Joana Maria Pereira is Portuguese interdisciplinary artist, researcher and educator. Pereira studied Sculpture at the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Porto, where she also completed a Master’s degree in Drawing and Printmaking. In 2021, she obtained a PhD from the Royal College of Art. Her research focuses on the politics of methods and materials, social inequality, intangible heritage, and feminism. Pereira publishes regularly and has lectured internationally since 2009. Forthcoming publication include: Drawing as Placemaking: Environment, History, and Identity edited by Simon Woolham and Jill Journeaux, and The Handbook of Drawing Research, both book chapters to be published by Bloomsbury.