ABOUT ME
BIO
BIO
- I'm a freelance Illustration Artist living and working in Barcelona, Spain. I use watercolor, digital and mixed media with high level skills.
- My work has been featured in MAD magazine, Simon&Schuster (US), Barcanova Publishers and RBA Publishers (Spain), ANAYA Publishers (Spain), Baula Publishers (Spain) and Sagoma Comedy (Italy), among other international publishers.
- I also collaborated with Dancing Diablo Studio (NY) as a Freelance Art director for the Bronx Zoo “Go Wild” campaign and "Ralph Laurent" advertising campaign.
- For several years, I have been working in Editorial illustration for several news and press magazines such as: La Marea (Spain), El Nacional, El Universal (Venezuela), Loft Magazine (US), Latitude 0º(France).
- My Artwork has been displayed in collective and individual shows such as “The Original Art 2011” at the Museum of American Illustration of the Society of Illustrators, “Kerpoof!” Exhibition of Illustrators and Animators at St. John’s University, Queens Campus New York, (2011)
- Since 2013, I perform speed live drawing at The Barcelona International Comic Fair (FICOMIC) since 2013 and I'm one of the founder members of the Spanish Association of Cartoonists, created in 2012.
CURRICULUM VITAE
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCIE
- Illlustrator for MAD Magazine since 2004
- Founder member of the “Asociación Española de Caricaturistas” Barcelona, Spain ( 2013 )
- Illustrator for Simon&Schuster NY ( 2011 )
- Free lance Art director for DANCINGDIABLO studio NY ( 2007-2011 )
- Editorial Illustrator for EL NACIONAL Journal
Caracas Venezuela ( 2008-2009 )
- Illustrator for La Cruilla Publishers, Barcelona Spain ( 2008 )
- Illustrator for BARCANOVA Publishers, Barcelona Spain (2004 to present )
- Illustrator for RBA Publishers, Barcelona Spain ( 2004-2008 )
- Editorial Illustrator for EL NACIONAL Journal,
Caracas Venezuela (1999-2001)
- Teacher of basic level Illustration in PRODISEÑO School of Visual
Arts. Caracas Venezuela (1994-2000)
- Illustrator of historical stamps for IPOSTEL (Venezuelan National Post Office) (1995 – 98 )
- Illustrator for Santillana Publishers, Caracas Venezuela (1994-1995)
- Teacher of junior and senior-level of Basic Drawing IDC
Caracas Venezuela (1993-1994)
AWARDS and EXHIBITIONS
- Exhibition: Illustrissims (Leonardo Rodríguez ) Claraboia Espai D'Art. Rubí, Spain 2016
- Exhibition: Illustrissims (Leonardo Rodríguez ) Claraboia Espai D'Art. Rubí, Spain 2016
- Collective Exhibition: "Ilustrando La Última Frontera" Festival Internacional de Cine Fantástico de Sitges 2016
- 31, Salón International del Cómic de Barcelona, Spain 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016...
- 31, Salón International del Cómic de Barcelona, Spain 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016...
- Château d’Excideuil Perigord Vert, La Dordogne. France( from June 3 Through June14, 2012 )
- The Original Art 2011 at the Museum of American Illustration at the Society of Illustrators.
( cover of HOME-FIELD ADVANTAGE, Justin Tuck )
NY ( from October 26 through December 29, 2011)
Kerpoof! An Exhibition of Illustrators and Animators, St. John’s University, Queens Campus New York ( 2011)
- Best caricaturist Juan Rulfo Award "La Maison de l’Amérique latine"
Paris, France ( 2002 )
- Finalist in The best caricature CURUXA CRAFICA 2003
Awards in the Fene’s Humor Museum, A Coruña, Spain ( 2003 )
- Best caricaturist " Pedro León Zapata" National Award
Caracas Venezuela ( 2001 )
- Honorific award in the First Comic Exhibition of the Alliance Française , Caracas Venezuela
EDUCATION
- Degree in artwork level VI in MARCOREL Ecole Médiavisuel
Paris, France ( 2003)
-Stage in Le Studio28
Paris, France ( 2003)
-Analytic drawing course of the human skeleton in “Galeria Felix”, Caracas (1997- 1998 )
- Degree of Illustrator IDC ( Instituto de Diseño de Caracas )
Caracas, Venezuela ( 1992 )
08022 - BARCELONA
BARCELONA
SPAIN
Skype: Leroguez
Phone: +34 933 796 159
Movil: +34 664 785 516
