Virginie Egger Explained

Virginie Egger (born 1966) is a Swiss-born Canadian artist and illustrator living in Quebec.

Egger was born in Geneva and received a diploma from the ’École des arts décoratifs (later the) there. She moved to Quebec in 1988. After working for eight years on animated films, she began working as an illustrator for magazines and youth literature.^[1]

Egger directed the National Film Board of Canada animated film Un pas, which was presented at the World Festival of Animated Film Zagreb.^[2]

Egger's first picture book Recette d’éléphant à la sauce vieux pneu (text by) received the Governor General's Award for French-language children's illustration. Her illustrations for the book were also shown at the Biennial of Illustration Bratislava. She also received the Grand Prix Grafika in the categories editorial illustration and children's books.^{[3] [2]}

Selected works

• Débile toi-même!et autres poèmes tordus (2007) text by François Gravel, was a finalist for the ^[1]
• Le journal secret de Lulu Papino - Mon premier amour (2009) text by Lucie Papineau, nominated for a Governor General's Award for illustration^[4]

External links

• Web site: Virginie Egger's web site.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2008 . Prix du livre jeunesse des bibliothèques de Montréal . Montreal Libraries Youth Book Award . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120303004810/https://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=4276,27049559&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL . 3 March 2012 . . fr.
2. Web site: L'abécédaire des créateurs - Virginie Egger . The creators' primer - Virginie Egger . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171224115321/http://www.communication-jeunesse.qc.ca/repertoires/createurs/fiches.php?id=53-56-6326 . 24 December 2017 . Communication-Jeunesse . fr.
3. Web site: Répertoire de ressources culture-éducation - Les artistes à l'école - Virginie Egger . Directory of Culture-Education Resources - Artists at School - Virginie Egger . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171224101901/https://www.mcc.gouv.qc.ca/index.php?id=3414&tx_culteduc_pi1%5BshowUid%5D=1900&cHash=c0fb58cb767b120915f2c46b98a32561 . 24 December 2017 . . fr.
4. News: 13 October 2010 . Complete list: The 2010 Governor General's Literary Awards . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230205164353/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/complete-list-the-2010-governor-generals-literary-awards/article1370243/ . 5 February 2023 . 3 July 2024 . The Globe and Mail.