Nando von Arb

Bio

Nando von Arb was born on October 10th 1992 in Zurich, Switzerland. He is a trained graphic designer since 2012. In 2018 he graduated in Illustration Fiction at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. In early 2019 his first graphic novel «Drei Väter» was published by Edition Moderne in Zurich. Between 2019 and 2020 he was living and working in Ghent, Belgium, where he simultaneously obtained his Master in Fine Arts in Illustration at the LUCA School of Arts. Since the end of 2020 he is back in his hometown of Zurich and works as a freelance illustrator and author of comics.

Awards, Grants & Scholarships
2020 – Pro Helvetia – Comic creation grant – coming soon
2020 – Schweizer Kinder- und Jugendbuchpreis for «Drei Väter»
2019 – Shortlist of the Rudolph Dirks Award for «Drei Väter»
2019 – Appreciation Award – Fachstelle für Kultur Kanton Zürich for «Drei Väter»
2019 – Finalist Prix Delémont’BD for the best swiss comicbook with «Drei Väter»
2018 – HSLU Illustration Fiction – Award for the bachelors project «Drei Väter»
2018 – Zeugin-design Award for «Drei Väter»

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