Sara de Jesus Bento is a Luso-French visual artist working across both artistic and commercial projects. Based in Lisbon.
Graduated from the Fine Arts of Le Mans, with an exchange at Aalto University of Art and Design in Helsinki, she completed her master’s at the École Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, gaining a solid foundation in history and visual arts.
Sara´ s work explores the intimate relationships between people, objects, and landscapes through photography and video. She captures light, texture, and detail to reveal subtle moments of poetry and emotion. Often isolating elements from their usual context – whether portraits, still life, or spatial compositions – her images invite reflection and reinterpretation.
Each project, personal or collaborative, is crafted with sensitivity and elegance, offering visual narratives where images converse and open multiple readings. Her work has been featured in independent magazines, galleries, and international festivals, and she has participated in residencies including Conviver na Arte (2014), AltoFest (2015), and Cartes Residency (2017).
RESIDENCIES
2017 Cartes Residency, Bahia, Br
2015 Alto Fest, Naples, It
2014 Conviver na Arte, Fundação Robinson, Portalegre, Pt
EXHIBITIONS
2025 Pequenos Formatos, Galeria Monumental, Lisbon, Pt
2024 Pequenos Formatos, Galeria Monumental, Lisbon, Pt
2020 Primeiras Vezes, Na Esquina, Lisbon, Pt
2018 Vestígios, Group Show at Bangbang Gallery, Lisbon, Pt
2017 O Fruto de Espinho, Solo show at Centro de Cultura João Gilberto, Juazeiro, Ba, Br
2016 Detail, Group Show at Festival Paratissima, Lisbon, Pt
2016 Em linha, Group Show at Galerie Bangbang, Lisbon, Pt
2015 In-contro, Solo Show at Alto-Fest International Contemporary Live arts, Naples, It
2014 Latitude at Scopio editorial layout
2012 The hunting down song, Solo and Group show at Grands Projets, Ensad, Paris, Fr
2010 Luontoni!, Group show at Helsinki, Fi
FESTIVALS
2017 Los Angeles CineFest, Usa
2016 15th Concorto Film Festival, Pontenure, It
2015 XVII Napolitan Film Festival, Film festival at Naples, It
2013 Film Festival Salon de la Luz Volume IV, Bogotá, Co
2012 Festival Traces de Vies, Clermont-Ferrand, Fr
PERFORMANCES
2011 The snow is the sand of the North with Maiju and Sibiri Konaté, Mamuska Festival, Helsinki, Fi
2008-2011 Place carrée with ANGA (Research Laboratory of music and contemporary dance)
in collaboration with EDDIE 135 musicians on the Théâtre du Lierre, Handi’danse Festival,
Artistes en Résidences, Ici et Demain, Paris, Fr
PUBLICATIONS
Le Monde Diplomatique pt
Olhar de Fotógrafos, Fundação Robinson
Catalogue des diplômés 2012 de l´Ensad