Geneviève Castrée

Genevieve Castree (* 1981 in Loretteville / Quebec ; † 9 July 2016 ) was a Canadian comic draughtswomen, illustrator and musician.

Life

Geneviève Castrées book debut Lait Frappé was published in 2000, just in time for the International Comics Festival in Angoulême, France . There she was the youngest member of the Quebec Mission . At the age of 18 she became the shooting star of the festival.

In the same year she developed the story Die Fabrik exclusively for the German publisher Reprodukt .

The book Pamplemoussi , published in 2004, is sold with a specially produced 12 "LP that accompanies the comic acoustically.

Castrée was also active as a musician. With her solo project Woelv she released the 7 "single Le Level de la Mer in 2004 and the 12" LP Tout Seul dans la Foret en Plein Jour, Avez-Vous Peur in 2007 .

Contributions by Geneviève Castrée have appeared in the magazines "Kramers Ergot # 4", "The Drama # 5" and in "Drawn & Quarterly Showcase # 3".

Geneviève Castrée last lived in the Pacific Northwest of the USA. On July 9, 2016, she died of cancer diagnosed in 2015.

Works (selection)

Delivered . Graphic novel . Reprodukt, Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-943143-80-5
The factory . Graphic novel . Reprodukt, Berlin 2002, ISBN 978-3-931377-72-4
Lait Frappé , L'Oie de Cravan, Montreal, ISBN 978-2-922399-06-6
Pamplemoussi , L'Oie de Cravan, Montreal, ISBN 978-2-922399-25-7
Roulathèque Roulathèque Nicolore , L'Oie de Cravan, Montreal, ISBN 978-2-922399-42-4

Web links

Individual evidence

^ Geneviève Castrée. In: Reprodukt.com. Reprodukt Verlag, accessed on July 25, 2016 .
↑ Woelv. In: Krecs.com. K Records (IPU 111), accessed September 9, 2017 .
↑ Woelv. In: Krecs.com. K Records (KLP 172), accessed September 9, 2017 .
↑ Canadian cartoonist Geneviève Elverum dies of cancer, aged 35. CBC / Radio-Canada, July 11, 2016, accessed on July 25, 2016 .

personal data
SURNAME	Castrée, Geneviève
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Elverum, Geneviève
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Canadian comic artist, illustrator and musician
DATE OF BIRTH	1981
PLACE OF BIRTH	Loretteville (now Québec )
DATE OF DEATH	July 9, 2016

[1] Geneviève Castrée. In: Reprodukt.com. Reprodukt Verlag, accessed on July 25, 2016 .

[2] Woelv. In: Krecs.com. K Records (IPU 111), accessed September 9, 2017 .

[3] Woelv. In: Krecs.com. K Records (KLP 172), accessed September 9, 2017 .

[4] Canadian cartoonist Geneviève Elverum dies of cancer, aged 35. CBC / Radio-Canada, July 11, 2016, accessed on July 25, 2016 .