Evelina Oliveira is a painter and an illustrator. Having a background in Biology she graduated in Drawing (Porto Superior Artistic School, 1985) and mastered in Artistic Illustration (Évora University, 2013). This studies have been complemented with several workshops namely in Ceramics Painting, Digital Illustration, Lithography, History of Art and History of Illustration. During the past ten years, Evelina has worked as teacher in Fine Arts Society (Lisbon).

The organic elements and the disturbing angelic girls assume a constant presence on Evelina's work. Being an artist who likes to explore and experiment, she plays with different techniques such as acrylic, oil, ink, collage, lithography, etc and keeps combining them.

As a painter and illustrator she has participated in several exhibitions, over 25 single shows and over 50 collective shows, in Portugal and abroad, namely in Art Lisbon and Art Madrid. She counts with around fifteen books published. Apart from publishers, she has worked with many other publications, media companies, designers, etc.

AWARDS

Honorable  Mention – 1st Painting Award – Small Format Painting.  Alhos Vedros, Portugal. 2003

1st  Prize - Afonso Madeira Award.  Moita’s Plastic Art Biennual III. Moita, Portugal. 2007

Revelation Award -  Moita’s Plastic Art Biennual III. Moita, Portugal. 2007

BOOKS PUBLISHED

- Rosa minha irmã Rosa , Alice Vieira, Editorial Caminho, 2004.  

- Não posso comer sem Limão, João Pedro Messéder, Editora Campo das Letras, 2005.

- A pista de Tartan  e  O pescador de palavras, Carla Manuela Mendes, Campo das Letras, 2005.

- O Tesouro, Manuel António Pina, Campo das Letras, 2005.

- Rebeldino e os polícias engolidos pela gravidez da terra, Manuel Mendes, Campo das letras, 2005.

- Zé do saco, o contrabandista, Manuel Jorge Marmelo, Editora Campo das Letras, 2006.                                                                                                                                                                                                         

- A ninfa do Atlântico, História da cidade de Lisboa, Maria José Meireles, Ed. Campo das Letras, 2007.

- Zeca Afonso, o andarilho da voz de ouro, José Jorge Letria, Editora Campo das Letras, 2007.

- A coragem do General sem medo, José Jorge Letria, Editora Campo das Letras, 2008.

- O cão triangular, Evelina Oliveira e Maria Leonor Barbosa Soares, Editora Campo das Letras, 2008.

- A lenda da Sereia do Cávado e outros contos, Bernadette Costa, Editora Húmus. 2009.

- Nero e Nina, Mário Cláudio, Editora Clube do Autor, 2012.

- Um lugar encantado, Gilda Barata Nunes, Âncora Editora, 2012.