Margarida Mendes is a researcher, curator, artist, and educator whose work explores the intersections of critical ecology, experimental film, sound practices, and ecopedagogy. She develops transdisciplinary forums, exhibitions, and experiential projects that open space for alternative modes of education and sensing, aiming to catalyse political imagination and restorative action.

Mendes has been part of the curatorial teams of the 11th Liverpool Biennale, the 4th Istanbul Design Biennial, and the 11th Gwangju Biennale. She has also co-directed several educational platforms, including escuelita at CA2M, The World In Which We Occur / Matter in Flux, and The Barber Shop.

Mendes holds a PhD from the Centre for Research Architecture, Department of Visual Cultures, Goldsmiths, University of London, is a tutor in the GEO-Design master’s programme at Design Academy Eindhoven, and an affiliated researcher at ICNOVA, University of Lisbon.