Antonio Seijas

Antonio Seijas Cruz (Ares, Coruña 19 July 1976) is an art historian, illustrator, photographer, painter and author of comic books.

Biography Degree in Art History by the Santiago de Compostela University (1994-1998), he started his work with caricatures, published in Galician magazines as Golfiño e Murguía

His first work was released in 2006 under the title Un Hombre Feliz , with foreword by Miguelanxo Prado. In October 2012, it adapted the work of Agustín Fernández, Cartas de Inverno. La Luz is his third work, published in March 2014, and this is the winner of the best comic book in Spain. He is the illustrator of Miña querida Sherezade written by Andrea Maceiras, winner of the Moira Award in 2014. and the book Castañeiro de Abril, by Antonio Fraga. O Soño da Serpe is his first novel, with events in his homeland. It is suitable for youth and adult audiences. In the musical area, he is best known for his work on album covers for musicians. He has designed the artwork for every album of Norwegian band Gazpacho (band) since 2005's Firebird. Another good example is Happiness Is the Road from the band Marillion. Furthermore he illustrated albums from bands Discanto, Harvest, The Wishing Tree, Nine Stones Close, John Jowitt's arK, 50 Hz and The Dave.

In 2020, he won the award for best graphic novel, with the bookA Chaira, a particularly ambitious work, with literature, drawing and a fantastic book design.

Illustration

His art was exhibited in several places. He created logos for David Lynch Foundation Music. He made part of different charitable initiatives, such as 4 Canciones de hambre y esperanza and Canción para un niño en la calle, a campaign in which he collaborated with artists as Steve Hogarth, Loquillo, Rebeldes, Lesli, Pep Sala and Jorge Lorenzo.

The television series La que se avecina has his paintings. During episodes they are part of the scenario.

Published works Magazine Golfiño, number 67, 2003 Magazine Na Vangarda, number 1 and 2, 2004 Fanzine of Xornadas, number 13, 2006 Twilight Collection, number 14 and 47, 2007 Un Hombre Feliz, 2007 Book tribute to Joan Manuel Serrat, 2008 Sorrisos e Boa Colleita, number 1, 2008 Amar unha serea, 2010 A casiña de chocolate, 2011 Winter Letters, 2012 The Balloon Race, 2012 O Castañeiro de Abril, 2013 Mediomedo, 2013 La Oruga en el Bosque Creciente, 2014 La Luz, 2014 La oruga en el bosque creciente, 2014 Miña querida Sherezade, 2015 Amar unha serea, 2016 Miguel tiene un museo, 2017 Onde vai Carlos?, 2017 Doce cartas a María Victoria Moreno, 2018 María Victoria, terra adiante - 2018 O soño da serpe, 2019 A auga, o dragón e o salgueiro chorón - 2019 O gato verde de La Casa de la Troya - 2019 La voz de los muertos - 2019 A Chaira - La Llanura - 2019

Works as Illustrator - Music Albums

Firebird (Gazpacho), 2005 Night (Gazpacho), 2007 Happiness Is The Road (Marillion), 2008 Ostara (The Wishing Tree), 2009 Tick Tock (Gazpacho), 2009 4 Canciones de hambre y esperanza, 2009 Canción para un niño en la calle, 2009 Happiness Is Cologne (Marillion), 2009 Gravity (The Dave), 2010 Live in Montreal Saturday (Marillion), 2010 Wild Untamed Imaginings (Ark), 2010 Missa Atropos (Gazpacho), 2011 Live in Montreal Sunday (Marillion), 2011 March of Ghosts (Gazpacho), 2012 Music That Changes The World (Vários), 2012 Sounds That Can't Be Made (Marillion), 2012 Demon (Gazpacho), 2014 Beyond The Seventh Wave (Silhouette), 2014 Molok (Gazpacho), 2015 Leaves (Nine Stones Close), 2016 Absorption Lines (Jet Black Sea), 2017 Soyuz (Gazpacho), 2018 Fireworker (Gazpacho), 2020

Awards 2nd place in the cultural competition Desafío, 1994 Awarded at the 7th Cartoonists Competition - 7th Ourense Caricature Biennial, 2004 Finalist of the Junta de Galicia comic contest, 2004 2nd place in the comic contest O Alfaiate, on the website Empuje.net, 2005 1st place in the comic contest Ciudad de Dos Hermanas, 2005 3rd place in the comic contest Mari Puri Express in Torrejón de Ardoz, 2005 2nd placed on X Certame from Arteixo, 2005 Winner of II Premio Castelao da Deputación da Coruña con "Un home feliz", 2006 Un hombre feliz - Best Script Award, Salón del Comic de Barcelona, 2008 Winter Letters - Isaac Días Pardo Award for Best Illustrated Book in Galicia, 2012 La Luz - Named best national work of 2014 in Expocomic A Chaira - Named Best Graphic Novel of 2020 - Gala do Libro Galego