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An internationally renowned cartoonist, he has dialogued with the languages of theatre, dance, cinema, music and graphic arts since his beginnings. He has a prolific collaboration with the periodical press and publishing industry in Italy and abroad (Frigidaire, Il manifesto, Esquire, Liberation, Les Inrockuptibles,
Internazionale, et al). From 2003 to 2008 he edited Bianco e nero, the magazine of the C.S.C. of Rome. His works have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in Russia, Japan, Korea, Europe and Italy.

He has a long-standing relationship with the D406 Gallery in Modena and the Galerie Martel in Paris. In 1995 he was one of the founders of SQUADRO - Stamperia and Art Gallery in Bologna, of which he curated numerous exhibitions and editions until 2023. Among the publications translated abroad are Anita (Freon, 1998; Sinsentido, Avantverlag; Kappa, Bologna), based on texts by Gabriella Giandelli; The Story of the Bear (Futuropolis, Avant-Verlag, Quodlibet 2014); My mother is called Loredana (Fidèle éditions, Quodlibet 2016); Bartleby le scribe, drawings for the tale by H.Melville (Futuropolis-Gallimard 2021).

He has signed coordinated image projects and editorial series such as the written comic book drawings for MANO magazine (ADI selection, Design Index 2000 and Compasso d`Oro Award 2001) with Giovanna Anceschi; the graphic project for the MALAGOLA School (Teatro delle Albe); the recent SIGARETTEN publishing house (2020) In the performing arts, Stefano Ricci has crossed the perimeter of drawing to reach scenography, author, installation and sound creations. His drawing and live music performances stand out for their ability to bring out, through improvisation, a play of references between paper and instrument. After Udine, Hamburg, Angoulême, since 2021 he is a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna.

Founded by Rina Zavagli, Galerie Martel was born in 2008 with the desire to support artists who share the same ambition: to explore new territories and break down the boundaries that separate various modes of expression (illustration, painting, comics, animation...). It is one of the very first galleries to assert the importance of comics and to promote them in its exhibitions as a full-fledged art form.

Concerned with representing the richness and diversity of graphic arts, Galerie Martel has supported internationally renowned artists such as Art Spiegelman, Robert Crumb, and Lorenzo Mattotti. However, it has also focused on giving a place to creators from all walks of life. By highlighting the works of pioneers such as Dominique Goblet, Anke Feuchtenberger, or Nina Bunjevac, as well as emerging talents like Emil Ferris, Brecht Evens, and Yann Kebbi, the gallery strives to cover a wide stylistic and narrative spectrum. These multiple collaborations have allowed it to develop a unique identity while strengthening the continuum of graphic arts by participating in creating a new horizon, free of all compartmentalization.
Since its creation, the gallery has participated in important art fairs such as Drawing Now and Art Paris in France. It has managed to stimulate the creativity of its artists by giving them the opportunity to renew their propositions.

Over the years, Galerie Martel has collaborated on projects developed by international museums such as the Centre Pompidou (France), the Bibliothèque nationale de France, the Museo Santa Giulia di Brescia, the Palazzo Blue (Italy), and the Cartoon Museum Basel (Switzerland); as well as with various institutions: Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, the Bibliothèque publique d’information, the Cité internationale de la bande dessinée et de l’image d’Angoulême, and the Fondation Louis Vuitton. With an ever-stronger identity in the field of contemporary drawing, the gallery will inaugurate a new exhibition space in September 2024 in Brussels, a major capital of contemporary art.

Somebooks is a Seoul-based publisher, set up in 2009 to provide an independent publishing platform for illustration, pictured-book and conceptual image-book by artist and graphic designer.  Over the last few years, they had connected Institute of Picture book and artist from worldwide to publish books of the highest and quality not only image but also content.  Most of their books contain a numbered and signed by author and artist in a limited number of copies.  They distribute the editions directly from Korea to overseas countries.
Sunkyung Cho was born in 1959, Seoul, Korea, studied graphic design and illustration at Hongik University, Seoul, Korea, after he did an MFA at SVA "Illustration as visual essay" NY, USA, and he started "Some Institute of Picture book" form 2003 in Seoul, Korea,  "Somebooks" was born as a picture book publishing house in Seoul, Korea, Illustration and Picture book project for all around world.