Ana Juan

Ana Juan (born 1961) is a Spanish artist, illustrator and painter.

Life and career

After graduating in fine arts from Universidad PolitÃÂ©cnica in Valencia (1982), she moved to Madrid at the height of the movida madrileÃÂ±a and in the early 1980s she collaborated with magazines such as La Luna and Madriz (where "for the first seven months of the magazine's life, [she] was the only regular female artist" and for which "she authored seventeen comic book works" and illustrated many scripts for other artists).

In 1991, she temporarily moved to Paris and exhibited in Geneva and New York. In 1994, she received a fellowship by the Japanese publishing house Kodansha and lived in Japan for three months.

Back in Madrid in 1995, she started contributing to The New Yorker, for which she has designed more than 20 covers over the years, among which "SolidaritÃÂ©", after the Charlie HÃÂ©bdo shooting in Paris.

In 1998 and 1999, she was awarded the Gold Medal (category: Illustration) by the Society of Newspaper Design and on September 24, 2010, she was awarded the Ã¢ÂÂPremio Nacional de IlustraciÃÂ³nÃ¢ÂÂ by the Spanish Ministry of Culture.

She currently creates her own books (texts and illustrations), exhibits her work all over the world (Spain, Mexico, Japan, Italy...) and contributes to many Spanish and international magazines. She has also illustrated many Isabel AllendeÃ¢ÂÂs book covers for Plaza e JanÃÂ©s (Penguin Random House), including Retrato en Sepia, Eva Luna, El cuaderno de Maya, Of Love and Shadows. She is one of the very few artists who was allowed by the author himself to illustrate a book by Stephen King, namely The Man in the Black Suit (El hombre del traje negro, NÃÂ³rdica Libros, 2017).

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

1988 Galerie Notuno, Geneve
1989 GalerÃÂa Mama Graf, Seville
1992 "Graphic works", GalerÃÂa del Progreso, Madrid
1992 121 Greene Street Gallery, New York
1993 "Graphic works", GalerÃÂa Viciana, Valencia
1993 "Graphic works", GalerÃÂa BubiÃÂ³n, Granada
1993 "Graphic works", GalerÃÂa Jordi Barnadas, Barcelona
1993 GalerÃÂa del Progreso, Madrid
1994 121 Greene Street Gallery, New York
1994 Art Miami, 121 Greene Street Gallery, New York
1997 GalerÃÂa Taller Mayor 28, Madrid
1997 GalerÃÂa Tiempos Modernos, Madrid
1998 "Sculpture", GalerÃÂa Tiempos Modernos, Madrid
1999 Bellreguard, Casa de Cultura, Valencia
1999 GalerÃÂa Sen, Madrid
2000 Artexpo 2000, GalerÃÂa MarÃÂa JosÃÂ© CastellvÃÂ, Barcelona
2005 "Cor i Foscor", Casal Solleric, Palma de Mallorca
2011 "Snowhite's Secret Box", Museo ABC, Madrid
2012 "Snowhite's Secret Box", Pinacoteca di Bologna
2014 "Ana Juan. Posters 2002Ã¢ÂÂ2014", La factorÃÂa de papel, Madrid
2014 "Amantes", "Carmilla", "Frida" and "Snowhite", Museo de la ciudad, QuerÃÂ©taro
2017 "Dibujando al otro lado", Museo ABC, Madrid 16.03.17Ã¢ÂÂ18.06.17
2017 "El hombre del traje negro", exhibition of the original works, Panta Rhei, Madrid
2019 "Anna dei miracoli", open-air exhibition by #logosedizioni & CHEAP, via Indipendenza and via San Giuseppe, Bologna
2023 Ã¢ÂÂAna Juan. La grande battagliaÃ¢ÂÂ, Complesso San Paolo, Modena, on the occasion of DIG Festival

Group exhibitions

1991 "Arco 91", Ediciones Dos Negritos, Madrid
1992 "Collage", GalerÃÂa del Progreso, Madrid
1993 "El canto de la tripulaciÃÂ³n", GalerÃÂa Detursa, Madrid
1993 "X Anniversary", GalerÃÂa Viciana, Valencia
1993 "Bestiario", GalerÃÂa del Progreso, Madrid
1994 "El muro de Woodstock", Woodstock94, Woodstock
1995 "Falsos originales", GalerÃÂa Maeght, Barcelona
1995 "LÃ¢ÂÂHomme sans tÃÂªte", Galerie Michel Lagarde, Paris
1995 "El objeto del arte", FundaciÃÂ³n Juan March, Cuenca
1999 "Tango", Galerie Contours, Hamburg
2001 "Arco 2001", GalerÃÂa Sen, Madrid
2001 "Los cuatro sentidos", GalerÃÂa Maria JosÃÂ© CastellvÃÂ, Barcelona
2001 "La elegancia del espÃÂritu", GalerÃÂa MarÃÂa JosÃÂ© CastellvÃÂ, Barcelona
2001 "Mi mejor amigo", GalerÃÂa Sen, Madrid
2001 "Tipos ilustrados", Cromotex, Madrid
2012 "Les couvertures du New Yorker", Galerie Martel, Paris
2014 Latin Beat Film Festival, T-Site Daikanyama, Tokyo, with Roger Olmos and Alejandro Magallanes
2016 "Sobras de arte", La factorÃÂa de papel, Madrid
2017 "Sobras de arte", La factorÃÂa de papel, Madrid
2017 "El tercer aÃÂ±o", La factorÃÂa de papel, Madrid
2017 "Fanzination. Los fanzines de cÃÂ³mic en EspaÃÂ±a", Institut ValenciÃÂ d'Art Modern (IVAM), Valencia
2017 "Los siete pecados capitales", Espai Refugi @ GalerÃÂa Shiras, Valencia
2017Ã¢ÂÂ18 "Pasa pÃÂ¡gina. Una invitaciÃÂ³n a la lectura", Museo Biblioteca Nacional de EspaÃÂ±a, Madrid
2018 "Under the Influence: The Private Collection of Peter de SÃÂ¨veÃ¢ÂÂ, Society of Illustrators, New York
2019 Ã¢ÂÂMilagrosÃ¢ÂÂ, Instituto Cervantes, Roma (with Roger Olmos)
2019 Ã¢ÂÂMilagrosÃ¢ÂÂ, Instituto Cervantes, Naples (with Roger Olmos)
2020 "The Turn of the Screw", online exhibition
2020 "Bestiario para despuÃÂ©s deÃ¢ÂÂ¦", La factorÃÂa de papel, Madrid

Prizes and awards

1984: Best cover of the year, SalÃÂ³ del CÃÂ²mic de Barcelona, Spain, Revista MADRIZ nÃÂº 3
1988: Trofeo Laus 88 for Best Advertising Illustration, Spain, Paga tÃÂº
1994: Kodansha Publishing scholarship, Japan
1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998: Silver Medal by the Society of Newspaper Design, category: Illustration
1996, 1997 and 1998: Gold Medal by the Society of Newspaper Design, category: Illustration
1996, 1997 and 1998: Excellence Award, Society of Newspaper Design, USA, Art and Illustration portfolio / Two or more colors
2001: Ã¢ÂÂBest illustrated bookÃ¢ÂÂ by the Conselleria de Cultura EducaciÃÂ³ i CiÃÂ¨ncia de la Generalitat Valenciana for Snowhite, Edicions de Ponent
2005: The Ezra Jack Keats for The Night Eater, Arthur Levine Books, USA
2005: Comston Book Award, Minnesota State University, USA
2006: Lupine Award, Picture Book Winner (category: illustrator), Maine, USA
2007: Junceda Iberia Prize, APIC Ã¢ÂÂ AsociaciÃÂ³n de Ilustradores de CataluÃÂ±a, for For you are a Kenyan Child, Simon & Schuster, Spain
2007-2008: Prize for the best book published in the Valencian Community, category: best book published in Castilian Spanish, Demeter, Edicions de Ponent
2009: Mention for the Premio CCEI de IlustraciÃÂ³n, Bibi y las bailarinas, Alfaguara
2010: National Illustration Award, Spanish Ministry of Culture, Spain
2012: San Carlos Medal, Facultad de BBAA, Valencia, Spain
2017: Golden Award of the ADCV, in the category "new media: installationsÃ¢ÂÂ for the interactive exhibition Ã¢ÂÂAna Juan. Dibujando al otro ladoÃ¢ÂÂ (in collaboration with the PolitÃÂ©cnico de Valencia)
2017: Golden Award of the ADCV, in the category "new media: gamingÃ¢ÂÂ for the project Ã¢ÂÂEarthland, SnowhiteÃ¢ÂÂs Mystery TaleÃ¢ÂÂ (simultaneous to the exhibition Ã¢ÂÂAna Juan. Dibujando al otro ladoÃ¢ÂÂ, in collaboration with the PolitÃÂ©cnico de Valencia)
2020: Premio GrÃÂ ffica

Books

2001, Amantes, 1000 editions, Spain
2001, Snowhite, Edicions de Ponent, Spain
2002, Frida (texts by Jonah Winter), Arthur Levine Books, USA
2004, Elena's Serenade (texts by Campbell Geeslin), Simon & Schuster, USA
2004, The Night Eater, Arthur Levine Books, USA
2006, For You Are a Kenyan Child (texts by Kelly Cunnane), Simon & Schuster, USA
2007, Demeter (texts by Bram Stoker), Edicions de Ponent, Spain
2007, The Jewel Box Ballerinas (texts by Monique de Varennes), Schwartz & Wade Books, Random House, USA
2008, Bibi y las bailarinas (texts by Monique de Varennes), Alfaguara, Spain
2008, The Elephant Wish (texts by Lou Berger), Schwartz & Wade Books, Random House, New York, USA
2008, Cuentos esenciales (texts by Guy de Maupassant, translation by JosÃÂ© RamÃÂ³n Monreal), Literatura Random House, Spain
2010, Amantes (translation by Fabio Regattin), #logosedizioni, Italy
2010, Circus, #logosedizioni, Italy
2010, LÃ¢ÂÂisola (texts by Matz Mainka, translation by Antonella Lami), #logosedizioni, Italy
2011, The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (texts by Catheryne M. Valente), Feiwel & Friends, USA
2011, The Pet Shop Revolution, Arthur Levine Books, USA
2011, Snowhite (translation by Antonella Lami and Bill Dodd), #logosedizioni, Italy
2011, Sorelle (texts by Matz Mainka, translation by Antonella Lami), #logosedizioni, Italy
2011, Cartoline Ana Juan, #logosedizioni, Italy
2011, Wakefield (texts by Nathaniel Hawthorne, translation by MarÃÂa JosÃÂ© ChuliÃÂ¡), NÃÂ¸rdica Libros, Spain
2012, Promesse (texts by Matz Mainka), #logosedizioni, Italy
2012, Demeter (texts by Bram Stoker, translation by Antonella Lami), #logosedizioni, Italy
2012, The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There (texts by Catheryne M. Valente), Feiwel & Friends, USA
2013, The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two (texts by Catheryne M. Valente), Feiwel & Friends, USA
2013, Carmilla (texts by Sheridan Le Fanu, translation by Juan ElÃÂas Tovar Cross), Fondo de cultura econÃÂ³mica, Mexico
2013, Otra vuelta de tuerca (texts by Henry James, translation by JosÃÂ© Bianco), Galaxia Gutenberg, Spain
2014, Mi querida Babel (music and texts by Juan Pablo Silvestre, concept by Oscar MarinÃÂ©), La mano cornutta, Spain
2014, Ana Juan. Catalogo, #logosedizioni, Italy
2015, Carmilla (texts by Sheridan Le Fanu, translation by Francesca Del Moro), #logosedizioni, Italia
2015, Lacrimosa (texts by Matz Mainka), #logosedizioni, Italy
2015, The Boy Who Lost Fairyland (texts by Catheryne M. Valente), Feiwel & Friends, USA
2016, Hermanas (texts by Matz Mainka), Edelvives, Spain
2016, Frida (texts by Jonah Winter, translation by Fabio Regattin), #logosedizioni, Italy
2017, El hombre del traje negro (texts by Stephen King, translation by ÃÂÃÂ±igo JÃÂ¡uregui), NÃÂ¸rdica Libros, Spain
2018, Pelea como una chica (texts by Sandra Sabates), Editorial Planeta, Spain
2019, Anna dei miracoli (translation by Valentina Vignoli), #logosedizioni (in collaboration with CBM Italia), Italy
2019, Un milagro para Helen, Libros del zorro rojo, Spain
2019, Otra vuelta de tuerca (texts by Henry James, translation by JosÃÂ© Bianco), Lunwerg, Spain
2020, La vida secreta de los gatos (texts by Marta Sanz), Lunwerg, Spain
2020, LÃ¢ÂÂuomo vestito di nero (texts by Stephen King, translation by Silvia Fornasiero), Sperling & Kupfer, Italy
2020, Ortigas a manos llenas (texts by Sara Mesa), librerÃÂas de La ConspiraciÃÂ³n de la PÃÂ³lvora, Editorial La uÃÂa RoTa, Editorial Delirio, La Moderna editora, Spain
2020, RevoluciÃÂ³n en la tienda de animales, Baobab, Planeta, Spain
2021, La vita segreta dei gatti (texts by Marta Sanz, translation by Federico Taibi), #logosedizioni, Italia

Book covers

2006, La casa de los espÃÂritus, by Isabel Allende, Debolsillo, EspaÃÂ±a
2006, Retrato en sepia, by Isabel Allende, Debolsillo, EspaÃÂ±a
2006, Mi paÃÂs inventado, by Isabel Allende, Debolsillo, EspaÃÂ±a
2011, El cuaderno de Maya, by Isabel Allende, Random House Mondadori, EspaÃÂ±a
2011, La suma de los dÃÂas, by Isabel Allende, Plaza & Janes Editores, EspaÃÂ±a
2011, Hija de la fortuna, by Isabel Allende, Random House Mondadori, EspaÃÂ±a
2011, La isla bajo el mar, by Isabel Allende, Random House Mondadori, EspaÃÂ±a
2011, Il quaderno di Maya, by Isabel Allende, Feltrinelli, Italia
2012, Amor, by Isabel Allende, Plaza & Janes Editores, EspaÃÂ±a
2012, Cuentos de Eva Luna, by Isabel Allende, Plaza & Janes Editores, EspaÃÂ±a
2013, Ritratto in seppia, by Isabel Allende, Feltrinelli, Italia
2013, Il mio paese inventato, by Isabel Allende, Feltrinelli, Italia
2014, La cittÃÂ delle bestie, by Isabel Allende, Feltrinelli, Italia
2014, Paula, by Isabel Allende, Feltrinelli, Italia
2015, Paula / La suma de los dÃÂas, by Isabel Allende, Debolsillo, EspaÃÂ±a
2015, La somma dei giorni, by Isabel Allende, Feltrinelli, Italia
2015, Il regno del drago dÃ¢ÂÂoro, by Isabel Allende, Feltrinelli, Italia
2015, LÃ¢ÂÂisola sotto il mare, by Isabel Allende, Feltrinelli, Italia
2017, Paula, by Isabel Allende, Debolsillo, EspaÃÂ±a
2018, Eva Luna, by Isabel Allende, Debolsillo, EspaÃÂ±a
2019, El plan infinito, by Isabel Allende, Debolsillo, EspaÃÂ±a
2020, El libro de los anhelos, by Sue Monk Kidd, Ediciones B, EspaÃÂ±a
2020, De amor y de sombra, by Isabel Allende, Plaza & Janes Editores, EspaÃÂ±a

Covers for The New Yorker

13 July 1998, New Yorker July 13th, 1998
2 August 1999, City in Mourning
31 July 2000, A Star is Born
2 October 2000, Page-turner
4 March 2002, Let the Fur Fly
16 September 2002, Dawn Over Lower Manhattan
14 April 2003, Action
2 February 2004, Huddling for Warmth
10 May 2004, Open Wound
27 September 2004, Brought to Heel
12 September 2005, Requiem
3 March 2008, Fading
10 March 2008, Blossoms
1 September 2008, Object of Desire
8 February 2010, Baby, itÃ¢ÂÂs Cold Outside
29 March 2010, Homage
12 September 2011, Reflections
25 March 2013, Art and Architecture
27 May 2013, Defiance
24 March 2014, Metamorphosis
19 & 26 December 2016, Yule Dog
8 October 2018, Unheard

More

2002, Film poster for A Snake of June, by Kayju Teather and Shinya Tsukamoto, Japan
2002, Cover Venti4 Magazine Imperi dei sensi
2006, Poster for Latin Beat Film Festival
2006, Poster for Feria del Libro de Madrid
2007, Poster for Latin Beat Film Festival
2008, Poster for Latin Beat Film Festival
2010, Poster for Latin Beat Film Festival
2011, Poster for the CampaÃÂ±a fomento de la lectura, FundaciÃÂ³ Bromera
2012, Poster for Cirque Jules Verne, Saison ÃÂquestre 2012Ã¢ÂÂ13
2012, Isabel Allende slipcase, Random House Mondadori
2013, Manifesto Latin Beat Film Festival
2020, Tarot Cats, Fournier
2020, Poster for the XXIX Festival Internacional en el Camino de Santiago