Albertine Zullo (born 1967), known simply as Albertine, is a Swiss

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. She specializes in illustrating

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, many of which have been published in English. Since 1996, she has taught

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at the

Geneva University of Art and Design Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD) () is a European art and design school founded in 2006, and belonging to the network of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland. History HEAD was formed in 2006 from the mer ...

(HEAD). Zullo was awarded the

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for illustrator in 2020.

Biography

Born on 1 December 1967 in

Dardagny Dardagny () is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. In 1978, Dardagny received the Wakker Prize for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage. History Dardagny was first mention ...

in the Swiss

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. She attended the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs in Geneva, and the Ecole Supérieure d’Art Visuel de Genève (ESAV), graduating in 1990. She immediately opened a screen printing studio. Starting in 1991, she provided illustrations for various newspapers including ''

Le Nouveau Quotidien ''Le Nouveau Quotidien'' (NQ) was a French-language Swiss daily newspaper founded in September 1991, published out of Lausanne. It was published by Edipresse, with the French newspaper ''Libération'' and the media group Ringier also having fin ...

'', ''

L'Hebdo ''L'Hebdo'' (, ) was a weekly French language news magazine published in Lausanne, Switzerland. Founded in 1981, it focused on social, economic and cultural issues. It was published by Ringier. Following its unprofitability, it ceased publicati ...

'' and ''

Le Temps ' (, ) is a Swiss French-language daily newspaper published in Berliner format in Geneva by Le Temps SA. The paper was launched in 1998, formed out of the merger of two other newspapers, and (the former being a merger of two other papers), ...

''. In 1993, she met the writer Germano Zullo. After their marriage in 1996, they collaborated closely, publishing numerous books and receiving several awards. These included the Golden Apple in the Biennial of Illustration in Bratislava (1999) and the Prix suisse Jeunesse et Médias (2009). Albertine has also exhibited her work in Geneva,

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and

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. In 2020 Albertine won the

for illustration.

Selected publications

* (won the Bratislava Golden Apple as ''Marta et la bicyclette'' in 1999) * (originally published as ''Les oiseaux'' by La Joie de Lire in 2010) * (originally published as ''Les gratte-ciel'' by La Joie de Lire in 2010 * (originally published as ''Ligne 135'' by La Joei de Lire in 2012) * (originally published as ''Dada'' by La Joie de Lire in 2013)

References

External links

Official websiteAlbertine Zullo's cv
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zullo, Albertine 1967 births Living people People from the canton of Geneva 20th-century Swiss illustrators 21st-century Swiss illustrators Swiss magazine illustrators Swiss children's book illustrators Swiss women children's book illustrators 20th-century Swiss women artists 21st-century Swiss women artists Academic staff of Geneva University of Art and Design Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration winners