Gabriel Cavalheiro is an Art Director with over 15 years of international
experience across Brazil, Spain, and the United Arab Emirates. Known for his
refined eye for craft, art direction, and design, he leads projects for global
brands and culturally driven initiatives. 

In 2023, he was ranked #2 Associate Creative Director in the Middle East
& Africa and #37 worldwide by The One Show. He was also selected for
the 101+1 Expo celebrating the Art Directors Club’s 102nd anniversary.
In 2025 served as a mentor in The One Club’s Young Ones | Next Up program.
In 2026, he was part of the jury of the ADC Awards in the Product Design category.

                        LATEST EXPERIENCE:

                        OGILVY ( MADRID)
                        ‿ AND US (DUBAI)
                        PUBLICIS (DUBAI)
                        AMPFY
                        GREY
                        TRIBAL DDB
                        MUTATO
                        AFRICA DDB
                        FBIZ
                        ...

GABRIEL.CAVALHEIRO91@GMAIL.COM

+ 971 58 540 4634 (UAE)

RECOGNITION:

Jury Member . ADC 105th Annual Awards - Product Design 2026

Silver . CdeC 2024 . Copy . Ministerio de Igualdad

Silver . CdeC 2024 . Idea . Ministerio de Igualdad

Ranked Nº2 ACD in MEA / Nº37 Worldwide at The One Show 2023

Bronze . Cannes Lions 2023 . Design / UX, UI & Journey Design . United24

Shortlist . Cannes Lions 2023 . Direct / Excellence in Direct . United24

Shortlist . Cannes Lions 2023 . Direct / Not-for-profit / Charity / Government . United24

Shortlist . Cannes Lions 2023 . Design / UX, UI & Journey Design . United24

Shortlist . Cannes Lions 2023 . Brand Experience & Activation . United24

Shortlist . Cannes Lions 2023 . PR / Use of Technology . United24

Shortlist . Cannes Lions 2023 . Outdoor . Ukranian Railways

Shortlist . Cannes Lions 2023 . PR . Ukranian Railways

Graphite Pencil . D&AD 2023 . Digital Design . Digital Experiences . United24

Wood Pencil . D&AD 2023 . Experiential . Community Activations . United24

Wood Pencil . D&AD 2023 . Media . Direct . United24

Gold . One Show 2023 . Events . Virtual . United24

Bronze . One Show 2023 . Digital & Online . Websites & Mobile . United24

Merit . One Show 2023 . Digital & Online . United24

Merit . One Show 2023 . Digital Design . United24

Merit. One Show 2023 . Innovation & Transformation . Experiential . United24

Merit. One Show 2023 . Innovation & Transformation . PR . United24

Merit . One Show 2023 . Brand Partnerships . United24

Merit . One Show 2023 . Websites . Desktop & Responsive . United24

Bronze . One Show 2023 . Digital & Online . Websites & Mobile . United24

Shortlist . D&AD 2023 . Media . Direct . United24

Shortlist . D&AD 2023 . Experiential . Community Activations . United24

Shortlist . D&AD 2023 . Experiential . Use of Technology . United24

Shortlist . D&AD 2023 . Digital Design . Digital Experiences . United24

Shortlist . D&AD 2023 . PR . Reactive Response . United24

Shortlist . D&AD 2023 . PR . Digital & Social . United24

Shortlist . One Show 2023 . Social Media . Social Post . Hardees

Shortlist . One Show 2023 . PR . Digital & Online . Hardees

Shortlist . One Show 2023 . Direct Marketing . Non-traditional & Guerrilla MKT . Hardees

Shortlist . One Show 2023 . Direct Marketing . Social Media Post . Hardees

Shortlist . One Show 2023 . Design . Digital Design . United24

Shortlist . One Show 2023 . Direct Marketing . Digital & Online . United24

Shortlist . One Show 2023 . Direct Marketing . Brand Partnerships . United24

Shortlist . One Show 2023 . Direct Marketing . Craft . United24

Shortlist . One Show 2023 .  Direct Marketing . Innovation . United24

Shortlist . One Show 2023 . Experiential & Immersive . Events . United24

Shortlist . One Show 2023 . Experiential & Immersive . Innovation . United24

Shortlist . One Show 2023 . Interactive & Mobile Craft . UX/UI . United24

Shortlist . One Show 2023 . Interactive & Mobile Craft . Use of Technology . United24

Shortlist . One Show 2023 . Interactive, Online & Mobile . Websites. United24

Shortlist . One Show 2023 . Interactive, Online & Mobile . Brand Partnerships. United24

Shortlist . One Show 2023 . Interactive, Online & Mobile . Innovation . United24

Shortlist . One Show 2023 . PR . Digital & Online . United24

Shortlist . One Show 2023 . PR . Brand Partnerships . United24

Shortlist . One Show 2023 . PR . Innovation . United24

Silver . Dubai Lynx 2023 . PR . United24

Shortlist . Dubai Lynx 2023 . Design . United24

Shortlist . Dubai Lynx 2023 . PR . United24

Shortlist . Dubai Lynx 2023 . Digital . United24

Shortlist . Dubai Lynx 2023 . Digital . United24

Shortlist . Dubai Lynx 2023 . Digital . Adidas

Shortlist . Dubai Lynx 2023 . Direct . Adidas

Bronze . Dubai Lynx 2023 . Social & Influencer . Hardees

Shortlist . Dubai Lynx 2023 . Social & Influencer . Hardees

Shortlist . Dubai Lynx 2022 . Media . Coke

Bronze . Clube de Criação 2021 . Devassa

Shortlist . Clube de Criação 2021 . Devassa

Bronze . Cannes Lions 2019 . Print/Publishing . Sekron

Shortlist . Cannes Lions 2019 . Print/Publishing . Sekron

Shortlist . Cannes Lions 2019 . Pharma . Hcor

Shortlist . Cannes Lions 2019 . Mobile . Hcor

Shortlist . Wave Festival 2017 . PR . Netflix

Lürzer's Archive Vol.02-2016 . Corsan

Gold . Colunistas 2016 . Film . Corsan

Silver . CRIARP 2014 . Detran RS

Silver . Colunistas 2014 . Design . Detran RS

Gold . Reed Awards Latino 2015 . Best Political AD

Silver . The Victory Awards 2014 . Best Political AD

Guest Artist . ADC’s 102nd anniversary .101+1 Expo

Jury Member . The AdForum PHNX Tribute 2020

Jury Member . The AdForum PHNX 2021

Jury Member . The AdForum PHNX 2022

Jury Member . The AdForum PHNX 2024