ABOUT LARA 

Currently residing in Brooklyn, her multidisciplinary practice spans across various mediums, including photography, video, performance, installation and writing. With a strong focus on conceptual photography, predominantly staged self-portraits, her work presents narratives that challenge the status quo of the quotidian, exposing layers of complexity seemingly invisible to the eye. Her language explores dichotomies of the optimistic and the cynical, the comedic and the pensive, the forbidden and the compliant, the absurd and the spiritual. Through her installations and performance works, she is able to engage with the audience herself, blurring the lines of the intimate and the public. During the pandemic she resorted to photography as a way to release her own uncertainties, fears and anxieties, resulting in an unprecedented public response as everyone could relate to these universal themes. Her art serves as a profound exploration of the female experience, critiquing societal expectations placed on women while also infusing elements of lightness, darkness, humor, and magical realism. She holds a Bachelor in Arts at Bard College and NYU, and a Master of Fine Arts from Bard College/ICP. Her accolades include prestigious awards like the Julia Margaret Cameron Gala Award and BIFA, recognizing her exceptional Self Portrait Series. She has exhibited her work nationally and internationally. She has worked with Nohra Haime (NYC, Chelsea), Art N Folly (Miami) and Tata Fernandez, among others. Beyond her artistic pursuits, she is a devoted mother of two.


Awards & Talks

• Winner: Hispanic American Award, Photography Category

• Creativity Talks: NIKE Brooklyn Summit, Antevasin Program

• Summit Speaker: Let's Create Like Nobody is Watching

• 2024 TED Talk: Houston, TX - Demystifying Creativity

• Winner: Creative Photographer - The Woman I Will Become, New York, NY

• 2023: Saatchi Art, Women to Watch; Maria Brito Juried Magazine Competition

• Fine Art Photo Award Nominee

• Residency Program: Museum of Vero Beach

• Featured Photographer: Volume 3, Juniper Rag Magazine

• 2022: 17th Julia Margaret Cameron Gala Award - Self-Portrait Series Winner

• Guest Speaker: NYU Photography Department

• 2021: BIFA Winner - Self-Portrait Series

• Fellowship Recipient: Tory Burch/ICP

• 2021: 17th Julia Margaret Cameron Gala Award - Self-Portrait Series, 2nd Place

• Salon Pirelli: Jóvenes con FIA - First Place

• PX1 Winner: Series of Unfortunate Fortunate Events

Solo Exhibitions
 

• 2024: “Ella no rompe ni un Plato. She doesnt brake a plate”, installation at The Factory  Beacon, NY

• 2024:“Dreams in a botte” Installation Brooklyn NY

• 2024: Art Wynwood, Miami, FL; Spring Break Art Fair (Curator: Carlota Perez)

• 2024: Beatriz Gil Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela

• 2023: House of Flowerz, New York, NY; Framing the Female Gaze - Lehman College, New York, NY

• 2023: West Palm Beach, Erris Design Show

• 2022: Art Basel, Booth 276 - Contemporary Art Projects, Miami Beach, FL; UBS Preview Showcase, New York, NY; Julia Margaret Cameron Award Exhibition, Barcelona, Spain

• 2021: An Extra NY Experience, 535 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY

• 2020: Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, NY; Art Therapy - Art N Folly, Miami, FL; Dreams in a Bottle, Brooklyn and Miami, FL; GBG Arts, Caracas, Venezuela

• 2017: PUBLIC ART Exhibition - Checkmate Maduro, Caracas, Venezuela

• 2010: Absence, ARTEPUY Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela

• 2007: International Center of Photography, New York, NY

• Additional solo exhibitions at Alternativa Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela (2001, 2004, 2005); Generous Miracles Gallery, New York, NY (2002); Western Gulf Gallery, NYU, New York, NY (2001)

Group Exhibitions
 

• 2024: The Female Gaze, Lehman College, New York, NY

• 2024::Create Magazine Exhibition Bloom; Featured In the Studio, Saatchi Art; NY Art 

• 2024: Guest Artist, The Other Art Fair, Brooklyn, NY

• 2024: Le Salon, BWAC Group Exhibition, Red Hook, NY

• 2024: Espacio Mental, Caracas, Venezuela

• 2024: Bergdorf Goodman, New York, NY; Create Magazine Exhibition Bloom; Featured In the Studio, Saatchi Art; NY Art Expo, New York, NY; Espacio Mental, Caracas, Venezuela

• 2023: Bergdorf Goodman, New York, NY

• 2022: Identities - Museum of Beaux Arts, Maracaibo, Venezuela; Art Basel Context, Miami Beach, FL; Voices - Zenith Art Gallery, New York, NY; The Woman I Will Become, New York, NY; Identidades - Centro Cultural de Bellas Artes, Maracaibo, Venezuela; Elevation - Juniper Rag, Massachusetts; Origin Exhibition - Worcester Art Center, Worcester, MA

• 2021: PIX3, Paris Photo, Paris, France; Michael Foley Gallery, New York, NY

• 2020: Voice, Curators Voice (Online); En el Tiempo, GBG Arts (Online); Fresh, Caracas, Venezuela

• 2017: Fe y Alegría, Paddle 8 (Online)

• 2015: Auction, Jesús Aguáis, Paddle 8 (Online)

• 2014: Auction, Museo del Barrio, Paddle 8 (Online)

• 2010: George Segal Gallery, Art Connections, Montclair, NJ; Young Artists, FIA, Caracas, Venezuela; Santorelli Gallery, Hemispheres, New York, NY

• 2009: Acción Solidaria, CAPUY, Caracas, Venezuela; University Simón Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela

• 2008: Biennial Daniella Chappard, Caracas, Venezuela; Women Photographers, El CELARG Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela; FIA Festival Art, Caracas, Venezuela; Venezuela and its Women Photographers, Contemporary Art Museum, Maracaibo, Venezuela; Venezuela and its Women Photographers, El CELARG Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela

• 2007: 411 Gallery, New York, NY; FOTO AELLA Festival, Paris, France; Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA; BARD College CCS, Annandale on the Hudson, NY; Salón Pfizer, Caracas, Venezuela; International Center of Photography School, New York, NY

• 2006: Feria Internacional de Arte, Caracas, Venezuela; International Center of Photography, The Exquisite Landscape, New York, NY; Dom Perignon Exhibition, International Center of Photography Museum, New York, NY; Art Miami, Miami, FL

• 2005: Salón Pfizer, Caracas, Venezuela; Art Fair, Caracas, Venezuela; Salón Michelena, Maracay, Venezuela; Salón Exxon Mobil, Caracas, Venezuela; Art Fair Miami, Miami, FL

• 2004: SOLAR Gallery, East Hamptons, NY; International Center of Photography, New York, NY

• 2003: Salón Exxon Mobil, National Art Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela; Salón Pirelli, Museum of Contemporary Art Sofia Imber, Caracas, Venezuela

• 2002: AID for AIDS, New York, NY; Alternativa Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela; One Cow, Cow Parade - Swiss Embassy, Caracas, Venezuela

• 2001: GALOU Gallery, Brooklyn, NY; Museum of Contemporary Art, Acarigua, Venezuela; PLUS ULTRA Gallery, Brooklyn, NY; Gray Art Gallery, New York University, New York, NY

 
 
Press & Publications

• Interviews & Features: L’Officiel, NY Post, Juniper Rag, Create Magazine (Volumes 1-4), Associated Press, Univision, El Universal, 40PlusAmazing, Washington Post, Money Control, Brooklyn News, Taiwan News, VOA London, HOLA TV

• Notable Features: Maria Brito spread - Create Magazine, Vol. 36; Nohra Haime Viewing Room

• Nominations: Emerging Photographers; Foley Gallery Mention

• Publications: Create Magazine Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4

 
 Private Collections

Lara's work is part of esteemed private collections, including:
 

• United States: Lady Gaga, Shaquille O'Neal, Tory Burch, Terry Reilly (Museum of Modern Art), Phyllis Tuchman, Adriana Meneses, Yaz Hernandez, Alexandra Langton, Kelly Fink, and many more.

• Venezuela: Fernando Pradilla, Anabella Troconis, Bernard Chappard, Beatriz Gil, Elvira Neri

• France: Maggie Henriquez, Laurence Gerard

• Spain: Beatriz de la Mora