Catarina Sobral has a degree in Graphic Design and Illustration. She started her professional career with picture book publications, while working as a freelance illustrator. To date, Catarina has illustrated thirteen picture books and written ten of them, for publishers such as Orfeu Negro (Portuguese), Pato Lógico (PT), Adriana Hidalgo Editora (ES), Kalandraka (PT, ES), Editions Notari (French), Hélium (FR), La Joie de Lire (FR), Knesebeck (German), Thames & Hudson (EN), Jieli Publishing House (simplified Chinese), among many others.

The illustrator also directed the animated short film Razão Entre Dois Volumes, produced by Animanostra Portugal, nominated for the National Animation Award (2018) and for the Sophia Award for Best Animated Short (2019). Razão Entre Dois Volumes won an Honorable Mention for Best Children's Short at OLHO Animation Film Festival (2020), Best Original Soundtrack at BangAwards Animation Festival (2020) and has been selected for a number of film festivals.

Her collaborations include clients such as Djeco, Enchanted Lion Books, Granta, Magazine Georges, Triciclo Editora, La Leche, Editions Pióro, Expresso, Diário de Notícias, Silvadesigners, Non Verbal Club, Gulbenkian, Casa da Música, TAP Air Portugal, INCM, Universal Music, Itaú, Copine Kinowerbung, Tea Collection, among others.

Throughout her professional career, Catarina has also collected several distinctions at a national and international level: Bologna Children's Book Fair (International Award for Illustration, 2014), Ilustrarte (Selected, 2016), Nami Concours (Green Island, 2017), The Association of Illustrators (Shortlist - World Illustration Awards, 2015), Portuguese National Illustration Award (Honourable Mention, 2011 + 2017), Portuguese Authors' Society (Best Children's Book, 2013), Amadora BD - International Comics Festival (Best Picture Book Illustration, 2013), Fundación Cuatrogatos (Winner, 2016), among others.

The illustrator presents an open lecture, as part of the ESAD Illustration Talks, on February 3, at 4:30 pm.

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