Marta Monteiro (Penafiel, 1973)
She has a degree in Fine Arts/Sculpture from the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto. She was a teacher for 4 years and currently works as an illustrator and director.
Collaborates with national and international newspapers, magazines and publishers such as the New York Times, the New Yorker, Pato Lógico and Bruáa.
She directed the short animated films “Independência de Espírito” (Independent Min, 2011), “A Sonolenta” (Sleepy, 2017) and “Sopa Fria” (Cold Soup, 2023).
She won several awards, including the Vasco Granja Award, by the Portuguese Society of Authors for Best Film in the Portuguese Monstra 2018 competition with the film “A Sonolenta” (Sleepy). And the gold medal from the Society of Illustrators in New York in 2014, for the illustrated series “Little People”.