Maria Coutinho is a researcher and lecturer in the field of History and Theory of Art, with a particular focus on image theory, visual culture, and the relationships between text and image, from the medieval period to the present. Her work is developed from an interdisciplinary perspective, combining theoretical research with artistic practices, curatorship, and cultural mediation, with special attention to the transformations of the image in the context of contemporary media. Her career began in the field of education and social intervention, alongside her academic training in Portuguese and Lusophone Studies (FCSH–NOVA), where she developed and coordinated educational projects and training activities aimed at children and young audiences, in collaboration with schools, municipalities, museums, and other institutions. This early experience, centered on the design of educational content and programs, became a structural axis of her later practice, consolidating a sustained interest in teaching methodologies, mediation, and knowledge production. Her transition into academia was marked by involvement in research projects in literature and participation in the redesign and development of the scientific journal Medievalista, under the direction of José Mattoso (2007–2018). It was within this context that her interest in critically examining the relationships between literature and the visual arts became consolidated, motivating her to pursue further studies in Art History (Postgraduate degree, FCSH–NOVA) and later to develop doctoral research focused on the theoretical relationship between text and image. In an initial phase, her research focused on contemporary artists such as Ana Hatherly, Ilda David’, João Pedro Proença, and João Vieira, later expanding to disciplinary, historiographical, and epistemological questions in the field of the image. The articulation between theory, criticism, and historiography—bridging medieval art and contemporary practices—was also reflected in the co-organization of courses, seminars, and workshops within the Institute of Art History (FCSH–NOVA) and ELAB – Laboratory of Advanced Literary Studies, where she participated in research forums and the design of scientific initiatives. Her scientific activity has increasingly favored formats for the production and dissemination of knowledge that go beyond the exclusively textual model, including invited lectures, curatorial work, artistic collaboration, and the organization of scientific and cultural programs. Through this work, she contributes to theoretical reflection in the field of visual arts and media, notably through her involvement with CITAR – Research Center for Science and Technology of the Arts. After completing her PhD, she joined the Social History Archive of the Institute of Social Sciences at the University of Lisbon (2017–2019), where she worked in research, document classification, and scientific information management, including bibliometric and library science tasks, acquiring in-depth knowledge of systems for evaluating and organizing scientific production. Since 2019, she has served as a Guest Assistant Professor at the School of Arts of the Portuguese Catholic University, where she has consolidated a teaching practice previously developed in a more dispersed manner. She has taught across different study cycles in the areas of Art History, Art Theory, and artistic methodologies, framing her pedagogical activity within an axis that combines theoretical reflection, critical practice, and artistic experimentation. In this context, she supervises and co-supervises research and creative projects in various fields, contributing to advanced training in the arts.