Hélia Aluai, was born in Cape Verde in 1973. Early in her live went to live in Espinho, Portugal, where she lived her childhood and much of adolescence. Moved later to Porto, where in 2000 completed a Ph.D. in Fine Arts, Sculpture in F.B.A.U.P. Later, In January 2014, completes the Master of Architecture in Porto-E.S.A.P. Among other activities teached the discipline of Visual Education, belonged to the CINANIMA animation film permanent workshop, being part of the jury part of the jury in 1998 of the "Young Director Portuguese". From 2010 she fully devoted herself to her professional career, having already won a number of national and international awards. Currently lives in Lausanne, the city where she works in the area of scenography, design and illustration.
