Inês Valla is a Lisbon-based painter, illustrator, and artist working across fine art and applied illustration. Born in 1990 and trained in Painting at FBAUL (Faculdade de Belas-Artes da Universidade de Lisboa), she has developed a practice spanning watercolor illustration, surface pattern, collage, and fine art. She is a published illustrator with three books released by Flamingo Publishing in 2024-2025.

The portfolio features botanical and organic illustration - plant forms, natural motifs, and decorative compositions worked in watercolor or mixed media with soft, naturalistic palettes. The fine art background informs a handmade quality distinct from digitally native pattern work. Work bridges fine art and applied surface design; the Instagram bio positions her across art, illustration, painting, drawing, and collage.

Trained in painting (FBAUL). Works in watercolor, drawing, collage, and mixed media. Currently expanding into ceramics and embroidery. Additional training in Watercolor II, Abstract Painting, Clay Modeling, and Decorative Arts (CCD, Next Art, 2024). Published book illustrations indicate capacity for consistent series-based work.

Documented publisher: Flamingo Publishing (three illustrated titles, 2024-2025: "The Passionate Sparrow", "The Old Snail", "Coloring Nature"). Active in Portuguese fine art exhibition circuit - Monumental Gallery Lisbon, Foz'Arte Porto (2024), and finalist at Next Art 2023 Exhibition. No documented commercial surface pattern licensing clients at time of enrichment. Open to commissions.

Born in Lisbon, 1990. BFA in Painting from FBAUL (2014); early studies at AR.CO (2009). Continued professional training in Watercolor, Abstract Painting, Clay Modeling, Decorative Arts, and Embroidery (2024). Published three books with Flamingo Publishing as illustrator. Exhibition finalist at Next Art 2023 (Lisbon) and exhibitor at Foz'Arte 2024 (Porto) and VIII Infante D. Luís Prize for the Arts (Salvaterra de Magos).

The portfolio features botanical and decorative surface compositions - consistent with the illustrative style evidenced across her published work. Eight selected patterns with no placements; work is pattern-focused. The fine art foundation gives the work a textured, handcrafted quality suited to Stationery, Gift Wrap, Home Decor, and Children's Products markets where hand-crafted illustration is valued.