Marta Monteiro graduated from the Fine Art Sculpture Course at the Oporto University of Fine Arts, in 1999. Lives in Penafiel (Portugal) and has worked as a teacher, illustrator, animator and film director. She is the author of Shadows, from the collection Images that count. Also, she has collaborates assiduously with The New York Times, International New York Times, Goucher Magazine, Baltimore Magazine, Jornal Observador, Vogue US, Pato Lógico Edições, Caminho, Washignton Post, Eight Magazine, Nobrow Editions, The Loop, La Nuova Frontiera, Azul Caramelo, Visão.