Lora Hlavsa
Lora Hlavsa is an artist, designer & art director living and working in Minneapolis, MN, USA.
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Lora Hlavsa is an artist, designer & art director living and working in Minneapolis, MN, USA.
📓 About
🛍 Shop
📰 Newsletter
🛒 Wholesale
Painting
Illustration
Design & Art Direction
As an artist, Lora’s work is informed greatly by identity and culture. The eldest daughter of a Filipino mother and a Minnesotan father and raised between Minnesota and California, her multicultural identity and upbringing are core to her work. Simply put, her painting and illustration work focuses on people, plants, and places. Her work often explores identity, pop culture, and nature through the lens of color and pattern, creating bold compositions that feel chaotic from afar and immersive up close.
As an illustrator and designer, Lora loves working with mission-driven organizations on visual storytelling for the common good. Her colorful, maximalist, and playful style has a handcrafted touch.
CV
Currently Listening: Chrome, Ty Segall
Currently Watching: Scandal
Currently Reading: On Writing by Stephen King
Photo by Kelsey O’Briant
SELECT CLIENTS & COLLABORATORS
AIA Minnesota
ALIGHT
Arbieter Brewing
Augsburg College
Chowgirls
The Current
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants
Macalester College
Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Minnesota Timberwolves & Lynx
NEMAA
Nexus Community Partners
Public Functionary
Red Wing Heritage
Sierra Nevada Brewing
Target
United We Dream
Vasque Footwear
SELECT EXHIBITIONS
2026, Full House,
Southside Preservation Society, Minneapolis, MN
2025, Chromatopia,
Artists in Conversation, Minneapolis, MN
2025, Time Capsule,
Southside Preservation Society, Minneapolis, MN
2024, Ekphrastik 4.0,
SooVAC, Minneapolis, MN
2023, In Rotation,
Augsburg Galleries, Minneapolis, MN
2023, Unapologetically Femme,
La•dy•līke Art Project, Saint Paul, MN
2022, Worth A King’s Ransom,
The Square MN, Minneapolis, MN
2022, Vivid Survival,
Anderson Center, Red Wing, MN
2021, ARTCRANK,
Fulton Brewing, Minneapolis, MN
2021, Tropical Sour,
Co Exhibitions, Modist Brewing, Minneapolis, MN
2021, MPLS Art Sketchbook Project,
Gamut Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2021, The Coven Collection,
Gamut Gallery, The Coven, St. Paul, MN
2020, C4W: Lush Future,
Gamut Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
PRESS
2026, MPR Art Hounds
Alight-A-Whirl
2025, NEMAA
30 Artists of Art-A-Whirl
2025, MPLS Art
2024, Minnesota Star Tribune
2024, MSP Home + Design
2024, Frankie Mag
2021, Minnesota Monthly
Best of Minnesota
2021, MPLS Art
Artist Profile
AWARDS
2026, Powderhorn Art Fair
3rd Place, Community Showcase
2025, Powderhorn Art Fair
Spirit of Powderhorn Award
2021, Minnesota Monthly “Best of Minnesota”
Best Up-and-Coming Illustrator