Zviane


Zviane is a prolific Canadian cartoonist and musician from Montréal, Quebec. she holds a bachelor's degree in composition from the Université de Montréal and initially pursued music before gaining recognition in the comic arts.
Her creative breakthrough came in 2006 when she won the first Concours québécois de bande dessinée with Le point B. Since then, Zviane has produced numerous acclaimed works, including Apnée, Les deuxièmes, and Football-Fantaisie. She earned significant accolades such as the Grand Prix de la Ville de Québec for Apnée and Les deuxièmes, the Bédélys Prize for Le bestiaire des fruits, and the Joe Shuster Award for Best Cartoonist in 2014.
She is known for blending her musical roots with graphic storytelling, Zviane’s work often features playful, emotionally honest narratives while showcasing her animation, blogging, and music composition pursuits. She also participated in creative residencies such as at the Maison des auteurs in Angoulême.

Biography

A musician since her youth, Zviane earned a baccalaureate in music from Université de Montréal. She teaches music theory and plays piano.
Through the art group Vestibulles in cégep du Vieux Montréal, Zviane's works were noticed by Jimmy Beaulieu, who published them in the collections of publishers Mécanique générale and Colosse. Her web blog was noticed by French creator Boulet, who helped her become better known in Europe. Her work Le point B won a contest earning that book to be published by the Monet Library.
In 2009, Zviane spent six months at the Maison des auteurs in Angoulême.
Zviane publishes several comic works each year. She combines music and comics. Music is almost always present in her comics.

Publications

Books and other works

Les constats de la vie que l'on constate, Grafigne.com, coll. "Cœur de loup", 2004Dans l'estomac, Grafigne.com, coll. "Cœur de loup", 2005Le monstre, Grafigne.com, coll. "Cœur de loup", 2006Le point B, Monet éditeur, 2006, 128 p., Quelque part entre 9h et 10h, Colosse, 2006Comment le dictionnaire fut-il inventé ?, with Charles Ménard as writer, Grafigne.com, coll. "Cœur de loup", 2007Des étoiles dans les oreilles, with Martine Rhéaume as cowriter, Société de musique contemporaine du Québec, 2007, La plus jolie fin du monde, éditions Mécanique générale, 2007 Étirer un élastique, Fichtre, 2008Un incroyable talent, Fichtre, 2008Tu pouvais pas savoir, Grafigne.com, coll. "Cœur de loup", 2008Les tarifs vont augmenter, Fichtre, 2009S'tie qu'on est ben, story and art created with Iris, self-published, 2009Le quart de millimètre, éditions Grafigne.com, 2009, Le Mat, Colosse, 2009, Apnée, éditions Pow Pow, 2010, Amsterdam, Grafigne.com, coll. "Cœur de loup", 2010Ça s'est passé en 2006 dans un autobus de Longueuil, Colosse, 2010Le bestiaire des fruits, self-published, 2011L'ostie d'chat, story and art created with Iris, Delcourt, coll. "Shampoing"
  • * Tome 1, 2011
  • * Tome 2, 2012
  • * Tome 3, 2012Pain de viande avec dissonances, éditions Pow Pow, 2011, L'ostie d'chat : les bonus, with Iris, 2012, 88 p.Stie qu'on est pas ben, story and art created with Sophie Bédard, self-published, 2012Les deuxièmes, éditions Pow Pow, 2013, 132 p., Le son de la pluie, self-published, 2013Le bestiaire des fruits, La Pastèque, collection "Pomélo", 2014, 124 p., Ping-pong, self-published, 2014, 152 p., For as long as it rains, Pow Pow Press, 2015 Club sandwich, éditions Pow Pow, 2016 La Jungle, comics magazine launched by Zviane in 2016, self-published, biannual
  • *No 1, October, 2016, 88 p.,
  • *No 2, La Mer, April, 2017

In collective works

  • "Mauve Ciel", in Histoires d'hiver, collective by the winners of the Hachette Canada bande dessinée contest 2009, Glénat Québec, 2009
  • "Bagarre ", in Bagarre, collective, Colosse, 2009
  • "Esquive" in Partie de pêche, collective by the winners of the Hachette Canada bande dessinée contest 2010, Glénat Québec, 2010
  • "Dans mon corps" in Zik & BD, Éditions de l'Homme, 2010
  • "Devenir grand", with Luc Bossé, in Partie de pêche, collective by the winners of the Hachette Canada bande dessinée contest 2011, Glénat Québec, 2011Ping-pong, edition commented by other authors, éditions Pow Pow, 2015, 236 p.,

Other

La leçon de classique, with Julien Cayer as writer, a monthly webcomic about classical music, on the website of Espace musique, the music channel of the Société Radio-Canada, 2008
  • Zviane collaborated with a professor of music at Université de Montréal to make L'œil qui entend, l'oreille qui voit: A model of analysis for the tonal harmonic discourse, an online book about music, using comics, versions in French and in English.

Awards and nominations

Awards

Nominations

  • Prix Bédélys Québec, 2007 for La plus jolie fin du monde
  • Prix Bédélys fanzine 2008 for Tu pouvais pas savoir
  • Prix Bédélys Québec 2010 for Le quart de millimètre
  • Prix Bédélys fanzine 2010 for S'tie qu'on est ben
  • Prix Bédélys Québec 2011 for Apnée
  • Joe Shuster Award for Cover Artist 2011 for Apnée
  • Prix Bédélys independent 2014 for ''Le son de la pluie''