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Lu Mourelle

Professional Biography

Lu Mourelle is a painter, sculptor, and digital artist based in Cascais, in the Lisbon region, where she lives and works. She is the founder and director of Lu Mourelle Art Gallery, while maintaining an independent artistic practice developed across painting, sculpture, and mixed media.

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Before dedicating herself fully to visual arts, Lu Mourelle worked in the fashion industry — an experience that profoundly influenced the aesthetic foundations of her work. This background contributed to the development of a distinctive visual language centered on identity, emotion, and the representation of the feminine across multiple dimensions. In 2019, she was invited to participate in the XII Florence Biennale, marking an important milestone in her international trajectory.

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Through ongoing research focused on the feminine figure and the deconstruction of form, Lu Mourelle’s work has expanded beyond conventional exhibition spaces, occupying both institutional venues and non-traditional art contexts. This artistic approach has led to her works being included in public and private collections across several countries.

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Lu Mourelle began working with drawing and mixed-media painting at an early age, during her childhood in France, where she attended the art school run by her parents. After returning to Brazil and spending part of her youth in Rio de Janeiro, she pursued further academic and professional development in Europe.

Recent Selected Solo Exhibitions

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  • El tiempo hablará de ti, el espejo de mí, Caleidoscopio, Móstoles, Spain, 2024

  • Ribild, Armazéns do Chiado, Lisbon, Portugal, 2024

  • A Alegria de Estar em Casa, Palácio Biester, Sintra, Portugal, 2024

  • Nos meus ollos hai algo que só ti ves, O Vello Cárcere, Lugo, Spain, 2023

  • Faces, Centro de Artes e Espetáculos da Figueira da Foz, Portugal, 2022

  • Divinais, Sala dos Paços do Concelho, Castelo de Vide, Portugal, 2022

  • Noivas do Caminho, Igreja de Santiago, Monsaraz, Portugal, 2021

  • Encanto, Galeria Inatel, Évora, Portugal, 2021

  • Pop Drops, Arte XXiado Project, Armazéns do Chiado, Lisbon, Portugal, 2021

  • Joy, Cidadela Art District, Cascais, Portugal, 2021

  • Femmina, Casa Municipal da Cultura, Coimbra, Portugal, 2020

  • Paris 2020 – Salon d’Art Contemporain, Paris, France, 2020

  • Art Stuttgart, Germany, 2019

  • Luxembourg Contemporary Art Show, Luxembourg, 2019

  • XII Florence Biennale, Special Exhibition Space, Florence, Italy, 2019

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Recente Selected Group Exhibitions

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  • Mulheres do Mar, Paredão de Cascais, Portugal, 2023

  • A Arte no Feminino, Espaço Atmosfera, Lisbon, Portugal, 2023

  • 1st International Alentejo Biennale, Estremoz, Portugal, 2023

  • Sociedade Nacional de Belas Artes, Lisbon, Portugal, 2019–2023

  • Outras Terras, Círculo de Arte de Toledo, Spain, 2021

  • Sem Limites, Fórum da Maia, Portugal, 2020

  • Art Wiesbaden, Germany, 2019

  • X Lyon Art Salon, Lyon, France, 2019

  • International Art, Mulhouse, France, 2019

  • Salon International d’Art Contemporain, Paris, France, 2019

  • Toulouse Contemporary, France, 2019

  • Casino Estoril Art Gallery, Estoril, Portugal, 2019

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Awards & Recognitions

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  • Encanto — Creation Award, Directorate-General for the Arts (DGArtes), Portuguese Government, 2021

  • Invitation to a curated exhibition project supported by the Florence Biennale, Italy, 2019

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Selected Publications

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  • Lu Mourelle Interview, Louvre Unbound Magazine, no. 02, 2025, pp. 54-59

  • Lu Mourelle Interview, Art Reveal Magazine, no. 53, 2020, pp. 74–79

  • Lu Mourelle, Ars et Ingenium, Routledge, September 2019

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A full exhibition history is available upon request.

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