8.11.2025 - 15.2.2026
Le Immagini della Fantasia 43
Saturday, 8 November 2025 will see the inauguration of the 43rd edition of the International Exhibition of Illustration for Children Le Immagini della Fantasia, held in the exhibition spaces of the Casa della Fantasia in Sarmede (Treviso).
The exhibition will run until 15 February 2026 and will be accompanied by an extensive programme of educational activities for schools of all levels, Sunday workshops for children, workshops for adults and events.
Visit
The exhibition will be open from 8 November 2025 to 15 February 2026 at the Casa della Fantasia in Sarmede (Treviso).
The sections of the exhibition
Over 200 original works make up the exhibition entitled ‘Nature and Visions’, curated by Silvia Paccassoni.
Alongside guest of honour Jesús Cisneros, the exhibition features the works of 20 illustrators in dialogue with each other on the theme of nature.
The 43rd edition expands the space dedicated to the students of the International School of Illustration. The forty illustrations on display showcase the work created by the illustrators during the summer workshops led by Joanna Concejo and Jesús Cisneros.
The exhibition concludes with the section “The World of Štěpán Zavřel”, the traditional tribute to the founder of the International Children's Illustration Exhibition.
Jesús Cisneros (Zaragoza, 1969) studied art history and illustration in Spain in his hometown. Drawing has been part of his life since childhood. He worked as a graphic designer for many years before devoting himself entirely to illustration, teaching and collaborating with institutions and independent groups.
As a co-author and author, he has published more than thirty books for children, young adults and adults, as well as art books. He has designed covers and collaborated on collective books for various publishers in Latin America and Europe. He has participated in collective and monographic exhibitions in galleries and museums in Spain, Mexico, Korea, France, Portugal, Turkey and Italy.
Some of his works have been selected for numerous international festivals, such as the Ilustrarte biennial in Lisbon and the BCBF in Bologna. Since 2013, he has combined illustration with a constant commitment to teaching, which has led him to conduct courses in numerous countries.
He lived in Mexico City for six years, where he was a visiting professor at Centro University and taught illustration and experimental illustration to students on the Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Communication.
He collaborated, as creator and teacher, in the creation of the Casa de Ilustración Narrativa [House of Narrative Illustration] diploma course at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Since 2016, he has been teaching illustration at the Stepan Zavrel Foundation’s International School of Illustration in Sarmede.
His working method is mainly manual, favouring exploration, intuition and experimentation through different painting techniques.
The exhibition documents Jesús Cisneros’ artistic research in the world of editorial illustration, as evidenced by his published and unpublished works, studies and notebooks. His extensive involvement in literature has led him to engage with sacred poetry, the classics, contemporary fiction and children’s literature.
At the same time, his desire for artistic experimentation has allowed him to explore the expressive potential of techniques, transforming and combining them.
A small preview of the works on display, starting with the book Llama de amor viva, an anthology of sacred poetry in which Nature plays a leading role, manifesting itself in seeds, flowers, trees and forests. Paesaggio con albero rosso (Landscape with Red Tree), the image of the exhibition, comes from this book, published in 2013.
The exhibition continues with interpretations of classics such as William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” and illustrations from Paulo Coelho’s “The Alchemist”, as well as original works such as “Orfeo Lunar”. Also on display is his latest unpublished work: large paper panels painted in ink with enigmatic messages.
