Maria Gabriela Vasconcelos de Sousa Pinheiro. Completed her PhD in Conceptual Public Art in 2002 from the University of the Arts London with a scholarship from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Master in European Scenography Master of Arts in 1995 from Central St. Martins College of Art & Design, University of the Arts London, Master's in Theory & Practice of Public Art & Design in 1996 from Chelsea College of Art & Design, University of the Arts London and Degree in Visual Arts-Sculpture Special Cycle in 1994 for the University of Porto, Faculty of Fine Arts. Assistant Professor at the University of Porto, Integrated Member of the i2ADS - Institute of Research in Art Design and Society. She is widely published under the editorial identity Gabriela Vaz-Pinheiro. Published articles in peer-reviewed journals, with 3 book chapter(s) and 11 book(s). Received 1 award(s) and/or honors. Participation as a Researcher in charge in more than 1 project(s). She works in the area(s) of Humanities with an emphasis on Arts and Humanities. In her professional activities, she interacted with 7 collaborator(s) in co-authorship of scientific works. In her Science Vitae curriculum, the most frequent terms in contextualising scientific, technological and artistic-cultural production are: Drawing; Contemporary art; Curatorship; Aesthetics; Place; Experience; Sculpture; Space; Body; Time; Philosophy of art. She is Profesor in the Fine Arts Faculty since 2003 and Director of the Master of Art & Design for the Public Space since 2007.