About

Nando von Arb was born on October 10th 1992 in Zurich, Switzerland. He is a trained graphic designer since 2012. In 2018 he graduated in Illustration Fiction at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. In early 2019 his first graphic novel «Drei Väter» was published by Edition Moderne in Zurich. Between 2019 and 2020 he was living and working in Ghent, Belgium, where he simultaneously obtained his Master in Fine Arts in Illustration at the LUCA School of Arts. Since 2020 he is back in his hometown of Zurich and works as a freelance illustrator and author of comics. His second graphic novel «Fürchten lernen» was published in 2023 by Edition Moderne in Zurich for which he was awarded the Max und Moritz Preis 2024.

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Contact

Nando von Arb

Strapazin Ateliers
Eglistrasse 8
CH–8004 Zurich
n.vonarb@gmx.ch

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Exhibitions, Workshops, Talks & Readings

2025 – In Progress: «Fumetto goes China», Shanghai, China
2025 – In Progress: «Von der Seite in den Raum», Klingspor Museum, Offenbach, Germany
2025 – Exhibition & signing hour with Anna Haifisch – La Régulière, Paris, France
2024 – «Die Besten Deutschsprachigen Comics» – Exhibition – Erika-Fuchs-Haus, Germany
2024 – «Second Thoughts» – Literaturhaus Basel
2024 – Workshop at «Kinderbuch Basel», Klara, Basel
2024 – «Comic Palaver» – Comixshop Basel
2024 – Literarischer Herbst Gstaad – Reading – Gstaad
2024 – «Comic Juju» – Comicfestival Stuttgart, Germany
2024 – Lectures at various Universities & Exhibition at Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, Colombia
2024 – Internationales Literaturfesival Berlin (ilb), Berlin, Germany
2024 – «Seelenräume: Psychische Erkrankungen und Krisen in Grafischen Erzählungen» – Haus 5, Düren, Germany
2024 – Comicsalon Erlangen, Various Activities, Germany
2024 – «Svět knihy Praha», «Das Buch», Various Activities, Prague, Czech Republic
2024 – Solothurner Literaturtage, Various Activities, Solothurn
2024 – Booksignings – «BDFIL», Lausanne
2024 – XOXO – Fürchten lernen – Kunsthalle Luzern, Fumetto Comic Festival
2024 – Die große Salatschüssel des Lebens – Nextcomic Festival, Linz, Austria
2023 – Fürchten lernen – COZI Frankfurt, Germany
2023 – Fürchten lernen – Material Zürich – Zürich liest 2023
2023 – Ausstellung an der KIBUM 2023 – Oldenburg, Germany
2023 – Fürchten lernen – Raum LinksRechts – «Comicfestival Hamburg», Germany
2023 – «Die große Salatschüssel des Lebens» – Galerie Neurotitan Berlin, Germany
2022 – Weisse Hasen, Arabische Cola & die letzte Wandertaube – Goethe-Institut Lyon, France
2021 – Comic Stories from «Germany» – Goethe-Institut Wellington, New Zealand
2021 – Laboratory Russia / Switzerland – Pro Helvetia – Psch Gallery Moscow, Russia

2021 – Vater & Sohn – Ganz Real – Galerie e.o.plauen – Plauen, Germany

2021 – Next Comic Festival Linz «next family»
2020 – Zürich Liest – Workshop at «Karl der Grosse» – Cancelled

2020 – Festival BD de Colomiers –with Misma Editions – Cancelled

2020 – Livre sur le Quais – Talks, Booksignings – with Noyau – Cancelled

2020 – LUCA Masters – Jury Exhibition – Prinsenhof – Ghent, Belgium

2020 – Solothurner Online Literaturtage – Readings, Talks and Workshops

2020 – Wortlaut St. Gallen – Reading and talk – Cancelled
2020 – Book signing – Angoulême International Comics Festival
2019 – Open Books Frankfurt a. M. – Reading from «Drei Väter»
2019 – COZI Frankfurt a. M. – Reading from «Drei Väter»
2019 – Comicfestival Hamburg – «Sieben» – Group Exhibition

2019 – Lesereise 2019, Camera Lit Obscura, Wetzikon – Reading from «Drei Väter»

2019 – Bookpresentation «Real Talk» – Edition Zazel – at Convivio Zurich

2019 – Delémont’BD – Finalist Exhibition Prix Delémont with «Drei Väter»
2019 – Fumetto Festival Satellit – Paranoia Store Lucerne
2019 – Bookpresentation for «Drei Väter» at Never Stop Reading Zurich
2018 – Werkschau 2018 – HSLU Bachelors Exhibition, Messe Lucerne
Archive – Selected Events: 2017 – 2011

Awards, Grants & Scholarships

2025 – BolognaRagazzi Award – Special Mention for «Fürchten lernen»
2024 – Hiii Illustration Award for «Khruangbin, Mexico City»
2024 – Max und Moritz-Preis, Bester deutschsprachiger Comic for «Fürchten lernen»
2024 – Finalist: Schweizer Kinder- und Jugendbuchpreis for «Fürchten lernen»
2023 – Kulturelle Auszeichnung Stadt Zürich, Literatur for «Fürchten lernen»
2023 – Nomination: Comic-Förderpreis der Internationalen Bodensee-Konferenz (IBK) for «Fürchten lernen»
2023 – Fumetto 2023 – Comic-Stipendium der Deutschschweizer Städte for «Fürchten lernen»
2022 – UBS Kulturstiftung – Werkbeitrag 2022 for «Fürchten lernen»
2022 – Stadt Zürich – Covid Work Scholarship for «Fürchten lernen»
2022 – Gold Award, BCM 2022 – «Helsana Ratgeber: Depressionen»

2021 – Stadt Zürich – Covid-19 Work Scholarship for «Fürchten lernen»

2021 – Air Scholarship Linz – February 2021 – Cancelled

2020 – Pro Helvetia – Comic Creation Grant for «Fürchten lernen»

2020 – Schweizer Kinder- und Jugendbuchpreis for «Drei Väter»

2019 – Shortlist of the Rudolph Dirks Award for «Drei Väter»

2019 – Appreciation Award – Fachstelle für Kultur Kanton Zürich for «Drei Väter»

2019 – Finalist – Prix Delémont’BD for the best swiss comicbook with «Drei Väter»
2018 – HSLU Illustration Fiction – Award for the bachelors project «Drei Väter»
2018 – Zeugin-design Award for «Drei Väter»

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Selected Clients

Volcom, Khruangbin, Madlib, Reportagen Magazin, Nucleus House Portland, Miró Coffee, L’Oroboros, Tim Atlas, Tsüri, Jacobin Magazine, Spiegel Magazin, Les Others Magazine, SoYoung Magazine, Raffinerie AG, Zürcher Kantonalbank, Helsana, Kuš Comics, WOZ Die Wochenzeitung, Verein Tesoro, Le Monde, Libération, NZZ Folio, PEFC Schweiz, Edition Moderne, Nadja Zela, Strapazin Magazin, Das Narr Magazin, Bildwurf Kinowerbung, Schweizer Buchhändler- und Verleger-Verband SBVV, Schweizerisches Institut für Jugend- und Kindermedien SIKJM, bz Basel, Cartoonmuseum Basel, Polle Kindercomic Magazin, Konservatorium Winterthur, Pro Helvetia, Slow Food Youth, Slow Food Schweiz, Edition Zazel, Wortlaut St. Gallen, Le Monde Diplomatique, Delémont’BD, Everpress London, Bullinger Turnier Zürich, Vanguards Magazine, Slanted Magazine, Autonome Schule Zürich, Blue Balls Festival, Circolino Pipistrello, Fantoche Festival, ETH Zürich, Verein Archiv & Utopie, Fotostiftung Schweiz, Misma Éditions, Fumetto Festival, Dr. Bähler Dropa AG, Nakayama Krupp, Gut Magazin, Hora’Band, Kulturbüro Zürich, Hochschule Luzern – Design & Kunst, MedienFormFarbe, Metzgerhalle Luzern, Miteinander Musik, Susanna Schwager, CSS Versicherungen, Playground, Restaurant Rechberg, Lauter Musik, Tarzan, R. Daneel Olivaw, Zweikommasieben Magazin, Berufsschule für Gestaltung Zürich, Source Associates AG.

Selected Publication

Memberships, Organisations

Strapazin Comic Magazine
www.strapazin.ch
Support Your Local Artist:
www.supportyourlocalartist.ch
Swiss Comics Artists Association – SCAA:
www.bd-scaa.ch

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Publications

Selected Publications

«Fürchten lernen»
Fall 2023 – Edition Moderne, Zürich, Switzerland
428 Pages, 17 × 24 cm, Hardcover, ISBN 978-3-03731-256-8
2nd & 3rd Edition: 2024
www.editionmoderne.ch

«Bouquet de peurs»
2025 – Misma Éditions, Toulouse, France
430 Pages, 17 × 24 cm, Hardcover
www.misma.fr

«Drei Väter»
2019 – Edition Moderne, Zürich, Switzerland
304 Pages, 17 × 22 cm, Half-Linen, ISBN 978-3-03731-190-5
2. Edition: April 2020, 3. Edition: June 2020 –
www.editionmoderne.ch

«3 Papas»
2020 – Misma Éditions, Toulouse, France
French edition of «Drei Väter» – Translated by Yves Noyau
296 Pages, 17 × 22 cm, ISBN 978-2-916254-76-0
2. Edition: January 2025
www.misma.fr

«Mini-Zine»
2020 – ArtZi-Talk-Zine
As part of the International Comic-Salon Erlangen
Published by ArtZi, Munich, Germany
Artdirection: Dominik Wendland
artzi.bigcartel.com

«Short Comic – Untitled»
2020 – Published from the Online-Literaturedays Solothurn
Scrollcomic, 11 Images, Online-Publication
www.literatur.ch

«Le Monde Diplomatique»
2020 – Comic on the last page of the german edition of «Le Monde Diplomatique» Artdirection: Karoline Bofinger
www.monde-diplomatique.de

«Züri Brännt!»
2019 – Coverillustration and 9-page comic for Strapazin Magazine Number 137
Strapazin Verlag, Zurich, Switzerland
www.strapazin.ch

«Narr Magazin»
2019 – Illustration of Narr Magazin Number 27
Published by Das Verlag, Basel, Switzerland
www.dasnarr.ch

«Calendarium Culinarium»
2014 – Illustrations and Graphic-Design for Slow Food Youth
«Fresh, organic and regional: The Swiss seasonal calendar of 100 local vegetable and fruit varieties.»
Ten Editions since 2014
www.slowfoodyouth.ch

Education

2008 – 2009
Artistic Preliminary Course ︎
www.sfgz.ch

2009 – 2012
Apprenticeship as Graphic Designer at Source Associates AG
Swiss Federal Certificate of Competence (SFGZ)
Artistic Vocational School-leaving Certificate (GBMS)
www.source.ch
www.sfgz.ch
www.bms-zuerich.ch

2015 – 2018
Bachelor of Arts in Visual Communication – Illustration Fiction
Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Lucerne, Switzerland
www.illustration-fiction.ch
www.hslu.ch

2019 – 2020
Master of Fine Arts in Illustration
LUCA School of Arts, Gent, Belgium
www.luca-arts.be

Press

nzz.ch

srf.ch – Literaturclub
PSZeitung.ch
bewegungsmelder.ch

bookgazette.xyz
Jetzt.de
illustration-fiction.ch

swissinfo.ch
tagesspiegel.de

borromaeusverein.de

srf.ch – Kultur – Kontext

srf.ch – Buchzeichen

Tagesanzeiger
kommbuch.com
siebenaufeinenstrich.de

stadtlandkind.de

comic.de

Solothurner Literaturtage

page-online.de
Wortlaut
zh.ch

cozi-ffm.de
luzernerzeitung.ch

delemontbd.ch

lvz.de

persoenlich.com

myswitzerland.com

buero-dlb.ch

myscience.ch

comicfestivalhamburg.de

ejz.de

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