Augusto is a Portuguese artist who studied illustration in Lisbon and is currently based in Reykjavík, Iceland. He began his career by publishing work online before working as a freelance illustrator and cartoonist for newspapers. His practice spans illustration, murals, visual identity design, and painting.

Capturing emotions, awkward moments, and inner thoughts through a distinctly illustrative language, his work features characters that are cute yet grotesque; horny and sarcastic; pretty, but in unconventional ways. He draws on private moments and the thoughts people have but rarely say or share, infusing them with a subtly twisted sense of humour.

For the festival, Augusto presents a newly developed series of paintings and illustrations at Polo Vape Shop where the colourful works will spread across the walls of the space.