Born and raised in Macau, I studied architecture in Lisbon and later completed a master's in landscape architecture at Auburn University, USA. Drawing has been a steady thread throughout — studied formally under Mio Pang Fei at the Macau Polytechnic Institute and later at Lisbon’s Sociedade Nacional de Belas Artes. Since 2020, my illustration practice has revolved mostly around book covers and children's books like A Grande Aventura de Tobias Laranja and Mum, What is Obesity?. Currently developing other editorial projects and potential collaborations.

• Selected for the Iberoamérica Ilustra 2025 official catalogue.

Find out more of my graphic dilettantisms on my instagram. Buy me a coffee to nurture my graphic endeavors. For enquiries and collaborations reach out by email joaoxu.ilustracao[at]gmail[dot]com .