Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,

Leo Mateus started college for Architecure

and Urbanism by the age of 17.

This wide and clear view of art and its history

represented in cities, buildings and interiors have

initially shaped and modeled his artistic view.

From 1998 to 2001 he worked with print and web

for a small architecture studio, exploring all

possibilities those mediums could suplly.

And that's when his path started for graphic design.

In 2003-2004, Leo Mateus had contact with his first

motion graphics experience, where he met nice

co-workers such as Alexandre Torres,

Vini Nascimento and Marcus Alqueres,

transitioning from web to video composition and 3d.

After leaving the studio, he developed a

series of freelancer works that included

hotsites, motion ids and print, working solo

and co-working with the talents of

Gabriel Rocha and Alexandre Torres.

From 2005 to 2006, Leo moved to the film

animation field, working as the composition

supervisor for two feature films at Twister

Studio, while still freelancing at home.

From 2006 to 2007, it was the moment of burst

in the freelance field, extremely good in business

contacts as well as the works produced.

At the moment, Leo is attending as a full-time

senior designer and animator at Nakd Studio,

in Toronto, still developing his skills and

setting new goals.