Sara Miguel (Coimbra, 1997) is a visual artist who lives and works in Aveiro. Having studied International Relations at the University of Coimbra, her artistic practice explores themes of Africanism, the memories of her family’s diaspora, and colonial legacies. Her work also delves into her own idiosyncratic process through the study of colour and the construction and deconstruction of shapeless figures.

The artist’s solo exhibitions include: “Origem”, Ovar Museum, (2022), “Diário”, Associação 25 de Abril, Lisbon (2023), “Autorrepresentações – Linhas, formas e cores”, Leiria Municipal Library Gallery (2024), “Diário II – Perceções do quotidiano”, Coimbra Municipal Museum (2024), “O regresso a África”, Northern Regional Section of the Portuguese Medical Association – Porto (2025).

Sara Miguel also featured in the XII Vila Verde International Biennial of Young Art (2022) and the Paris International Contemporary Art Fair, further participating in a collective exhibition at the Van Gogh Gallery in Madrid (2024). Additionally, she was part of the touring exhibition “25 de abril de 1974 – Vivências e memórias” (2024–2025).

Her work Conversas sobre Deus (2022) was selected for the cover of the book Cara a cara. La creación del psicoterapeuta by Hélder Chambel, published in Spain by Agora Relacional Editores (2023), while the piece A festa features on the cover of the poetry book Pedaços Meus by Dulcelina Silva Santos (2025).

She has contributed to the 11th edition of Artzine UltraViolenta with two artworks (2020) and to Le Monde Diplomatique with the works “We are humans, not numbers” (October, 2022), “Autorretrato” (March, 2023), and Visceral n.º 8 (July, 2023).

She received an Honorable Mention in the Aveiro Young Creator Contest (2019).

Sara Miguel’s work is represented in various public and private collections, notably the Associação 25 de Abril, the Ovar Museum, the Leiria Town Council, and EFCIS & Amílcar Pereira.