Aaron Renier
Aaron Renier | |
|---|---|
| Born | Green Bay, Wisconsin |
| Occupation | Comics artist |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable awards | Eisner Award (2006) |
| Spouse | Jessica Campbell |
| Website | |
| aaronrenier | |
Aaron Renier is an American comics artist and author.
Biography
[edit]Renier was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin.[1] Between 2000 and 2009, he lived in Portland, Oregon and Brooklyn, New York before settling in West Town, Chicago, where he lives with his wife and fellow artist, Jessica Campbell.[2][1][3]
In 2010, Renier received the inaugural Sendak Fellowship.
His graphic novel Spiral-Bound was published by Top Shelf Productions in September 2005 and won him the 2006 Eisner award for "Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition."[4][5] In 2008, he began providing illustrations for the book series The Knights' Tales written by Gerald Morris. He also Alice Shertle's 2009 picture book An Anaconda Ate My Homework.[6] He has also created The Unsinkable Walker Bean and illustrated Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper.[1] He sometimes collaborates with colorist Alec Longstreth.[1]
Awards and honors
[edit]| Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Unsinkable Walker Bean | Cybils Award for Elementary and Middle Grade Graphic Novel | Finalist | [7] |
| 2009 | Spiral-Bound: Top Secret Summer | Eisner Award for Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition | Winner | [8] |
Publications
[edit]As author
[edit]- Spiral-Bound: Top Secret Summer (2005)
- Papercutter, with J.P. Coovert and Sean Aaberg * Papercutter, with (2006) (2006)
- Through the Hall of Biodiversity (2008)
- The Unsinkable Walker Bean (2010)
- Anywhere At Once, illustrated by Laura Park (2011)
- The Unsinkable Walker Bean and the Knights of the Waxing Moon (2018)
As illustrator
[edit]- The Lifters, written by Dave Eggers (2018)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Cavanaugh, Amy (February 13, 2012). "For The Love Of Comics: Interview With Cartoonist Aaron Renier". CBS Chicago. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ Pearson, Laura. "Me, My Shelf and I: Jessica Campbell and Aaron Renier". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
- ^ "Aaron Renier, Author at Narratively". Narratively. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
- ^ 2000-2009 Eisner Award winners, Comic-Con International San Diego.
- ^ "Aaron Renier / Top Shelf Productions". www.topshelfcomix.com. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
- ^ "Aaron Renier | Authors | Macmillan". US Macmillan. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
- ^ "2010 Cybils Finalists". Archived from the original on 2023-03-22. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ^ "2000s". Comic-Con International: San Diego. 2012-12-02. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Interview with The Daily Crosshatch
- interview with Sequetialtart
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