Tietoja

María Villa Largacha on itsenäinen kuraattori ja pedagogi, jonka akateeminen tausta on filosofiassa sekä Curating and Contemporary Art opinnoissa. Hän on työskennellyt Kolumbiassa julkisen taiteen ohjelmien parissa editorina, fasilitaattorina ja yleisöohjelmien koordinaattorina. Yli vuosikymmenen ajan hänen työnsä on keskittynyt keskustelua, yhteistyötä, kestävyyttä ja yhteiskunnallista muutosta edistävien aloitteiden suunnitteluun ja toteuttamiseen osallistavien menetelmien ja kokeellisten pedagogioiden avulla. Hän on opettanut luovaa kirjoittamista ja kuraattorikäytäntöjä maisteritasolla Helsingissä sekä toiminut New Performance Turku Biennalen yhteiskuraattorina ennen vuoden 2025 Audience Ambassador -ohjelman kehittämistä. Tällä hetkellä hän työskentelee väitöskirjatutkijana Tampereen yliopistossa tutkien aikuiskoulutuksen transformatiivisia lähestymistapoja. Hänen viimeisimpiin julkaisuihinsa kuuluvat: “Tee mahdottomasta saavutettavissa oleva. Yasen Vasilev’n mahdottomien tekojen rakentaminen” (2024), “Venus, kuvaruudun kynnyksellä”, yhdessä Janina Rajakankaan kanssa (2023) ja “Tieteidenvälisyys korkeakoulutuksessa: ilkeät ongelmat, unelmat ja painajaiset” (2022). Kaikki julkaisut ovat englanniksi.

Yhteystiedot

Email

laboratorio.mediacion@gmail.com

Phone

+358 401867086

Institutional Affiliation

Tampere University Doctoral Program in Education and Culture Spatial Socialization and Environmental Citizenship Research Collective (SPECS)

Profiles

Embodied Knowledge Workshop

For inquiries related to the Embodied Knowledge Workshop, including participation in upcoming programs and collaboration proposals, please use the email address above.

Ansioluettelo

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Degrees

  • Kone Grant Researcher, Doctoral Program in Education and Culture, Tampere University, 2024—2028
  • Master of Arts in Visual Cultures, Curating, and Contemporary Art (ViCCA), Aalto University, 2020
  • Master of Arts in Philosophy, National University of Colombia, Bogota, 2005
  • Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, National University of Colombia, Bogota, 2002

Current Employment

  • Curator of Audience Engagement, Audience Ambassador project for New Performance Turku Biennale, Finland, 2025—2026

Previous Work Experience

  • Embodied Knowledge Workshop — Pedagogical design and facilitation, 4 editions: Aalto University, PRAXIS MA University of the Arts, Kutomo Contemporary Art Space (Turku), 2019—2024
  • Guest Lecturer, Introduction to Curating, PRAXIS MA at University of the Arts Helsinki, 2024
  • Guest Lecturer, Modes of Writing; Field Ecologies Intensive; Curatorial Theory Expanded (ViCCA MA), Aalto University, 2023—2024
  • Co-curator, New Performance Turku Biennale, Finland, 2022—2024
  • Teacher, Creative & Academic Writing, Art and Media MA, Aalto University, 2022—2024
  • Coordinator and University Teacher, University-Wide Art Studies (UWAS) Program, Aalto University, 2021—2022
  • Co-curator, Conversation Room by Ariel Bustamante, Aalto University, 2021—2024
  • The Squirrel Nest / Oravan Pesa Podcast, Aalto University — Curator and producer, 2018—2022
  • Performative Narratives Workshop, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki — Art direction and facilitation, 2018
  • Creative Time Summit, New York / Stockholm — Audience engagement strategy and facilitation, 2014
  • Curriculum Design and Coordination, Art Mediation Laboratory, IDARTES, Bogota, 2013
  • Pedagogical Curator and Coordinator, ArtBo International Art Fair, Bogota, 2012
  • Coordination of Art Education and Artistic Research Programs, IDARTES, Bogota, 2011—2012

Other Education and Expertise

  • President Nestor Kirchner Fellowship, The New School of Public Engagement, New York / Universidad de San Martin, Argentina, 2013
  • Diplomate Program Works of Memory, Between Art and Politics, Jorge Tadeo Lozano University / Center for Memory, Peace, and Reconciliation, Bogota, 2013

Research Outputs

  • “Contours and Pitfalls of Embodied Subjectivity. On Judith Butler’s Notion of Agency” — Presented at Judith Butler Master Class at SKY with Adriana Zaharijevic, Helsinki University, 2024
  • “Make the Impossible Attainable. The Crafting of Yasen Vasilev’s Impossible Actions” — Solitude Blog, Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart, 2024
  • “Amasijo, Acorns, Aurajoki. A recipe that calls for a river” — Invited Artists at Saari, Kone Foundation, Finland, 2023
  • “Venus, on the threshold of the screen” (with Janina Rajakangas) — NO NIIN magazine, Helsinki, 2023
  • “Transdisciplinarity in Higher Education: Wicked Problems, Dreams, and Nightmares” — NO NIIN magazine, Helsinki, 2022
  • “On Giving Voice, on Choosing Silence” — In We Need to Talk, with Orlan Ohtonen and Teo Ala Ruona, 2018
  • “Un puente no es un puente hasta que alguien lo cruza” — In Agitese antes de usar, Teoretica, Costa Rica / Buenos Aires, MALBA, 2015
  • “Meaningful Experiences and Art Mediation Laboratories” — Observatory of Latin America, The New School of Public Engagement, New York, 2014
  • Experiencias y herramientas de mediacion del arte contemporaneo — IDARTES, Bogota, 2014

Research Advisory / Evaluation of MA Theses

  • “Somatic Practices in Visual Communication Design” — Evgeniia Markevich, Advisor, Aalto University, 2024
  • “Visualising Biodiversity in Finland from Alternative Perspectives” — Ulla Eronen, Evaluator, Aalto University, 2024
  • “Somatic Discourse in Contemporary Dance” — Anna Kozonina, Evaluator, Aalto University, 2023

Awards and Honours

  • Kone Foundation Grant for Doctoral Research: Cultivating Coexistence. On the conditions of possibility of unlearning, 2025—2028
  • ViCCA Commendation on Research of Outstanding Worth (CROW award) for MA thesis The Shape of Open. A Journal on Embodied Collective Experience, Aalto University, 2020
  • President Nestor Kirchner Fellowship, The New School of Public Engagement, New York / Universidad Nacional de San Martin, Buenos Aires, 2013

Other Academic Merits

  • Editorial Coordinator, Errata# Visual Arts Journal, IDARTES, Bogota, 2013—2016 — International journal on contemporary art debates in Colombia and Latin America (issues #10, #13, #14, #15, #16)
  • Editorial Coordination, Seguros Bolivar Contemporary Art Collection (with Jose Ignacio Roca and Alejandro Martin), 2013—2014
  • Coordination of Visual Arts Academic Events, IDARTES, Bogota — International Colloquiums of Errata# Journal, International Conference on Art Theory and History, Congress in Emergent Latin American Research in Contemporary Arts, 2011—2013
  • Member of the Jury, International Art Residences Program, Ministry of Culture of Colombia, 2010
  • Editor, works of Prof. Jesus Martin-Barbero on communication, culture, and politics in Latin America, 2008—2010

Scientific and Societal Impact

  • INSEA Congress, roundtable Intervening, Serving, and Engaging (with Kevin Tavin and Virginia Commonwealth University), Aalto University, 2018
  • NC Gallery Panel on Art Mediation (with Sofia Olascoaga and Fito Conesa), ArtBO, Bogota, 2015
  • Ephemeral Museum of Oblivion, curatorial grant for Regional Art Salons, Ministry of Culture of Colombia (with Cristina Lleras and Soledad Garcia), 2014
  • Corpovisionarios / Citizenship Culture Office of Antanas Mockus — Research consultant and editor of publications for the Inter-American Development Bank, 2008—2011
  • National Creative Writing Workshops Network (RELATA), Ministry of Culture of Colombia — Consultant and researcher, 2009

Editorial Work

  • Editor, exhibition catalogues, Collection of Essays on Colombian Art, and National Essay Award on Art History, Theory and Criticism — Fundacion Gilberto Alzate Avendano, Bogota, 2012—2013
  • Editor, David Consuegra. Pensamiento grafico, National University of Colombia, 2012
  • Editor, The Last China Closet by Clara Sanchez (book and exhibition), 2010
  • Editorial Coordination, Collection of Indigenous People Literature of Colombia (8 volumes), Ministry of Culture, 2010
  • Editor and Art Pedagogy Consultant, Bank of the Republic of Colombia Museums (online exhibitions and handouts), 2009—2010
  • Freelance Editor/Copyeditor, international fiction and nonfiction publishers (Norma, Planeta, Santillana), 2006—2008
  • Junior Editor, Children’s and Young Readers’ Books, Editorial Norma Latin America, 2003—2006
  • Editorial Coordination, Saga Philosophy Students’ Journal, National University of Colombia, 1999—2001