Mai Der was born in Basque Country. The last years she had be working between Brazil, California USA, Basque Country and Canary Islands ES



Thursday May 8 2025


CONTACT
maidermerrasti@gmail.com

SOCIAL MEDIA
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︎︎︎ instagram curatorial project
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EDUCATION

Currently, Law Degree, National Distance University UNED

Currently, MA Conservation and Exhibition of Contemporary Art, University of Basque Country UPV-EHU, Leioa, Es

BA Creative Arts and Design (TFG Cum laude), University of Basque Country, Leioa, ES

BA Visual Arts and Scenics arts University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, BR

Piano. Medium grade, Jesús Guridi Conservatory of Music, Vitoria Gasteiz ES
2002-2006 Piano.  Medium grade, Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga Superior Conservatory of Music, Bilbao ES

Actresses and actors training, TAE Performing Arts School, Vitoria Gasteiz ES

RESIDENCES

2013 Exchange Scholarship. CEART-Universidade do Estado Santa Catarina, Florianopolis BR
2011 KIT - KRAK prototypes for change, by AMASTE. Residence inside ZAWP Bilbao ES
2010 Dinamikttak’10 by AMASTE. Museum of Contemporary Art of the Basque Country ARTIUM Vitoria-Gasteiz ES2008 Dinamikttak’08 by AMASTE. ARTELEKU, Donostia, ES


LANGUAGE
Euskera c1 - Español - English c1 - Português c1






WORK EXPERIENCE

2019, Current
@1319.4519
Founder, curator,
Basque  Country, ES

2018 - 2022
Artistic mediator and cultural manager for social projects,
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, ES
San Francisco, USA

2015 - 2016
Artistic mediator and cultural manager for social projects, Prefeitura do Sao Paulo, BR

2014 -2016
Mimmeko fashion brand. Marketing and Social Media Art Project Developer, Bilbao, ES

CLIENTS & COLLABORATIONS

Institutions and others
Rose Finn Kelcey Foundation, We are Social - Creative Agency, Federal University of Bahia UFBA, Cabildo de Gran Canaria, Gobierno de Gran Canaria

Publishing houses
GG, RM, Taschen, Blume, Akal, Asimétrica, Txalaparta, Capitan Swing, Bella Terra, Bululú, Octaedro, Lit-Era

Fashion works
Mimmeko, Roxy - Quicksilver, The Nude Label, Kionita, Posca, El Corte Inglés


TEACHING / SPEAKING

We are Social - Creative Agency. Milan and Madrid based. March 2022
Igualdad Telde February 2021
Universidade do Estado Santa Catarina, BA Visual Arts Program November 2021
Workshop Instructor, Universidade Federal da Bahia, January 2016


PUBLICATIONS

Medellín 2017
Exquis Cadavre, ANT Espacio 2013

WORKSHOPS / CREATIVITY WORK CAMPS

2014 Introducción a la Serigrafia Textil. UPV-EHU Leioa, ES

2013 Workwhop with Seijiro Murayamak and Itziar Okariz “Arrastoak: Improbisazio librea eta eraikuntza”. ARTELEKU, Donostia Es



CURATORIAL

2019/25 @1319.4519

2022 ROWAN BATHURST. Girl, Woman, Warrior, Hooper House Gallery / Eutaw Place Gallery, Maryland USA


EXIBITIONS AS ARTISTS

2014 Ceart - MASC, Florianopolis, BR
2014 Reflexos, Centro Cultural Solar de Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro BR
2014 GETXOARTE, Getxo, ES
2014 Arteshop, Bilbao, ES
2014 Exposición de ilustradores inspirada en J.L. Pitarque y Profesional del Canapé. Zubiri - Ldo Poza. Bilbao ES

2013 Imagens en Processo. 3º festival de fotografía Floripa na Foto. Espaço Lindolf Bell, em parceria xom Museu da Imagem e Som da Santa Catalina. MIS-SC BR
2013 ROXY Girls on Art. Apetit Gallery, Bilbao ES
2013 Convergen 5, Aroztegi Aretoa, Bergara ES
2013 GETXOARTE, Getxo, ES
2013 Ceart - MASC BR
2013 Arteshop, Bilbao, ES

2012 Artziniegako Museo Etnigrafikoa, Artziniega ES 
2012 Lagun Izkutua, Luz de gas, Bilbao ES 
2012 JAZPANART! Rural postmodern fest. Igartza Palace, Beasain ES
2012 Etxeko Arauak, Ethnographic Museum of Artziniega. Artziniega ES 
2012 KAKSIKYNNENTÑA Lucio Beraza local cultural center, Gordexola ES

2011 Gu Geu, Galeria Modotti, Hondarribia ES
2011 GETXOARTE
2011 Arteshop
2011 IKAS ART, III International exhibition of art college, BEC Barakaldo.


GRANTS

2018 Honorable Mention – Student Best Representing the University, University of the Basque Country
2013 Arteshop Audience Award, Bilbao


INTERVIEWS  

Si no puedo bailar, radio program
Metal Magazine
Lost and Found Journal
METAL magazing





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