Nina Bunjevac facts for kids
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Nina Bunjevac
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| Born | 1973 (age 51–52) Welland, Ontario, Canada
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| Occupation | Cartoonist |
Nina Bunjevac is a talented Serbian Canadian cartoonist. She was born in Canada in 1973. She is known for her unique drawing style and her graphic novels, which often explore personal and historical themes.
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About Nina Bunjevac
Nina Bunjevac was born in Welland, Ontario, Canada, in 1973. Her parents had moved to Canada from Yugoslavia. When Nina was two years old, her mother took Nina and her sister back to Zemun, a town in Yugoslavia. Her father later passed away in 1977 due to an accident.
Nina's Education and Early Career
Nina studied art in Yugoslavia at the Djordje Krstic School for Applied Arts in Niš. In 1990, she returned to Toronto, Canada. There, she continued her studies at the Central Technical School. She then graduated from OCAD University in 1997.
Before becoming a full-time cartoonist, Nina worked in different art fields. She was a painter, an illustrator, and even an art teacher. Eventually, she started creating comics using pen and ink. Her comics have been featured in many international publications.
Awards and Recognitions
Nina Bunjevac has received several important awards for her work. She won The Golden Pen of Belgrade at the 11th International Biennale of Illustration. This award was for her cover art for an anthology called Ženski strip na Balkanu, which means "Balkan Women in Comics". This book was later released in English in 2012 as Balkan Comics: Women on the Fringe.
Her first collection of comics, titled Heartless, came out in 2012. It won a Doug Wright Spotlight Award in 2013. She then released her memoir, Fatherland, in 2014. This book won the 2015 Doug Wright Award for Best Book. Nina's third book, Bezimena, was chosen for the official selection at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2019. It also won the Artemisia prize in France for Best Drawing. In 2019, it received the Best Book Jury Prize at Lucca Comics & Games in Italy.
Nina Bunjevac's Books
- Heartless (2012)
- Fatherland (2014)
- Bezimena (2018)
See also
In Spanish: Nina Bunjevac para niños
