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'''Mirranda Burton''' is a New Zealand-born artist and writer living on [[Wurundjeri]] land/Melbourne, Australia. <ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/948291321|title=Three words : an anthology of Aotearoa/NZ women's comics|others=Joyce, Rae,, Laing, Sarah, 1973-, Neville, Indira, 1973-|isbn=9780994120502|location=Auckland, New Zealand|oclc=948291321}}</ref>


Burton works within the disciplines of printmaking, commercial and independent animation, illustration, graphic recording and graphic storytelling. The main focus of her art practice is linocut printmaking and writing and drawing graphic novels. Her first comic strip stories appeared from 2008 in publications such as [[Tango_(comics)|Tango]] and [https://goingdownswinging.org.au/ Going Down Swinging]. In 2011 her first graphic novel [https://blackpepperpublishing.com/burtonh.html Hidden] was published by [https://blackpepperpublishing.com/ Black Pepper Publishing], for which she received an Aurealis Award and a Gold Ledger for excellence in Australian comics. Hidden was also published under the title Cachés by La Boîte à Bulles. In 2021 her second graphic novel [https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/fiction/Underground-Mirranda-Burton-9781760631475 Underground: Marsupial Outlaws and Other Rebels of Australia’s War in Vietnam] was published by [[Allen & Unwin]].
'''Mirranda Burton''' is a New Zealand-born artist and writer.


Burton lives in [[South Australia]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/948291321|title=Three words : an anthology of Aotearoa/NZ women's comics|others=Joyce, Rae,, Laing, Sarah, 1973-, Neville, Indira, 1973-|isbn=9780994120502|location=Auckland, New Zealand|oclc=948291321}}</ref> She holds an Advanced Diploma of Visual Arts and a Bachelor of Multimedia Design.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/north/printmaker-mirranda-burton-opens-studio-to-the-public-through-nillumbik-artists-open-studios-program/news-story/a5cae26318fe710485b191c284d1b000|title=Storyteller finds an animated career|date=2013-11-28|website=www.heraldsun.com.au|language=en|access-date=2019-09-18}}</ref>Burton was Illustrator-in-Residence at The Atrium, [[Federation Square]] during the [[Melbourne Writers Festival]] in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/artist-uncovers-a-hidden-world-20110828-1jges.html|title=Artist uncovers a hidden world|last=Webb|first=Carolyn|date=2011-08-29|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=2019-09-18}}</ref>
Burton was Illustrator-in-Residence at The Atrium, [[Federation Square]] during the [[Melbourne Writers Festival]] in 2012 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/artist-uncovers-a-hidden-world-20110828-1jges.html|title=Artist uncovers a hidden world|last=Webb|first=Carolyn|date=2011-08-29|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=2019-09-18}}</ref> and artist in residence at the Dunmoochin Foundation, 2012 to 2014. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/north/printmaker-mirranda-burton-opens-studio-to-the-public-through-nillumbik-artists-open-studios-program/news-story/a5cae26318fe710485b191c284d1b000|title=Storyteller finds an animated career|date=2013-11-28|website=www.heraldsun.com.au|language=en|access-date=2019-09-18}}</ref>


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
*[[Aurealis Award for best illustrated book or graphic novel|Aurealis Award]] for graphic novel (2012){{citation needed|date=September 2019}}
*[[Aurealis Award for best illustrated book or graphic novel|Aurealis Award]] for graphic novel (2011){{citation needed|date=September 2019}}
*Golden Ledger award for excellence in Australian comics (2012)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ledgerawards.org/previous-recipients/2008-2013/|title=2008-2013 {{!}} The Ledger Awards|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-18}}</ref>
*Golden Ledger award for excellence in Australian comics (2012)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ledgerawards.org/previous-recipients/2008-2013/|title=2008-2013 {{!}} The Ledger Awards|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-18}}</ref>


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* ''Hidden'' (2011)
* ''Hidden'' (2011)
* ''Three Words: An anthology of Aotearoa / NZ Women's Comics'' (2016) (contributor)
* ''Three Words: An anthology of Aotearoa / NZ Women's Comics'' (2016) (contributor)
* ''Underground: Marsupial Outlaws and Other Rebels of Australia's War in Vietnam" (2021), [[Allen & Unwin]]


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 06:28, 3 February 2022

Mirranda Burton
Born
Mirranda Burton

1973 (age 50–51)
EducationAdvanced Diploma of Visual Arts (North Adelaide School of Art), Bachelor of Multimedia Design (Swinburne University of Technology)
AwardsAurealis Award for graphic novel
2011 Hidden
Golden Ledger award for excellence in Australian comics
2012 Hidden

Mirranda Burton is a New Zealand-born artist and writer living on Wurundjeri land/Melbourne, Australia. [1]

Burton works within the disciplines of printmaking, commercial and independent animation, illustration, graphic recording and graphic storytelling. The main focus of her art practice is linocut printmaking and writing and drawing graphic novels. Her first comic strip stories appeared from 2008 in publications such as Tango and Going Down Swinging. In 2011 her first graphic novel Hidden was published by Black Pepper Publishing, for which she received an Aurealis Award and a Gold Ledger for excellence in Australian comics. Hidden was also published under the title Cachés by La Boîte à Bulles. In 2021 her second graphic novel Underground: Marsupial Outlaws and Other Rebels of Australia’s War in Vietnam was published by Allen & Unwin.

Burton was Illustrator-in-Residence at The Atrium, Federation Square during the Melbourne Writers Festival in 2012 [2] and artist in residence at the Dunmoochin Foundation, 2012 to 2014. [3]

Awards

Publications

  • Hidden (2011)
  • Three Words: An anthology of Aotearoa / NZ Women's Comics (2016) (contributor)
  • Underground: Marsupial Outlaws and Other Rebels of Australia's War in Vietnam" (2021), Allen & Unwin

References

  1. ^ Three words : an anthology of Aotearoa/NZ women's comics. Joyce, Rae,, Laing, Sarah, 1973-, Neville, Indira, 1973-. Auckland, New Zealand. ISBN 9780994120502. OCLC 948291321.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ Webb, Carolyn (2011-08-29). "Artist uncovers a hidden world". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  3. ^ "Storyteller finds an animated career". www.heraldsun.com.au. 2013-11-28. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  4. ^ "2008-2013 | The Ledger Awards". Retrieved 2019-09-18.


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