Manuelle Freire


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Most Recent Affiliation(s):


  • Concordia University, Université du Québec à Montréa and Hexagram, Academic and Associate Professor

Other Affiliation(s):


  • École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (EnsAD), Associate Researcher

ISEA Bio(s) Available:


  • ISEA2023

    Manuelle Freire (CA), Hexagram Network General Coordinator; Professeure associée, UQAM. She holds a PhD in Art Education and conducted Postdoctoral research on practice-based research at the intersections of Arts and Sciences in Paris, within the Chaire Arts & Sciences of Ensad, École Polytechnique and Fondation Daniel et Nina Carasso.

    ISEA2022

    Manuelle Freire is Professeure associée – UQAM and general coordinator of Hexagram – International network of research-creation in arts, cultures and technologies. She holds a PhD in Arts Education from Concordia University and currently works on research-creation and curriculum development in arts and technologies, examines interdisciplinary and intersectorial collaborative creative practices, and practice-based learning in art and design.

    ISEA2020

    Manuelle Freire, PhD was, at the time of writing this article in 2019, Associate Researcher at EnsadLab – Laboratoire de recherche de l’école nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs (Paris, France). Research areas include: Media Art Education; the intersections of Arts and Sciences in collaborative research and creation; Sociologies of Knowledge, Histories of Arts and Sciences, case studies, policies and programs; Interdisciplinary research and research-creation methodologies. She is also general director of ELEKTRA/Digital Art Biennial of Montreal, Canada, and since Part-Time Faculty at Concordia University, Department of Art Education.


Last Known Location:


  • Québec, Canada

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