Teaching staff
SOPHIE AGUILERA
Sophie Aguilera Lester obteined her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Barcelona in 2008, and subsequently completed a Master’s degree in Art Direction and Set Design at the Catalonia Film and Audiovisual School (ESCAC).
Her work has been exhibited in group and solo shows throughout Spain and Europe. In 2018, she was invited to represent Spain at the European Ceramic Context Biennial (Bornholm, Denmark), and in 2019 she received the National Emerging Talent Award in Ceramic Arts from the Spanish Association of Ceramic Cities. She also received a short-term fellowship at the Archie Bray Foundation (Montana, USA), a pioneering institution in the research and production of contemporary sculpture and ceramics, where she was also awarded the Rudy Autio Fellowship.
KEKENA CORVALÁN
Feminist curator, teacher, and writer, dedicated to traveling, visual, and domestic arts. Professor of Latin American Art at the University of the Argentine Social Museum. Visiting professor in the International Contemporary Art Program at IberoPuebla University, Mexico.
She has developed numerous curatorial narratives in spaces and museums throughout Latin America and Catalonia. She managed and curated both editions of the queer group exhibition #paratodestode. She has conceived and curated all ten editions of the Curatorial Art Camp, which fosters a unique and situated coexistence of artists and diverse bodily and cultural sensibilities. She is a member of the collective La Porfía del Deseo.
She has written essays as: Artistas latinoamericanas, un recorrido de diálogos conceptuales (Wifredo Lam, Cuba), o Historias de cabeza partida (Ediciones del Bien).
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With a British academic background, Anna brings with her a well-established career in textile creation, specialising in openwork weaving, as well as curating exhibitions, teaching and speaking at conferences on contemporary craft and its relationship with society. She works with Craftspace, the Crafts Council of Great Britain and the University of Vigo. She is currently a member of Spain’s Contemporary Craft Society (SACo). Her work, drawing on a process of conceptual research, explores a dialogue with the material. She has worked specifically with handlooms, both electronic and traditional, since 2000, and works with the textile industry. She is fascinated by the potential of openwork weaving as a poetic expression and has exhibited her work in national and international exhibitions. As a teacher, she communicates and translates complex textile concepts in a simple and approachable way.
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GREGO GARCíA TEBAR
She studied jewellery from 1982 to 1989 at the Escola Massana in Barcelona under Professor Ramón Puig Cuyàs, where she discovered an innovative approach to contemporary jewellery. She has exhibited in several European countries, the United States and Canada since 1989. Her work has been acquired by the Musée des Bijoux-Arts in Montreal and forms part of numerous private collections. She was a member of the Board of Directors of Orfebres FAD from 1993 to 1995, co-founder of the international ENJOIAT competition and a member of the jury in various competitions.
Together with other jewellers, she is co-founder of various collectives–LOCAL D, AL RAS–that find new ways of cooperation between their members and partners. She founded the AMARANTO JOIES Gallery in 2003 and continues to run it to this day. In 2008 she was awarded the Col·legi Oficial de Joiers i Rellotgers de Barcelona prize. In 2013, the Museum of Natural Sciences of Granollers commissioned her to organise and manage the Mariposa exhibition, which featured a selection of works by 100 artists from across the globe.
MARC LIGOS
Marc Ligos is a designer of things. He holds a Master’s degree in Art and Design Research (EINA), a Bachelor’s degree in Arts and Design (Escola Massana), and a Higher Level Vocational Training Certificate in Interior Design (Pau Gargallo School of Art). He has worked as a designer and project manager for organizations such as the Museu del Disseny, the FCB Foundation, and the Barcelona City Council. He has taught and conducted workshops at institutions such as Elisava, EINA, Bau, and Hangar.
YUKIKO MURATA
Born in Ishikawa, Japan, she studied ceramics, glass and design in Barcelona, Kanazawa (Japan) and Copenhagen, where she earned a Degree in Ceramics and Glass at Danmarks Designskole. She has exhibited her art in solo and group exhibitions in venues including Barcelona, Tarragona, Girona, Zaragoza, Segovia, Madrid, Andorra, New York, Tokyo and Kanazawa, and in European countries like the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, France, Belgium, Denmark and the UK.
Her work and research spans everything from the smallest formats, such as buttons, to larger-scale architectural projects; she is interested in both utilitarian pieces and those that are speculative and/or experimental in their design. She currently balances personal creation with teaching, both nationally and internationally, giving courses in ceramics, glass and design, as well as workshops on creativity, sustainability and specific aspects of Japanese culture.
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GINA NADAL
Her career combines academic research, innovation in digital textile design and knowledge transfer. She has worked mainly at Manchester Metropolitan University (UK), where she has held positions as a research assistant, teaching assistant and associate professor in the Department of Design.
In her doctoral thesis, funded by the competitive scholarship (Manchester Metropolitan University VC Scholarship), she investigates how digital programming can integrate emotional experiences into Jacquard fabrics. After her doctorate, she has continued to develop this line of research in a context of applied innovation by creating the Woven Memories Design Studio (UK). Since 2019, she has been part of the editorial board of Open Arts Journal, where she contributes to the dissemination of knowledge in the arts and humanities through editorial design and coordination of academic publications.
ÁLBIO NASCIMENTO
Álbio Nascimento is co-founder of The Home Project Design Studio and the Origem Comum platform. Since 2004, he has been researching the contemporary relevance of vernacular material culture and low-tech knowledge, connecting creation, teaching, publishing, and regional development across four continents. He is co-author of the “Saber Fazer Portugal” National Strategy and a consultant for the Directorate General for Arts (DgArtes) of the Portuguese Ministry of Culture.
ISAAC PIÑEIRO
Isaac Piñeiro is an industrial designer trained in Valencia and Milan who founded his studio in Barcelona in 2017. He combines product design, creative direction, and strategic consulting for brands such as Sancal, Faro, Omelette Editions, Pott, and Akaba, prioritizing honesty, functionality, and sustainability.
His career has been widely recognized with awards such as the Red Dot, the German Design Award, the ADI-FAD Delta awards, and the Galicia Innovation and Design Award. Parallel to this, he maintains a teaching role at the Escola Massana, where he rejoined in 2026 to teach the object design workshop.
TANIT PLANA
Tanit Plana (Barcelona, 1975) is an artist and photographer, with a degree in Audiovisual Communication from Pompeu Fabra University and a Master’s degree in Secondary Education Teaching, specializing in Audiovisual Processes and Media.
She has received, among others, the Art for Change grant from the ”la Caixa” Foundation (2012 and 2022), the Leonardo grant from the BBVA Foundation (2016), BCN Crea (2020), VEGAP Proposals (2021), the ENAIRE Foundation First Prize for Photography 2025 and the PostBrossa Prize 2025.
Her work is part of collections such as those of the MACBA, the MANC, the CA2M, the Fonds National d’Art Contemporain de France, the Pla Nacional de Fotografia and the Museu del Paisatge de Catalunya.
The pedagogy of the image and the processes of mediation between body, politics and representation are central axes of her career.
OSCAR GUAYABERO
Oscar Guayabero has curated exhibitions such as “Disseny per viure” (Design for Living)—winner of the 2016 Ciutat de Barcelona Award—an exploration of social design that culminated in an exhibition at the Museu del Disseny. He is the author of numerous books on design and architecture, including “Retrato imperfecto de Curro Claret” (Imperfect Portrait of Curro Claret), “El diseño del día antes. Propuestas para antes del colapso (en escenarios poscovid) y cómo es posible evitarlo o, al menos, intentarlo” (Design for the Day Before: Proposals for Pre-Collapse Scenarios—Post-COVID—and How to Avoid It, or at Least Try), and “Neutopías. Nuevas utopías y diseño de futuros” (Neutopias: New Utopias and Future Design).
Recent projects include a monograph on Javier Mariscal titled “ABCDario Mariscal” and another on Enzo Mari, produced as part of the Festa del Grafisme. He also curated “Visions of Catalonia: Designing Craft”, an exhibition for the Government of Catalonia (Generalitat de Catalunya) exploring the intersection of craftsmanship and design, which has toured internationally.
JESÚS-ÀNGEL PRIETO VILLANUEVA
PhD in Art History (2017) from the University of Barcelona, with the thesis The Fight for the Recognition of Artistic Crafts and the Escola Massana in Barcelona. Driving force and promoter of the Postgraduate Course in Contemporary Applied Arts, a programme he coordinated between 2014 and 2019. Lecturer at the Escola Massana since 1979, where he was coordinator and director from 1993–2000. He was president of A-FAD from 2003 to 2007, as well as promoter, organiser and coordinator of various conferences on contemporary crafts. As an advisor in the field of crafts and design, he sits on advisory boards for various public bodies. He writes articles, gives lectures and organises professional meetings on these subjects.