Born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Gian Paolo La Barbera is an illustrator, graphic artist and musician with several works published in magazines such as Dazed and Confused, Fused and Shook (England) Wax Poetics (USA), Jazznin (Japan), Playboy and Rolling Stone (Brazil).
• 2005 - 30th Editora Abril Journalism Award.
• 2007 - one of 50 Brazilian designers invited to the project ”Design Brasileiro: Uma mudança do Olhar”, held by Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado FAAP with subsequent exhibition at the Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia.
• 2014 - Made the cover art of a new compilation "Tradisyon KaSoul Jazz Records Presents Gwo Ka: Music Of Guadeloupe, West Indies", by Soul Jazz Records, one of the most important independent labels in England.
• 2015, he was chosen to be part of Taschen's Illustration Now! 5, a guide that showcases 150 of today's best illustrators from over 50 countries.