Aimée de Jongh (born 1988) is a Dutch cartoonist, animator, and illustrator who publishes in Dutch and English. ^{[1] [2]} Her books have received the Prix Saint-Michel, the Atomium Comic Strip Prizes and the International Manga Award. ^{[3] [4]}

Biography

De Jongh was born in Waalwijk, southern Netherlands. ^[3] She studied animation at Rotterdam's Willem de Kooning Academy. ^[5]

She began publishing small-press comics in 2004, and two years later published her first book, Aimée TV, an adaptation of her webcomic. ^[5] She is the author of the books TAXI! verhalen vanaf de achterbank/TAXI! stories from the back seat and De Terugkeer van de Wespendief/The Return of the Honey Buzzard. With Belgian cartoonist Zidrou she coauthored Obsolescence programmée de nos sentiments/Blossoms in Autumn. ^[6]

De Jongh has produced comic strips including Reborn and Snippers. She has also created animated films including Aurora. ^[7]

In 2017 she travelled to refugee camps in Lesbos, Greece with cartoonists Judith Vanistendael and Mei-Li Nieuwland. This resulted in de Jongh's work of graphic journalism, "De wachtkamer van Europa"/"Europe's waiting room".

She lives in Rotterdam, where in 2018 she created artwork for the cube house hostel StayOkay.

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