Fruta da Época
Between 28 March and 20 June 2026, the piece The river that flows beneath the river was featured in the exhibition Seasonal Fruit at the Gama Rama Gallery, curated by Toma Svazaite. Conceived as an open retrospective, the exhibition celebrates the reopening of the gallery – where Luísa is an artist-in-residence – bringing together artists who have been part of the project since 2020. The new space is housed in a former industrial building, which for decades served as a factory for the Algarve-based brand Refrigerantes Quintódio and has now been repurposed as a hub for contemporary cultural creation.
Madrid Design Festival 2026
Between 6 February and 8 March 2026, the piece Fragmented Cartography was part of the programme for the 9th edition of the Madrid Design Festival, organised by La Fábrica under the theme ‘Redesigning the World’. As part of the exhibition project ‘Aligned by the Same Wool’, developed during a collective residency at Loulé Criativo and curated by Vasco Águas, the work was exhibited at Laskasas Madrid. Corpo Pastoral, realizada no contexto da residência.
Aligned by the Same Wool
Between October 10 and November 22, 2025, at Gama Lobo Palace, the exhibition “Aligned by the Same Wool” took place, bringing together the work of seven textile artists developed in the context of the artistic residency of the same name. Luísa Leão participated with her work Fragmented Cartography and with the collective work Corpo PastoralCurated by Vasco Águas and with technical support from Paula Neves Têxtil, this exhibition embodies a project that aims to promote the wool of the Algarve churra sheep, a native Portuguese breed and the only one originating in the south of the country. For six months, the artists worked with Algarve Churra wool, combining their knowledge and exploring new approaches in the field of contemporary textiles. The project promoted dialogue between producers, creators, and trainers, building bridges between traditional know-how and contemporary artistic expression, with the aim of strengthening sustainability and local identity.
National Exhibition of Young Creators 2025
Between November 21 and 23, 2025, Luísa Leão participated as a finalist in the textile category at the National Exhibition of Young Creators (MNJC), held at the Convent of São Francisco de Santarém. The project, considered “the most important program to stimulate creation by young artists in Portugal since 1997,” is an initiative of the Secretary of State for Youth and Sports and the Portuguese Institute of Sports and Youth (IPDJ), in partnership with Gerador, an independent platform for journalism, culture, and education.
OpenStudios Faro.
Between 11 and 13 October 2024, Luísa Leão took part in the 5th edition of the OpenStudios Faro Biennial. Over the course of three days, 25 studios across the city and its surroundings hosted exhibitions, talks, workshops, performances and meetings with artists, reaffirming the commitment to democratising access to art. In this context, she was able to present to the community various works from her artistic career, delving deeper into and gaining maturity regarding the phase she is currently in. Furthermore, she publicly developed the piece The river is a thread.
Wool Museum
With the aim of proposing multidisciplinary reflections, epistemological challenges and debating creative processes, the iArtes 2023 group exhibition was part of the 5th edition of the Arts Research Days at the University of Beira Interior. The exhibition took place between May 18 and June 25, 2023 at the Wool Museum in Covilhã (Portugal), with curatorial coordination by Manuela Penafria, Francisco Paiva and Renata Ferraz. In this context, Luísa Leão exhibited the installation entitled The cry of silence.
Janela da Diversidade
The group exhibition entitled Janela da Diversidade took place between May 18 and 24, 2022 at the Wool Museum in Covilhã (Portugal), as part of the program for the 4th edition of the Arts Research Days at the University of Beira Interior, as well as the celebration of International Museum Day. With curatorial coordination by Francisco Paiva and Manuela Penafria, the exhibition was created with the aim of giving visibility to the development of artistic works associated with reflection and doctoral research. In this show, Luísa Leão presented her work Resgate: tempo, bordado e imagem to the public.