Maria Aparici
Painting is a ridiculous activity which interests few, but with it I prove that I'm alive. It's my life projected on a white canvas; my sad moments, my happy ones... above all the challenges I've faced. Painting, as life, is difficult, and is written with images. In the same way a journalist seeks exclusives with news.

Being brave creating without falling into the trap of permanent mediocrity, is equal to being brave without anchoring oneself in the comfort of the traditions from always.

A progressive, adaptable narrative, sequences of life within the painting, "something" that convinces, overwhelms and bewilders with elegance without violence, aggression, without stridencies, that could be contemplated with certain stupor, respect and jealousy.

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EDUCATION

1982
School of Applied Arts, Burgos, Spain. Specialty in gilding

1987-1989
Studies of the English language, Columbia University, New York

1989-1992
A.A.S. Degree in Interior Design, New School for Social Research, Parsons School of Design, New York

1993-1994
Studies with Professor of Fine Arts, Amadeo Roca, Madrid

1993-1998
Master of Fine Arts (Painting), Faculty of Fine Arts, Universidad Complutense, Madrid

2007
Certificate in computer assisted Graphic Design, Discovery Academy, Madrid

GROUP EXHIBITIONS & ART SHOWS

2018
Womans Essence
Pons Foundation April 12th
Madrid

2017
¨Pandora Box¨ with Great Banyan Art at The Stainless Gallery
11th-19th November, New Delhi , India

2017
"Around the World in 7 Days", with Great Banyan Art at Saffronart Art Gallery, Claridges
22nd-28th March, New Delhi, India

2016
Barcelona International Art Fair, Museu Maritim de Barcelona
16th-18th December, Spain

"Art & Science Award", Museo D'Arte e Scienza di Milano
4th May, Milan, Italy

"Telling Tales", Great Banyan Art
30th March, New Delhi, India

"The Jubilee Of The Mercy 2016", International Association Gallery Il Collezionista
16th-27th of February 2016 in the Palace Maffei Marescotti
1st-7th March in the Halls of the Vatican in the Palace of the Chancellery
Rome, Italy

2014
"Art In Mind", The Brick Lane Gallery. London, UK
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2013
3 works selected to be exhibited on screens at Saatchi Gallery. London, UK

2012
The Lloyd Gill Gallery. Weston-Super-Mare, UK

2011
Colorida Gallery. Lisbon, Portugal
"Apocalypse Now", Marzia Frozen Gallery. Berlin, Germany

2010
"Art & Integration", II Palacio Gipsoteca Libero Andreotti. Pescia, Italy

2009
Showdown Winner at Saatchi Gallery. London, UK

2008
Galería Orfila. Madrid, Spain

2004
Arte Sevilla with Galería Victoria Hidalgo 'De Arte'. Madrid, Spain

2003
Chelsea Gallery. New York, USA

2002
Galería Crisolart. Barcelona, Spain
Ward-Nasse Gallery. New York, USA

2001
International Association of Women in the Arts. Madrid, Spain
Artexpo New York. NY, USA
Ward-Nasse Gallery. New York, USA
Arte Santander. Santander, Spain
"Artemanía". Madrid, Spain
Artexpo San Francisco. SF, CA, USA

2000
Montserrat Gallery. New York, USA
Gallery Design Consortium. Cincinnati, OH, USA
Ward-Nasse Gallery. New York, USA
Art Fair "InterArte". Valencia, Spain
Art Fair "Artemanía". Madrid, Spain

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2014 (14 Nov - 5 Dec)
Galería Orfila. Madrid, Spain

2006
Galería Orfila. Madrid, Spain

2005
Galería Akka. Valencia, Spain

2004
Galería Orfila. Madrid, Spain
Galería Agurcho Iruretagoyena. Pamplona, Spain

2002
Galería Ofelia Aparici. Madrid, Spain

2001
Gallery Design Consortium. Cincinnati, OH, USA

2000
Cultural Center "Anabel Segura". Madrid, Spain
Studio Agatha Ruiz de la Prada. Madrid, Spain
Galería de Arte Victoria Hidalgo. Madrid, Spain

1998
World Economic Forum, Hotel Belvédère. Davos, Switzerland

A number of her paintings are distributed amongst several international corporate art collections, such as the Daimler Collection, Investcorp – Bahrain, Healey & Baker – Madrid, and a number of private collectors.

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