Alé Mercado
Alé was born in Granada, Spain. Although he studied and worked as an industrial engineer, his passion always was comics. That took him to eventually quit his job with a major corporation and focus on graphic design. illustration and comics (which he considers the same discipline). Alé has been working in all areas of design as well as publish his own children books and comics.
Over the years his work has been gathering some recognition. Recently he was shortlisted for the prestigious Observer/Comica/Jonathan Cape Short Story Competition and earlier in the year he was also shortlisted for the IDI Irish Design Awards. He is based in Kilkenny since 2003 where he lives with Siobhán and their two children.
Shows
Sunday at the Exhibition Hub
Goods Shed, MacDonagh JunctionVIZ Comics
Aliki Theofilopoulos
Matt Diffee
Carter Goodrich
Betsy Bauer
Fuchsia Macaree
Graeme Keyes
Teny Issakhanian
Genevieve Godbout
Alé Mercado
Dave Coverly
Jim Cogan
Conor Langton
Mattias Adolfsson
Nick Galifianakis
Peter Diamond
Sarah Andersen
Tom Mathews
Steve Bell
Roger O’Reilly
Annie West
Francesca Natale
José Luis Ágreda
Cartoon Saloon and Fócas Films
Jenn Ely
H.Y.T. Studio
Nilah Magruder
Peter de Sève
Ruan van Vliet
Philip Kennedy
Steve Simpson
Cartoon Saloon
Caoimhe Lavelle
Conor Nolan
An major exhibition that, for the first time, brings together the artwork from cartoonists, illustrators and animators as a group of outstanding visual storytellers. See original work from character designers, gag cartoonists and animation artists responsible for work at Disney, Dreamworks, Pixar, New Yorker magazine. The New York Times, The Irish Times, Washington Post, Sony […]
Stray Lines – A Live Reading of Comics from some of Ireland’s Best
Cleere's Theatre BarAlé Mercado
Alan Dunne
Debbie Jenkinson
Sarah Bowie
Stray Lines present a live reading of comics by some of the most promising indie comics makers from Ireland and beyond. This wonderfuly immersive storytelling event combines music, sound design, projected illustration and live performance in what feels like a combination of theatre, cinema and animation. Featuring the comic artists Sarah Bowie, Alan Dunne, Debbie […]
Saturday at the Exhibition Hub
Goods Shed, MacDonagh JunctionVIZ Comics
Dave Coverly
Nick Galifianakis
Mattias Adolfsson
Roger O’Reilly
Conor Nolan
Peter de Sève
Caoimhe Lavelle
Peter Diamond
Betsy Bauer
Carter Goodrich
Nilah Magruder
H.Y.T. Studio
Aliki Theofilopoulos
Matt Diffee
Sarah Andersen
José Luis Ágreda
Tom Mathews
Genevieve Godbout
Ruan van Vliet
Annie West
Alé Mercado
Jim Cogan
Conor Langton
Teny Issakhanian
Philip Kennedy
Jenn Ely
Francesca Natale
Cartoon Saloon
Cartoon Saloon and Fócas Films
Steve Bell
Steve Simpson
Fuchsia Macaree
Graeme Keyes
An major exhibition that, for the first time, brings together the artwork from cartoonists, illustrators and animators as a group of outstanding visual storytellers. See original work from character designers, gag cartoonists and animation artists responsible for work at Disney, Dreamworks, Pixar, New Yorker magazine. The New York Times, The Irish Times, Washington Post, Sony […]
Drawing History with Peter Diamond, Tomm Moore and Alé Mercado
Medieval Mile MuseumVienna-based, Canadian illustrator, Peter Diamond leads an illustrated talk on how artists are driven to research and interpret folk tales and historical designs to inform and inspire their work and make the past a magical living present through animation and illustration. Also featuring Cartoon Saloon co-founder and two-time Oscar nominee for Secret of Kells and […]
Friday at the Exhibition Hub
Goods Shed, MacDonagh JunctionVIZ Comics
Graeme Keyes
Jim Cogan
Betsy Bauer
Matt Diffee
Cartoon Saloon
Nilah Magruder
Peter Diamond
Sarah Andersen
Francesca Natale
Dave Coverly
Genevieve Godbout
Fuchsia Macaree
Conor Langton
Aliki Theofilopoulos
Teny Issakhanian
Nick Galifianakis
Roger O’Reilly
Peter de Sève
Ruan van Vliet
Cartoon Saloon and Fócas Films
José Luis Ágreda
Alé Mercado
H.Y.T. Studio
Jenn Ely
Mattias Adolfsson
Carter Goodrich
Steve Bell
Conor Nolan
Philip Kennedy
Steve Simpson
Annie West
Tom Mathews
Caoimhe Lavelle
An major exhibition that, for the first time, brings together the artwork from cartoonists, illustrators and animators as a group of outstanding visual storytellers. See original work from character designers, gag cartoonists and animation artists responsible for work at Disney, Dreamworks, Pixar, New Yorker magazine. The New York Times, The Irish Times, Washington Post, Sony […]