Born in 1992 in Barreiro, Portugal
Resides and works in the Lisbon Area, Portugal
Sara Velez Malta is a contemporary painter whose practice focuses on oil and acrylic paintings on canvas.
Her work explores sensory experience and perception as ways to deeper emotional and relational awareness.
Between a meticulous attention to everyday details and the contemplation of vast atmospheric horizons, her work invites the viewer to pause, to feel, and to reflect on how perception shapes our relationship with the world.
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EDUCATION
2022-present: Bachelor Painting, Faculty of Fine Arts, Lisbon University, Portugal
EXHIBITIONS
2025, Devagar tá-se bem, BIALE – Bienal Internacional do Alentejo, Parque de Exposições, Estremoz, Portugal
2025, Home, Left Bank Leeds, United Kingdom
2025, Devagar, entre bienais, Casa das Artes, Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal
2025, Foz'Arte, Forte São João Batista da Foz, Porto, Portugal
COLLECTIONS
Acervo BIALE – Bienal Internacional do Alentejo, Estremoz, Portugal
BIBLIOGRAPHY
BIALE – Bienal Internacional do Alentejo. Catálogo de exposição. [S.l.]: Sersilito – Empresa Gráfica, Lda, 2025
PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS
2025: Project management, Mais uno +1 colective – PLAY(THE)GROUND project, Lisbon, Portugal
2025–present: Member of the Barreiro Drawing Club – support and coordination of drawing sessions, Barreiro, Portugal
2025: Guest speaker as part of the collective Mais uno +1 at the "Arte e Cidade" (Art and City) Seminar (ICS-ULisboa), within the European project INSPIRE, Lisbon, Portugal
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
2025–present: Student representative on the Pedagogical Council, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon, Portugal