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NEGRO Design Studio Faz arte, design, ilustração, literatura, conteúdo, consultoria, edição, curadoria e gestão cultural. Somos um estúdio inspirado pela natureza e pelos povos originários, cosmogonias e alteridades, saberes e expressões tradicionais, ciências e linguagens contemporâneas.
SEDIADO em São Paulo, FUNDado por mauricio negro em 1994, o estúdio está aberto ao mundo, e conta com uma rede de colaboradores de diversas áreas de atuação, acionados conforme cada demanda.
editorial | ILUSTRAÇÃO | CAPA | cartaz | IDENTIDADE | CURADORIA | GESTÃO CULTURAL | PALESTRAS | Consultoriia
MAURICIO NEGRO é Ilustrador, escritor, designer gráfico, curador independente, editor executivo e gestor cultural de projetos relacionados com natureza e sociedade, multiculturalismo e biodiversidade, ancestralidade e contemporaneidade, em geral pautados pela natureza, diversidade e paisagens brasileiras.
Paulistano, nascido em 1968, é bacharel em Comunicação Social pela ESPM | USP, com pós-graduação em Gestão Cultural: Cultura, Desenvolvimento e Mercado pelo Centro Universitário Senac SP.
Desde os anos 1990, participa de eventos, catálogos e exposições, tendo sido diversas vezes certificado no Brasil e no exterior. Já publicou na América do Sul, África, Ásia e Europa. É o mais frequente colaborador de publicações literárias de autoria indígena e contra-hegeMônicas, bem como o autor-ilustrador de língua Portuguesa com mais obras selecionadas para o Clube de Leitura ODS da ONU, conforme os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável da Organização das Nações Unidas (Agenda Global 2030).
NEGRO DESIGN STUDIO Does art, design, illustration, literature, content, consultancy, editing, curation and cultural management. We are a studio inspired by nature and indigenous peoples, cosmogonies and alterities, traditional knowledge and expressions, sciences and contemporary languages.
Headquartered in São Paulo since 1994 the studio is open to the world. We have a network of professionals from various fields of expertise, who are called upon as needed.
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MAURICIO NEGRO is a Brazilian illustrator, writer, graphic designer, independent curator, executive editor and cultural manager of projects related to nature and society, multiculturalism and identity generally centered on Brazilian nature, diversity and landscape.
born in São Paulo City in 1968 he has a degree in Social Communication from ESPM | usp with a postgraduate degree in Cultural Management: Culture, Development and Market (Senac SP).
Since the 1990's he has participated in events, catalogs and exhibitions and has received Numerous certifications in bRazil and abroad. His works have been published in South America, Africa, Asia and Europe. He is the most frequent collaborator to indigenous and counter-hegemonic writers, as well as the Portuguese-language author-illustrator with the most books selected for the UN SDG Book Club according to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for the 2030 Agenda.
🏆 RECOGNITION
2025_FUVEST Reading List 2030-2031 | Originárias | Cia das Letrinhas
2025_2nd Akuli Award | National Library (Rio de Janeiro)
2025_AEILIJ Literature Award finalist | set of illustrations
2025_Luxembourg Art Prize | artistic merit
2024_1st Akuli Award | National Library (Rio de Janeiro)
2024_Jabuti Award finalist (young people)
2024_FNLIJ Figueiredo Pimentel Award
2024_Selection Capistas 24–25: 100 reference editorial graphic artists | Seiva
2024_Tema samba-enredo: Tempo de Caju | Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel (RJ)
2023_1st Akuli Award | National Library (Rio de Janeiro)
2023_3rd Akuli Award | National Library (Rio de Janeiro)
2023_Best books of the year | 451_The magazine of books
2023_National Prize for Children’s and Young People’s Literature finalist (Mozambique)
2022_Selection Award | Cátedra UNESCO de Leitura PUC-Rio
2022_Jabuti Award finalist | children + illustration
2022_AEILIJ Literature Award | set of illustrations
2021_Selection Award | Cátedra UNESCO de Leitura PUC-Rio
2021_Eight Books #SDG Book Club ONU
2020_The White Ravens (Germany)
2020_FNLIJ Figueiredo Pimentel Award
2020_FNLIJ 50th Years Commemorative Special Award
2020_One World Music Awards finalist | best cover art (UK)
2020_Brazilian Catalogue | 57th Bologna Children’s Book Fair
2019_Distinction Award | Cátedra UNESCO de Leitura PUC-Rio
2019_Leia para uma Criança | Itaú Social
2019_Jabuti Award finalist (Brazilian Book Abroad)
2018_Editor’s Choice | Children’s Books Ireland Reading Guide
2018_Jabuti Award finalist (illustration + children + print)
2018_30 Best Children’s Book_Pre selection | Crescer magazine
2018_Distinction Award | Cátedra UNESCO de Leitura PUC-Rio
2017_Distinction Award | Cátedra UNESCO de Leitura PUC-Rio
2014_Jabuti Award finalist | illustrated book for children
2013_Jabuti Award | book for children
2013_Jabuti Award finalist | book cover
2012_The Merit Award | Hiii Illustration Competition (China)
2012_Editorial Illustration | XX SIDI Award (Porto Alegre, RS)
2012_Editorial Award finalist | 1ª Bienal CONACULTA (Mexico)
2010_Jabuti Award | didactic and paradidactic
2009_1º CJ Picture Book Festival finalist (South Korea)
2009_22th Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava Catalogue
2008_NOMA Concours Encouragement Prize | UNESCO (Japan)
2007_Honorable Mention | XX SIDI Award (Porto Alegre, RS)
2000_The White Ravens | Special Mention (Germany)
2025_2nd Akuli Award | National Library (Rio de Janeiro)
2025_AEILIJ Literature Award finalist | set of illustrations
2025_Luxembourg Art Prize | artistic merit
2024_1st Akuli Award | National Library (Rio de Janeiro)
2024_Jabuti Award finalist (young people)
2024_FNLIJ Figueiredo Pimentel Award
2024_Selection Capistas 24–25: 100 reference editorial graphic artists | Seiva
2024_Tema samba-enredo: Tempo de Caju | Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel (RJ)
2023_1st Akuli Award | National Library (Rio de Janeiro)
2023_3rd Akuli Award | National Library (Rio de Janeiro)
2023_Best books of the year | 451_The magazine of books
2023_National Prize for Children’s and Young People’s Literature finalist (Mozambique)
2022_Selection Award | Cátedra UNESCO de Leitura PUC-Rio
2022_Jabuti Award finalist | children + illustration
2022_AEILIJ Literature Award | set of illustrations
2021_Selection Award | Cátedra UNESCO de Leitura PUC-Rio
2021_Eight Books #SDG Book Club ONU
2020_The White Ravens (Germany)
2020_FNLIJ Figueiredo Pimentel Award
2020_FNLIJ 50th Years Commemorative Special Award
2020_One World Music Awards finalist | best cover art (UK)
2020_Brazilian Catalogue | 57th Bologna Children’s Book Fair
2019_Distinction Award | Cátedra UNESCO de Leitura PUC-Rio
2019_Leia para uma Criança | Itaú Social
2019_Jabuti Award finalist (Brazilian Book Abroad)
2018_Editor’s Choice | Children’s Books Ireland Reading Guide
2018_Jabuti Award finalist (illustration + children + print)
2018_30 Best Children’s Book_Pre selection | Crescer magazine
2018_Distinction Award | Cátedra UNESCO de Leitura PUC-Rio
2017_Distinction Award | Cátedra UNESCO de Leitura PUC-Rio
2014_Jabuti Award finalist | illustrated book for children
2013_Jabuti Award | book for children
2013_Jabuti Award finalist | book cover
2012_The Merit Award | Hiii Illustration Competition (China)
2012_Editorial Illustration | XX SIDI Award (Porto Alegre, RS)
2012_Editorial Award finalist | 1ª Bienal CONACULTA (Mexico)
2010_Jabuti Award | didactic and paradidactic
2009_1º CJ Picture Book Festival finalist (South Korea)
2009_22th Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava Catalogue
2008_NOMA Concours Encouragement Prize | UNESCO (Japan)
2007_Honorable Mention | XX SIDI Award (Porto Alegre, RS)
2000_The White Ravens | Special Mention (Germany)
EIGTH ILLUSTRATED BOOKS | #UN BOOK CLUB: Brazilian Chapter
Episódio "Raízes", com Mauricio Negro | Sem Palavras: a arte de ilustrar
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