Bea Lema is an illustrator and comic book author. She uses embroidery and weaving as media to convey her images. Her work, generally autobiographical, addresses themes related to madness, trauma, family relationships, religion, and folk rites.
In 2018, she published "O Corpo de Cristo," which won the 12th Castelao Prize from the Provincial Council of A Coruña. Her latest book, "El Cuerpo de Cristo" (Astiberri Publishing House, 2023), based on the previous edition, has been published in France and Italy and will be published in Portugal in 2024. The project was awarded a grant to participate in a graphic novel residency at the Maison des Auteurs in 2022 thanks to Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) and the Cité internationale de la bande dessinée et de l'image, in collaboration with the French Embassy in Spain. In 2024, he received the "Audience Award – France TV" for this work at the Angoulême Comics Festival, a world-class event.