Sara Soares Belo

Sara Soares Belo is an Adjunct Professor at the Instituto Politécnico da Lusofonia (IPLUSO) and a researcher at the Center for Research and Studies of the Fine Arts (CIEba) affiliated with the University of Lisbon. Her academic foundation includes a PhD (2023) and Master's (2013) in Painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon, where she explored themes of artistic inspiration and representation.

Research Interests:

• Artistic Practice: Investigates material-textural tensions in painting between figuration and abstraction.
• Theoretical Research: Focuses on mimesis, alterity, and creative transmission in art.
• Pedagogical Innovation: Studies formative potential of art practices in childhood development.

Her publications emphasize interdisciplinary intersections across art theory, philosophy, and pedagogy, with recent work addressing sustainability in art education. She exhibits regularly with the artistic collective humor líquido and maintains an active translation practice of philosophical texts.

No awards or student advising roles are documented. Her institutional collaborations include sustained research at CIEba.