Archie Bongiovanni
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Bongiovanni grew up in Fairbanks, Alaska.[1][3][4] They[a] grew up reading comics and wanting to be a comic artist.[1][3] They earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2009.[6] In 2020, they participated in the Tin House Summer Workshop.[7]
Their book The Quick and Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns started as a zine called A Cheap And Easy Guide To They/Them Pronouns that was sold for $2–3.[3]
They have created comics for Autostraddle, The New Yorker, The Nib, and Vice.[1][8][9]
Bongiovanni lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota[1] and teaches at Minneapolis College of Art and Design.[9]
Bibliography
- Bongiovanni, Archie; Jimerson, Tristan (2018). The Quick and Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns. Limerence Press. ISBN 9781620104996.
- Bongiovanni, Archie (2019). Grease Bats. Boom! Studios. ISBN 9781684154111.
- Bongiovanni, Archie (2020). Yes I'm Flagging : Queer Flagging 101. Silver Sprocket. ISBN 9781945509537.
- Bongiovanni, Archie; Andrews, A. (2022). History Comics: the Stonewall Riots. Roaring Brook Press. ISBN 9781250618368.
- Bongiovanni, Archie (2023). Mimosa. Abrams, Inc. ISBN 9781419752438.
- Bongiovanni, Archie; Verhoeven, Mary (2024). Teleportation and Other Luxuries. ISBN 9781545812259.
- Bongiovanni, Archie (2026). Leo Rising: Queer Spaces, Sexuality, and Fame. ISBN 9781419770876.
Recognition
The Quick and Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns was on Autostraddle's list of "20 of the Best LGBTQ Graphic Novels of 2018".[10]
Bongiovanni was awarded a Minnesota State Arts Board Creative Support Grant in 2020[7] and a Jerome Foundation grant in 2021.[11]
History Comics: The Stonewall Riots: Making a Stand for LGBTQ Rights was on the National Council for the Social Studies' 2023 list of Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People.[12]