Olga M. Quiros - bio

Olga Marcinkiewicz Quiros is a Polish art curator, researcher and cultural strategist with over 20 years of experience developing interdisciplinary projects at the intersection of art, science, and futures thinking.

She is currently developing several research-led initiatives, including Holotopia – a narrative research project examining emerging futures imaginaries; the Futures Literacy Dictionary; and Holo Praxis – an applied practice that translates research into experimental formats and publications. Her work investigates how cultural narratives and cosmological assumptions shape the ways societies imagine and design futures.

Her work spans roles from strategic advisor to cultural institutions to academic lecturer, focusing on cross-sector collaboration, cultural strategy, and futures-oriented approaches to social change. She has curated exhibitions, festivals, and art projects, including the Skyway International Light Festival, which integrated art, science, and technology in large-scale public experiences.

As a founder of Mamazaki Studio (est. 2013), she has led research and development projects in science communication and art-based cultural innovation.

Art curator. Researcher. Cultural strategist.

Working at the intersection of art, culture, and futures thinking.

education

FUTURES STUDIES AND SPECULATIVE DESIGN

Parsons School of Design,

The New School, USA

2024

2000-2004

1995-1997

1994-1995

GESTALT COUNCELLING

GESTALT INSTITUTE,PL,IT

PhD-LEVEL RESEARCH

History of ideas

University of Oxford, UK

HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF ART AND ARCHITECTURE

Central European University,CZ

1989-1994

THEATRE STUDIES

Warsaw Academy of Theatre,PL

MASTER OF ARTS