Francesco Bongiorni

ABOUT ME

Francesco Bongiorni (Milan, 1984) creates impactful and conceptual images, interpreting and synthesizing complex ideas in an original way. Francesco produces strong and sophisticated illustrations, conveying a clear and direct message to the viewer. He speaks and works in three languages (Italian, English and Spanish) and splits his time between Milan and Madrid. His style is synthetic and direct, the result of his heterogeneous formation that includes Engraving studies, screen printing, comics and painting at the Academy of Fine Arts N.A.B.A. of Milan, the Universidad de Bellas Artes of Salamanca and the IED of Milan. Francesco collaborates regularly with: The New York Times, AC Milan, Air France, The Guardian, Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and Le Monde. His works are presented in the most important years of illustration as: Communication Arts, Society of Illustrators of New York and American Illustration. In 2018, “One Million Steps” illustration, created in collaboration with Illustri Festival and dedicated to a Doctors Without Borders campaign, won the silver medal in the Institutional category at the Society of Illustrators in New York.

Italian freelance illustrator based in Madrid. 

AWARDS

  • Communication Arts Illustration Award of Excellence Winner, Annual 65, 2024
  • POPKA Award by Media Key, category PACKAGING FOOD & BEVERAGE, 2023
  • National creativity awards, Club de Creativos de España, GOLD MEDAL, 2021
  • ADG Laus Awards, SILVER MEDAL, 2021
  • Ilustro Fest winner, 2020
  • Communication Arts Illustration Award of Excellence Winner, Annual 61, 2020
  • Society of Illustrators of New York GOLD MEDAL, SOI 62, 2020
  • APIM Awards best advertising winner, 2019
  • APIM Awards best book cover winner, 2019
  • Communication Arts Illustration Award of Excellence Winner, Annual 60, 2019
  • Autori di Immagini Awards Winner, 2019
  • Society of Illustrators of New York selected work, SOI 61, 2019
  • Society of Illustrators of New York, SILVER MEDAL, SOI 60, 2018
  • Premio Illustri Awards Winner, Book category winner 2018
  • Communication Arts Illustration Annual 59 Winner, 2018
  • Creative Quarterly CQ29 and CQ34 winner
  • Communication Arts Illustration Annual Winner, Annual 58, 2017
  • Society of Illustrators of New York selected works, SOI 58, 2016
  • American Illustration AIAP 34 Winner, 2015
  • Society of Illustrators of New York selected work, SOI 57, 2015
  • Latin American Illustration 4 Awards Winner, 2015
  • 3×3 International Show No.11 Merit and Honorable Mention, 2014
  • Altpick Members Acknowledged for Excellence Winner, 2014
  • New Visual Artist PRINT Magazine, 2011
  • Communication Arts Illustration Winner, Annual 51, 2010

EXHIBITIONS

  • “AI AM”, Palazzo Thiene, Vicenza, 2024
  • “Forme per contemplare l’inenarrabile” MOSTRA PERSONALE, C|E Contemporary Gallery, Milan, 2023
  • “Long story short, short story long”, SOLO show at Maison Galleria, Daejeon, South Korea, 2021
  • “M de eme: de paseo por Madrid”, CentroCentro, Spain, 2021
  • “Ilustro Fest”, Belgrade fortress, Serbia, 2020
  • “Italoamericana”, Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles, L.A., USA, 2019
  • “Idee in Fuga”, BASE, Milan 2019
  • “Illustri”, “Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Tokyo”, Japan 2018
  • “Illustri3”, Chiù Festival, MAT Terlizzi, 2018
  • “Festival Magari”, Point Ephémère, Paris, France, 2018
  • “Milioni di Passi” for Doctors without Borders, Basilica Palladiana, Vicenza y BASE, Milán, 2017
  • “Sharitaly”, BASE, Milano, 2017
  • “Nefele Festival”, Athens, Greece, 2016
  • “Novantanove”, Torino Graphic days, Torino, 2016
  • “Saranno Illustri”, Illustri Festival, Vicenza, 2015
  • “Gusto Robusto”, Treviso Comic Book Festival, Treviso, 2015
  • “Il nuovo vocabolario della moda italiana”, Triennale di Milano, Milan, 2015
  • “Italianism”, Outdoor Festival, Rome, 2015
  • “Welcome back to the Sign” SOLO SHOW at Franco Parenti Theatre, Milan, 2012