Joana Bastos

Joana Bastos is a multi-award-winning creative producer and international visual artist.

It is through the symbiosis between make-up, styles, creative fashion accessories, and body art that she creates and develops the most varied concepts as alternative forms of expression and communication, for productions in a business and private context.

She has a degree in Marketing Management, in which she combines her training to the art of make-up. She started by studying Professional Makeup at the Montserrat Fajardo School, and also Styling and Body-painting with Julio Quijano in Barcelona, among several other courses in Fantasy Makeup, Characterization, and Special Effects, at the StickArt Studio Professional Makeup School.

Over time, Joana Bastos has come to know several artists and professionals who inspired her to further develop her creative skills, and to specialize in areas of marketing and visual production, such as Fashion Marketing, Art Direction for Fashion at the University of the Arts London, and Production Design for cinematography with the well-known producer and set designer Allan Starski, in Berlin.

She directs and produces fashion films, nominated and awarded internationally. Her art has also been published in several national and international articles and magazines.

Joana Bastos has been developing her skills in fashion, photography, and video, offering creative solutions for her clients, where art and beauty are predominant.

MISSION AND VISION


Joana Bastos creates beauty and originality in all her work, both in productions for companies and individuals. Her mission is to use the most diverse artistic aspects, such as make-up, props, hairstyles, styling, and body-painting as alternative forms of expression and communication.

Joana increasingly believes that brands should focus on a differentiating communication strategy through visually appealing solutions, conquering the mind and heart of the audience in a more effective way.

She also believes that through her work she can provide greater self-esteem and confidence to those seeking a unique experience, full of originality and glamour, whether through a photoshoot or beauty makeup.

currently - 2023
2022 - 2019
2018 - 2015
2014 -2010
  • Article about Joana Bastos' art featured in I Love Brides magazine 2024, 2025.
  • "I AM ART" photography exhibition showcased at the Medina Art Gallery in Rome and the MATE Festival in Coimbra, Portugal.
  • Jury member at the London Fashion Film Festival and the Sarajevo Fashion Film Festival.
  • "EarlyBird: The True Story” is a multi-award-winning fashion film at Cannes World Film Festival, London Fashion Film Festival, Los Angeles Film Awards, ARFF Barcelona, and Croatia Fashion Film Festival, directed, written, produced, and coordinated by Joana Bastos.
  • Article about Joana Bastos' art featured in Raine Magazine 2020.
  • Jury member at the London Fashion Film Festival and the UK Fashion Film Festival.
  • "Future Glam" photography exhibition showcased at See.Me Art Takes Harmony in New York.
  • "The Flourish" fashion film, award-winning for Best Costume Design, Best Makeup, and Best Hairstyle at the La Jolla International Fashion Film Festival and the London Fashion Film Festival, directed, written, produced, and coordinated by Joana Bastos.
  • “Lilith” fashion film, nominated for Best Makeup, Best Hairstyle, Best Costume Design, and Best Accessories at the La Jolla International Fashion Film Festival, London Fashion Film Festival, and Bokeh South Africa, directed, written, produced, and coordinated by Joana Bastos.
  • Rare and Topázio Vintage Portuguese Jewelry Editorial for Eluxe Magazine, UK.
  • Presentation of the exclusive sunglasses collection, Future Glam, at Brooklyn Fashion Week 2017, New York.
  • Collaboration on the Coca-Cola campaign with bodypainting.
  • Jury member at the Portugal Bodypainting Festival, Porto.
  • Honorable Mention for the “Pure Essence” fashion film at the La Jolla International Fashion Film Festival 2014, California, directed, written, produced, and coordinated by Joana Bastos.
  • 1st Prize at the Beauty Forum Bodypainting Zurich 2013, Switzerland.
  • 3rd Prize at the Swiss Bodypainting Art Festival 2013, Switzerland.
  • 1st Prize at the 1st edition of the Bodypainting Festival in Portugal 2010.