Luisa Strina

Luisa Malzone Strina (born 18 June 1943) is a Brazilian art gallerist and art collector. Her gallery, Galeria Luisa Strina, is the oldest contemporary art gallery in Brazil.

Early life Luisa Malzone Strina was born on 18 June 1943 in São Paulo to Italian parents. Her father came from Northern Italy, and her mother came from Southern Italy.

Art career After these experiences, she took free courses, such as photography and painting, at Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado (FAAP), where she met Brazilian artists Carlos Fajardo and Luiz Paulo Baravelli, who were her professors at FAAP. If on one hand, she recognized that she had no skill to be an artist, she had found her vocation as a marchand (art dealer) and gallerist, scheduling exhibitions in museums and galleries for the artists she met.

In 1974, Baravelli, who had a studio at street Padre João Manuel, in Cerqueira César neighborhood in São Paulo city, complained about the prices of renting the place, so he suggested Strina open an art gallery there. Strina then founded Galeria Luisa Strina,

In the same year, she brought to Brazil for the first time works by American pop artists Roy Lichstenstein, James Rosenquist, Jim Dine, and Andy Warhol.

Personal life Strina was married to Wesley Duke Lee for eight years. She lives in Higienópolis neighborhood in São Paulo.