Artist's Biography

Maria was born and raised on San Juan Island. After Spring Street International School, she received her BA degree in Ceramics from the California College of Art in 2009. Maria spent many years in West Africa learning the craft of bronze casting. In 2016 she was an Artist in Residence at 69 Rue de Rivoli in Paris, and for 8 seasons she has participated in the San Juan Island Artist’s Studio Tour. Since 2016, she has been working to create Alchemy Art Center, where her art practice is currently based.

Sculpture Statement

When something is personal enough it becomes universal. My work is about reaching into my own mythology, and uncovering something that is intrinsic to being alive on this earth. I am illustrating what it means to be part of the human story. My work is about the spirit world, that material world, the emotional world.

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