About:

Joana Lira is a Visual Artist based in São Paulo, Brazil. The liveliness of Brazilian culture is the inspiration for her multifaceted production. With drawing as a primary base, her iconographic research leads to legion objects, utensils, prints, illustrations, sculptures and urban scenography projects. Irrespective of form or scale, her work conveys a desire to being about life-changing experiences, evoking a cultural identity associated with sense of affection and belonging. “The power of the arts to transform others is what moves me,” she says.