Aimée de Jongh

Aimée de Jongh (born 1988) is a Dutch cartoonist, animator, and illustrator who publishes in Dutch and English.[1][2] Her books have received the Prix Saint-Michel, the Atomium Comic Strip Prizes and the International Manga Award.[3][4]

de Jongh artwork at the StayOkay hostel in Rotterdam
de Jongh at a panel at Small Press Expo 2016

Biography

De Jongh was born in Waalwijk, southern Netherlands.[3] She studied animation at Rotterdam's Willem de Kooning Academy.[5]

She began publishing small-press comics in 2004, and two years later published her first book, Aimée TV, an adaptation of her webcomic.[5] She is the author of the books TAXI! verhalen vanaf de achterbank/TAXI! stories from the back seat and De Terugkeer van de Wespendief/The Return of the Honey Buzzard. With Belgian cartoonist Zidrou she coauthored Obsolescence programmée de nos sentiments/Blossoms in Autumn.[6]

De Jongh has produced comic strips including Reborn and Snippers. She has also created animated films including Aurora.[7]

In 2017 she travelled to refugee camps in Lesbos, Greece with cartoonists Judith Vanistendael and Mei-Li Nieuwland. This resulted in de Jongh's work of graphic journalism, "De wachtkamer van Europa"/"Europe's waiting room".

She lives in Rotterdam, where in 2018 she created artwork for the cube house hostel StayOkay.

References
  1. "Aimée de Jongh". Drawing The Times. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  2. "Aimée de Jongh". Journalismfund. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  3. "Aimée de Jongh". Europe Comics. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  4. "New Dutch Writing: Aimée de Jongh". www.newdutchwriting.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  5. "Aimée de Jongh". lambiek.net. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  6. Cooke, Rachel (2019-04-02). "Blossoms in Autumn review by Zidrou and Aimée de Jongh – never too late to fall in love". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  7. "Aimee de Jongh". Vimeo. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
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