ABOUT

Pablo Is a multi award-winning, internationally recognized Argentine urban pop visual artist whose high-contrast, vibrant canvases explore contemporary iconography, popular culture, and urban narrative. Having earned numerous art prizes and gained critical attention since his teenage years, Larrañaga quickly established a distinct voice within the contemporary art scene. His work has been widely featured across print and broadcast media, earning acclaim for its dynamic visual energy and bold scale. Based in Buenos Aires, his paintings are held in prominent private collections across the Americas and Europe. 

SELECTED WORKS 

GREY SCALE

COLORFUL

STATEMENT
My work is a celebration of life, an exploration of joy, and vitality captured through the vibrant language of contemporary Urban Pop.

Rooted in the visual energy and cultural pulse of Buenos Aires, my paintings synthesize high-contrast color palettes, graphic dynamism, and urban iconography to create spaces of refuge and renewal. Rather than reflecting the anxiety or fragmentation of the modern world, my canvases are designed as visual catalysts for optimism, abundance, and emotional resonance.

Having dedicated my life to visual art since my early teenage years, my practice has evolved alongside a continuous dialogue with street art traditions, pop culture, and classical figurative structure. The early recognition and awards my work received served as a foundation for a lifelong commitment: using scale, color, and gesture to elevate everyday experience into a state of gratitude and presence.
For me, the canvas is a sacred space where color becomes light and form becomes mood. Through bold lines, layered textures, and an uninhibited use of high-energy hues, I aim to offer the viewer a moment of profound peace and an undeniable invitation to celebrate the beauty of living. 

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PABLO LARRAÑAGA International Visual Artist, Speaker & Author Born: 1989 Based: Palermo Soho, Buenos Aires, Argentina

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Pablo Larrañaga is an international visual artist, speaker, and author who has developed an award winning career spanning painting, drawing, mural painting, illustrated poetry, photography, and literature.

His work has been exhibited and presented throughout Argentina and across the Americas, including the United States, Mexico, Peru, and Chile.

His career encompasses solo and group exhibitions, institutional presentations, masterclasses, live-painting performances, murals, public art projects, television appearances, literary work, and artistic education.

His works are held in numerous private collections throughout North and South America and Europe.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

In 2016, Pablo Larrañaga received the “Young Artist of the Year” Award, granted by the Association of Art Galleries of Argentina.

Media Recognition Journalist Baby Etchecopar referred to Pablo Larrañaga as “one of the best Argentine painters.” The statement was subsequently echoed by Junior Zapata, Principal of the América Latina School, described as the largest school in Guatemala.

He participated in a video conference from the United States in connection with an exhibition at the Senate Museum of the Argentine Nation, addressing the subject of the fight against suicide.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS & INSTITUTIONAL PRESENTATIONS Pablo Larrañaga has exhibited, performed live painting, delivered masterclasses, and participated in conferences and artistic activities at universities, art institutions, cultural centers, galleries, hotels, fairs, and other venues throughout the Americas.

Solo Exhibition — National Bank of Rosario.

Solo Exhibition — Islas Malvinas Cultural Center, La Plata. Solo Exhibition — Malvinas Argentinas Cultural Center, La Plata.

Solo Exhibition — Howard Johnson Mayorazgo Hotel.

Solo Exhibition — Scala Hotel, Buenos Aires.

Solo Exhibition — Pullman City Center Hotel, Rosario.

Solo Exhibition — Medano Arts, La Pampa.

Solo Exhibition — Toltecayotl Gallery, Rosario.

Solo Exhibition — Arte en Movimiento Cultural Center. Solo Exhibition — Ruphie Salón Internacional.

Solo Exhibition — Airrands, Palermo Soho, Buenos Aires. Solo Exhibition — AQP, Palermo Soho, Buenos Aires.

Solo Exhibition — Kingdome Culture, CA, USA

Solo Exhibition — National Technological University of Chile

Exhibition — Metropolitan Museum of Buenos Aires.

Exhibition — Senate Museum of the Argentine Nation

Exhibition — Arte Clásica Art Fair, Costa Salguero. Exhibition — Art Road Fair, on two occasions.

Exhibition — Argentina Art Galleries Fair

Exhibitions — Celis Building, Miami, USA

Exhibition — Luxury Sofitel Reserva Los Cardales Hotel. Exhibitions — Sol Victoria Hotel and Casino, on numerous occasions.

Exhibition — Arte 10 Gallery

Exhibition — Estrella De La Mañana Art Gallery

Exhibition — Guijuana De Arte Gallery, on numerous occasions.

Exhibition — Centro Cultural Borges, Galerías Pacífico.

Exhibition — Centro Cultural Borges, Galerías Pacífico, Buenos Aires.

Exhibition — National University of La Plata.

Exhibition — Argentine National Technological University.

INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION, MASTERCLASSES & CONFERENCES:
Pablo Larrañaga has exhibited, taught, delivered masterclasses, and participated in artistic conferences as speaker and educational programs from North America to the southern regions of the American continent. Mexico • Peru • Chile • University of Arts and Design, Mexico City, Mexico. National University of Fine Arts, Lima, Peru — on numerous occasions.

National Technological University of Chile — INACAP. Argentina • National University of La Plata, Hall of Mirrors. Argentine National Technological University. University of Luján. Centro Cultural Borges, Galerías Pacífico.

LIVE PAINTING, PERFORMANCE & PUBLIC ART:

Pablo Larrañaga has developed an extensive live-painting and performance practice, presenting his work before large public audiences, at theaters, music venues, universities, private events, cultural institutions, and public spaces.

3 Major Public Performances: Created live-painting murals in Puerto Madero for the SER brand, part of Danone. Performed a live painting for an audience of 35,000 people on the stage of Parque de la Ciudad, Buenos Aires, at an event sponsored by the Government of the City of Buenos Aires.

Performed live painting on stage at the doors of the Argentine National Congress.

Live Painting Performances He has performed live painting at:

Chacarerean Theater, Palermo.

FORUM Auditorium, Santiago del Estero.

La Trastienda, CABA.

The Roxy, Palermo.

La Mueca Theatre, Palermo.

Picolino Theater, Palermo.

Parque Centenario, CABA.

He has also performed at numerous auditoriums and private events throughout Argentina and across the American continent.

Nonprofit & Charitable Events • He has performed live painting for numerous charitable and nonprofit organizations.

Video Documentation • He has created murals that have been documented on video for his YouTube channel.

ARTISTIC EDUCATION & LEADERSHIP Founder:

Pablo Larrañaga is the creator of the ART Larrañaga International Conference, an initiative through which artists from Argentina and across the American continent receive comprehensive artistic training. The 13th edition took place in 2023 in Palermo, Buenos Aires.

Director — CIE School of Painting He served as Director of the CIE School of Painting.

Jury & Competition Roles:  He has served as a judge in competitions and contests involving different artistic disciplines for various institutions and multinational companies, including:  Honda Motors and Art Fest at the Sheraton Hotel.

LITERATURE & PUBLICATIONS:

Pablo Larrañaga is the author of an autobiographical book published by a renowned publishing house. The book ranked among the 10 best-selling books at Expolit Miami, USA, in 2016.

Literary Contributions: 

He has collaborated as a columnist for literary publications focused on art, spirituality, and personal development. He has written back-cover texts and prologues for books.

Music, Illustration & Design:

He has created paintings for music album covers, as well as illustrations and logos for Argentine and international institutions. He created illustrations for Seattle Pacific University, USA.

TELEVISION & MEDIA Pablo Larrañaga has been interviewed and has performed live painting on numerous mainstream television programs during Argentina prime-time broadcasts, including:

Bendita TV — hosted by Beto Casella, Channel 9.

La Vida Es Arte — hosted by Lalo Mir, TV Pública.

Prende y Apaga — hosted by Sergio Lapegüe, TN.

Buenas Noticias — TV Pública.

La Otra TV — Canal Luz

Libros Con Voz — Canal Luz

Music TV — Canal Enlace

COMMISSIONS & CORPORATE PROJECTS:

He has created paintings for BoConcept, the Danish interior design company with stores in major cities around the world.

He created live-painting murals in Puerto Madero for the SER brand, part of Danone.

He has created paintings for music album covers and illustrations and logos for Argentine and international institutions.

LA NOCHE GOSPEL Curator — On 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026, Pablo Larrañaga is the curator of the La Noche Gospel PUBLIC STREET ART, an event attended by 100,000 spectators along Avenida Corrientes and Diagonal Norte in Buenos Aires.

ADDITIONAL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

His works were selected for exhibition at Garboushian Art Gallery, Beverly Hills, California, in 2010. His works are held in numerous private collections throughout North and South America and Europe. He has exhibited in numerous art galleries and cultural centers in the principal cities of Argentina. He has exhibited and presented his artistic work throughout the American continent, from North America to the southern regions of South America. He has participated in exhibitions, masterclasses, conferences, live-painting performances, public art projects, and private events at venues throughout Argentina and the Americas.

EDUCATION

Pablo Larrañaga graduated as a Professor of Visual Arts from the Ricardo Carpani School of Art.

CAREER OVERVIEW Pablo Larrañaga's career encompasses: Painting · Drawing · Mural Painting · Live Painting · Performance · Photography · Illustrated Poetry · Literature · Illustration · Public Art · Art Education · Conferences · Curation His professional activity spans Argentina, the United States, Mexico, Peru, Chile, and other locations throughout the Americas, with works held in private collections in the Americas and Europe.