Sandra Elisabeth Nobre is a Swedish-born artist based in Portugal, known for her iconic paintings of women. Her paintings bring together elegance and strength, often with an atmosphere that feels suspended in time. Drawing inspiration from history, architecture, textiles, and decorative objects, Nobre weaves patterns, botanical forms, and ornamental details into her compositions, letting them converse with symbols, animals, and fragments of folklore. These visual elements merge with her deeper interest in mythology and metaphysical reflection, giving each work layers of meaning beyond the surface.

At the heart of her practice lies the feminine - delicate yet powerful, fragile yet enduring. It is a presence she captures not only through subject matter, but also through the refined balance of color, texture, and form. Working primarily with acrylics, Nobre begins with sketches that evolve slowly, later built into richly textured paintings where every detail is carefully considered. Her works invite the viewer into a dialogue: at once intimate and timeless, ornamental and deeply human.

Born in 1987 in Sweden, Nobre moved to Portugal in 2007, where she later met her husband and artist partner, Marco Nobre. Before fully devoting herself to painting, she founded a clothing brand based on her artworks and won a national design competition with Lindex and the Pink Ribbon Foundation, which brought her to the gala in Stockholm. Over the years, she has received several art prizes, and since 2017 she has worked full-time as a painter. Today, she lives and creates in southern Portugal, together with Marco, from their small studio-home.