Sarina Mannaert is a multidisciplinary artist known for her ability to transform people and capture their stories in a uniquely powerful and visually striking way.
Her work, spanning artistic make-up, body paint, styling, and photography, explores themes such as identity, growth, gender, and femininity. More than just aesthetics, her creations are deeply personal narratives translated into bold, unconventional visual work.

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What sets Sarina’s work apart is her commitment to diversity, self-expression, and the recognition of make-up as a legitimate and autonomous art form. She advocates for greater visibility of female artists within the art world and fights for the rights of artistic make-up, hair, and body paint professionals to be acknowledged as independent creators.
 For Sarina, make-up is a powerful tool for both confidence and self-expression.Through her work, she helps individuals discover sides of themselves that challenge how they perceive their own identity.

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Her personal story deeply influences both her artistic vision and activism. At the age of six, Sarina fell into a coma, an event that drastically altered her childhood and led to years of insecurity. It was through the empowering practice of self-expression (through make-up and photography) that she reclaimed her confidence and voice. This transformative journey lies at the heart of her mission: to question identity, inspire others, and support people in embracing their authentic selves or alter egos, while carving out more space for female- driven art forms. In recent years, Sarina has devoted herself to a series of powerful, ongoing art projects:

• Recto Verso explores the duality of identity, contrasting outer appearances with inner experiences. Sarina plays with oppositions to show how people reveal different sides of themselves depending on their context.

• On the Shoulders of Giants (Op Reuzenschouders) reflects on growth, heritage, and the historical exclusion of women in traditional narratives. Through paint and photography, Sarina reimagines traditionally male figures in a feminine light, emphasizing the overlooked role of women and visualizing new links between past and present.

• Pole Animals merges body painting, pole dance and photography to make the artistry and athleticism of pole dancing visible, while also breaking down societal stigma. 
 The project celebrates the strength and elegance of female performers and athletes.
 (Booklaunch & expo in September 2025 - Antwerp, Belgium)

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Sarina’s background in the music, event, and television industries has sharpened her eye for light and composition, making her a standout portrait photographer. Her experience as a make-up artist gives her a distinctive approach to photography, allowing her to capture people with an extraordinary eye for detail and aesthetics. Over the years, she has worked at major festivals like Tomorrowland, Rock Werchter, Voodoo Village, Les Ardentes, but also on high-profile television productions for VRT, Eyeworks, Brands like NYX Professional Make-up, MAC Cosmetics, MUD Cosmetics, l’Oreal professional and on music videos for renowned artists such as Stromae, Tamino, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Epica, and many others.

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Rather than limiting herself to one discipline, Sarina has consciously chosen to embrace her versatility. Her career reflects her personal evolution and the stories she tells through her art.
 Her work is not only visually impactful, but it’s also a bold celebration of diversity, equality, and self-expression.