Kris Barz

Brazilian artist from Rio, Kris has illustrated many books for publishers and authors in Brazil and the US, as well as given talks and workshops around the world about comics and illustration. In the fall of 2014, he released his webcomic, Torta de Climão, a series of comic strips portraying a group of friends immersed in the Brazilian LGBT culture, which had his first book published in 2015. His work has gathered thousands of fans in Brazil, for which he won the Brazilian Diversity Awards for "Best new thing in 2015" from the LGBT community.