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Maria Marques

Global Head of Content and Communications at Art Basel
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Seasoned communications and arts professional with global experience in content strategy and project management.
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Location
Basel, Basel, Switzerland, CH
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Spanish Native or bilingual proficiency
  • German Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Italian Full professional proficiency
  • French Limited working proficiency
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Maria Marques is a seasoned communications and arts professional with extensive experience in global content strategy, arts consulting, and project management. She has a strong background in languages, including English, Spanish, German, Italian, and French. With a Master's degree from Oxford University and a degree from Munich International School, she has worked with prominent arts organizations and institutions, including Art Basel, Harper's Bazaar Arabia, and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection.

Experience

  • Art Basel
    • Global Head of Content and Communications
      • Apr 2021 - Present

  • Büro Ole Scheeren
    • Berlin Area, Germany
    • Head of External Relations
      • Sep 2018 - Apr 2021
      • Berlin Area, Germany

      Responsible for designing and delivering the practice's global communications strategy, expanding its international network, forging strategic partnerships and conceiving special projects and initiatives to strengthen external impact.

  • Harper's Bazaar Arabia
    • Berlin Area, Germany
    • Freelance Writer
      • Oct 2016 - Sep 2018
      • Berlin Area, Germany

  • Independent
    • Berlin Area, Germany
    • Arts Communications Consultant
      • Oct 2015 - Sep 2018
      • Berlin Area, Germany

      Worked with arts and culture organisations to help them achieve greater impact and raise their international profile. Developed effective communications strategies, advised on partnerships and provided all-round strategic support. Clients included Oslo Pilot, a curatorial project laying the ground for the first art biennial in the city of Oslo; Timothy Taylor Gallery in London and New York; the international touring exhibition WOMEN: New Portraits by Annie Leibovitz; and Shezad Dawood: Leviathan, a major exhibition project which launched during the 2017 Venice Biennale.

  • Brunswick Group
    • London, United Kingdom
    • Director
      • Jan 2008 - Oct 2015
      • London, United Kingdom

      Advised clients in the arts and architecture sectors on a wide range of communications issues, including strategy, profile-raising and stakeholder engagement. Worked with organisations such as the Qatar Museums Authority, the Louvre, the British Museum, the Armory Show and several national pavilions at the Venice Biennale.

  • Cornice Art Fair
    • Venice Area, Italy
    • Galleries Manager
      • Sep 2006 - Sep 2007
      • Venice Area, Italy

      Responsible for client liaison, as well as marketing and PR for the first edition of the Fair.

  • Peggy Guggenheim Collection
    • Venice Area, Italy
    • Internship
      • Jul 2006 - Aug 2006
      • Venice Area, Italy

Education

  • 2002 - 2006
    Oxford University
    MA (Hons), Modern Languages
  • 1990 - 2001
    Munich International School
    International Baccalaureate

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