Inês Matos

I'm Inês Matos and I am an illustrator, scientific researcher, and activist.

I have a master’s degree in Applied Biology and a bachelor’s in Biochemistry from the Universities of Porto and Aveiro, with postgraduate degree in Scientific Illustration.

In science, I have a particular curiosity about entomology and community relationships in ecosystems, and the interactions of human populations with the habitats close to them. I’ve collaborated with several research institutes, namely the Institute of Health Research and Innovation – i3s, the Social & Symbiotic Evolution Group at the University of Copenhagen, and the Interdisciplinary Center for Marine and Environmental Research – CIIMAR.

As a primarily naturalistic illustrator, who also produces intervention art, I seek to establish bridges between scientific communication and the visual arts using various mediums such as graphite, charcoal, acrylic spray, scratchboard, collages, watercolors, and digital drawing. I’ve presented illustrations in scientific publications, various national and international scientific congresses, as well as with social action collectives. I’m a co-author of the book Flor de Tabaqueira (2023) with the artistic collective florestas de bolso.

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