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Joan Benoit Samuelson and Peter McDonnell's Miles to Go

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On August 5, 1984, millions of people around the world watched a live television broadcast of the first women’s Olympic marathon's gold medal winner, Joan Benoit. The Audible's podcast written by Joan herself with Peter McDonnell, has Ivan Canu's cover illustration and design.

Ivan Canu
illustration of portrait of Ernesto
illustration of portrait of the intellectual, founder of the Futurism movement Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, for the book
illustration of cover illustration for Oscar Wilde's
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illustration of portrait of the Italian Romantic poet Giacomo Leopardi, for the book
illustration of cover portrait of the Slovenian writer Srečko Kosovel for Boris Pahor's biography, published by Leg editions, 2022. 
Selected by AI-AP American Illustration annual and exhibit 41, 2022
illustration of cover portrait of the Italian writer Carlo Michelstaedter, for Alessandro Arbo's biography, Leg editions, 2022.
Selected winner AI-AP American Illustration 41, 2022
illustration of portrait of the Italian movie director Oscar prize Vittorio De Sica and the Italian actress Oscar prize Anna Magnani, for the book
illustration of portrait of the Italian designer Michele De Lucchi, Il Sole 24 Ore edition, 2019.
Selected winner AI-AP American Illustration annual and exhibit 38, 2019.
illustration of Design, text and illustrations for the picture book
illustration of cover portrait of the Italian former Prime Minister Mario Draghi, L'Espresso magazine, 2021.
3x3 annual merit 19, 2022.
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illustration of cover portrait of Coco Chanel for Laure Duval's
illustration of cover portrait of Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton for Eva Grippa's
illustration of cover portrait of the judge Giovanni Falcone for Maria Falcone's
illustration of cover portrait of the Italian philosopher Antonio Gramsci, for his essay on the Fascism, Einaudi, 2022.
illustration of covers for the Italian paperback editions of Lev Tolstoy's novels and essays on Spirituality, War and Revolution, Feltrinelli, 2015-2018
illustration of Series of covers for the Italian paperback edition of Manuel Vázquez Montalbán's novels, Feltrinelli publisher, 2013-2021.
Selected on SOI 61 and 3x3 2015, 2016, 2019.
illustration of cover design and illustration for Peter McDonnell and Joan Benoit Samuelson's
illustration of series of covers for L'Espresso magazine, 2018-2021

Profile

Born in Alghero, graduated in Modern Literature – history of theatre in Florence. For 8 years I worked as critic, graphic designer and illustrator for the magazine Hystrio. From 1997 to 2005 I cured the Prize’s imagine of the International Balzan Foundation. Since 2009 I’m one of founders and the manager director of Mimaster Illustrazione, Milan, Italy; since 2017 I cure the program of The Illustrators Survival Corner for the Bologna Children’s Book Fair; since 2018 for the China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair; since 2019 for the Moscow International Children’s Book Fair. With Giacomo Benelli, I’m the author of the Illustrated Survival Guides series, published by Corraini (The Illustrators Survival Guide, 2 editions 2018-2019, The Illustrated Survival Guide – editors & publishers, 2020, The Illustrated Survival Guide – translators, 2020)

Style/Techniques

Caricature, Conceptual, Design, Digital, Figurative, Graphic, Lettering, Painterly, Silhouette, Stylized, Concept Art

Subject/Specialties

Action, Adventure, Architecture, Book Covers, Celebrities, Character Development, Children's Books, Editorial, Education, Family, Fantasy, Fashion/Cosmetics, Historical, Icons, Medical, Mystery, People, Political, Portrait, Posters, Romance, Science, Sports, Web Design, Lifestyle, Vintage / Retro, Feminine, Masculine, Spiritual, Financial