Temple University

Moe Marte (they/them) is a second year MA Art History student on the research track focusing on ancestral memory, spirituality and queerness from regions in the Middle East and the Caribbean. Previously, they got their B.A from Saint Joseph's University double majoring in Religious and Classical studies with a minor in Art History. 

As a previous intern at Philadelphia’s Office of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy they now work as a field documentor for Philadelphia’s Public Art department recording the conditions of percent for art monuments throughout Philadelphia. On the weekends, they are also a barista at the Rittenhouse location for La Colombe and have been in the coffee profession for over 5 years.  

To keep their passion for art and creating lively, they are interested in carpentry, glass blowing, art framing as well as do freelance art installation, and their most recent installation was a queer archival exhibition at the William Way LGBTQ+ Community Center entitled “The Seeds This Soil Holds.”