Mariana Martins de Oliveira is a multidisciplinary artist, whose work intersects food, ecology, education, and participatory art. With a background in Art Studies and postgraduate studies in Contemporary Photography, Museology, and Curatorial Studies, she collaborates with communities and artists to explore food cultures, ecological sustainability, and social practices.

Her artistic practice spans performative meals, installations, workshops, image and written pieces, where food becomes both a medium and a tool for fostering conviviality, dialogue, and reflection. Mariana's work engages deeply with contemporary ecological and social issues, often through the lens of care, collective responsibility, and sustainability. She has collaborated with projects such as The Gramounce and Inland Campo Adentro, focusing on the intersection of art and ecology.

Since 2018, Mariana has been involved in non-formal education, collaborating with museums and art institutions across Portugal. In addition to her artistic practice, she works in production and communication, supporting a range of projects in arts and culture that promote collaboration and creative expression. In 2024, she co-founded Pousio, a collective focused on regeneration, fertility, and ecological productivity through hyperlocalized artifacts from the Alentejo landscape.

EDUCATION
Training Program RPAC in Cultural communication and audience development, S. João da Madeira,  PT - 2025
Training Program RPAC in Inclusion, accessibility and representation, S. João da Madeira,  PT - 2025
Training Program RPAC in Cultural Mediation, S. João da Madeira,  PT - 2024
Food Design Training Program - ESAD - Matosinhos, PT - 2024
Art & Food - Alternative M.A. program - The Gramounce - 2023-24
Training Program Acesso Cultura in Art, disability and cultural management - 2021
Museology and Curatorial Studies - Postgraduate Program at FBAUP - Porto, PT - 2020-21
Contemporary Photography - Postgraduate Program at FBAUL - Lisboa, PT - 2018-19
Artistic Studies - Bachelor at FLUL - Lisboa, PT - 2014-17

RESIDENCIES
Pool Residency, Caldas da Rainha, PT - 2022
Imersão na Paisagem - Ci.CLO , Paredes de Coura, PT - 2019

EDUCATIONAL WORK
Educator for Museu do Papel Moeda - Porto, PT - 2024-
Art Educator for Casa da Arquitetura - Matosinhos, PT - 2024
Workshop “The Foundations of Spice” - Porto, PT - 2023
Worskhop “a cor na mesa #2” - Porto, PT- 2023
Workshop “Paisagens Luminosas”, FATAL Festival - Lisboa, PT - 2023
Art Educator for Ci.clo Bienal - Porto, PT - 2023
Art Educator for BOA Arts - Porto, PT - 2022-23
Art Educator for Casa da Imagem - V.N. Gaia, PT - 2022
Workshop “Arte, Mãe Natureza”, PAFC - Porto, PT -2022
Worskhop “Quantas Cores tem o Mundo? II”, PAFC - Porto, PT 2022
Workshop “a cor na mesa #1” - Porto, PT - 2022
Art Educator + Producer for OFICINA - Guimarães, PT - 2021-22
Art Educator for Centro de Arte Oliva - S. J. Madeira, PT - 2021
Workshop “Histórias da Natureza e a Natureza das Histórias”,  Porto Book Fair - Porto, PT - 2021
Art Educator for Casa-Museu Júlio Dinis - Ovar, PT - 2020
Art Educator  for Museu Escolar Oliveira Lopes - Ovar, PT - 2020
Worskhop “Quantas Cores tem o Mundo? I ”, PAFC - Porto, PT - 2020
Art Educator for Museu do Oriente - Lisboa, PT - 2019
Intern at MAAT - Lisboa, PT - 2018-19

PUBLICATIONS
Interview for The Preserve Journal - Perspectives Series vol. 41  (18.07.2024)
SLOW & SESTA WIN THE RACE, APRIA Journal ArtEZ - Arnhem , NL - 2023
Who is afraid of the Museum from the Future?, FITA Magazine - 2020
Inside City (photography editorial), Revista Cisterna - Lisboa, PT - 2018

EXHIBITIONS
Flatbread Stories - Edible Installation for the vernissage of DISPAR Exhibition l Allmo,  Porto, Pt - 2025
Entre a Pedra e o Pão - Communal and Performative Dinner with Pousio, Festival Ponto d’Orvalho - Montemor-o-Novo -2024
Lugares de Sesta - Installation Piece with Pousio, Festival Ponto d’Orvalho - Montemor-o-Novo -2024
Distant Relatives - The Lisbon Chapter, Livraria Ler Devagar - Lisboa, PT - 2020  
O caminho, a verdade e a vida - Installation Piece with Pedro Petiz,  Atelier Esquina + Tarimba - Lisboa, PT - 2019
25, vinte e cinco, Pequena Notável - Lisboa, PT - 2018
effusus - Collective exhibition O longe e as imagens, 5D Creative Hub - Lisboa, PT - 2018
effusus - artist’s books presentation,  Photography Book Fair - Lisboa, PT - 2018
De fio a pavio, de uma ponta à outra, Coletivo Tarimba - Lisboa, PT - 2018
Festival Matos em Festa - Ovar, PT - 2018

OTHER COLLABORATIONS & PROJECTS
Cultural Producer for Arte Central - Lisboa, PT 2024-
Member of Pousio Collective -  Évora, PT - 2024-
Creative for Inland Campo Adentro - Madrid, ES - 2024-
Head of Communication for Ponto d’Orvalho Festival - Montemor-o-Novo, PT - 2024
Production Assistant for “Back to the Land”: Honoring the Farmer’s Role in Ecosystems - Montemor-o-Novo, PT -2024
Creative Content Creator for The Gramounce - Food based Art Research - 2023-24
Trash Club Member - London, UK - 2023-
Trash Club Porto Co-host - Porto, PT - 2023-