Catarina Gomes was born in Porto in 1983. She graduated in Communication Design in 2008 at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto and in 2013 completed the Masters degree in Illustration and Animation at the Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave. In 2014 she won the 3rd edition of "Art Book Wanted International Award" with the "Activity book for massaging the imagination", also awarded in the category of best Interactive Book.