Nominators

Nominators: We invited 45 illustration experts from around the world to be nominators of Ilustrarte. Each nominator selected 5 to 10 picture books, published since 2018. The result: 240 extraordinary picture books from 29 countries. All nominated books will be displayed at the exhibition.

Ali Boozari – Illustrator, Teacher of Illustration, Tehran University of Art, Iran
Ana Margarida Ramos – Teacher of Children’s Literature, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Ana Ruivo – Illustration expert, journalist, Portugal
André Letria – Illustrator, Editor (Pato Lógico), Portugal
Andreia Brites – Reading mediator, Editor (Blimunda magazine)
Anna Castagnoli – Illustrator, Writer, Teacher of Illustration, Italy
Anne Lima – Editor (Chandaigne), France
Anne-Laure Cognet – Illustration and Children’s Literature expert, France
António Ventura – Writer, Editor (LIJ Babar, Bloc), Spain
Belén Freijeiro – Editor, Spain
Benoit Jacques – Illustrator, Editor (Benoit Jacques), France
Bernd Moelck-Tassel – Illustrator, Teacher of illustration, HAW Hamburg, Germany
Brigitte Morel – Editor (Grandes Personnes), France
Carll Cneut – Illustrator, Teacher of illustration, KASK, Belgium
Carolina Ballester – Director of the Shangai Children’s Book Fair, China
Chiara Carrer – Illustrator, Teacher of illustration, ISIA Urbino, Italy
Christian Bruel – Editor (Être), France
Christine Morault – EEditor (Memo), France
Dora Batalim – Teacher of Children’s Literature, Catholic University of Lisbon, Portugal
Ewa Stiasny – Editor (Dwie Siostry), Poland
Fausta Orechio – Editor (Orecchio Acerbo), Italy
Francine Bouchet – Editor (La Joie e lire), Switzerland
Francine Foulquier – Illustration and Children’s Literature expert, France
Isabel Minhós – Writer, Editor (Planeta Tangerina), Portugal
Javier Sobrino – Writer, Editor (Peonza), Spain
Jochen Weber – Munich International Youth Library, Germany
Katsumi Komagata – Illustrator, Editor (One Stroke), Japan
Kiyoko Matsuoka – President of IBBY Japan
Klaas Verplanke – Illustrator, Teacher of illustration, KASK, Belgium
Laure Grémillon – Editor (L’Atelier du Poisson Soluble), France
Leo Pizzol – President of Stepan Zavrel Foundation, Sarmede, Italy
Luís Mendonça – Illustrator, Teacher of fine arts, University of Porto, Editor (Eterogémeas), Portugal
Manuel Sanpayo – Teacher of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon, Portugal
Margarida Noronha – Editor (Kalandraka), Spain
Mariana Viana – Illustrator, Teacher of Visual Arts, Politechnic Institute of Lisbon, Portugal
Marie-Thérèse Devèze – Illustration expert, Gallerist, France
Martin Salisbury – Teacher of illustration, Anglia Ruskin University, UK
Mauro Evangelista – Illustrator, Teacher of illustration, Ars in Fabula, Accademia di belle arti di Macerata, Italy
Miguel Gouveia – Editor (Bruáa), Portugal
Nicole Maymat – Illustration and Children’s Literature expert, France
Paolo Canton – Editor (Topipittori), Italy
Peggy Espinosa – Editor (Petra), Mexico
Sara Reis da Silva – Teacher of Children’s Literature, University of Minho, Portugal
Sophie Van der Linden – Illustration and Children’s Literature expert, France
Xosé Ballesterros – Editor (Kalandraka), Spain