Francesca Gastone Biography

Francesca Gastone is an Illustrator and Architect based in Milan.
Graduated in Architecture at the Milan Polytechnic, she spent ten years living between São Paulo (Brasil) and Hong Kong.
In 2020 she moved to Milan and she continued her studies at the Mimaster Illustrazione, specializing in editorial illustration for magazines and books. Ordinary interactions combined with conceptual imagery give life to her drawings. 
She has a weakness for humans and their way of inhabiting the world. CLIENTS:

The Milano Politecnico 
L’Espresso
Jacobin Italia 
La Nuova Ecologia
Liber
The American Association of Teachers
BISS Magazin 
SZ Magazin 
Anorak Magazine 
Revista Globo 
aQuadra Journal
Associação Alameda Gabriel 
Food Retail
Kohler
Viessmann
Foscarini
Mondadori
Lapis
Hop Edizioni
Corraini Edizioni

Editions Plon AWARDS AND EXHIBITIONS:

Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2024 finalists
Golden Pinwheel illustration contest | CCBF | Mention, Exhibition in Shangai and Catalogue 2023
Premio Livio Sossi | Lucca Comics and Games | Mention, Exhibition and Catalogue 2023 Orvieto Cinema Fest | Confini | Exhibition and Catalogue 2023
Cosebelle Festival 2023 | L’Espresso Prize
Tapirulan Illustrator Contest | TILT | Exhibition and Catalogue 2023
3X3 Annual 19 (2022) | Mention
Cosebelle Festival 2022 | Fantasia Prize
AI ANNUAL 2022 | Autori di Immagini – Mention
Premio Livio Sossi |  | Lucca Comics and Games | Special Mention, Exhibition and Catalogue 2022