María Antonia Pérez has worked in art, the culture of peace, and social transformation projects in different contexts and countries with various non-profit organisations in Colombia, Sri Lanka, Cambodia and Japan. She has served for nearly two decades as adviser to the international NGO Peace Boat, promoting peace education programs, sustainable tourism, and the promotion of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals onboard a ship and in ports across the world. Pérez holds a Master’s Degree in Management of Social Innovation and Local Development, and is a Rotary Peace Fellow from Chulalongkorn University’s Peace and Conflict programme in Bangkok, Thailand. She was the Coordinator of Art for Social Transformation for the Municipality of Bogotá and currently works on Cultural Citizenship projects at the Secretary of Culture of Medellín, Colombia.