Cristina Portolano studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna and at the EnsAD in Paris. In 2016 she published her first comic book, Quasi signorina, for Topipittori. Other publications followed, for Rizzoli Lizard, Canicola, Centauria, Piemme. Since 2020 she has been teaching Graphic Design of Image and Illustration at the IAAD in Bologna.
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Wanted
A witty and insightful picture book that transforms everyday family conflict into a clever exchange of “classified ads.” A sharp, funny, and emotionally resonant story about the push and pull between parents and children — and the unexpected ways they find each other again.
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Smash the Boxes!
How do stereotypes and prejudice work? What impact do they have on people’s lives? How can we deconstruct them and change our mindset? This book explores stereotypes and prejudice across different areas: body, gender, education, immigration, religion, identity, sexual orientation, age, and new technologies. Understanding how our mind reacts when faced with diversity can change the actions and behaviors that…
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Can Boys Be Feminists?
A book dedicated to boys, young males who want to approach feminism: to understand it a little more, to become allies in the struggles of their female friends and, above all, to free themselves from the stereotypes that still exist on the idea of ‘man’ or ‘male’ and to understand how a non-toxic masculinity can do them a lot of good too! The book answers…
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The Powdered Mum
In a not too distant future, each family owns a Lyo, a “powdered mum”. You can buy them at the supermarket in convenient bags: they cook, clean, take care of the children. At Mara’s house, however, Isis, the family’s Lyo, begins to behave strangely: she does not destroy herself after six months, as Lyos usually do, and above all she seems…
