Gonçalo Pena

Lisbon, 1967
Gonçalo Pena graduated in Fine Arts from the School of Fine Arts of Lisbon in 1993. He finished the Master’s degree in Communication Sciences at the University Nova of Lisbon in 2001. From 1993 to 2004 he stands out as an illustrator in newspapers and magazines (Independente, Público, Ler, Livros, Egoísta and others) and received the Single Illustration Award from the Society for News Design in 2001. Teacher at the School of Fine Arts and Design of Caldas das Rainha from 1996 to 2005, the year in which he decided to dedicate himself exclusively to his work as a visual artist. Mousse Publishing has published his three books, “Monkey Trip”, “Unfinished Mandarin” and “Barber Shop”, vast collections of drawings that merge religion, history and ancient mythology with political philosophy and social issues.