher Weekly Morning to create comics but opted to attend college instead.[8] He graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film/Animation/Video in 1999.[9]
Career
editRevoy began his career as a designer in Dublin, Ireland and Paris, France.[10] Following a move to the United States, he started working as an illustrator, creating artwork for the horror story chapter book Haunted Houses[11] written by Robert D. San Souci. Revoy has created editorial illustrations for The New York Times and Der Spiegel,[12] winning awards from the Society of Illustrators,[13] American Illustration,[14] PRINT Magazine,[15] Spectrum[16] and gold medals from the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles[17] and Graphis.[18] He teaches at his alma mater, the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD),[1] where he has been distinguished as a RISD Illustration ICON,[19][20] and is a Master of Fine Arts thesis advisor at the School of Visual Arts in New York.[21]
References
edit- ^ a b "Antoine Revoy | RISD". www.risd.edu. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Comics & Cola: Antoine Revoy discusses horror; announces new graphic novel 'The Playground'
- ^ Publishers Weekly Rights Report: Week of August 5, 2019
- ^ Publishers Weekly Rights Report: Week of November 17, 2014
- ^ Kelly Murphy bio on SCBWI's 2014 Writers & Illustrators Working Conference Faculty page
- ^ Paste Magazine Exclusive: First Second Announces Ominous Japanese Ghost Story, The Playground
- ^ KidLitCon2019 Panel: The Frightful Fantastic in Middle Grade
- ^ "Heading to the Playground with Antoine Revoy". Kirkus Reviews. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ John Maeda Blog Post—Our RISD
- ^ Seven Questions Over Breakfast with Antoine Revoy
- ^ Kirkus Review: Haunted Houses
- ^ MacMillan Authors Page: Antoine Revoy
- ^ Office Hours: Antoine Revoy on The Perfect Line[permanent dead link]
- ^ Antoine Revoy's Poster Chosen by American Illustration
- ^ "2012 Hand Drawn Illustration Competition Winners". PRINT Magazine. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Spectrum 22 Winners". Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ Illustration West 50 Gold Award
- ^ Graphis Competitions Logo Design 8
- ^ Montserrat Faculty: RISD ICONS
- ^ RISD ICONS: A Legacy of Illustration from Rhode Island School of Design
- ^ "Antoine Revoy". MFAVN - The School of Visual Arts. Retrieved 7 May 2024.