Maria Zreiq is a Palestinian community organizer, educator, and multidisciplinary artist. Her artistic practice spans photography, poetry, and documentary cinema, exploring themes of home, body, memory and longing, often through a decolonial queer lens.
As a community organizer, Maria’s practice is rooted in liberatory pedagogy, decolonial cultural production, and the cultivation of queer imaginaries.
She holds dual Bachelor’s degrees in Fine Arts and Philosophy, and a Master’s degree in Documentary Cinema.
Maria is currently engaged in grassroots movements across Palestine and abroad. She regularly teaches and facilitates workshops on the Palestinian struggle and broader anti-colonial movements in international forums, while continuously creating visual art and poetry as part of her cultural and political practice.
During our trip to Barcelona, we enjoyed a gathering at La Escocesa, where our residents presented their projects and shared a space for creative dialogue. After touring the center’s facilities, we wrapped up the day strengthening community bonds over a massive paella alongside the network members.
This week, MACBA hosted the portfolio presentations of our current residents! A gathering dedicated to giving visibility to and sharing the research and artistic production processes developed throughout their residencies.
Presentation of portfolios by Maria Zrieq, Abboud Abu Tair, Nisreen Tahhan, and Mohamed Bakri at the Museo Reina Sofía.
