Leila Lallali

Leila Lallali, born in Luxembourg to an Algerian mother and Luxemburgish father, is a self-taught artist based in Berlin, Germany.

She has been painting since childhood, though a period of study in fashion design in London and a subsequent career in acting in New York City caused her to momentarily step away from her practice. Following many years in theatre and film, she has returned to her first love: painting.

Lallali’s work centers on everyday objects and themes — particularly food, fashion, and broader notions of consumption. Her paintings are frequently infused with humor and subtle irony. By painting her objects of desire rather than acquiring them, she seeks to transform personal longing into artistic inquiry, tempering the urge to consume and instead inviting reflection on material culture and the nature of want. Her work attempts to expose the shallowness of today’s interactions — how the performance of consumption, and the display of having consumed, is often valued more than the experience itself. By drawing attention to these dynamics, she invites viewers to consider what might be seen, felt, or learned if we were more attentive, and if we allowed experience to take precedence over display. At the same time, she seek...

Mostly self-taught. But...

Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute New York 2008-2010

Foundation in Art and Design - University of the Arts London (LCF) 2006-2007

Live drawing classes - Arts et Métiers, Luxembourg 2004-2006

Painting classes - Gallery 88 Edition, Luxembourg 2003-2005

current exhibitions:

2025 Artrelations Gallery - group shop - Berlin (DE)

2025 / 2026 group show ‘kin’ in collaboration with Rise Art x Soho Home - London (UK)

2025 /2026 Rise Art x Soho Home Melrose Studio - Los Angeles (USA)

upcoming shows:

2026 Lobster Club Group Show - Los Angeles (CA)

2026 one day was not as I planned - curated by Zlata Nosenko - Berin (DE)

2026 TBC - Vienna (AT)

past shows:

2025 Blue Lobster - Group Show - Soho House, Berlin (DE)

2025 Group Show - Collaboration 030 - Studio Christian Awe, Berlin (DE)

2025 February: Lobster Club group show, Los Angeles (USA) - opens Feb. 20th 2025

2024 October - November: Tomorrow starts today, YLA Vol. 4, Valerius Gallery (LU)

2024 July: Culture for Future, Galerie Schlassgoart (LU)

2024 April - May: Visions Unveiled, Artistellar Gallery, London (Artsy, online)

2023 November: Lobster Club, Los Angeles (USA)

2023 September: Fresh Talent pt 1., Artistellar Gallery, London (UK) (online show)

2023: Qvartr Gallery, Hamburg (DE)

2022 - 2023: Innside by Melia Luxembourg

2022: Together/Somewhere, Visionary Projects x Art City Works (NYC, London, Online)

2021: Luxembourg Art Week, Valerius Art Gallery (LU)

2021: YLA - Young Luxembourgish Artists at Valerius Art G...