Ana Ventura for Converse All Star

Ana Ventura, 36 years old, a portuguese illustrator and designer was one of one hundred artists invited by Converse to paint one of the most recent shoes of the brand, in time for the comemoration of its 100 years, for the Product Red campaign, created by Bono of U2 and Bobby Shriver. The shoe can be found in the Fall/Winter 2008 collection and «Spread the news» is its title, being the central idea of the shoe "the intercontinental help between people".



Ana Ventura graduated in Painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts – University of Lisbon – in 2000, with 3 years of specialization in Engraving.

In 1999 she made a Internship in Engraving, Illustration and Painting, in the context of the Erasmus Programme, in the École Supérieure d'Art Visuel La Cambre, Brussels, Belgium.

Her work has been exhibited in solo and in group shows since 1996. She is represented in private art collections in Portugal and abroad. Ana Ventura is an illustrator for publications and books, especially children’s books.

She lives and works in Lisbon, Portugal.