BIO
Sandra Elisabeth Nobre is a Swedish artist based in the southwest of Portugal. Her work explores the inner, symbolic landscape of the human experience - a quiet mythology where figures, objects, and recurring motifs act as vessels for instinct, memory, and transformation.
Centered around the female figure, her imagery moves between stillness and ritual. Fish, fruit, light, and elemental forms recur as archetypal symbols of nourishment, transition, and inner knowledge. Rather than telling stories, her paintings hold space - inviting contemplation, intimacy, and a sense of timeless presence.
Nobre’s visual language is grounded in earth-toned palettes, layered surfaces, and a balance between softness and structure. Her work resists excess, favoring restraint, silence, and symbolic clarity. Each image functions as a quiet offering - an object meant to be encountered slowly, both sensually and intuitively.
Living and working from a small home studio in southwest Portugal, Nobre’s practice is deeply intertwined with daily life, nature, and repetition. Her paintings exist at the intersection of body, ritual, and inner observation - where meaning is felt rather than explained.