Maria Inês Lourenço (Mafra, 2001) is a visual artist currently working between Mafra and Caldas da Rainha. She completed her degree in Communication Design at the António Arroio School of Arts.

In 2021, she enrolled in the Visual Arts Bachelor's degree program at ECATI of Lusófona University, where she began to produce a solid body of work in the field of oil painting, essentially focused on everyday objects and interiors, as well as self-portraiture. For the work she has been developing, she received several awards in 2022 and 2024 from Lusófona University, as well as two Merit Scholarships from the same institution in 2023 and 2024. 

Currently she's pursuing a Master's Degree in Fine Arts, at the Design Upper School of Arts and Design, at the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria. It is at this university that the artist begins to develop projects related to memory and trauma.

She has been exhibiting collectively since 2019 and held her first solo exhibition in 2023. The artist is interested in collaborations as well as artistic residencies.