Template:Use dmy dates Template:Short description 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
Revoy 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
Revoy 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
External links
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Template:Cite web
- ↑ 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
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- ↑ 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 LineTemplate:Dead link
- ↑ Antoine Revoy's Poster Chosen by American Illustration
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- ↑ 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
- ↑ Template:Cite web