{"id":8913,"date":"2026-01-08T21:40:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T21:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/?page_id=8913"},"modified":"2026-01-12T18:40:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T18:40:48","slug":"contextile_2026_jury","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/contextile_2026_jury\/","title":{"rendered":"Contextile 2026 \u2013 Jury"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8913\" class=\"elementor elementor-8913\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23d827a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23d827a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-657ab42\" data-id=\"657ab42\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7596306 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7596306\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc9bd19 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc9bd19\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d29d1c\" data-id=\"5d29d1c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b081a86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b081a86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>JURY<\/b><br>INTERNATIONAL\nEXHIBITION<BR>\n\u2014<BR>\nContextile 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f813502 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f813502\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48049bd elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"48049bd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c40053\" data-id=\"8c40053\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-579f4b2 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"579f4b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9d65cc\" data-id=\"b9d65cc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e8599c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e8599c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#claudia\">Cl\u00e1udia<br>Melo<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-876fc06\" data-id=\"876fc06\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-60451fd elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60451fd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fde85c3\" data-id=\"fde85c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b4f77e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b4f77e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#lala\">Lala<br>de Dios<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f039a0c\" data-id=\"f039a0c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c4ffde elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c4ffde\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-23764b7\" data-id=\"23764b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c49664 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c49664\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#lewis\">Lewis<br>Biggs<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6448a65\" data-id=\"6448a65\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-824cc91 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"824cc91\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1cf7c8\" data-id=\"a1cf7c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e86fab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e86fab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#magali\"><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default elementor-inline-editing pen\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\" style=\"text-transform: none;letter-spacing: normal;text-decoration: none;font-style: normal\">Magali<br>Junet<\/h2><\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7941eb4\" data-id=\"7941eb4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cfbabee elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cfbabee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-092165a\" data-id=\"092165a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85e0288 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"85e0288\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#magda\">Magda<br>Sobon\u0301<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-791cfbe\" data-id=\"791cfbe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e77512 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e77512\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-facedfd\" data-id=\"facedfd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef643af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef643af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#susana\">Susana<br>Pires<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a8dd227 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a8dd227\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-330fb3c\" data-id=\"330fb3c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a1057a elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"4a1057a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"claudia\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a65c68 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3a65c68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-77b2400 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77b2400\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2aee00c\" data-id=\"2aee00c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ac4fe8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ac4fe8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Claudia-Melo-por-Nuno-Marinho.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4752\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Claudia-Melo-por-Nuno-Marinho.jpg 600w, https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Claudia-Melo-por-Nuno-Marinho-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Claudia-Melo-por-Nuno-Marinho-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Claudia-Melo-por-Nuno-Marinho-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Claudia-Melo-por-Nuno-Marinho-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c2d9d7\" data-id=\"8c2d9d7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e54258e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e54258e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cl\u00e1udia Melo<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e75ff51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e75ff51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Independent curator, consultant and artistic director. Higher Education Teacher (ESE-IPP, UTC ARTES VISUAIS). Visual artist. <br \/>Artistic Director of Contextile &#8211; Contemporary Textile Art Biennial. <br \/>Curator at the European project Magic Carpets -European Platforms- Creative Europe. <br \/>Member of the Management Board Committee of Magic Carpets -European Platforms- Creative Europe. Graduated in Fine Arts &#8211; Painting by the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto. She attended the curricular components of the Master&#8217;s Degree in Contemporary Artistic Creation, University of Aveiro and the PhD in Contemporary Art, College of Arts, University of Coimbra. She was a researcher at Citar (Arts Theory Research Centre, School of Arts, Catholic University).<\/p><p>Words defining Textile Art today:<br \/>&#8211; origin \/ future<br \/>&#8211; transversality<br \/>&#8211; specificity and expansion<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-961d552 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"961d552\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/claudia_santos_melo\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cda06c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cda06c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3d6e6c\" data-id=\"c3d6e6c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc8ad18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"cc8ad18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"lala\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa77d34 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"aa77d34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b6352b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b6352b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5a5bee\" data-id=\"e5a5bee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4a2227 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e4a2227\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lala-de-Dios.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8916\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lala-de-Dios.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lala-de-Dios-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lala-de-Dios-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lala-de-Dios-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lala-de-Dios-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lala-de-Dios-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac4e475\" data-id=\"ac4e475\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e97aaf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e97aaf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lala de Dios<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bba047 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bba047\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Art historian by education and a vocational weaver. <br \/>She teaches and lectures on textile art, design and crafts both at her country and abroad (Facultad de Bellas Artes de la Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Cuenca, 2023; Andalusian Centre for Contemporary Art, Seville, 2022; National Museum of Decorative Arts, Madrid, 2021; China Academy of Art in Hangzhou and University of Guangzhou, 2019; Tama Art University in Tokio and Yamagata School of Art&amp;Design, Japan, 2018; Textile Talks Contextile 2020 and 2018, Guimar\u00e3es, Portugal\u2026). <br \/>She has curated a number of national and international exhibitions and events (Fine Tuning, 2022; Peninsulares 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2013, Spain and Portugal; Pushing the Limits, online, 2020 ongoing; Loose Ends, Guimar\u00e3es, 2014\u2026). Member of the jury of several editions of Contextile, Art al Vent and the WTA Biennial editions in Costa Rica and Colombia.<br \/>She has worked in cooperation for development projects in Africa and South America, an experience which has greatly enriched her understanding of textile practices in widely different local contexts. Co-founder and current chairwoman of Asociaci\u00f3n para la Creaci\u00f3n Textil (former Asociaci\u00f3n de Creadores Textiles de Madrid). President of the Spanish National Arts&amp;Crafts Organisation. Former president of the European Textile Network ETN from 1997 to 2019 where she now sits at the Advisory Council. Member -among others- of Madrid Designers Association DIMAD and Women in Visual Arts MAV.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ad4d21 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"9ad4d21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/laladedios5\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58b4feb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58b4feb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0c99f0\" data-id=\"b0c99f0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d2bb4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"8d2bb4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"lewis\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b3cec2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2b3cec2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-774397a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"774397a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e616c97\" data-id=\"e616c97\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4971ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c4971ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LEWIS-BIGGS-Mar24.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8917\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LEWIS-BIGGS-Mar24.png 800w, https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LEWIS-BIGGS-Mar24-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LEWIS-BIGGS-Mar24-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LEWIS-BIGGS-Mar24-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LEWIS-BIGGS-Mar24-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/LEWIS-BIGGS-Mar24-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-56e0dae\" data-id=\"56e0dae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-792359d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"792359d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lewis Biggs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9198077 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9198077\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lewis Biggs was Director of Tate Liverpool (1990-2000). <br \/>He co-founded Liverpool Biennial in 1998 and was its Artistic Director 2000-2011. <br \/>As an independent curator or co-curator he realised Artranspennine 1998; Aichi Triennale 2013; Folkestone Triennial 2014, 2017, 2021; Land Art Mongolia 2018. <br \/>He is Chairman of the Institute for Public Art www.instituteforpublicart.org ; a Trustee of John Moores Painting Prize Trust <a href=\"https:\/\/jmppt.org\/\">https:\/\/jmppt.org\/<\/a> and of International Awards for Art Criticism <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iaac-m21.com\/english\/\">http:\/\/www.iaac-m21.com\/english\/<\/a>. He was a consultant to Kaunas European Capital of Culture 2022 and remains an adviser to Kaunas Biennial. He is Distinguished Professor of Public Art at Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts, University of Shanghai.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-085dd9c elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"085dd9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lewisbiggscurator\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-785856e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"785856e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90b82c5\" data-id=\"90b82c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cd158c elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"8cd158c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"magali\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45d262b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"45d262b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6b7665 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e6b7665\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d259c0e\" data-id=\"d259c0e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-066c966 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"066c966\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Magali_Final-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8949\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Magali_Final-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Magali_Final-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Magali_Final-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Magali_Final-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Magali_Final-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Magali_Final-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc05765\" data-id=\"fc05765\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feb89c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"feb89c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Magali Junet<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0c63d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0c63d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Director and curator of the Fondation Toms Pauli in Lausanne (Switzerland), Magali Junet is dedicated to preserving and promoting a unique textile heritage comprising two collections: the first brings together tapestries and embroideries from the 16th to the 19th centuries; the second, made up of works from the second half of the 20th century, illustrates the evolution of the medium during the Lausanne International Tapestry Biennials (1962\u20131995).<br \/>Among her main publications, Magali Junet co-authored From Tapestry to Fiber Art: The Lausanne Biennials 1962\u20131995 with Giselle Eberhard Cotton. She is also the author of several essays and lectures, some devoted to Magdalena Abakanowicz, and co-curated the exhibition Magdalena Abakanowicz.Textile Territories, organized in 2023 at the Mus\u00e9e cantonal des Beaux-Arts in Lausanne, in collaboration with Tate and Henie Onstad Art Center.<br \/>Through her work, Magali Junet contributes to redefining the place of tapestry and textile art within art history, highlighting their essential role in both artistic research and creative practice.<br \/>In partnership with the mudac \u2013 Cantonal Museum of Design and Contemporary Applied Arts \u2013 and its director Marco Costantini, Magali Junet recently presented in Lausanne an exhibition titled Times in Tapestry. Goshka Macuga x Grayson Perry x Mary Toms, dedicated to the theme of tapestry as a primary medium of storytelling and propaganda across time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d672493 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"d672493\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a3dcaa7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"375212e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-43367ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43367ef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-17398e1\" data-id=\"17398e1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Magdalena-Sobon-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Magdalena-Sobon-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a84d819\" data-id=\"a84d819\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2df561e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2df561e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Magda Sobo\u0144<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a20fd64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a20fd64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Visual artist specialising in paper and textile art and university professor at the Strzemi\u0144ski Academy of Fine Art in \u0141\u00f3d\u017a in Poland.<br>In her work, she explores the various possibilities of paper matter and natural fibres as forms of artistic expression. Using texture and structure, she searches for an universal language of expression and creates large-format objects that retain the characteristic features for textile.<br>She is an author of several solo exhibitions and she participated in numerous group exhibitions in Poland and abroad. She is a winner of some prestigious awards as: The Prize of the organisation&#8217;s Board Members of the \u2018Biennale Internationale du Lin de Portneuf\u2019 (BILP) in Canada in 2020; The Prize granted by the Marshal of the Pomorskie Voivodeship at 11th Baltic Mini Textile in Gdynia, Poland in 2019; Honourable mention at 1st Biennale of Textile Art in Pozna\u0144, Poland in 2017; Honourable mention at Contextile 2016 &#8211; Contemporary Textile Art Biennial in Portugal in 2016, Grand Prix at 14th International Triennial of Tapestry in \u0141\u00f3d\u017a, Poland in 2013; Excellent mention at 7th International Fibre Art Biennale \u2018From Lausanne To Beijing\u2019 in China in 2012; Honourable mention at 6th International Biennial of Contemporary Textile Art in Mexico in 2011; Bronze Medal at 6th International Fibre Art Biennale &#8211; From Lausanne To Beijing in China in 2010.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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elementor-element-ac0c196 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ac0c196\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/susana_pires03_Cinza-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8921\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/susana_pires03_Cinza-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/susana_pires03_Cinza-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/susana_pires03_Cinza-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/susana_pires03_Cinza-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/susana_pires03_Cinza-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/susana_pires03_Cinza-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4288112\" data-id=\"4288112\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-891e0ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"891e0ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Susana Pires<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0098659 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0098659\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Visual artist, teacher and researcher. <br>Guest lecturer of the Tapestry course at FBAUL &#8211; Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon and Director of the Illustration and Design Degree at IPLUSO &#8211; Polytechnic Institute of Lusophony, Lisbon. <br>In a body of work presented through drawing, sculpture and installation, she assumes textiles as discursive materiality. Took part in the Young Creators 2003 selections, the Anteciparte 2005 awards, the Young Artists Alentejo 2006 award (an initiative of Alentejo Regional Directorate for Culture) and Contextile 2016. Highlights the exhibitions \u201cWAH! (We are Here)\u201d at the Eug\u00e9nio de Almeida Foundation Centre for Art and Culture, \u00c9vora and \u201cFazer Sentido\u201d at Casa da Cerca \u2013 Almada Contemporary Art Centre.<br><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Doctorate in Painting by FBAUL, she is an integrated researcher at CIEBA-FBAUL and a collaborator at the Luso Innovation Centre &#8211; IPLUSO. She develops her research in two parallel lines: the practice of drawing and textile processes.<br><\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Curated the exhibition \u201cO Ponto e o Pixel\u201d, part of the CTTs collection in the permanent exhibition of the Tapestry Museum of Portalegre \u2013 Guy Fino in 2017 and co-organised the encounter \u201cPonto &#8211; Textile Art in Perspective\u201d, Arraiolos in 2021. She collaborated with grAVA \u2013 Poetic Research Group in Visual Arts (Brazil). Since 2024, she organises the Illustration Seminar \u201cDesenhos Falados\u201d and in 2025 she joined the founding team of the editorial project Ard\u00f3sia: Revista de Investiga\u00e7\u00e3o em Desenho e Ilustra\u00e7\u00e3o.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cd52fe elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"7cd52fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pi.susana\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0bf9f1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f0bf9f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-892ae66 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"892ae66\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1b69ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b1b69ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JURYINTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION \u2014 Contextile 2026 Cl\u00e1udiaMelo Lalade Dios LewisBiggs MagaliJunet MagdaSobon\u0301 SusanaPires Cl\u00e1udia Melo Independent curator, consultant and artistic director. Higher Education Teacher (ESE-IPP, UTC ARTES VISUAIS). Visual artist. Artistic Director of Contextile &#8211; Contemporary Textile Art Biennial. Curator at the European project Magic Carpets -European Platforms- Creative Europe. Member of the Management Board Committee&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/contextile_2026_jury\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Contextile 2026 \u2013 Jury<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/template-pagebuilder-full-width.php","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"full-width","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"on","neve_meta_content_width":100,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8913","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8913"}],"version-history":[{"count":38,"href":"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8913\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8962,"href":"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8913\/revisions\/8962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}