Renata Cervetto

Renata Cervetto is a PhD candidate in Humanities and Communication at the Open University of Catalonia (UOC), Barcelona, and serves as a Lecturer at the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador (2024). Her academic and professional engagements span institutions including Matadero Madrid, Fundación Botín, Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Museo Moderno de Buenos Aires, and Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin.

Her educational background includes:

• PhD candidate in Humanities and Communication, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), Barcelona (2024–present)
• Master in History of Contemporary Art and Visual Culture, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía and Universidad Complutense de Madrid (MNCARS-UCM), 2023
• Graduate in Art History, University of Buenos Aires (UBA), 2011
• Postgraduate degree in curatorship, De Appel Amsterdam, 2013–2014

Her research critically examines art's role in developing new mediation formats and sustainable community projects, with emphasis on boycott, censorship, and educational practices. She investigates social-artistic displacements in Latin America and explores reciprocity in artistic/educational collaborations, particularly through long-term community engagement and expanded pedagogical frameworks.

Her scholarly recognition includes competitive grants supporting doctoral research and international conference participation, reflecting her contributions to museum ethics and civil society discourse.

• UOC Doctoral Grant (2024–2027)
• MAR research grant (Museo Reina Sofía, 2022)
• CIMAM conference travel grants (2023, 2017)
• Ifa Travel Grant (2018)
• Ammodo Curatorial Fellowship (2014–2015)

Through workshops and institutional collaborations—including Manifesta 15 Barcelona and Reina Sofía Museum's education department—she mentors artists and cultural agents in expanded educational practices. Her former leadership roles include coordinating MALBA Museum's Education Department (2015–2018) and co-curating the 11th Berlin Biennial (2019–2020).