João Fazenda

Biography

João Fazenda studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon. His illustration has been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Guardian, the Scientist, Boston magazine, and others. Fazenda was honored with a silver medal from the Society of Illustrators and his work appears regularly in Communication Arts Illustration Annual and American Illustration.

See Work

FICTION / Fiction 2024

Churches

By Derek Palacio ,  Illustration by João Fazenda

Back then, I spent my hours at church studying the trails of His varnished blood and the seepage of His emaciated gut. The crucifix hung high above the celebrant’s chair, and the ribs looked so sharp they could cut. 

Illustration by João Fazenda
FICTION / Fiction 2024

A Soviet Jew Walks Into a Bar in Harlem

By Anna Badkhen ,  Illustration by João Fazenda

My boyfriend doesn’t really drink but he loves bars. He likes talking to strangers (he’s a sales executive) and he likes talking to strangers at bars; I hate talking to strangers but I like listening, and I like listening to him do it, how...

Illustration by João Fazenda
FICTION / Fiction 2024

Time of the Preacher

By Bret Anthony Johnston ,  Illustration by João Fazenda

Holland spent Wednesday building a privacy fence for a tiresome academic couple in Barton Hills. Pressure-treated posts, horizontal cedar boards, stained and sealed, it was his third that week. 

Illustration by João Fazenda