Ana Isabel Freitas


I am a Portuguese artist based in Paris since 2015. My work moves between painting, textile, documentary cinema, and writing, exploring memory, transmission, territory, and identity. Through stitching, embroidery, and material interventions, I investigate how personal and collective stories take form: how they are inscribed into matter and passed across generations.

These are not separate practices but applications of a single grammar, which my doctoral research names cinécriture située.

I studied Painting at FBAUP (Porto) and Cinema at ESTC (Lisbon), and I am currently pursuing a PhD in research-creation at the University of Paris Nanterre. My work has been exhibited, awarded, and screened in France, Portugal, and internationally.





Available Works
Art Prints - available! 
Books - availabe!
Original Work - coming soon

If you’re interested in a specific piece, feel free to reach out—some works may be available for direct purchase.