Luísa Saldanha

Luísa Saldanha (Lisbon, 1999) is a visual artist whose practice is primarily rooted in painting, while also engaging with multidisciplinary approaches. She completed a BA in Painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon, in 2021, and a MA in Fine Arts at LUCA School of Arts — Sint-Lukas Campus, Brussels (Belgium), in 2024.

Her artistic practice takes the form of a visual diary — an intimate space of reflection and emotional exploration, where creation serves a cathartic and therapeutic function. Luísa’s work translates lived experiences and introspection into a personal visual language composed by recurring figurative icons. These symbols form a distinctive vocabulary through which she explores both personal narratives and universal themes, fostering a sensitive dialogue between an inner and external world.

EXHIBITIONS

SOLO
2022 on the outside looking in | Galeria Arte Periférica, Lisbon, Portugal

GROUP
2025 A Minha Casa | Rua de São Bento 275, Lisbon, Portugal
2024 Exposição de Artes Visuais | Caldas Film Fest, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
2024 Graduation Show | LUCA School of Arts, Brussels, Belgium
2023 We will be with you shortly | LUCA School of Arts, Brussels, Belgium
2022 Reserva para o futuro | Sociedade Nacional de Belas Artes, Lisbon, Portugal
2022 15 anos de MACE - Aqui Somos Rede | MACE, Elvas, Portugal
2022 In Betweenness | Galeria Campo Pequeno, Lisbon, Portugal
2021 The Limbo Plague | Galeria Campo Pequeno, Lisbon, Portugal
2021 30º Aniversário da Galeria Arte Periférica | Galeria Arte Periférica, Lisbon, Portugal

EDUCATION

2022–2024 MA in Fine Arts | LUCA School of Arts, Sint-Lukas Campus, Brussels, Belgium
2017–2021 BA in Painting (with a minor in Illustration) | Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon, Portugal