About
Margarida Eloy
Margarida Eloy is the person behind Gambuzino. Born in 1993 in Almada, she attended the Audiovisuals course at the artistic high school António Arroio, completed a bachelor degree in Photography and Visual Culture at IADE University and the Master's Degree in Criticism, Curatorship and Art Theories at FBAUL. Despite her enormous love for these areas, she realized that it was in illustration where she felt most at home.
As well as enjoying doodling, Margarida is obsessed with cute animals, especially her two bunnies Lucas and Dói-Dói. Her favorite hobbies are being with her little family, watching movies all wrapped up in a blanket on the sofa, taking long walks in nature and reading beautiful books, the kind that make you want to bend the corners (yes, she bends the corners of the pages, get over it!).
Gambuzino
This project serves as the author's alter ego to present her illustration work, which both explores the universe of fables and an autobiographical dimension.
In 2013, the instagram page Ahoy Sailors was created, by request of Margarida's friends that thought she should share her doodles with the world. With a change in the aesthetic came the need for a new name, Gambuzino, whose artistic identity has been maintained, from 2018 to the present day.
The meaning of the name Gambuzino, in portuguese, is a kind of imaginary creature that nobody really knows what it looks like, and only exists due to the imagination and naivety of children.
Galleries and Stores
GUIMARÃES
PORTO
.Ó! GALERIA
.PADARIA AGUAS FURTADAS
.AGUAS FURTADAS DESIGN
.COLECTIVO BESTA
VISEU
.CAVA.GALERIA
AVEIRO
.AQUI À VOLTA
LISBOA
.FABRICA FEATURES
Exhibitions & Events
2024
.“No meu autocarro” postcard workshop & "Autocarro Ilustrado” toy workshop at Village Underground, Lisboa. May 4th 2024
."Inventar a Liberdade!" optical illusion workshop at FUFU, Lisboa. April 1st 2024
.Selected Artist for the Solidarity Monthly Cause “Cuidar do Planeta”. Liga para a Proteção da Natureza & Galeria Padaria Águas Furtadas, Porto. March 2024
."Bordalo Carnavalesco" mask workshop at Museu Bordalo Pinheiro, Lisboa. February 13rd 2024
."Este Carnaval quero ser…" book toy workshop at FUFU, Lisboa. February 10th 2024
.Solo Exhibition "Hide Hide / Esconde Esconde" at Ó!Galeria, Porto. February 2024
."Caras, Caritas e Caretas" colography printing workshop at FUFU, Lisboa. January 20th 2024
."Pop Up à Moda de Bordalo" Postcard workshop at Museu Bordalo Pinheiro, Lisboa. January 6th 2024
2023
.Christmas Pop Up Postcards Workshop at FUFU, Lisboa. November & December 2023
.Solo Exhibition "How to draw a morning: visual poem with lavender scent" /"Como desenhar uma manhã: poema visual com cheiro a lavanda" at Cor Própria, Porto. November 2023
."Create your monster!" Paper puppets workshop ate FUFU, Lisboa. October 28th 2023
."BOO!" Pop-Up postcards workshop at Bailarico, Lisboa. October 14th 2023
."Accidental Drawing" workshop for all ages at Lisbon Vegan Market, Lisboa. September 14th 2023
.Autónoma Art Market, Almada. August 8th and 9th 2023
. Paper Puppets Workshop at Lanchonete Benfica, Lisboa. August 4th 2023
.Feira da Alegria at FBAUP, Porto. June 2023
.Art wokshops for children at Kindergarden Baloiço, Almada. May 2023
.Collage workshops for children inspired by the book "Bichos que Contam", at Didatic - Príncipe Real, Lisboa. May 2023.
."Bichos que Contam" book launch at Didatic - Príncipe Real, Lisboa. May 6th 2023.
.Collective Exhibition “Walls of Freedom” Galeria Padaria Águas Furtadas. Porto, April 2023.
.Collective Exhibition “Feel the Spring” Galeria Padaria Águas Furtadas. Porto, March 2023.
.Collective Exhibition “Put Your Mask On” Galeria Padaria Águas Furtadas. Porto, February 2023.
.Collective Exhibition “Rainbow: Love is Everywhere” Galeria Padaria Águas Furtadas. Porto, February 2023.
2022
.Collective Exhibition “Your Christmas Ornament” Galeria Padaria Águas Furtadas. Porto, December 2022.
.Collective Exhibition “Funny Christmas”, Galeria Padaria Águas Furtadas. Porto, December 2022.
.Collective Show and Christmas Market “BAZAAAAAAR”, Casa das Artes Bissaya Barreto. Coimbra, December 2022.
.Solidarity Calendar for Associação de Animais de Rua, Paws Collective. Portugal, November 2022.
.Selected Artist for the Monthly Cause “Animal Abandonment”. Associação Midas & Galeria Padaria Águas Furtadas. Porto, August 2022.
.Riso Market by Mago Print Studio, Casa Capitão. Lisboa, 28 - 29 August 2022.
.Solo Exhibition "As Coisas Simples / The Simple Things", Galeria Padaria águas Furtadas. Porto, June 2022.
.Solo Exhibition "As Coisas Simples / The Simple Things", Joia Galeria. Lisboa, June 2022.
.Collective Exhibition “A6 x Muitos”, curated by Ó! Galeria at LU.CA - Teatro Luís de Camões. Lisboa, June 2022.
.Collective Exhibition "Surroundings" by Mago Studio, Galeria Gama Rama, Faro, 28 April - 23 July.
.Collective Exhibition “Take Me” Galeria Padaria Águas Furtadas. Porto, April - July 2022
.Collective Exhibition “Fala-me de Liberdade” Galeria Padaria Águas Furtadas. Porto, April 2022
.Collective Exhibition “Veste o Animal Selvagem Que Há Em Ti” Galeria Padaria Águas Furtadas. Porto, February 2022
2021
.Solidary Sale for the Animal Shelter AmorEmpatia. Collaboration with the artists Pedro Days, Sara Lou and Geo Batistella for AmorEmpatia. Portugal, December 2021.
.Collective Exhibition “Love Letters”, Ó! Galeria. Porto, December 2021.
.Collective Exhibition “Natal - Árvore dos Desejos” Galeria Padaria Águas Furtadas. Porto, December 2021.
.Collective Exhibition “No Man is an Island”, Ó! Galeria. Porto, August 2021.
.Collective Exhibition “Playlist - Roadtrip Edition”, Galeria Padaria Águas Furtadas. Porto, June 2021.
.Collective Exhibition “FLASH!”, Ó! Galeria. Porto, 7 - 13 May 2021.
.Collective Exhibition “Let’s Play” Galeria Padaria Águas Furtadas. Porto, May 2021.
.”Take Over By Gambuzino”, Ó! Galeria’s Instagram, 27 March 2021.
. Instagram event “Our Planet Week 2021”, 21 - 31 March 2021.
.Collective Exhibition “Mulheres Inspiradoras” Galeria Padaria Águas Furtadas. Porto, March 2021.
.Collective Exhibition “Be My Valentine” Galeria Padaria Águas Furtadas. Porto, February 2021.
2020
.Collective Exhibition “All I Want For Christmas” Galeria Padaria Águas Furtadas. Porto, December 2020
.Collective Exhibition “Doce ou Travessura” Galeria Padaria Águas Furtadas. Porto, October - November 2020.
.Auction and Collective Exhibition “Vai Ficar Tudo Bem”. Galeria Padaria Águas Furtadas, April 2020.
2016
.Collective Exhibition of Plastic Arts “ADAO OPEN DAY 6.0”, ADAO. Barreiro, November 2016.
2015
.”XMAS Market” Feira das Almas. Lisboa, December 2015.
.Collective Exhibition of Plastic Arts "7 Saias 7 Histórias", Galeria Via Ideia. Azeitão, de 21 November 17 December 2015.
.Collective Exhibition of Illustration "SADILYN x NEREU x ELOY", Espaço Arte Jovem. Miratejo, September 2015.
Press & Publications
ROCHA, Patrícia. Margarida Eloy: Imagens Positivas. Caras Decoração (FEBRUARY, 2022), p.24-25.
GARCIA,Elena Flores. El Síndrome de la Mano Extraña o Alienígena.
CABOODLE MAGAZINE iSSUE Nº4 (Winter, 2016), p.1.
RAMONA MAGAZINE (AUGUST 1, 2016).
PELLEGRINI, Sophie. Artist Feature: Margarida Eloy.
RAMONA MAGAZINE (AUGUST 1, 2016).
PRIME, Jenny. The World In Our Youth.
MIMP MAGAZINE (JULY 30, 2016).
HURDLE, Hannah. 2 Minute Montivation: GET UP AND DO THAT THANG.
MIMP MAGAZINE (JULY 28, 2016).
MARIOTTI, Sarah. The Return of the Lemonade Stand: Charity Edition.
MIMP MAGAZINE (JULY 19, 2016).
KL0BUCAR, Andreya. Margarida Eloy: The Face Behind The Art. Toronto: MIMP MAGAZINE (ISSUE FALL 2015) p.30-32.
KLOBUCAR, Andreya - Ahoy Sailors: An Art Feature.
MIMP MAGAZINE (May 25, 2015)
Bairros Típicos de Lisboa. Publicação pela empresa Instanta, Lisboa 2014
