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Nina Bunjevac

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Nina Bunjevac

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1973 (Welland, Ontario, Canada)
Nationality
Canadian, Serbian
Languages
English, Serbian
Residence History
Welland, Ontario, Canada → Zemun, Yugoslavia → Niš, Serbia → Toronto, Canada

Career

Occupations
Cartoonist, Painter, Illustrator, Art teacher
Active Years
1990-

Education

Djordje Krstic School for Applied Arts
Applied Arts
Country: Serbia
Central Technical School
Period: 1990頃
Country: Canada
OCAD University
Year of Graduation: 1997
Country: Canada
卒業

Awards

The Golden Pen of Belgrade
Work: Cover for Ženski strip na Balkanu
Organization: International Biennale of Illustration Belgrade
Result: 受賞
Doug Wright Spotlight Award
2013
Work: Heartless
Organization: Doug Wright Awards
Result: 受賞
Doug Wright Award for Best Book
2015
Work: Fatherland
Organization: Doug Wright Awards
Result: 受賞
Artemisia Prize for Best Drawing
Work: Bezimena
Result: 受賞
Lucca Comics & Games Best Book Jury Prize
2019
Work: Bezimena
Organization: Lucca Comics & Games
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Heartless

2012 Comics collection

First collection of comics.

FamilyYugoslavia

Fatherland

2014 Graphic novel

Memoir graphic novel about her Serbian nationalist father.

FamilyNationalismYugoslav Wars

Bezimena

2018 Graphic novel

Selected for Angoulême International Comics Festival.

Bibliography

  • Heartless (2012)
  • Fatherland (2014)
  • Bezimena (2018)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Pen and ink comics
Recurring Motifs
Family traumaSerbian history

Legacy

Known as a cartoonist for her graphic memoir Fatherland and other works, winner of several comics awards.

Trivia

  • Her father accidentally died in Toronto in 1977 while building a bomb.
  • Moved back to Yugoslavia with her mother at age two.