I was born in Bologna, Italy, in 1973.
When I was a child my biggest heros were Pippi Longstocking, Marcovaldo, Karlsson on the roof, Silvester and Meffi.
At eight I decided that, whatever the cost, once grown up I would become a "painter and writer of novels".
Nowadays I’m making books. For children, for adults, for whoever wants.
I paint, I sculpt, I search.
I have two little girls and I live near Paris.

Publishers:
Albin Michel, Topipittori, Harper Collins, L’école des loisirs, Tate Publisher, Thames & Hudson, Enchanted Lion, Mondadori, Hélium, MoMA, Seuil, Gallimard, Les grandes personnes, Donzelli, Didier jeunesse, Phaïdon, Mirando Bok, Rabén & Sjögren, Einaudi Edizioni, Walker Books, Casterman, Astra Publishing, La Partie.

Prizes:

• “La grande Ourse 2023” given by Salon du Livre de Montreuil (France), 2023

• “The Extraordinary Award for an Extraordinary Artist” given by Bologna Children Book Fair (Italy), 2022

  Special jury award at the Premio Letteratura Ragazzi di Cento for “A sbagliare le storie” (Italy), 2021

• Winner of LaAv Infanzia Prize for “Le cose che passano” (Italy), 2021

• Winner of Le Prix des Sorcières for “Les choses qui s’en vont” (France), 2020

• Selected by the NY Times & NY City Library among the ten best children's books for “Child of Glass” (U.S.A.), 2019

• Val de Marne Prize for “Les choses qui s’en vont”
  the book is given to all the newborns (France), 2019

• Winner of the Huckepack Prize for
  "On a Magical Do-Nothing Day" (Germany), 2019

• Winner of the English Association Book award for
  "On a Magical Do-Nothing Day" (England), 2018

• Selected by the NY Times & NY City Library among the ten best children's books for "On a Magical Do-Nothing Day" (U.S.A.), 2017

• Gold medal of The Original Art exhibition of the Society of illustrators for "On a Magical Do-Nothing Day" (U.S.A.), 2017

• Winner of the Grand prix de l'illustration for
  "Un grand jour de rien" from Musée de l’illustration, Moulins (France), 2017

• Winner of the Landerneau Prize for "Un grand jour de rien" as Best book of the year (France), 2017

• Winner of the Mildred L. Batchelder Award for "The Wonderful Fluffy Little Squishy" (U.S.A.), 2016

• Selected Four times for Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (2014-2015-2016-2017)

• Baby readers Prize for "Bon voyage bébé" from Ville de Nanterre (France), 2015

• Liber Prize (Italy) for "I cinque malfatti" as best book of the year 2014

• First Prize of Région Ardèche "Les bébés aiment les livres", (France), 2013

• Italian Andersen Prize as "Illustrator of the year" (Italy), 2010

• Best Book for "Un lion à Paris " at "Salone internazionale del libro di Torino" by Nati per Leggere (Italy), 2010

• Special mention at the Bologna Ragazzi Award for
  "Un lion à Paris " (Italy), 2007

• Best illustrator Prize in Rueil (France), 2006

• Best Book Prize in Taipei for "Un lion à Paris" (Taiwan), 2006

• Andersen Prize for "Uccelli Notturni" by Tormod Haugen (Italy), 2004

• Chronos Prize (France), 1999

• Octogones Prize (France), 1998

• FNAC Prize (France), 1997

• First Prize Figures Futures in Montreuil (France), 1996

• selected three times at the Prix Baobab of Salon du livre in Montreuil (France)

• selected five times for the White Ravens Selection by the International Youth Library, Munchen (Germany)

Featured artist in:

Les Monde des livres (France), Elle (Italy), Elle (France), Hamelin (Italy), La Repubblica (Italy), Epok-Fnac (France), Varoom (England), Vogue (Italy), Vogue (Japan), Illustration (Japan), Andersen magazine (Italy), Télérama (France), l'Unità (Italy), Libération (France).

Exhibitions:

2023

• “On va au parc”, La Villette, Paris (France)

• “Alphabet” - Rétrospective by Festival Gribouillis, Église St Rémi, Bordeaux (France)

• “Le cose preziose” - Rétrospective by Hamelin, Fondazione del Monte, Bologna (Italy)

2022

• “Vi går til parken”, Kalmar Konst Museum (Sweden)

2021

• “Vi går til parken”, Wanås Konst Museum (Sweden)

• “On va au parc”, Institut suédois, Paris (France)

2018

• Retrospective at Cultural Centre C'era una volta, Bastia (France)

2017

• Face à face, Salon du livre de Montreuil (France)

• The Zoo inside of Beatrice Alemagna, Zoo Gallery Bologna (Italy)

• A World of Colour (w/Chris Haughton), Dublin (Ireland)

2015-2016

• The American Society of illustrators New-York (U.S.A.)

• Eccellenze italiane by Bologna Book Fair, Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid (Spain) and Berlin (Germany)

2014-2015

• Facce d'infanzia, Italian Cultural Institute of Stockholm (Sweden)

2013

• Retrospective by Lucca comics, Lucca (Italy)

2011 

• Show and tell, the picturebook makers
  Cambridge (England)

2010

• Guest of honor at Sarmede
  Sarmede, Siena, Mantova (Italy)

2009

• Au pays des petits poux
  Librairie Artazart, Paris (France)

• Metafore d'infanzia
  Sala Borsa, Bologna (Italy)

• Rodari fullcolor
  Fondazione del Monte, Bologna (Italy)

2008

• Expositions Clac-Clac
  Salon du livre jeunesse de Montreuil, Paris (France)

• Che cos'é un bambino?
  Libreria Giannino Stoppani, Bologna (Italy)

2007

• Illustrations originales
  Galerie Dojunkay, Omotesando, Tokyo (Japan)

• L'autre chemin de Beatrice Alemagna
  Bibliothèque Elsa Triolet, Bobigny (France)

2006

• A arte nà pagina
  Auditorium Cabrita, Barreiro, Lisbonne (Portugal)

• Portraits, Bibliothèque Municipale de Reims (France)

• Pensées illustrées d'une fille en verre
  Museo Civico Comunale, Bologna (Italy)

• Une rétrospective, Médiathèque de Roubaix, Lille (France)

• Portraits, Bibliothèque Prévert, Cherbourg-Octeville (France)

2004

• Histoire courte d'une goutte
  Galerie Autrement, Paris (France)

• Beatrice Alemagna: une rétrospective
  International Jugend Bibliotek, Munich (Germany)

2003

• Beatrice Alemagna: une rétrospective
  Centre d'études en littérature jeunesse, Charleville (France)

• Mon amour. Librairie Mollat, Bordeaux (France)