Marta Cartu

Predoctoral Researcher at Elisava Research

Elisava
She is a predoctoral researcher at Elisava UVic-UCC conducting research on the expanded comic and the comic as a research methodology as part of the PENS grant from the FINESTRES-ELISAVA Chair of Research and Experimentation in Comics (CREC), directed by Dr. Mery Cuesta. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Universitat de Barcelona and has three masters: in Artistic Practices and Social Action (Université Bordeaux III), in Visual Arts and Constructivist Education (Universitat de Barcelona), and in Secondary School Teacher Training (UNIR).

She is also a comic book author: she has published ‘Hola Siri’ thanks to the Injuve Award and has self-published titles such as ‘Fábulas de la noche polar,’ ‘Triatlón,‘ and ‘Un tumor muy guay’ in fanzine format. She has participated in group exhibitions such as “Constelación Gráfica” at the CCCB, “Cómic, sueños e historia” at CaixaForum, and the “Revuelta en el cómic” conference at MACBA, and has been the recipient of the Art Jove Award from Generalitat de Catalunya and the Azkuna Zentroa Cross-Residency.

She has given classes, workshops, and lectures at cultural institutions such as the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, the CCCB, the Museu del Disseny de Barcelona, and the Born CCM, as well as at universities including the Universitat de Barcelona, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, and Newcastle University.