ISABEL FERREIRA DE SOUSA
Isabel Ferreira de Sousa
ABOUT ME
I am fascinated by language. It is the most powerful tool to express anything you want. I also love art. To me, art is an embodied experience. When writing about art I share what a specific artwork or exhibition does to my mind and body. By looking closely, raising questions, listening, and taking time to reflect, I share my experience and views with the readers and invite them to look at the world in a slightly different way.
With a background in language and arts & culture, I support artists and organisations including museums, galleries and media/publishing groups. I write and edit a variety of content for the web and print including articles, columns, interviews, reviews, essays and press releases. My working languages are English, Dutch and Portuguese.
RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE
2018-present
Maastricht Institute of Arts, Zuyd University of Applied Sciences
Art Writing and Creative Writing Lecturer
2008-2014
Maastricht University Marketing & Communication Department
Editor & Communications officer
2004-2008
Maastricht University
English and Academic Writing Lecturer
Freelance translator
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
2024
Node Center for Curatorial Studies
Inclusive Curatorial Practices: Accessibility, Representation and Diversity
2021
University of Cambridge Institute for Continuing Education, UK
MicroMasters in Writing for Performance and the Entertaining Industries
2003
Leiden University, the Netherlands
MA in Contemporary English and American Literature
2000
University of Porto, Portugal
BA in English and Portuguese Language and Literature