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It was a pleasure to once again meet other European scientific and medical illustrators at the AEIMS annual conference held in Strasbourg and to present an upcoming book project. I also participated in the exhibition “Anatomy of an Image”, which displayed panels with illustrations and accompanying texts to detail the process of commission and creation of the images.
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I was honored to be invited to participate in one of the most prestigious events for Portuguese illustrators, the national meeting that annually takes place in São João da Madeira. I created three pieces specially for the exhibition themed ‘Hats’ and I also participated in the roundtable discussing the profession of an illustrator abroad.
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The Gulbenkian Science Institute commissioned me to direct and animate a video to be used as an online educational material in schools. Me and My Body is an appealing and accurate way to learn about organs, cells and the different methods scientists use to study them. The Portuguese version of the video (above is the english subtitled version) has had over 50,000 views on YouTube and received a lot of praise. The animation was distinguished with the First Prize for Educational Materials Category of the Ciencia en Acción Awards AND the Judges Special Award from the House of Science! These are two prestigious awards: the first attributed to the best educational materials produced in Spanish or Portuguese speaking countries; and the second given to educational materials for their originality, quality and teaching value by House of Science, a databank with lesson plans for teachers.
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I was commissioned by the Pavilion of Knowledge to illustrate 12 beautifully written texts by author António Piedade in celebration of the Pavilion’s 12th anniversary. The illustrated texts hung on a rope for visitors to reach and take home during the day.
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Borboletário is the live butterfly house at the botanical garden of the University of Lisbon. I created the syllabus and instructed a 4-day workshop which covered different black and white science illustration techniques using collection and live specimens. Later in September the Natural History Museum in Lisbon hosted the exhibition ‘Among Caterpillars and Butterflies’ with the student’s illustrations.
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A well-known supermarket chain in Portugal–Continente–promoted a one day event devoted to agriculture. A large exhibition in one of the main avenues in Lisbon included a parade of farm animals and horticultural plants. I was commissioned to produce 7 illustrated panels to the open air museum to talk about some of the major agricultural damages caused by pest insects and diseases in crops.
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I was very honored with the invitation to be part of the Administration Board of the Association Européenne des Illustrateurs Médicaux et Scientifiques (AEIMS) as Vice-President for Portugal. AEIMS is a prestigious association of medical and scientific illustrators that promotes the contact between european professionals and advocates for their work and rights.
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My illustration “A Pond’s Life” was included on the printed and online versions of the english nature magazine Resurgence. Check out the interesting article here.
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The Center for Biotechnological Information commissioned me to create the illustrations and design of the promotional materials for the competition “Agrobiotechnology and Biodiversity” targeted at high school students in Portugal.
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A full day of presentations that reflected over the differences between drawing and knowing how to draw, in the appropriate setting of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Lisbon. My presentation was later turned into the article ‘Drawing Science, Knowing What You Are Drawing’ that you can download from the Publications page.
