Francisco Javier Da Silva Irago,Template:Cn better known as Kiko da Silva, is a Galician illustrator and cartoonist.
Career
In April 2010, he was awarded a €6,000 grant from the Art and Law Foundation for the realization of his first graphic novel.[1][2]
Da Silva has exhibited and discussed his work in different venues and events. He was part of the opening press conference of the 2017 edition of Viñetas desde o Atlántico in A Coruna, Spain, along fellow authors Ralph Meyer and Dave McKean.[3]
He has received multiple awards for his creative work.[4] His mockumentary comic book El infierno del dibujante (Illustrator's hell) was awarded the Banda Deseñada Castelao prize from the city of A Coruna.[5]
O Garaxe Hermético
In 2012, he founded Template:Lang, a professional school of comics and illustration in Pontevedra.[6] Artists such as Francesc Capdevila Gisbert and David Rubín have lectured at the school.[7] The venue has also hosted comic book events, such as an exhibition by American cartoonist Peter Bagge in 2022.[8]
Politics
He has also been involved in local politics. In 2018, he took part in a campaign against historical revisionism,[9] and in 2021, he was part of a dispute relating to the tendering procedures of the local government.[10][11]
References
External links
- O Garaxe Hermético website