Eliana Albertini on Adolescence, Province, and the Art of Comics

Eliana Albertini (Adria, 1992) is a rising Italian comic artist featured in Canicola's latest collection A.M.A.R.E. Her work explores adolescence, provincial life, and 'middle grounds.' She studied at Bologna's Accademia di Belle Arti, where she co-founded the collective Blanca in 2013 with Irene Coletto, Martina Tonello, and Noemi Vola. Albertini debuted in 2017 with Luigi Meneghello, apprendista italiano and later published Malibu with BeccoGiallo, a book about her hometown's reality. She describes her creative process as observing the world and transposing it through drawing and writing, without imposing rigid structures. Albertini believes Italian comics are thriving and remains curious about the future. She emphasizes that growing up in the province offers unique insights that cannot be replicated by city life.