Self-portrait reflected in a mirror on a colleague's worktable in the studio, 2025

Self-portrait, 2025

Margarida Girão

Interdisciplinary Visual Artist
Research & Creation · Collage · Creative Immersions

The Non-Negotiable Vision

My practice is driven by the synergy of Art and Communication, anchored in an uncompromising ethic and a strategic vision of justice. This perspective is my rigor—it is the force that allows me to deliver high-impact artistic work and transformative creative solutions.

Crucially, I want my art to be a dedicated messenger for noble causes, facilitating compelling communication and giving a powerful visual voice to messages that truly matter.

Transform with Purpose. Create with Meaning.

I co-lead the agency/duo Lebre & Girão, where we focus on bold design, communication, and creative direction for impactful projects. We maintain a deep interest in the intersections between organizations and diplomacy, constantly seeking to apply high-level impact solutions to complex challenges.

The Commitment
I approach my work with rigor and as a legacy, never a trend.
I value rigorous collaboration with individuals and entities who share my ethical and strategic principles.
My perspective is my rarest resource. And time is limited, thus singularity is the only path.

A Visão Inegociável

A minha prática é guiada pela sinergia entre Arte e Comunicação, alicerçada numa ética intransigente e numa visão de justiça. Esta perspetiva é a minha disciplina essencial – o impulso que me permite criar trabalhos artísticos e soluções criativas transformadoras.

Fundamentalmente, quero que a minha arte sirva como uma mensageira dedicada a causas nobres, traduzindo a essência e dando uma voz visual poderosa a mensagens que realmente importam no Todo.

Transformar com Propósito. Criar com Significado.

Em conjunto, dirijo a agência/dupla Lebre & Girão, onde focamos em design, comunicação e direção criativa com propósito e para projetos de grande impacto. Mantemos um profundo interesse nas intersecções entre organizações e diplomacia, procurando constantemente aplicar soluções estratégicas e disruptivas a desafios complexos.

O Compromisso
Encaro o meu trabalho com rigor e como um legado, nunca uma tendência.
Valorizo a colaboração rigorosa com indivíduos e entidades que partilham os meus princípios éticos e estratégicos.
A minha perspetiva é o meu recurso mais raro.
E o tempo é limitado, e assim, a singularidade é o único caminho.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Multimedia and Related Fields,
University of Aveiro, Portugal

Erasmus Program in Journalism,
Pontifical University of Salamanca, Spain

Highlights

Women’s Entrepreneurship Program
Mentee in Women Win Win, a one-year program focused on advanced management skills, strategic development, and organizational scaling. This rigorous process deepened my expertise in project prioritization and structural improvement.

National University of Timor-Leste
Teaching Fellow in Web Design and Graphics at the National University of Timor-Leste (Dili), integrated into the international program of the Portuguese Universities Federation.

At PANDO atelier with Ana walking by.

At PANDO atelier with Ana walking by, 2015.

Guedes, once the resident cat of PANDO atelier. I cared for him deeply.

Guedes, once the resident cat of PANDO atelier. I cared for him deeply.

Photograph by Inês Gonçalves, published in K magazine, displayed in the window beside my work desk.

Photograph by Inês Gonçalves, published in K magazine, displayed in the window beside my work desk.

Nature & Love

Home. God. Nature. Wind. Water.
Dad & Mom.
Belonging. Love.

Initiate Conversation

To consider before approaching:

My perspective is my rarest resource.
Rigor driven by intent and elegance, never a trend.
Commitment to singularity, not volume.
Time is limited. High-impact projects only.
 
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