María Andreína Escalona De Abreu

As studio residency coordinator of the 2024 residency, María Andreína Escalona De Abreu aims to provide support, mentorship, and care to the selected artists and all Céline Bureau members and highlight emerging creators' talent. 

María Andreína Escalona De Abreu is a Venezuelan visual artist, writer, and independent curator based in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal. She obtained a BFA in Fibres and Material Practices at Concordia University in 2022 and has since been developing her curatorial practice as FOFA Gallery’s curator in residence. Escalona’s practice aims to intersect visual, linguistic, textile and printed forms as a means to connect and emote with her community, while offering new perspectives to a wider audience. Her work is a love letter to her Venezuelan roots and Canadian present.