Rita António

Rita António is an illustrator and graphic designer from Lisbon. Rita has been studying, working and experimenting in the art world since very young. From drawing, to making books, videos, illustrations, animations, taking photos, playing piano, the artist has been finding her position and identity through different medias. In her studies she attended the Conservatory of Music, the António Arroio School of Art and the Faculty of Fine Arts in Lisbon, as well as the University of Arts in Berlin.  She works mainly as a freelancer graphic designer, being in charge for the image of festivals like OperaFest Lisboa and Festival Emergente (Lisbon). She also worked with Teatro o Bando, and was a primary school art teacher. Her passion is Illustration, where she gathers her own stories, drawings, design and printing techniques skills. Her work is marked by a rigorous and precise drawing, provocative and sometimes even shocking.

About the project

As a FRESH A.I.R. schloarship holder, Rita António explores and studies Berlin through the eyes of a foreigner, a traveler. She first began to explore some places of interest, running away from the obvious and touristic spots, to later find her biggest inspiration in the locals themselves.  In her illustrations and comics, Rita deals with the habits of Berliners and cliché images that exist about them – always with an humoristic aproach.