Barbara Ciardo is an artist and illustrator with nearly twenty years of experience across art and publishing. Her career has been shaped by a single driving force: the art of storytelling, particularly through the expressive power of color.
Over the years, she has collaborated with national and international publishers and studios — among them Mondadori, DC Comics, Warner Bros., Marvel, Disney, Podium Audio, Don't Panic Games, Lo Scarabeo, Gribaudo, and Sergio Bonelli Editore — on projects spanning comics, book covers, collectible cards, and board games. She also served as a concept and background artist on the award-winning animated feature Cinderella the Cat.
Her personal work explores the therapeutic power of myth, narrative, and dreamlike imagery, and the boundless storytelling potential of color. She lives, works, and dreams in Naples, where she runs her own studio.
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Awards and publications
Art Exhibitions
Clients and publishers
MONDADORI
PODIUM AUDIO
DC COMICS
WARNER BROS
DON’T PANIC GAMES
VERTIGO
WILDSTORM
DISNEY
MARVEL
IMAGE
GRIBAUDO-FELTRINELLI
LO SCARABEO
OCEANO-GRANTRAVESIA
SERGIO BONELLI EDITORE
MAD ENTERTAINMENT