Biography

Sara Atrouni (b. 1992, Beirut, Lebanon) is a Lebanese artist based in Portugal whose practice investigates the essence and materiality of painting. Working primarily with acrylic paint skins, she explores the boundary between painting, sculpture, and installation by separating paint from its traditional support and allowing it to exist as an autonomous object.

Her work focuses on process, chance, and material behavior. By pouring acrylic paint onto plastic surfaces and peeling it once dry, she reduces painting to its fundamental element — paint itself — allowing gravity, time, and environmental conditions to shape each piece. This approach emphasizes organic movement, transparency, and the physical presence of color while minimizing direct human control.

Atrouni’s works often take sculptural forms, challenging conventional expectations of painting and exploring themes of transformation, fragility, and perception. Her practice reflects an ongoing investigation into how painting can exist beyond the canvas while retaining its essential qualities.

Education

Degree in visual arts- Painting
Ar.Co – Centro de Arte e Comunicação Visual,
Lisbon, Portugal, 2026–ongoing

Master of Science in Psychomotor Therapy
Saint Joseph University,
Beirut, Lebanon 2015

Bachelor of Science in Psychomotor Therapy
Saint Joseph University,
Beirut, Lebanon 2013

Solo Exhibitions

2024 “Glimmers”, Apaixonarte Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal

Group Exhibitions

2025 “Camadas”, UMA galeria, Lisbon, Portugal
2025 “Girls just want to have fun”, Movart, Lisbon, Portugal
2025 “Hammer Time”, Zaratan Arte Contemporanea, Lisbon, Portugal
2025 “OGMT Affordable Art Weekend”, O Gabinete de Madame Thao, Lisbon, Portugal
2025 “São ou Não”, Galeria São Mamede, Lisbon, Portugal
2025 “The art of being human”, TedxMarvila, Lisbon, Portugal
2025 “Thank you ocean 2”, Artroom, Lisbon, Portugal
2025 “A minha casa”, curated by David Willis, Lisbon, Portugal

2024 “12 anos a Apaixonarte”, Apaixonarte Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal
2024 “OGMT Affordable Art Weekend”, O Gabinete de Madame Thao, Lisbon, Portugal
2024 “Hammer Time”, Zaratan Arte Contemporanea, Lisbon, Portugal
2024 “Em Obras”, Zaratan Arte Contemporanea, Lisbon, Portugal

Awards, Mentions, Nominations

2025, Featured Artist Interview, Caras Decoração Magazine, February Edition, Portugal
2023, Special Mention at “The Emerging Woman Artist Award”, Arts to hearts project, Fall Edition