

The Craso Bio
João Pinto is Craso
Craso is one the world’s best emerging artists. He epitomizes what it means to be an artist; art is who he is.
Craso’s work is internationally renowned and collected. A multi-disciplinary artist, Craso does it all - Animation, Digital Art, NFTs, Graphic Design, Paintings, Photography, Videography, Tattoos, and Textiles.
Craso is both self taught and classically trained. Craso graduated with a Level 4 Diploma in Graphic Design in his native Portugal. He then received a BA (Hons) in Art and Design from the Birmingham School of Art,
in Birmingham, UK. He continued his formal studies at the #1 animation school in the world, Vanarts,
in Vancouver, Canada where he graduated at the top of his class in 2D Character Animation.
This gifted artist is also a successful entrepreneur. He paid for his education by creating, marketing and selling out his first NFT project.
Since 2016, Craso has exhibited his physical and digital work globally and is in demand for private commissions and business collaborations.
