the artist
In her body of work, the artist Lara Felipe uses different materials to enrich her repertory of images, incorporating personal and symbolic motifs, excerpts from poems, literature, references from other artists. Lara hides icons and under-the-skin secrets in the form of enigmas and messages, provoking an emotional and psychological response from the viewer.
Gleaned from the universe of art and transformed into a particular artistic language, Lara explores different media such as video, installation, photography, object, assemblage, painting and drawing. From the dialogue between the memory of her roots (she comes from a family of immigrants) and recent cultural exchanges, Lara puts together those works in order to provoke the creation of new meanings, dealing with poetic, aesthetic issues of a symbolic nature, capable of weaving a network of identity, bringing her universe closer to the spectator’s. Lara’s work pulses with life and bodily experience.
Visual artist, art restoration technician, graphic designer, advertising creative consultant.
In 1998 Lara received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Espirito Santo in Vitoria, Brazil. Since then, she has built a successful artistic career with exhibitions in Brazil, Latin America and United States. Born in Brazil in 1971, Lara Felipe is part of an important generation of Brazilian artists that emerged in the 1990s. Lara has won many awards and taken part of many exhibitions, art festivals, residencies and exhibition halls, including the prestigious TRIO International Biennial of Contemporary Art in Rio de Janeiro in 2015, where she was featured alongside renowned artists such as Marina Abramovic, Anish Kapoor, Daniel Buren, Vik Muniz, Anna Bella Geiger, Angelo Venosa, Arthur Lescher, among others. Her art work for ArtBrazil in that same year earned her the “RIVA Best in Show” Jury Choice ArtServe, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Lara moved to the United States in 2012. She currently resides and works in Arkansas, USA.
Solo shows
2015 . The Exact Weight of This Lightness | Matias Brotas Contemporary Art . Vitória . ES Brazil
2012 . Itineraries | Matias Brotas Contemporary Art . Vitória . ES Brazil
2009 . Unveilings - Confessions | Matias Brotas Contemporary Art . Vitória . ES Brazil
1998 . Mimosa Pudica | Galeria Espaço Universitário . UFES . Vitória . ES Brazil
1996 . Objects | Espaço de Arte da Caixa Econômica Federal . Vitória . ES Brazil
Group Shows
2022 . Our Art, Our Region, Our Time | Walton Arts Center . Fayetteville . AR . USA
2020 . Latitude Art Fair | International Online Art Exhibition
2020 . Art Rio | Matias Brotas Contemporary Art . Rio de Janeiro . RJ . Brazil
2020 . Collectors Club | Matias Brotas Contemporary Art . Vitória . ES. Brazil
2019 . Collectors Club | Matias Brotas Contemporary Art . Vitória . ES. Brazil
2018 . Blood and Bones | Matias Brotas Contemporary Art . Vitória . ES. Brazil
2015 . ArtBrazil *Award | ArtServe Fort Lauderdale, FL. USA
2015 . TRIO International Biennial of Contemporary Art in Rio de Janeiro. Brazil
2015 . Dialog on Diversity | Matias Brotas Contemporary Art . Vitória . ES. Brazil
2015 . Homebody | Centro Cultural Sesc Glória . Vitória . ES. Brazil
2011 . Proposals For a New World | Casa de Barro . Tomada Cultural . São Paulo. Brazil
2011 . Multiples | Matias Brotas Contemporary Art . Vitória . ES. Brazil
2006 . Cría Cuervos | Matias Brotas Contemporary Art . Vitória . ES. Brazil
2003 . Noise | Museu de Arte do Espírito Santo . Vitória . ES. Brazil
2002 . Desiderata | Museu Ferroviário Vale do Rio Doce . Vitória . ES. Brazil
2000 . Balaio Brasil Showcase | SESC Belenzinho . São Paulo . SP. Brazil
2000 . Salão Capixaba do Mar | Casa Porto das Artes Plásticas . Vitória . ES. Brazil
1999 . Seduction | Galeria de Arte Espaço Universitário . Vitória . ES. Brazil
1999 . Yázigi Hall of The Arts . Vitória . ES. Brazil
1998 . Philip Art Awards | Latin America Memorial . São Paulo. Brazil
1997 . Objects | Cultural Space Palácio do Café . Vitória . ES. Brazil
Workshops and residencies
1998 . Nova Almeida Summer Fest | Materialization of Ideas . João Mode
1999 . Nova Almeida Summer Fest | Installation . Fernanda Gomes
1999 . Particularities of the Modern Art | Historian/Art critic. Rodrigo Naves
1997 . Nova Almeida Summer Fest | Installation and Object . João Mode
1995 . Nova Almeida Summer Fest | Painting workshop . Katie Van Scherpenberg
1994 . Sculpture workshop | Mauricio Salgueiro. Federal University of Espirito Santo
1994 . Painting workshop | Ronaldo do Rego Mascedo. Federal University of Espirito Santo
1994 . This is Not a Rose | Experimental workshop . Federal University of Espirito Santo
Awards
2015 . ArtBrazil RIVA “Best in Show Jury Choice” ArtServe, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. USA
2000 . Salão Capixaba do Mar | Casa Porto das Artes Plásticas . Vitória . ES. Brazil
1999 . 2nd Place Yázigi Hall of The Arts . Vitória . ES. Brazil
1998 . 1st Place Philips Arts Award for Young Talents “Brazil”. São Paulo. Brazil
1998 . 2nd Place Philips Arts Award for Young Talents “Latin America”. São Paulo. Brazil