Ali Fitzgerald Explained

Ali Fitzgerald is an American comic author, journalist and artist. She is a regular contributor to The New Yorker.^[1] In 2018, she published , a graphic non-fiction book about the diverse experiences of exile in Berlin, with Fantagraphics.^{[2] [3]} It was listed as one of the best comics of 2018 by Vulture^[4] and won the Independent Publisher's Gold award for best graphic book of 2019.^[5]

Biography

Ali Fitzgerald was born in 1983 in Oakland, California. She studied art and creative writing at Davidson College in North Carolina (2000–2004), where she drew regularly for the college newspaper, The Davidsonian. She attended a residency at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, before going to University of Texas (2004–2007), where she got an MFA in painting. She moved to Berlin, Germany, in 2009, where she wrote for Art21.^[6] In 2020, she attended a comic-artist residency at the Maison des Auteurs in Angoulême, France.^[7]

Works

• , Fantagraphics, 2018.^[8]
• Réfugiés à Berlin, Editions Presque-Lune, 2019.^[9]
• "Hungover Bear and Friends," McSweeney's, 2013–2016.^{[10] [11]}
• "Bermuda Square," The Cut, 2016–2017.^[12]
• "America!" The New Yorker, since 2018.^[13]
• "The Museum of Purgatory," The New Yorker, December 21, 2020.^[14]
• "Vanishing Panels: The secret history of Patricia Highsmith’s career in comics," The New Yorker, December 18, 2023.^[15]

External links

• Ali Fitzgerald's website.
• Ali Fitzgerald's page on Lambiek Comiclopedia.
• Interview with Ali Fitzgerald, by Allyson McCabe, The Rumpus, November 5, 2018.

Notes and References

1. Ali Fitzgerald . 2024-03-17 . The New Yorker . en-US.
2. Web site: Drawn To Berlin: Comic Workshops In Refugee Shelters And Other Stories From A New Europe . 2024-03-17 . Fantagraphics . en.
3. Web site: Lehoczky . Etelka . 2018-11-07 . Capturing Europe's Refugee Crisis Through Comics . 2024-03-17 . The Atlantic . en.
4. Web site: Riesman . Abraham . 2018-12-07 . The 10 Best Comics of 2018 . 2024-03-17 . Vulture . en.
5. Web site: 2019 Medalists Cat 1-35 . 2024-03-17 . ippyawards.com.
6. Web site: Schuddeboom . Bas . Ali Fitzgerald . 2024-03-17 . Lambiek Comiclopedia . en.
7. Web site: Horizons, l'exposition des auteurs en résidence – Littératures mode d'emploi . 2024-03-17 . fr-BE.
8. Web site: Drawn To Berlin: Comic Workshops In Refugee Shelters And Other Stories From A New Europe . 2024-03-17 . Fantagraphics . en.
9. Web site: ALI FITZGERALD . 2024-03-17 . Presque lune . en.
10. Web site: Ali Fitzgerald . 2024-03-17 . lambiek.net . en.
11. Web site: Ali Fitzgerald - McSweeney's Internet Tendency . 2024-03-17 . McSweeney's Internet Tendency . en.
12. Web site: Fitzgerald . Ali . 2016-05-16 . Introducing 'Bermuda Square,' the Cut's New Comic Strip for Women . 2024-03-17 . The Cut . en.
13. Ali Fitzgerald . 2024-03-17 . The New Yorker . en-US.
14. Fitzgerald . Ali . 2020-12-21 . The Museum of Purgatory . 2024-03-17 . The New Yorker . en-US . 0028-792X.
15. Fitzgerald . Ali . 2023-12-18 . Patricia Highsmith's Vanishing Panels, by Ali Fitzgerald . 2024-03-17 . The New Yorker . en-US . 0028-792X.