[6][7] In 1974, Baravelli, who had a studio at street Padre João Manuel, in Cerqueira César neighborhood in São Paulo city, complained about the prices of renting the place, so he suggested Strina open an art gallery there.

Strina then founded Galeria Luisa Strina,[5] with an inaugural exhibition that same year, with the participation of artists such as Carlos Fajardo, Edo Rocha, José de Moura Resende Filho, Luiz Paulo Baravelli, Nelson Leirner, Rubens Gerchman, Santuza Andrade, and Wesley Duke Lee.

She sought to take Brazilian art to the broader world stage, later telling the Financial Times, “Until 1985, the country was closed to export.

she brought to Brazil for the first time works by American pop artists Roy Lichstenstein, James Rosenquist, Jim Dine, and Andy Warhol.

[8] ArtReview, a London-based magazine, makes an annual list of the most powerful and influential people in the international art field.