I am a Canadian-American artist working across illustration, painting, printmaking, and writing.   

I’m interested in exploring identity and human inner worlds. My work is mostly figurative, featuring whimsical human shapes, delicate lines, and a vibrant color palette. I draw inspiration from spiritualism, the natural world, as well as from my mixed Guatemalan and Slovak heritage.

I’m currently available for commissions. I also welcome the opportunity to exhibit work anywhere in the world. If you are interested in working together, please get in touch.

Contact

ludi@ludileiva.com

Social

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︎︎︎ LinkedIn

Newsletter

︎︎︎ Field Notes on Flourishing

Selected clients

Adidas
Apple TV+
Samsung
Vans
Allure Magazine
Dr. Marten’s
Los Angeles Times
Vogue
The Guardian
Vice
The Smithsonian
Toms
The Trevor Project
HBO Max
Rock The Vote
Them.
CBC
The Creative Independent
Refinery29
Stylist Magazine
Coachella Music Festival 
The Body Shop
Herman Miller
OKCupid
Babbel
Glamour Magazine
Knix
Choose Democracy
NBC
Twitter
Tumblr
Lattice
UCLA
Badoo
Ulta Beauty
Planned Parenthood
Prime Video

Upcoming Exhibitions

Konstfack Spring Exhibition (May 2023)

Selected exhibitions, residencies, activations, workshops & awards

2023    Exhibitor, Some People Think Print Belongs to the Past, Candyland, Stockholm, SE
2023    Exhibitor, Kårgalleriet, Stockholm, SE
2023    Award, Beata Brummers Foundation
2023    Award, Ulla Fröberg-Cramérs Foundation
2022    Jury, Young Guns 20, The One Club for Creativity
2021     Exhibitor, New Latin Wave Festival, New York, NY (virtual)
2020    Exhibitor, DULA: Tastes Like Home, TIER, Berlin, DE
2020    Exhibitor, Art On Link, LinkNYC, New York, NY
2020    Co-creator/presenter, Miraculous Futures, Fontys, Eindhoven, NL
2020    Exhibitor, Creators & Culture, Twitter, New York, NY
2020    Exhibitor, See Yourself, See Eachother, Allure x Ulta Beauty, New York, NY
2019     Exhibitor, Hecho Con Galaxy, Samsung, New York, NY
2019     Co-creator/presenter, Miraculous Futures, Nederlands Film Festival, Utrecht, NL
2019     Answer Time, Tumblr x Coachella Music Festival, Indio, CA
2019     Exhibitor, Cluster Illustration Fair, London, UK
2018     Illustrator in Residence, The Other Art Fair, Brooklyn, NY
2018     Artist, Answer Time, Tumblr x Coachella Music Festival, Indio, CA
2018     Fellow in Fiction, Lambda Literary Foundation
2017     Contributing Artist / Character Illustrator, Neurospeculative Afrofeminism, Sundance International Film Festival / SXSW / Tribeca Film Fest (Jury Honorable Mention) / Gray Area Art & Technology Festival / Primer Speculative Futures Conference / School of the Art Institute of Chicago / New Inc: Versions Festival / et al.

Selected features & interviews

Elephant Magazine
Hyperallergic
Vagabond City Lit
Hunker
Creating Your Own Path

Education

2023    MFA, Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts & Design (in-progress) Thesis project: A Home is a Portal
2013    BA, The University of British Columbia