Hello! My name is Mariana Martins de Oliveira (b. 1995) and I’m a multidisciplinary artist and educator based in Porto, PT.

Through my work, I’ve been investigating about food, ancestry and participatory practices in order to question contemporary times and the individual's position in the creative, ecological and communitarian context.

By using food as a medium and conviviality as a tool,  I aim to delve into the complexities of food cultures and its social practices.  

EDUCATION
Food Design short term course - ESAD - Matosinhos, PT - 2024
Art & Food - Alternative M.A. program - The Gramounce - 2023-24
Art, deficiency and  cultural management - online course with Acesso Cultura - 2021
Museology and Curatorial Studies - Postgraduate program in FBAUP - Porto, PT - 2020-21
Contemporary Photography - Postgraduate program in FBAUL - Lisboa, PT - 2018-19
Artistic Studies - Bachelor in 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
Art 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
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
Collaboration with 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
Member of Pousio: Art & Design Collective  -  Évora, PT - 2024
Trash Club Member - London, UK - 2023-
Trash Club Porto Co-host - Porto, PT - 2023-
Creative Content Creator for The Gramounce - Food based Art Research - 2023-24