Kael Vitorelo, 31, is an art director from São Paulo. An artist and designer, they hold a postgraduate degree in Animation (Senac) and a master’s degree in Communication and Semiotics (PUC-SP), where they researched experimental comics and political resistance.

An award-winning comics author, Vitorelo explores themes such as gender, politics, diversity, dissent, and identity, always blending linguistic experimentation with striking visual solutions. They were a finalist for the Dente de Ouro Award and nominated for the Grampo Award with TILT (2018), a publication that combines collage, painting, drawing, and MRI scans to depict the experience of chronic migraine. They also self-published Tomboy (2017), later released in Brazil and Portugal by Sapata Press (2019), now part of the collection at the São Paulo Museum of Sexual Diversity.

In 2021, Vitorelo released Kit Gay (Veneta), an illustrated satire on LGBT+ culture that received an honorable mention at Mix Literário and was a finalist for both the HQ Mix and CCXP Awards. In 2024, they published Filosofia do Mamilo (Veneta), supported by ProAC (São Paulo State Department of Culture grant) and winner of the Bronze Grampo Award — a graphic autobiography denouncing systemic violence against marginalized communities, especially trans people, framed around a legal battle to obtain a mastectomy.Vitorelo’s work also dialogues with other media: they directed the short documentary Mulheres Desenhadas, screened at festivals such as Kinoforum and Curta o Gênero; created the illustration series Coisa de Mulher, exhibited in venues like the Mário de Andrade Library; and co-founded Revista Farpa, a women artists’ publication funded through crowdfunding.

In the field of animation, they joined the art team of the TV series Vivi Viravento (created by Alê Abreu) and served as art director for Menina 2D (Peripécia Filmes). Between 2023 and 2025, they worked on concept art and background design for the feature film Ana, En Passant (dir. Fernanda Salgado), highlighted at the 2025 Cannes Animation Day.Vitorelo also spent two years as a designer at FSB Comunicação, Latin America’s largest corporate communications agency, creating key visuals, online and offline pieces, and motion materials for major organizations.As an independent artist, they have collaborated with clients such as BuzzFeed, Instagram, Tasty Demais, Sabesp, Avon, Amstel, and the União Brasileira de Mulheres (Brazilian Women’s Union).

They have also contributed to award-winning collective publications, including Boy Dodói, Revista Harvi, and Café Especial. Vitorelo was a columnist for Mina de HQ and has contributed to academic publications such as the Global Media Monitoring Project (AlterGen/ECA-USP) and CONTRANORMATIVO (DiverGente/FFLCH-USP).