Marta Troya (b. 1995) is a Spanish visual artist based in Lisbon. She studied Fine Art and History of Art at Kingston School of Art in London, followed by a scholarship to study Sculpture at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. In 2018, she completed an MA in Painting at the Royal College of Art in London.

Troya’s interdisciplinary practice explores traditional craft techniques, the knowledge they carry, and the stories and values rooted in artisan communities and their territories. Her research examines how craft can support the transmission of knowledge between generations, strengthen relationships with the land, and sustain ways of living increasingly threatened by contemporary social and environmental change. By questioning the colonial hierarchies that have historically placed craft below fine art, she reinterprets traditional techniques and narratives to explore their relevance to contemporary culture.

Her work also explores the relationship between artistic practice, personal transformation, and ritual. Approaching the art object as a means of marking significant moments of transition, Troya draws on autobiographical experience to examine psychological and spiritual processes associated with femininity, embodiment, and maturation. Her work considers the disconnection between individuals, their bodies, and their capacity for self-trust, while exploring the potential for renewed relationships with the natural world. Through repetitive, intuitive, and materially grounded processes, she investigates how making can become a means of reflection, transformation, and the ritualisation of lived experience.

Working across textiles, ceramics, glassmaking, printmaking, and mixed-media installation, Troya’s practice has been shaped by encounters and collaborations with artisans and traditional makers across Morocco, China, India, and Europe. Her work has been exhibited internationally and developed through residencies across Europe, Asia, North Africa, and the United States.

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