about
biography
Born in Mozambique to a Portuguese family, Sandra is currently based in Luxembourg. She holds a degree in Philosophy from the University of Coimbra, Portugal, where she also undertook training in theatre.
Following her graduation in 1997, she pursued a career in the performing arts before relocating to Luxembourg in 2005. Since 2018, her textile art practice has developed into a professional career, reflecting a sustained commitment to material exploration and artistic research.
I create textile artworks by adapting traditional textile techniques such as weaving, tapestry, embroidery, and crochet. In my practice, the path functions as a fundamental poetic tool, an intuitive and tactile journey where the nature of the world and human nature converge.
My work explores the depth of time, memory, and cycles of transformation. I regularly integrate gathered organic elements (branches, roots, flowers) allowing the plant world to dictate its own movement. Here, the textile process echoes a form of existentialism: human beings are not fixed entities, but individuals who build and reinvent themselves.
My visual language feeds on states of tension, dualities, and zones of transition. I explore these 'in-between' spaces through contrasting patterns, knots, loose or suspended fibres, empty spaces, holes or pockets.
My work tends towards a middle way, seeking a balance between the discipline of repeated gestures and the fragile unpredictability of natural elements.
SR
Education
1992–1997 – Degree in Philosophy, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Artistic Training and Practice (Non-Formal / Independent)
1995–2005 – Theatre training through workshops, residencies, and professional practice. Freelance theatre performer (Portugal)
2001–2004 – Producer, performer and co-founding member of the non-profit organisation arexploratóriodasartes (air.exploratoryofarts), artistic association founded in Coimbra, dedicated to producing and promoting performing arts, visual arts, music, and literature.
2005–ongoing – Self-taught practice in textile art
Evolving from personal interest to professional focus since 2018. Independent work in weaving, tapestry techniques, crochet, embroidery, and textile-based installations.
Group Exhibitions
2026 – Fiat Lux, De Mains de Maîtres et Homo Faber, Venice, Italie
2026 – Frontière(s), duo exhibition, Lilian Mombach & Sandra Resende, Galerie CollArt, Steinfort, Luxembourg
2026 – Filum 66_04, Cloth Factory museum, Esch-sur-Sûre, Luxembourg
2026 – The Sweet Spot, by Augenschmaus, Schëfflenger Konsthaus, Schifflange, Luxembourg
2026 – Filum 66_03, Space H2O, Oberkorn, Luxembourg
2025 – De Mains de Maîtres "off-site" programme, Villa Vauban, Museum of Art of the City of Luxembourg
2025 – De Mains de Maîtres: Singular Nature, 5th edition, 19 Liberté, Luxembourg
2025 – Salon du CAL 2025, contemporary annual art fair organised by Cercle Artistique du Luxembourg, Tramsschapp, Limpertsberg, Luxembourg
2025 – Hidem Gems III, Kamellebuttek, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
2025 – Filum 66_02, Centre Barblé, Strassen, Luxembourg
2024 – Chasing Light: Still Lives, Subtile Gallery, Luxembourg
2024 – Filum 66_01, Sainte Barbre Church, Lasauvage, Luxembourg
2024 – Pop-up art exhibition, Méckenheck Farm, Berchem, Luxembourg
2023 – De Mains de Maîtres: The Gesture and the Territory, 4th edition, 19 Liberté, Luxembourg
2023 – Squares, La Dama di Capestrano Cultural Centre, Abruzzo, Italy
2023 – XS Project, Gina Morandini Gallery, Maniago, Italy
Collections
2024 – Veräinssall, Roeser, Luxembourg – permanent collective exhibition
2024 – Museum of Embroidery and Textiles, Valtopina, Perugia, Italy
Publications / Press
2026 - "L'approche autonome et expérimentale de Sandra Resende dans l'art textile," 100 % création, Radio France International's program, article and podcast, March 2026 (also on Spotify, podcast name "100% création")
Suboart Magazine - International Art Magazine for Emerging Artists, Issue 32, Nov. 2024 – “Shaping the World Through Textiles”, interview pp. 56–65 (https://suboartmagazine.com)
Women United Art Magazine, Issue VII, Spring 2024 – “In the Spotlight”, pp. 78–81 (https://www.womenunitedartmovement.com/magazine)
Memberships
since 2026 - Recommended by Homo Faber Guide
since 2025 - AAPL, Association des Artistes Plasticiens du Luxembourg
since 2024 - ETN, European Textile Network
since 2023 - Filum 66, Luxembourgish contemporary textile artists’ collective