Aneurin Wright
I’m an American-born, UK-based illustrator, cartoonist and erstwhile animator. I lives in Brighton, England, with my product-designer wife, Lyndsay Lucero, daughter Aurelia, son Bixby, and cat Sir Percival Waddlebottom.
‘Aneurin’ is pronounced /uh•NY•rin/. It’s a Welsh name that means ‘Golden One.’ El Dorado means “Golden One” in Spanish. Hence Welsh el Dorado (there’s a story about my dad, a Barcelona tapas bar, and him saying ‘welsheldorado’ over and over to a couple of guys who ran a 24 hour flower stall… for another time).
Since ‘Aneurin’ looks like ‘aneurysm’, let’s keep it simple. You can call me ‘Nye’.
Get in contact below to discuss commissions, cats or other translations of ‘Golden One’.
In the media
• PANEL DISCUSSION (2020): “Galvanising Comics” a panel conversation I chaired for my UK Publisher Myriad Editions, interviewing Jenny Robins, Woodrow Phoenix, Gareth Brookes, Veronika Muchitsch, Nicola Streeten, Con Chrisoulis, Andy Oliver and Corinne Pearlman.
• ESSAY (2020): “Graphic Medicine: Breathing new insights into illness narratives with comics”, a deep dive into my graphic memoir, Things to do in a Retirement Home Trailer Park, as part of the exhibition “Breath of Life” in Bristol.
• REVIEW (2019): “Unconventional Wisdom – Aneurin Wright’s Sketchbook Zine Captures Individual Moments in Time at Comics Events Across the Years,” Andy Oliver reviews my sketchbook zine, available here.
• ESSAY (2018): “Shame, Sexuality, Mental Health and Comics,” an essay I wrote for the Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics.
• ESSAY (2012): “How I became a Trailer Park Carer,” Guardian online.
• COVERAGE (2012): “Animator Reflects on Father’s Death in Things to do in a Retirement Home Trailer Park…” Metro online.
• UK PUBLISHER: Author Page on Myriad Editions site.
• US PUBLISHER: Book Page on Pennsylvania State University Press site.