Photo by Kelsey O’Briant
Lora Hlavsa (she/her) is a Filipino-American artist, illustrator and designer living and working in Minneapolis. Born in Minnesota and raised in California, Hlavsa’s bold, colorful and frequently chaotic work explores pop culture, fashion, and food. Hlavsa works both digitally and with traditional mediums, and is primarily interested in layering color, pattern and texture to create compositions that are striking from afar and immersive up close.
Past clients and collaborators include Target, Minnesota Public Radio/The Current, Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, Red Wing Shoe Company, Sierra Nevada, + more.
Lora is currently taking requests for commissions and other artistic opportunities. Please send all inquiries to: lora@shoplora.com.
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Exhibitions
2025, Chromatopia, Artists in Conversation, Minneapolis, MN
2025, Time Capsule, Southside Preservation Society, Minneapolis, MN
2024, Raging Art On XIII, Gamut Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2024, 26.2: A Marathon Poster Show, Twin Cities in Motion, Saint Paul, MN
2024, Ekphrastik 4.0, SooVAC, Minneapolis, MN
2023, In Rotation, Augsburg Galleries, Minneapolis, MN
2023, Worth A King’s Ransom, The Square MN, 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, Raging Art On X, Gamut Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2021, Posters 4 Parks, Minneapolis Parks Foundation, Minneapolis, 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, Raging Art On IX, Gamut Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2020, C4W: Lush Future, Gamut Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
Awards & Accolades
2025, Spirit of Powderhorn Award, Powderhorn Art Fair
2021, Best Up-and-Coming Illustrator, Minnesota Monthly
2020, Crowd Favorite, C4W: Lush Future, Gamut Gallery