University of Edinburgh

Networking, Collaboration, Hospitality & Cultural Exchange: Remodelling North African Artist-in-Residency Programmes

Academic History:

2016 - 2018 PhD in Arts Research at ECA - University of Edinburgh

2008 - 2010 Distinction - MA Critical Arts Management & Media Cultural Studies at LSBU - London South Bank University

2006 - 2007 Merit - Diploma in Arts Management by Birkbeck University

1995 - 2003 Merit - Degree in History by the University of Barcelona

Supervisors:

Professor Neil Mulholland

Edward Hollis

Research Interests:

• Relationships between theory & practice
• Everyday life theories
• Epistemologies of the south
• Archaeology of globalization
• Anthropology of art
• Critical Muslim studies
• Artists in residencies & artistic mobility

Previous Research Projects:

•  Theory as Pratice. A practitioner based research on CeRCCa local context.
•  A Winter Ritual.
•  The Hyper Mobile Icarus.

Scholarships:

2014/15:

• OSIC Catalan Arts Council Professional Development Grant
• Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities PhD Studentship Grant.
• Edinburgh College of Art PhD Research Grant.
• DAWRAK Citizen Exchange Program funded by Anna Lindh Foundation. Spain – Egypt.
• British Council Grant for Syrian Artists living in Egypt.
• ALF Grant to participate at the DAWRAK Workshop & Conference in Alexandria (Egypt)
• Research Residency Grant at Mau Mau, Istanbul (Turkey)

2012/13:

• DAWRAK Citizen Exchange Program funded by Anna Lindh Spain – Egypt.
• Visual Arts Grant from the Catalan Arts Council.
• Cimetta Fund travel grant to attend the The Youth in Times of Crises Conference in Tunisia.

2010/11:

• Erasmus Young Entrepreneurs Program with MoTA (Museum of Transitory Art) in Ljubjiana, Slovenia. Development of Transitory Network of Residency Programs in East Europe & the Balkans.
• Research grant from CoNCa: ‘Nomadism & Comodification: New challagens & proposals for an alternative conception of AIR networks’
• Step Beyond Mobilitat Fund by European Cultural Fundation. Presentation of MA Disertation & participation at the 5th International Summer Seminar for Art Curators in Armenia.

2009:

• Ajuts  per a la Formació. Fons de Creacio i Pensament Contemporani by CoNCA.
• Ayudas para la formacion de Jovenes Professionales de la Cultura by MUC

2008:

• Ajuts per a la Formació. Fons de Creació i Pensament Contemporani by EADC.
• Ayudas para la formacion de Jovenes Professionales de la Cultura by MUC.

Awards:

• Step Beyond Award by Europen Cultural Foundation.
• MA Course Director Prize for Outstanding Achievement LSBU.

Publications:

• 2009 Review publication at the WhiteHot Contemporary Art Magazine.
• 2013 Publication of the research paper ‘Theory as Practice’ at SCCA World of Art Series Ljubljana.
• 2013 Publications of the research paper ‘The Hyermobile Icarus’ as part of the Project On-AIR/Transartist.
• 2015 Publication CeRCCa 2009 – 2014

First published: 8 February 2016