Madrid,
Spain
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About
Francesco Bongiorni, born in Milan in 1984, is an award-winning freelance illustrator based in Madrid. He is renowned for his exceptional collaborations with internationally acclaimed clients, including The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Guardian, Washington Post, Time, The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, and more. His style is characterized by its synthesis and directness, honed through diverse training in printmaking, serigraphy, comics, and painting at prestigious institutions such as the Accademia di Belle Arti N.A.B.A. in Milan, the University of Fine Arts in Salamanca, and the IED in Milan. Francesco's artistic prowess has garnered attention from major international clients, with his work often featured in notable projects like the "Tu Navidad esta en Madrid" campaign for the Madrid City Council in 2022.
Francesco Bongiorni, born in Milan in 1984, is an award-winning freelance illustrator based in Madrid. He is renowned for his exceptional collaborations with internationally acclaimed clients, including The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Guardian, Washington Post, Time, The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, and more. His style is characterized by its synthesis and directness, honed through diverse training in printmaking, serigraphy, comics, and painting at prestigious institutions such as the Accademia di Belle Arti N.A.B.A. in Milan, the University of Fine Arts in Salamanca, and the IED in Milan. Francesco's artistic prowess has garnered attention from major international clients, with his work often featured in notable projects like the "Tu Navidad esta en Madrid" campaign for the Madrid City Council in 2022.
Experience
Visual Communication Professor
Workshop at Triennale Milano
Milan, Italy, January 2018
Visual Communication Professor
Workshop at Centro Tecnológico de la Rioja
Logroño, Spain, April 2023
Professor of Illustration
La Escuela MINÚSCULA de Ilustración
Madrid, Spain, 2022 - Present
Professor of Conceptual Illustration Workshops
NABA, Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti
Milan, Italy, 2020 - Present
Professor of Illustration Master's Degree
IADE (Madrid School of Design)
Madrid, Spain, October 2018 - July 2020
Professor of Tourism-related Illustration
Light Grey Art Lab
Reykjavík, Iceland, July 2018
Education
Diploma di Belle Arti
Projects
Illustration for the New York Times about priorities.
The illustration has been selected as one of the winners by Communication Arts and will be featured in the May/June 2024 issue of their Annual 65.
Illustration for the New York Times about priorities.
The illustration has been selected as one of the winners by Communication Arts and will be featured in the May/June 2024 issue of their Annual 65.
Illustration for the cover of the special edition of Frank Schätzing’s bestseller: Der Schwarm (The Swarm) for the book’s 20th anniversary. Volume published by Verlag Kiepenheuer & Witsch in Germany. Publisher Verlag Kiepenheuer & Witsch
Illustration for the New York Times about priorities.
The illustration has been selected as one of the winners by Communication Arts and will be featured in the May/June 2024 issue of their Annual 65.
Illustration for the cover of the special edition of Frank Schätzing’s bestseller: Der Schwarm (The Swarm) for the book’s 20th anniversary. Volume published by Verlag Kiepenheuer & Witsch in Germany. Publisher Verlag Kiepenheuer & Witsch
Illustration for the cover of “Le Ferite”: a book celebrating 50 years of activity of Doctors Without Borders that tells the work of the organization’s operators through 14 writers. Publisher Einaudi, Italy
Technologies
Courses
French language study