{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{short description|French author and illustrator}} '''Antoine Revoy''' (born 1977, Paris, France)<ref name=":0" /> is a French author and illustrator. He is the creator of the horror story graphic novels ''ANIMUS'' (originally titled ''The Playground'')<ref>[http://www.comicsandcola.com/2014/11/antoine-revoy-discusses-horror.html Comics & Cola: Antoine Revoy discusses horror; announces new graphic novel 'The Playground']</ref> published by First Second Books,<ref>[https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/64779-rights-report-week-of-november-17-2014.html Publishers Weekly Rights Report: Week of November 17, 2014]</ref> and ''The Harrowing Game'',<ref>[https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/57634/icv2-interview-first-seconds-mark-siegel ICV2 INTERVIEW: FIRST SECOND'S MARK SIEGEL]</ref> (originally titled ''Ghost Notes''),<ref>[https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/80861-rights-report-week-of-august-5-2019.html Publishers Weekly Rights Report: Week of August 5, 2019]</ref> published by 23rd St. Books. Revoy is married to illustrator Kelly Murphy.<ref>[https://austin.scbwi.org/event-2014-writers-illustrators-working-conference-2/2014-writers-illustrators-working-conference-faculty/ Kelly Murphy bio on SCBWI's 2014 Writers & Illustrators Working Conference Faculty page]</ref>
==Early life== Revoy was born in Paris, France and raised in Tokyo, Japan,<ref>[https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/11/exclusive-first-second-announces-ominous-graphic-n.html Paste Magazine Exclusive: First Second Announces Ominous Japanese Ghost Story, The Playground]</ref> following which his family moved to Mexico City, Mexico.<ref>[https://kidlitconprovidence2019.com/tag/fantastic-darkness-in-middle-grade/ KidLitCon2019 Panel: The Frightful Fantastic in Middle Grade]</ref> As a sixteen-year-old, he was contacted by Japanese manga publisher Weekly Morning to create comics but opted to attend college instead.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/features/heading-playground-antoine-revoy/|title=Heading to the Playground with Antoine Revoy|date=19 July 2018|website=Kirkus Reviews|access-date=2018-11-05}}</ref> He graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film/Animation/Video in 1999.<ref>[http://our.risd.edu/post/49381561149/critic-antoine-revoy-99-fav-in-our-illustration John Maeda Blog Post—Our RISD]</ref>
==Career== Revoy began his career as a designer in Dublin, Ireland and Paris, France.<ref>[http://blaine.org/sevenimpossiblethings/?p=2626 Seven Questions Over Breakfast with Antoine Revoy]</ref> Following a move to the United States, he started working as an illustrator, creating artwork for the horror story chapter book ''Haunted Houses''<ref>[https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/robert-d-san-souci/haunted-houses/ Kirkus Review: Haunted Houses]</ref> written by Robert D. San Souci. Revoy has created editorial illustrations for ''The New York Times'' and ''Der Spiegel'',<ref>[https://us.macmillan.com/author/antoinerevoy MacMillan Authors Page: Antoine Revoy]</ref> winning awards from the Society of Illustrators,<ref>[http://risdmuseum.org/events/157_2013_09_12_office_hours_antoine_revoy_on_the_perfect_line Office Hours: Antoine Revoy on The Perfect Line]{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ''American Illustration'',<ref>[https://www.montserrat.edu/blog/antoine-revoys-poster-chosen-by-american-illustration/ Antoine Revoy's Poster Chosen by American Illustration]</ref> ''PRINT Magazine'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-10-03 |title=2012 Hand Drawn Illustration Competition Winners |url=https://www.printmag.com/image-galleries/2012-hand-drawn-illustration-competition-winners/ |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=PRINT Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> ''Spectrum''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://spectrumfantasticart.com/spectrum-22.php#tabs-2 |title=Spectrum 22 Winners |access-date=2017-07-24 |archive-date=2021-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427160200/http://spectrumfantasticart.com/spectrum-22.php#tabs-2 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> and gold medals from the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles<ref>[http://www.illustrationwest.org/50/book.html Illustration West 50 Gold Award]</ref> and ''Graphis''.<ref>[http://www.graphis.com/entry/7447c80a-4b2e-11e2-a2c9-f23c91dffdec/ Graphis Competitions Logo Design 8]</ref> He teaches at his alma mater, the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD),<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Antoine Revoy {{!}} RISD |url=https://www.risd.edu/academics/illustration/faculty/antoine-revoy |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=www.risd.edu |language=en}}</ref> where he has been distinguished as a RISD Illustration ICON,<ref>[https://www.montserrat.edu/blog/montserrat-faculty-risd-icons/ Montserrat Faculty: RISD ICONS]</ref><ref>[http://www.risd.edu/news/stories/drawn-together/ RISD ICONS: A Legacy of Illustration from Rhode Island School of Design]</ref> and is a Master of Fine Arts thesis mentor at the School of Visual Arts in New York.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Antoine Revoy |url=https://mfavisualnarrative.sva.edu/community/antoine-revoy/ |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=MFAVN - The School of Visual Arts |language=en-US}}</ref>
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==External links== * [http://www.antoinerevoy.com/ Antoine Revoy's official website] * [http://us.macmillan.com/author/antoinerevoy Antoine Revoy on the Macmillan's Authors page]
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