María Íñigo Clavo

Dr. María Íñigo Clavo is a multidisciplinary academic, curator, and artist affiliated with Central Saint Martins, part of the University of the Arts London, where she serves as a Visiting Fellow in MRes Art: Exhibition Studies. She holds a PhD in Fine Arts from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of São Paulo (FAPESP) and an Associated Researcher at the Forum Permanente and Instituto de Estudos Avançados there. Her academic and curatorial work spans institutions like the Museo Reina Sofia, University of Essex, and European University of Madrid.

• Current Roles: Visiting Fellow (UAL), Postdoctoral Fellow (University of São Paulo), Associated Researcher (Forum Permanente, Instituto de Estudos Avançados)
• Teaching: European University of Madrid (since 2008), MA Curating Latin American Art (University of Essex)

Research Interests

• Coloniality and its impact on Latin American art
• Migrant narratives in cultural production
• Conceptualizing 'otherness' through artistic practices
• Translation as a decolonial methodology
• Historical and contemporary Brazilian art

Scientific Awards

• FAPESP Postdoctoral Fellowship

Curatorial Collaborations

• Exhibitions for Matadero Madrid, Universidad Complutense/Medialab, Le Cube Rabat
• Co-founder of Peninsula, an independent research group on colonial processes and curatorial practices

Publications

• Contributions to Versión/sur, Concinnitas, Revista de Occidente, Bilboquet, Re-visiones, and Lugar Común