Alicia Marván is an artist, designer, and cultural entrepreneur whose 25-year career spans over 200 exhibitions and projects across the Americas, Europe, and Africa. Her innovative, interdisciplinary practice has earned international recognition, including the Prize for Women’s Creativity in Rural Life (Women’s World Summit Foundation, Switzerland, 2020) and the Individual Artist Grant from the New York State Council for the Arts (2018). As founder of the Guapamacátaro Center for Art and Ecology in Central Mexico, Alicia has built a unique platform where artists, scientists, educators, and activists collaborate with local communities to foster sustainable development. As an educator, she has lectured and taught both in Mexico and the United States, in the subjects of studio art, art history, social science, art and sustainability, cultural development, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Current PhD research at the University of California San Diego focuses on the intersection between art and science, particularly Biomimicry.
Alicia Marván 