About

Los Pepes’ is an artistic duo (Meggie Prata and Francisco Leal) that create bold and euphoric artwork with the intention of spreading positive thoughts and feelings to everyone who sees it.

Also known as ‘Gangsters of Love’ their goals as artists follow along this line of exploring exactly what colours can do to the human mind. With their combination of spray painted street art murals and digitally rendered designs, colour is as much of a common motif in their work as the smiley face, the heart or a host of other fantastical interpretations of humans and animals.

Color is happiness, and that is Los Pepes’ favorite medium

 



Exhibitions

  • 2018  
    • FotoBombing, Deleme Espaço Arte. Lisbon, PT No Mercy, Los Pepes Studio. Lisbon, PT
  • 2019 
    • Joe Ber’arte, Galeria Zaratan. Lisbon, PT
    • Just Pepes, Los Pepes Studio. Lisbon, PT
    • Exposição Colectiva, Malapata Gallery. Lisbon, PT Festival Multiplo, Galeria Zaratan. Lisbon, PT
    • Erotica: The Art of Love, Nature, and Dick Drawings. Black Space, Oslo, NO
    • Prata da casa, Festival do Clube Criativos de Portugal. Lisbon, PT.
  • 2020
    • Ilustrário do Amor Próprio, Casa Capitão. Lisbon, PT Imunidade Divina, Apaixonarte. Lisbon, PT
  • 2021
    • You are Art, Braga Parque. Braga, PT
  • 2021
    • Amoreiras Creative Hall. Amoreiras Shopping Center. Lisboa, PT
    • SURROUNDINGS - Curated by Mago Print Studio. Faro, PT
    • Oiôba Art Room. Matosinhos, PT


Festivals

  • 2016
    • Ocupação #2. Vila Nova de Mil Fontes, PT Mostra de Graffiti de Almada. Almada, PT
  • 2017
    • Akkor és Most Járműkiállítás - Esztergom. Esztergom, HU Mostra de Graffiti de Almada. Almada, PT
  • 2018
    • Fnac Live. Live Painting. Lisbon, PT Street Style, DolceVita. Amadora, PT 
  • 2019
    • Festival Múltiplo. Zaratan. Lisbon, PT
  • 2020
    • Festival LaBel Valette. Montargis, FR; Estau. Estarreja, PT
  • 2021
    • MURO - Destival de Arte Urbana LX_21. Lisbon, PT; Festival Arte Urbana. Proença-a-Nova, PT
  • 2022
    • VIA Valongo - Valongo, PT. Curated and Promoted by Mistaker Maker
    • Rock in Rio. Lisbon, PT. Galeria de Arte Urbana + ONU
    • C.A.P.S. Festival. Paris, FR
    • Conversas na Rua. Amadora, PT
    • Futura Tudela - Curated by Asalto Org. Tudela, Navarra, ES


Projects/ Exhibitions curated by Los Pepes Studio

  • 2021
    • You are Art, Braga Parque. Braga, PT
  • 2022
    • Amoreiras Creative Hall. Amoreiras Shopping Center. Lisboa, PT

 

Special Editions

  • 2022
    • My Mood is a Jar Full of Flowers. Risograph for Underdogs Gallery


Publications

  • 2019
     Prata da Casa. Stolen Books, Lisbon, PT 2020
  • 2020
    Sebenta da Quarentena. Mistaker Maker. Lisbon, PT;  Ilustrário do Amor Prórpio. Mago Print Studio, Lisbon, PT