Avril, François 1961–

Personal

Born 1961, in Paris, France. Education: École Nationale Supérieure des Artes Appliqués et des Métiers d'Art, graduate.

Addresses

Home and office—France. Agent—Tiphaine, 3bis, rue Christiani, 75018 Paris, France. E-mail—[email protected].

Career

Illustrator and editorial artist. Exhibitions: Work exhibited in galleries in Paris, France; Amsterdam, Netherlands; Bruxelles, Belgium; Strasbourg, France; and Tokyo, Japan.

Writings

SELF-ILLUSTRATED

(With Petit-Roulet) Soirs de Paris, Humanoïdes Associés, 1989.

Femmes, Pie Books (Paris, France), 1997.

Tokyo, Editions Galerie Martine Gossieaux, 1998.

Horizontales et verticales, Editions le Neuvième Monde, 1999.

Studio, Editions le Neuvième Monde, 2000.

Jazz en Stock, Editions le Neuvième Monde, 2003.

Yoki, Editions le Neuvième Monde, 2004.

Author and illustrator of comic books, including Sauve qui peut!, Scénario Berberian, 1985, and Le vouleur de ballerines, and Doppelgänger.SA, both 1986, both reprinted, 2004.

ILLUSTRATOR

J.C. Götting, Le chemin des trois places, Futuropolis, 1989.

Odile Hellmann-Hurpoil, Ohé! Capitaine Olivier!, Editions Nathan (Paris, France), 1997.

Anna Rozen, Le marchand de bruits, Editions Nathan (Paris, France), 2003, translated as The Merchant of Noises, David R. Godine (Boston, MA), 2006.

Biographical and Critical Sources

PERIODICALS

Kirkus Reviews, April 1, 2007, review of The Merchant of Noises.

Publishers Weekly, April 9, 2007, review of The Merchant of Noises, p. 53.

School Library Journal, June, 2007, Kirsten Cutler, review of The Merchant of Noises, p. 122.

ONLINE

François Avril Home Page,http://pagespero-orange.fr/francois.avril (July 3, 2008).