About The Artist

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. ---------- 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 Review: 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.