In her artistic practice, Iva Lulashi explores the intersections of politics and personal freedom using desire as the central point of her investigations. Her visual language draws inspiration from various sources such as films, documentaries, advertisements, television broadcasts, and personal photographs. Lulashi’s paintings often juxtapose elements of communist propaganda, porn, and religious imagery creating distinctive although ambiguous visual narratives.

Iva Lulashi was born in 1988 in Tirana, Abania. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice in 2016. Lulashi represented Albania at the 60th Venice Biennale with her exhibition Love as a Glass of Water in 2024. She currently lives and works in Milan, Italy.