Ana Júlia Vilela was born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Holding an MFA in Visual Arts from Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPEL), she unfolds her poetics primarily into paintings and drawings. Her work alternates from graphical to pictorial as she sees the canvas both as a surface and as a window. Employing the instantized expression of social media into a personal iconography, full of fluid shapes and nonlinear narratives that merge humor and pop culture, she develops a particular atmosphere through a wide array of potential themes.