Elettra Stamboulis (born December 31, 1969) in

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nat ...

, Italy, is an art curator, high school principal, writer, and comic writer. She was the art director of

Komikazen The Komikazen International Reality Comics Festival ( it, Komikazen festival internazionale del fumetto di realtà) was an annual festival focusing on non-fiction comics. It occurred every year between 2005 and 2016 in Ravenna, Italy, usually in ...

Festival in Ravenna. She has written many Graphic Novels including Piccola Gerusalemme, Cena con Gramsci and Arrivederci Berlinguer. She is currently the principal of Liceo Artistico e Musicale Antonio Canova in

Forlì Forlì ( , ; rgn, Furlè ; la, Forum Livii) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and city in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy, and is the capital of the province of Forlì-Cesena. It is the central city of Romagna. The city is situated along the Via E ...

and in Istituto comprensivo Valle del Montone in Valle del Monton

She has curated personal exhibitions of

Joe Sacco Joe Sacco (; born October 2, 1960) is a Maltese-American cartoonist and journalist. He is best known for his comics journalism, in particular in the books ''Palestine'' (1996) and '' Footnotes in Gaza'' (2009), on Israeli–Palestinian relati ...

Marjane Satrapi Marjane Satrapi (; fa, مرجان ساتراپی ; born 22 November 1969) is a French-Iranian graphic novelist, cartoonist, illustrator, film director, and children's book author. Her best-known works include the graphic novel ''Persepolis'' a ...

Aleksandar Zograf Saša Rakezić (born 1963 in Pančevo, Serbia), better known by his pen name Aleksandar Zograf, is a Serbian cartoonist. His works focus mostly on life in the former Yugoslavia, such as ''Life Under Sanctions'', ''Psychonaut'', ''Dream Watcher'' ...

, among others and she curated the first personal exhibition in a public museum of

Zehra Doğan Zehra Doğan (born 14 April 1989) is a Kurdish artist and journalist and author from Diyarbakır, Turkey. In 2017, she was sentenced to 2 years, 9 months and 22 days in prison for "terrorist propaganda" because of her news coverage, social media ...

in Brescia in 2019. And

Badiucao Badiucao (; born c. 1986) is a Chinese political cartoonist, artist and rights activist based in Australia. He is regarded as one of China’s most prolific and well-known political cartoonists. He adopted his pen-name to protect his identity. E ...

's first solo exhibition in 2021 in Brescia as well. She is the founder of InguineMAH!gazine, and G.I.U.D.A. Geographical Institute of Unconventional Drawings Arts. She has written for various magazines including ''

Linus Linus, a male given name, is the Latin form of the Greek name ''Linos''. It's a common given name in Sweden. The origin of the name is unknown although the name appears in antiquity both as a musician who taught Apollo and as a son of Apollo who di ...

'', '' Fumettologica'',

Efimerida ton Syntakton Efimerida ton Syntakton ( el, Η Εφημερίδα των Συντακτών, lit="Newspaper of the Editors") is the name of a Greek cooperative daily newspaper. History The newspaper was first published in 2012 by former workers of the defunct ' ...

and Artribune.

Biography

Born to Greek political exiled, she grew up in

Ravenna Ravenna ( , , also ; rgn, Ravèna) is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire from 408 until its collapse in 476. It then served as the cap ...

. She studied at

Università di Roma La Sapienza The Sapienza University of Rome ( it, Sapienza – Università di Roma), also called simply Sapienza or the University of Rome, and formally the Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", is a public research university located in Rome, Ita ...

and she has a degree in Classical Philology. She attended a two years course for Conservator and Curator, and she worked as translator from Italian and Modern Greek. She started her interest in political and reality based comics in 2001, staging

's exhibition in Ravenna Clouds from beyond the borders. The year after she curated, in association with Stripburger, the collective exhibition Perventiquattromilabaci, which presented the alternative comics scene in the Former Yugoslavia and in the Balkans. In 2003 she curated one of the few exhibition with the original artworks of Persepolis by

, who travelled across Italy. She was in the meanwhile also the art curator of the Young Artists selection in her area. In 2006 she presented the collective exhibition and catalogue dedicated to the Turkish comics magazine Le Man, which was travelling as well in Italy and abroad. In 2007 she curated the collective exhibition dedicated to Lebanese comics scene Cedars in comics: in that exhibition where for the first time presented in a curatorial form to a European audience authors such as

Mazen Kerbaj Mazen Kerbaj (born Beirut, 1975) is a Lebanese jazz and free improvisation trumpeter and comic book artist. Early life and education Kerbaj grew up in Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War, and began playing free jazz in local clubs following th ...

, Lena Meraj, Barrack Rima and

Zeina Abirached Zeina Abirached (born 1981 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a Lebanese illustrator, graphic novelist and comic artist. She studied at the Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts ALBA and the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs. Her books are based ...

. In 2011 she curated Egypt without pyramides, about the work of Magdy El Shafee and Pino Creanza. In 2012 she prepared the Mediterranean Biennale in Ancona organizing and curating Arrivals and Departures - Mediterranean inviting artists such as Adelita Husni Bey, Almudena Lobera,

Dor Guez Dor Guez ( he, דור גז) is an Israeli artist of Christian Palestinian and Tunisian Jewish origin, founder of The Christian Palestinian Archive.

, Mary Zigoury, Zoulikha Bouaddellah. She dedicated to comics writing in the sequent years, publishing with Becco Giallo a trilogy about left leaders in the XX century in Italy, focusing on

Antonio Gramsci Antonio Francesco Gramsci ( , , ; 22 January 1891 – 27 April 1937) was an Italian Marxist philosopher, journalist, linguist, writer, and politician. He wrote on philosophy, political theory, sociology, history, and linguistics. He was a ...

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and

Enrico Berlinguer Enrico Berlinguer (; 25 May 1922 – 11 June 1984) was an Italian politician, considered the most popular leader of the Italian Communist Party (PCI), which he led as the national secretary from 1972 until his death during a tense period in Ital ...

. She opens in collaboration with

Gianluca Costantini Gianluca Costantini (born December 19, 1971) in Ravenna, Italy, is a cartoonist, artist, Comic journalist, and activist. Biography Gianluca Costantini he graduated from the Art Institute Gino Severini of Ravenna in 1991 in Applied Art and t ...

, who is also her husband, the gallery Mirada who was active from 2004 until 2015 in Ravenna. From 2008 to 2011 she is City Councillor for Education in the city of Ravenna. In 2014 she curated the last edition of

Festival in Ravenna, 99% dedicated to art workers and their rights: 99 drawers were called to participate in an open action in the local museum, they were asked to frame their works and install them. The idea was to show how art workers are not considered workers like others and they are asked to do theirselves even installation without a fee. During the opening 99 pizza were served by riders, always in terms of collective action. In 2017 and 2019 she curated the young artists Biennale in Ravenna RAM the first one dedicated to 1977 and the second to Gender, Code and Languages in MAR. She was then invited to contribute to collective catalogue like the one dedicated to Corto Maltese in 2019 by Comicon Festival in Naples and she started to collaborate with the Sicilian publisher Mesogea, with whom she started the project Cartographic. In 2019 she curated the solo exhibition of Zehra ''Doğan'' ''in Brescia Avremo anche giorni migliori,'' which has a huge audience in Italy and then she curated her live performance in

Ravenna Festival The Ravenna Festival is a summer festival of opera and classical music (as well as dance, jazz, ethnic, musical theater, ballett, sacred music, electronic music, drama, film, plus conventions and exhibitions) held in the city of Ravenna, Italy and t ...

, during the concert of Friendship of maestro

Riccardo Muti Riccardo Muti, (; born 28 July 1941) is an Italian conductor. He currently holds two music directorships, at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and at the Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini. Muti has previously held posts at the Maggio Musicale ...

in 2020 in Ravenna and Paestum. In November 2020 she also curated the project The time of Butterflies: dedicated to the sisters Mirabal i
PAC
of Milan with works of Zehra ''Doğan.''

Bibliography

* ''Il velo di Maja: Marjane Satrapi ovvero dell'ironia dell'Iran,'' Lizard edizioni, Roma 2003 *''La Turchia ride'', Catalogue La Turchia ride (Mirada Cultural Association,

Ancona Ancona (, also , ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region in central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region. The city is located northeast of Rome, on the Adriatic S ...

, 2007) *''Guadalajara serà la tumba del Fascismo,'' Edicion de Ponent, Barcellona 2007, curated with Felipe H. Cava. * ''Cartesio e il fumetto'',

International Reality Comics Festival (Edizioni del Vento, Jesolo Lido, 2007, ) *''Dionysus in Iraq'' in "Daily Iraq", Bergamo, Libri Aparte, 2009 *''Esorcismo mediante disegno'' di Elettra Stamboulis. Testo in "Porto dei santi", Roma, Purple Press, 2009 * ''The obsessive normality of being special'',

International Reality Comics Festival (Giuda Editions, Ravenna, 2012, ) *''Graphic Novels aus Italien – ein Schlaglicht Graphic Novel dall'Italia – un fanale'', in Horizonte — Neue Serie • Nuova Serie, Italianistische Zeitschrift für Kulturwissenschaft und Gegenwartsliteratur • Rivista d'Italianistica e di letteratura contemporanea, ISSN: 2510-1684, Ausgabe 4, 2019 *''Guarire dall'accecamento. L'autodafé di Gianluca Costantini allo Steri di Palermo,'' in Dialoghi Mediterranei, n.32, luglio 2018, Periodico bimestrale dell'Istituto Euroarabo di Mazara del Vallo, ISSN 2384-9010. *''Il Graphic Journalism in Italia Analisi del giornalismo disegnato in un Paese a sovranità disinformata,'' in Pagine Inattuali, n. 7, maggio 2017. ISSN 2280-4110 *''Raccontare la storia a fumett''i, in Storia e problemi contemporanei, n. 44 a XX, gennaio – aprile 2007 pagg. 169 – 178 ''ISBN 9788849128505'' *''Le città in fumo: rappresentazione e immaginario nei fumetti della Ex Yugoslavia'': intervento al seminario internazionale ''Le città divise: I Balcani e la cittadinanza tra nazionalismo e cosmopolitismo.'' (nell'ambito del 3° Master internazionale in "Progettazione e Gestione delle attività di Cooperazione e di Formazione per l'Europa centro-orientale e Balcanica", organizzato sotto l'egida dell'UNESCO dalle Università degli Studi di Padova e Trieste e dall'Istituto Internazionale Jacques Maritain) Atti del convegno. Infinito edizioni, Roma 2005. ''ISBN 9788889602041'' *''L'isola del tesoro'', in ''Un viaggio straordinario. Corto Maltese'', catalogo della mostra al MAN di Napoli, 25 aprile – 9 settembre 2019, Comicon edizioni, Napoli, 2019, pp. 92 – 108. *''Cosa rimane degli Ottoni,'' in ''Imperituro. Renovatio imperii. Ravenna in Ottonian Europe,'' edited by Maria Pia Guermandi – Silvia Urbini. pp. 214 – 219, IBC Emilia Romagna, Bologna 2014 ''ISBN 978-88-97281-35-1'' *''Across the lane. Nerosunero (Mario Sughi). Testo in catalogo.'' Giuda edizioni, Ravenna 2014 *''Komikazen 99%'', 9^o Festival internazionale del fumetto di realtà, Giuda edizioni, Ravenna 2014. *''Ram: Trasumanar e organizzar'', Giuda edizioni, Ravenna 2013 curatela e testo in catalogo. *''RAM Facciamo un '77,'' catalogo della mostra al MAR di Ravenna (dal 1 settembre 2017 – 17 settembre 2017), Giuda edizioni, 2017, Ravenna *''Komikazen, 8° Festival internazionale del fumetto di realtà,'' curatela e testo in catalogo edizione 2012, Giuda edizioni, Ravenna 2012 *''Beirutopia: Randa Mirza.'' Giuda edizioni, Ravenna 2012. *''Cuori così bianchi. Un immaginario dialogo tra Javier Marìas e sua figlia,'' in ''e bianca. Una parola diversa per dire latte,'' 8 dicembre 2012 – 20 gennaio 2013, testo in catalogo. *''Egitto senza piramidi,'' curatela e testo in catalogo per la mostra nell'ambito di Adriatico Mediterraneo 2011 ad Ancona, Giuda edizioni, Ravenna 2011. *''Avremo anche giorni migliori. Zehra Doğan'', catalogo della mostra al Museo di S. Giulia, Brescia dal 15 novembre al 6 gennaio 2020, Skirà editore, Milano 2019

Curating of cultural events

Clouds from beyond the borders, MAR Museo d'arte della città,

, 2002
Catalog
* The Veil of Maya

, Santa Maria delle Croci,

, 2003
Catalog
*

International Reality Comics Festival, Ravenna, 2006–2015 * Kape Kape, Center of the Arts Parko Elefterias,

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...

, 2006 * La Turchia ride, Artists: Ramize Erer, Mehmet Çagçag, Tuncay Akgün and Guneri Icoclu Adriatico-Mediterraneo Festival, Mole Vanvitelliana,

, 2007
Catalog
*Arrivi e partenze. Mediterraneo, Mole Antonelliana, Ancona, 2012
Catalog
*Randa Mirza, Beirutopia, Galleria Quattrocentrometriquadri, Ravenna, 2012 *Frammenti estetici del tradimento, curated by Elettra Stamboulis and

, Mirada Art Gallery, Ravenna, 2013 *RAM Pedagogia dello sguardo, ottava biennale dei giovani artisti della Romagna, MAR Museo d'arte della Città, Ravenna, 2015 *Imperituro. Renovatio Imperii. Ravenna nell'Europa Ottoniana, Classense Library, Ravenna, 2015 *RAM Facciamo un '77, nona biennale dei giovani artisti della Romagna, Mar Museo d'arte della Città, 2017

Publications

Graphic novels

Italy

* L'ammaestratore di Istanbul, (drawings by

) Comma 22,

, 2008 * Officina del macello, (drawings by

) Edizioni del Vento, Jesolo Lido, 2009 * Cena con Gramsci, (drawings by

) BeccoGiallo,

Padova Padua ( ; it, Padova ; vec, Pàdova) is a city and ''comune'' in Veneto, northern Italy. Padua is on the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice. It is the capital of the province of Padua. It is also the economic and communications hub of the ...

, 2012 * L'ammaestratore di Istanbul, (drawings by

) Giuda Edizioni,

, 2013 * Arrivederci Berlinguer, (drawings by

) BeccoGiallo,

, 2013 * The turtle Tamer of Istanbul, (drawings by

) VandA.epublishing,

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

, 2013 – Eboo

* Pertini fra le nuvole, (drawing by

) BeccoGiallo,

, 2014 * Officina del macello, (drawings by

) Eris Edizioni,

Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital ...

, 2014 * Diario segreto di Pasolini, (drawings by

) BeccoGiallo,

, 2015 *''Piccola Gerusalemme'', (drawings by Angelo Mennillo) Mesogea edizioni, Messina 2018. Con una introduzione di

Moni Ovadia Salomone "Moni" Ovadia (born 16 April 1946 in Plovdiv) is a Bulgarian-born Italian actor, musician, singer and theatrical author. He is one of the most highly regarded figures in contemporary Italian culture. His theatrical performances recall ...

France

* Petite Jérusalem, (drawings by Angelo Mennillo) Rackham,

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

, 2018

Greece

* Little Jerusalem – Μικρή Ιερουσαλήμ (Drawings by Angelo Mennillo) Jemmapress,

Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area, and the capi ...

, 2015

Turkey

* Little Jerusalem – Küçük Kudüs-Selanik (Drawings by Angelo Mennillo) Εκδόσεις ιστός // istos yayın,

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

, 2017

Magazines

England

* Ctrl.Alt.Shift Unmasks Corruption, Yes we camp (drawings by

), curated by

Paul Gravett Paul Gravett is a London-based journalist, curator, writer, and broadcaster who has worked in comics publishing since 1981. He is the founder of ''Escape Magazine'', and for many years wrote a monthly article on comics appearing in the UK magaz ...

, London, 2010

France

Le Monde Diplomatique ''Le Monde diplomatique'' (meaning "The Diplomatic World" in French) is a French monthly newspaper offering analysis and opinion on politics, culture, and current affairs. The publication is owned by Le Monde diplomatique SA, a subsidiary com ...

, The story of Sheikh Mansour and other myths from Caucaso, (drawings by

) Homecooking Books, Paris, 2010

Greece

* Babel, n°237, Gaz Promise (drawings by

, 2006

Turkey

* LeMan, n°1229, Who's Who (drawings by

, 2015 * LeMan, n°1224,

Selahattin Demirtaş Selahattin Demirtaş (born 10 April 1973) is a politician, author, and former member of the parliament of Turkey. He was the co-leader of the left-wing pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), serving alongside Figen Yüksekdağ from 2014 to ...

(drawings by

, 2015 * LeMan, n°1211, Dateci LeMan (drawings by

, 2015

United States

World War 3 Illustrated ''World War 3 Illustrated'' is an American comics anthology magazine with a left-wing political focus, founded in 1979 (though the first issue was published in 1980) by New York City comic book artists Peter Kuper and Seth Tobocman,Neil Gaiman, ed ...

, n°37, Gaz Promise (drawing

), New York, 2006

Web Publications

Words Without Borders ''Words Without Borders'' (''WWB'') is an international magazine open to international exchange through translation, publication, and promotion of the world's best writing and authors who are not easily accessible to English-speaking readers. The ...

, an Endless Green Line (drawing

), 200
Link

References

External links

Official Web site
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