Biography

Maria gained 1:1 in Fine Art with related arts B.A Honours Degree in 1998.

She has been painting for over 20 years since graduating and has exhibited in regional and national galleries and international art fairs. She has won prizes for her paintings as well as several funding awards.  Working closely within the Art & Health arena and in recent years facilitated Art & Well-being Workshops in the community, she has now returned to painting.

CV

Training

2007 – 2009 Sculpture NCFE Certificate, Brighton
1999 – 2001 SRC Certificate Printmaking, Northbrook College, Worthing
1999 – 2000 7307 C & G.FE Teacher Training, Brighton
1995 – 1998 1st Class Honours BA, Bishop Otter University Chichester
1994 – 1995 Art & Design Foundation, Northbrook, Worthing

Selected Prizes and Awards

2014/5   'West Pier Art',  ACE Award, collaboration & community art               

2012        Prize, 'Red crucifixion' painting, Kress project, Georgia Museum of Art
2003/4   'Development of practice', Individual Award, Arts Council South East
2000/2   'Art & Health project', Individual Award, Arts Council South East

Selected Projects

2018 -2020          Selected, 13 Artist Group Open House and Online Shop, Creative                                       Future

2018 - 2020         One to one weekly art tutoring with disabled students

2016- 2020          Leading Art & Well-being Art Workshops with Creative Future;                                            Gateway Women's refuge( Off The Fence); Vineyard Church

2016                      Selected for Judging Panel, Tight Modern, Creative Future

2015 -2016          Peer trainer, Recovery College Workshops

2015 -2017          Talks - 'Meet the artist', Creative Future; Chapel Royal Festival;                                           Vineyard Church; Other Community Talks

2014 -2015          'West Pier Art', Developing practice, collaboration & Community                                       Arts project

2017 - 2020          Facilitator, Art and Well-Being Workshops

Solo Shows

2022               Open House Brighton May Festival, 2 abstract painters

2014- 2015  'West Pier Art', Solo show, Brighton

2014                Solo Show, Thomas & Paul Gallery, London
2012                ‘Earthworks’ 3 man Summer Show, St. Anne’s Galleries, Lewes

1993-2013     Open House, May Brighton Festival     
 
Selected Exhibitions

2022                    'Open House' May Brighton Festival

2013 - 2019        Cameron Contemporary Art Gallery; St. Anne's Galleries

2015 -2016         London Affordable Art Fair

2013 -2015         Cameron Contemporary Art Gallery, Hove

                               St Anne's Galleries, Lewes
2010 -2015        Bellis Gallery, Brighton
2012 -2014        UK & Hamburg Art fairs with The Art Collective

                               Thomas & Paul Gallery London   
2012                     Bloomsbury Art Fair, London, The Art Collective
                               Tight Modern touring gallery, Creative Future
2011                     Impact Art fair with Creative Future, London
2010                     Serenahall Gallery, Southold, Suffolk
                                Naked Eye Gallery, Brighton
2009                     Art Liberating Lives, Mall Gallery, London
2008                     Art-camp & exhibition, Debrecen, Hungary
                                New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham, Surrey
2007                     Gallery 23, Lancaster

                                Serenahall Gallery, Suffolk
                                Arts and Business, Brighton

                 Atticus arts, Bath
                 Solo Show, Pelham House, Lewes and HQ Gallery, Lewes

2006                      Star Gallery, Lewes
2006                     50over50 National Arts Competition, University Gallery Brighton
2004 -2006         Gallery Fifty Eight, Northampton 
2005                      Gallery One, Barnes, London
2003                      Royal Institute for Oil Painters, Mall Galleries, London
2002 -2005          Cornerstone Gallery, St. Ives, Cornwall
1996                      Sussex Open, Brighton