Collection: Gonçalo Leitão, visual artist

Gonçalo is a Portuguese creative professional with over 15 years of experience as a copywriter and creative director in leading advertising agencies. Throughout his career, he has also worked in television as an author, producer and presenter of several programmes for SIC Radical and TVI24. In 2015, he became Creative Director of RTP's Self-Promotion Department.

In 2018, he discovered a new passion for filmmaking, writing and directing short films such as Se o Tecto Falasse and A Boneca. In 2021, he founded HAND, a production company through which he has produced and directed over 100 advertising films. He is currently developing several film and television projects, including the feature film Preciosa.

In 2025, he rediscovered his passion for photography and visual arts, leading him to launch the Instagram project @omeuladoparado and hold his first solo exhibition in November. His work has since gained international recognition, with one piece entering a private collection in the Netherlands and two others selected for MONAD's Love Letters to Lisbon exhibition, taking place in Lisbon in November 2026.

Throughout his career, Gonçalo has received numerous prestigious awards for both advertising and filmmaking, including a Bronze Lion at Cannes, several Grand Prix awards, and international distinctions at festivals in the United States, Europe and beyond. His filmmaking work has also been recognised with awards for directing, screenwriting and experimental cinema.