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Adrift In Space, Melt In Pace, 2015
Adrift (greeny blue), 2015, acrylic paint, polystyrene, fiberglass, cement, glue, dimensions variable (in the image with 200 × 200 × 19,8 cm) © Pedro Guimarães
Circular 2, 2015, acrylic paint, graphite, polystyrene, fiberglass, cement, glue, 129,5 × 129,5 × 19,8 cm © Pedro Guimarães
Adrift (yellow), 2015, acrylic paint, polystyrene, fiberglass, cement, glue, dimensions variable (in the image with 180 × 180 × 19,8 cm) © Pedro Guimarães
Circular 1, 2015, acrylic paint, graphite, polystyrene, fiberglass, cement, glue, 129,5 × 129,5 × 19,8 cm © Pedro Guimarães
Adrift (pink), 2015, acrylic paint, polystyrene, fiberglass, cement, glue, dimensions variable (in the image with 180 × 180 × 19,8 cm) © Pedro Guimarães
Circular 3, 2015, acrylic paint, graphite, polystyrene, fiberglass, cement, glue, 129,5 × 129,5 × 19,8 cm © Pedro Guimarães
Adrift (yellow), idem
Untitled (panel of 9 drawings), 2015, ink on paper, 52,1 × 52,1 cm (each)
Iceberg, 2015, wood, acrylic paint, 15,2 × 5,1 × 5,1 cm
Mixer, 2015, acrylic paint, knife, 21,6 × 3,8 cm
Burden, 2015, tissue, felt pen, nails, rope, lead plumb, 31,8 × 2,5 cm
Umbrella, 2015, ice-cream umbrella, acrylic paint, 12,7 × 8,9 cm
Crust, 2015, (series of 3 pieces) acrylic paint, variable dimensions
Magic Cube, 2015, acrylic paint, cement, glue, 10,2 × 10,2 × 10,2 cm
Uh Uh La, 2015, wood, tissue, rope, acrylic paint, denim, 63,5 × 10,2 × 7,6 cm
Untitled, 2015, elastic string and nails, variable dimensions
LEGO, 2015, (series of 5 compositions) plastic bricks, variable dimensions
LEGO, 2015, (series of 5 compositions) plastic bricks, variable dimensions
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Adrift in Space, Melt in Pace, a solo exhibition at Barbara Davis Gallery in Houston, Texas, 2015

© Courtesy of Barbara Davis Gallery

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Sara Bichão’s working process binds with emotional channels: to heal, to purge, to perpetuate, to play. The works are sculptural with a chromatic atmosphere specific to its own, which at times, are activated by the artist through performative actions. The materials used are often collected/offered/stolen, or come from other recycled and organic resources. More recently, Bichão has also been exploring experimental writing.

Sara Bichão is currently developing a long-term collaboration with La S Grand Atelier – Art Brut et Contemporain, in Belgium.

She was an artist-in-residence at Residency Unlimited (New York, USA) and Finisterrae (Ouessant, FR) in 2022, and has attended other residencies over the past years including: Porta 33 (2020, Madeira, Portugal); Cité Internationale des Arts (2019, Paris, FR); Artistes en Résidence (2017, Clermont Ferrand, FR). She received scholarships from the French Institute (2019, 2022), the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (2014) and the Luso-American Foundation (2022).

A selection of her solo shows include: Lightless, Serralves Foundation, (2024, Porto); Before I Get Sick at MEEL, Press (2021, Lisbon); What is the thing, What is it at Galeria Filomena Soares (2020, Lisbon); Find me, I kill you at Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (2018, Lisbon); (2017) Coastal at Barbara Davis Gallery (2017, Houston); My Sun Cries at Portuguese Foundation of Communications (2016, Lisbon); Somebody’s Address at Rooster Gallery (2014, New York).

Some of her past group shows include: Désordres at Musée d’art contemporain de Lyon (2024, France); Between 58 and 131 infinitely, Galerie Martin Janda (Vienna, 2023); Slow Gala at 68 Art Institute (2022, Copenhagen); Twin Islands at Passerelle Centre d’art contemporain (2022, France); (2022) Traverser la nuit: Works From the Antoine de Galbert Collection at Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology (2022, Portugal); Performance 0 at BoCA – Biennial of Contemporary Arts (2021, Portugal); Clorophilia at Porta33 (2021, Portugal); Storytelling at Musée d’art contemporain de Lyon (2019, France); Un pyjama pour deux at Passages Centre for Contemporary Art in Troyes (2019, France); CHAMA at Atelier-Museu Júlio Pomar (2018, Portugal); What I am at Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology (2017, Portugal); }{ { } at Diagrama (2015, Mexico); 2015) Eccentric Exercise II at Kulturni Centar Beograda (2015, Serbia); Soundless Harmonies at Rita Urso Gallery (2014, Italy); Extending The Line at Arevalo Gallery (2012, USA).

Bichão was selected for the FLAD Drawing Prize (2021), Anteciparte’09 (2009), Fidelidade Mundial – Jovens Pintores (2009), BPI – FBAUL (2008).

Her work is part of art collections such as: Fundación ARCO, Antoine de Galbert Collection, France; CACE (State’s Collection of Contemporary Art); FLAD (Luso American Foundation); PLMJ Foundation; EDP – MAAT Foundation; Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation; Carmona e Costa Foundation; MidFirst Bank Collection, Arizona, USA.

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Sara Bichão
Palácio dos Coruchéus
Rua Alberto Oliveira, Atelier 41,
1700-019 Lisboa, Portugal
Ask: sb@sarabichao.com

Galeria Filomena Soares
Rua da Manutenção n.º 80 (Xabregas),
1900-321 Lisboa, Portugal
info@gfilomenasoares.com
+351 962 373 956

Barbara Davis Gallery
4411 Montrose Boulevard, Suite D
Houston, 77006 Texas, USA
info@barbaradavisgallery.com
+1 713 520 9200

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