Antoine Revoy

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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] published by First Second Books, [3] and The Harrowing Game, [4] (originally titled Ghost Notes), [5] published by 23rd St. Books. Revoy is married to illustrator Kelly Murphy. [6]

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Early life

Revoy was born in Paris, France and raised in Tokyo, Japan, [7] following which his family moved to Mexico City, Mexico. [8] As a sixteen-year-old, he was contacted by Japanese manga publisher Weekly Morning to create comics but opted to attend college instead. [9] He graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film/Animation/Video in 1999. [10]

Career

Revoy began his career as a designer in Dublin, Ireland and Paris, France. [11] Following a move to the United States, he started working as an illustrator, creating artwork for the horror story chapter book Haunted Houses [12] written by Robert D. San Souci. Revoy has created editorial illustrations for The New York Times and Der Spiegel , [13] winning awards from the Society of Illustrators, [14] American Illustration, [15] PRINT Magazine , [16] Spectrum [17] and gold medals from the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles [18] and Graphis . [19] He teaches at his alma mater, the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), [1] where he has been distinguished as a RISD Illustration ICON, [20] [21] and is a Master of Fine Arts thesis mentor at the School of Visual Arts in New York. [22]

References

  1. 1 2 "Antoine Revoy | RISD". www.risd.edu. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ↑ Comics & Cola: Antoine Revoy discusses horror; announces new graphic novel 'The Playground'
  3. ↑ Publishers Weekly Rights Report: Week of November 17, 2014
  4. ↑ ICV2 INTERVIEW: FIRST SECOND'S MARK SIEGEL
  5. ↑ Publishers Weekly Rights Report: Week of August 5, 2019
  6. ↑ Kelly Murphy bio on SCBWI's 2014 Writers & Illustrators Working Conference Faculty page
  7. ↑ Paste Magazine Exclusive: First Second Announces Ominous Japanese Ghost Story, The Playground
  8. ↑ KidLitCon2019 Panel: The Frightful Fantastic in Middle Grade
  9. ↑ "Heading to the Playground with Antoine Revoy". Kirkus Reviews. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  10. ↑ John Maeda Blog Post—Our RISD
  11. ↑ Seven Questions Over Breakfast with Antoine Revoy
  12. ↑ Kirkus Review: Haunted Houses
  13. ↑ MacMillan Authors Page: Antoine Revoy
  14. ↑ Office Hours: Antoine Revoy on The Perfect Line [ permanent dead link ]
  15. ↑ Antoine Revoy's Poster Chosen by American Illustration
  16. ↑ "2012 Hand Drawn Illustration Competition Winners". PRINT Magazine. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  17. ↑ "Spectrum 22 Winners". Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  18. ↑ Illustration West 50 Gold Award
  19. ↑ Graphis Competitions Logo Design 8
  20. ↑ Montserrat Faculty: RISD ICONS
  21. ↑ RISD ICONS: A Legacy of Illustration from Rhode Island School of Design
  22. ↑ "Antoine Revoy". MFAVN - The School of Visual Arts. Retrieved 7 May 2024.


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