this is her
Vitoria Bas is an illustrator,
graphic designer and printmaking specialist from São Paulo, Brazil. After graduating from Central Saint Martins, she went on to become the university’s Digital Print and Publications studio technician, establishing and expanding the CSM Riso workshop, which sought to explore Risograph printing as a creative language rather than simply new equipment.
Vitoria also acted as the screenprint tech at the London College of Communication (LCC) and held multiple workshops across and outside UAL, for names such as Greenpeace and PageMasters. As an illustrator, she has been published nationally and internationally, collaborating with Penguin Random House, Barnes & Noble, Strava and Trip, to name a few.
As an artist, her practice seeks to utilise print as a bridge between art and design, playing with the individualistic nature of illustration and the reprographic quality of print. Her focus is democratisation and accessibility, which can be seen in her love for the ephemeral and projects such as “The Rocket Riso Lamp” and “Untitled, Signed & Editioned - a printmaker’s guide to signing prints”.
Contact me at basvitoria@gmail.com
Resume
Education
First Class degree in Graphic Design and Communication BA (Hons) at Central Saint Martins (2017)
Distinction in Arts and Design Foundation Diploma at Central Saint Martins (2014)
Experience & Work
London College of Communication, UAL - 2022-2023
Suport technician in Screenprint
CSM Foundation Degree Show, UAL 2023
On site screenprinting of display windows and signage for the CSM Foundation Degree Show at the Lethaby Gallery
Central Saint Martins, UAL 2019-2022
Support technician in Digital Print & Publications, leader of Risograph workshop.
PageMasters, 2020
Print and finishing assistant to risograph print shop and independent publishers PageMasters.
Central Saint Martins, UAL 2018-2020
Graduate Teaching Assistant to Graphic Design and Communication Stage 1 group both for Printmaking and Print Production units.
Fairs and exhibitions
+ Printed! Festival, Cardiff | 2023
+ Duplicate Publishing Fair, Birmingham | 2023
+ PageMasters & South London Gallery Zine Fair | 2022 and 2023
+ Oska Bright Film Festival, Barbican Centre Cinema Screening | 2022.
+ Luton Literature CIC | 2022
+ The World Transformed | 2021
+ SQUIFF (Scottish Queer International Film Festival) | 2019
+ Charles Dickens Museum - A Christmas Carol | 2015
Published illustration
+ Revista GOL, Brazil | September 2021- February 2024
+ Strava, global social media campaign | September 2021
+ Like The Wind Magazine, UK and US | February 2021
+ Revista TRIP, Brazil | 2018 - 2021
+ Penguin Random House, UK | May 2017
+ Barnes&Noble, US | 2015 - 2017
Workshops
+ Oficina Só Riso, Risotrip, Rio de Janeiro | 2024
Experimental Risograph workshop in collaboration with Risotrip.
+ Oficina Só Riso, Meli-Melo Press, São Paulo | 2024
Experimental Risograph workshop in collaboration with Meli-Melo Press.
+ Festival of Creativity, UAL Awarding Body | 2023
Creative workshops at secondary schools in the local community promoting a career in Art.
+ Self Publishing 101 with PageMasters | 2021
Introduction to the self-publishing scene, exploring Risograph techniques, and creating a collaborative publication with final year Fine Art students.
+ The Technical Conference, UAL | 2019
Risograph expert leading a creative workshop at the Technical Conference 2019, for technicians across multiple art practices.
+ Greenpeace + Giant Triplets | 2019
Part of the Greenpeace screenprinting team at Glastonbury 2019, live printing pre-loved t-shirts for the public and promoting sustainability in fashion, in collaboration with Oxfam.
