Beyond the mask

Maria Ezcurra is an Argentinian, Mexican and Canadian artist, teacher and mother living in Tiohtià:ke/Montreal since 2010. Her work has been exhibited numerous times in Canada, the United States, Europe, Mexico, and elsewhere. She has also developed many public, participatory and community art projects in various contexts. Ezcurra holds a doctorate in arts education and currently teaches at McGill University.

She is a recipient of the Prix de la diversité en arts visuels of the Conseil des arts de Montréal (2019) and the Prix Powerhouse from La Centrale galerie (2022) and was a top-five finalist for the Prix d’Art Contemporain of the MNBAQ in 2023. Her research focuses on participatory artistic practices, gendered dress and embodiment, memory, identity, belonging and immigration.    

MOMENTA Creative cultural mediation program offers a series of educational activities, creative workshops and guided tours, as part of each edition of MOMENTA biennale de l’image. Free, inclusive and accessible, our cultural mediation program is produced in collaboration with artists and nonprofit organizations and is designed for groups, families and individuals. Since 2017, MOMENTA Creative has created over 25 workshops, given over 1,000 guided tours, and hosted over 20,000 participants.

MOMENTA Biennale de l’image is a contemporary art dissemination and mediation platform that operates year-round with ongoing activities. The organization stands out for the position it takes and the questions it asks on the place of the image in today’s societies. Among MOMENTA’s wide range of activities, the biennial is a flagship event presented in partnership with exhibition partners from all over the world. Based in Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyang/Montreal, MOMENTA has been organizing exhibitions, digital projects, public programs, creative workshops, and collaborations of all kinds for over 30 years.