About

Lara Luís is a full-time overthinker and visual artist in the spare time. She’s part of the group of young artists who have taken the world of illustration by storm as we know it today in Portugal. She seeks inspiration in her daily life and the characters are a reflection of her multiple personalities. Since 2010 she has participated in several collective and solo exhibitions in Portugal and abroad and her popularity has brought her partnerships with several renowned brands. Currently living in Lisbon but the accent does not let her lie that her origins are from the north of Portugal.

Education

2006 – 2010

  • Degree in Graphic Design and Advertising at ESEIG (VIla do Conde)

2010 – 2013

  • Masters Degree in Illustration and Comics at ESAG (Guimarães)
Exhibitions

2012

  • Curatorship of: Crazy Cat & Dog People collective show – Casa Ruim, Torres Vedras
  • Collective Exhibition 6764,257 km at the RV gallery – Salvador, Brazil
  • Collective Exhibition Post-it at Ó! Galeria – Porto
  • Collective Exhibition Tornado at Biblioteca Municipal – Póvoa de Varzim

2013

  • Collective Exhibition “Feed me” at Ó! Galeria – Porto
  • Circus + TedxOporto with Posca Live painting and Collective Exhibition by Circus Network – Porto
  • Collective Exhibition “Milhões de Bandeiras” at Milhões de Festa by Circus Network – Barcelos
  • Collective Exhibition “Bromance” at Fusing by Circus Network – Figueira da Foz
  • Collective Exhibition “Bedtime stories” at Ó! Galeria – Porto
  • Collective Exhibition “Lobo Hiberico” at Galeria Geraldes da Silva by Azul Caramelo – Porto

2014

  • Collective Exhibition “Histórias ilustrada da minha cidade” at Centro de artes e Ofícios Casa da Senhora Aninhas – Guimarães
  • Collective Exhibition “Milhões de Bandeiras II” at Milhões de Festa by Circus Network – Barcelos
  • Collective Exhibition “Love Boat” at Ó! Galeria – Porto

2015

  • Solo show “Panic Attack” at Balneario – Lisboa
  • “Laro & Lara and all the other more important people” Exhibition with Laro Lagosta at Circus Network – Porto
  • Collective Exhibition “All Aboard” at Circus Network – Porto
  • Collective Exhibition “Bottled up Feelings” and wall at Circus Network – Porto
  • Flash Exhibition “Panic Attack” at Ó! Galeria – Porto
  • Collective Exhibition  “Up street Porto” at Primavera Sound Porto
  • Collective Exhibition  “Luzia ArtE FestA” – Viana do Castelo
  • Collective Exhibition  “Coral” at Biblioteca Municipal do Porto – Porto
  • Collective Exhibition “Histórias ilustrada da minha cidade” by Circus Network at Casa dos Crivos – Braga

2016

  • Collective Exhibition “UIVO mostra de ilustração do Fórum da Maia” – Maia
  • Collective Exhibition “Sardas das Caldas” – Caldas da Rainha
  • Mural at Putrica Street Art Festival
  • Collective Exhibition “This is not a souvenir” at Ó! Galeria – Lisboa
  • Solo Show “I’m the hero of this story” at Ó! Galeria – Porto
  • Collective Exhibition “Imaginary Friends” at Ó! Galeria – Lisboa / Porto

2017

  • Collective Exhibition “UIVO mostra de ilustração do Fórum da Maia” – Maia

2019

  • Collective Exhibition “Who let the dogs out again?” at Circus Network – Porto
  • Collective Exhibition “7 years of Circus Network” at Circus Network – Porto

2020

  • Let’s not talk about this year …
Workshops / Talks

2012 

  • Illustration Workshop at Ó! Galeria – Porto

2014

  • Illustration Workshop for Children at 180 Creative Camp – Abrantes

2015 

  • Workshop about Self Portrait at AXA invited by Camara Municipal do Porto 
  • Talk at ENED – Aveiro
  • Talk at EPB – Braga

2016 

  • Talk at Ilustrada – Covilhã
Press

2011

  • “Pai, preciso de 44 Volksvagen!” mention in the online newspaper P3 about an exhibition at the Ó!Galeria
  • Article in the cultural agenda of Póvoa de Varzim about the crazy cat people exhibition
  • Mention in Time Out Porto Christmas segment

2012

  • “Ema a Galerista” Mention in the newspaper Jornal de Noticias, in the arts section
  • “Ilustradora ajuda Gatil” article about Crazy cat people exhibition in the newspaper Póvoa Semanário
  • “Gatos à solta no Posto do Turismo” article about Crazy cat people exhibition in the newspaper A voz da Póvoa
  • “Feira do Livro LGBT” mention of workshop that was given in Galeria Ó! In Time Out Porto
  • Interviewed in the television program Curto Circuito (Sic Radical) about the organization of the exhibition “Crazy Cat People”
  • Mention of my individual exhibition “Mixtape” on Time Out Porto agenda
  • “De Salvador da Bahia ao Porto vão 6764,257 km de ilustração” mention in the online newspaper P3 about the exhibition in RV gallery – Salvador, Brazil
  • “Post-it: um souvenir, uma lembrança, uma obra de arte” mention in the online newspaper P3 about the exhibition Post-it at Ó! Galeria
  • “Lara, a ilustradora” Full page interview by JN – Noticias Magazine
  • “Tornado. Abanar o digital para fora da arte” Mention in the newspaper Jornal I about the Collective Show: Tornado
  • Interviewed in the television program Boa tarde (Sic)
  • Mention in Time Out Porto Christmas segment

2013

  • Interviewed by Jorge Gabriel and Sonia Araujo in the television program Praça da Alegria (RTP1)
  • “Internacionalizar e apoiar os jovens ilustradores” Mention in the newspaper Jornal de Noticias, in the arts section.
  • “Circus. Uma casa de acrobatas da ilustração e da arte urbana” Mention in the newspaper Jornal i, in the arts section.
  • Appearance on the blog Daily Cristina by Cristina Ferreira
  • Featured on Character Design Served

2014

  • Interviewed in the television program Curto Circuito (Sic Radical) about the organization of Push Porto Festival

2015

  • interviewed by Time Out Porto for an article about emerging artists from Porto
  • Cover of Melancia Mag and interview

2016

  • Interviewed by Time Out Porto in a special about Christmas and about what some artists wanted for Christmas
  • Full page interview at SAM – Street Art and More

2018

  • Interviewed by “Senta-te e Joga” show- Lisboa