Miguel Gallardo Spanish illustrator and comic artist. As an illustrator Miguel works with newspapers and magazines «la Vanguardia», «El Público», «Herald Tribune», «NYT» and «The New Yorker». During his career, Miguel has received two awards of the international comics festival in Barcelona, ​​two prizes of Society of Newspaper Design, the prize «Serra D’Or» for the book «¿Que le pasa a este niño?»and premium «APIC» for his illustrations for newspaper «la Vanguardia».

In 2007, the publishing house «Astiberri» was published comics of Miguel, “Maria and Me» (Maria y yo) – a book that tells about travels and adventures of the artist and his thirteen-year old daughter Maria, who suffers autism. In 2008, this book has been awarded the National Prize of the Government of Catalonia. And in 2009 was created by the documentary film based on the book, which won many awards at various festivals.

His exhibition will be held in the Vladimir Nabokov Museum from September 22 to October 16.

Miguel Gallardo is guest of the festival.