After a long career as an art director in advertising and design, I found my way back to art, a dream I had set aside in my youth.

Originally from Brazil, I studied graphic design before moving to NYC to complete my education at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) and Cooper Union.

For over a decade, I worked with world-class brands like Rolex, Chopard, and Tag Heuer as a creative consultant in France and Switzerland. While this career provided stability, it never fully aligned with my values or creative needs.

During the confinement, after a 20-year hiatus, I returned to painting and drawing. What began as a desire to create art for my own walls quickly became something deeper, a way to reconnect with the lush tropical nature of my Brazilian roots and find a sense of home I had missed since leaving in 2000.

This transformative journey led me to reshape my life, by creating art that nourishes my soul, brings attention to the importance of protecting Brazil’s native peoples and ecosystems and with the hope that it brings a sense of calm and grounding to the spaces it inhabits.

I also became a yoga teacher, influenced by the legendary Tao Porchon-Lynch, my teacher in NY.

Nowadays I blend my 18 years of yoga practice with my art in workshops at my Geneva studio.

I love to share my work through exhibitions, my online channels, and workshops that merge creativity and mindfulness.

Rediscovering my passion has been healing and life-changing, and I hope my work brings you closer to nature, beauty and presence.

Thanks for stopping by!

♡ Clarissa P. Valaeys

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