About The Artist

Maria Alquilar graduated from Hunter College in New York City with a Bachelor of Arts degree in the Humanities. After earning a lifetime teaching credential, she left the profession to open a gallery in Sacramento. The seventies was a year for Art History to be made in that city. The University of California Davis and Sacramento had professors that were to become nationally and internationally famous. Ceramics, led by Robert Arneson’s bold approach brought collectors from Sacramento and all over the United States to the gallery. Although mostly self-taught, the influences of her child hood art experiences in New York and the vital art scene in Sacramento and San Francisco were an education not found in schools. Alquilar’s public Art ceramic murals and sculpture are in many cities in the United States. Her work for the General Services Administration, Art In Architecture entitled Bien Venida Y Vaya Con Dios won GSA’s top award for its design and execution. she is the only woman in the GSA catalogue of Our Hispanic Heritage. The Rockefeller Collection, The Smithsonian Institution, The John Michael Kohler Museum and The John Michael Kohler Art Center and Museum, are a few of the major collections that include her work. Alquilar’s resume and art can be viewed at maria-alquilar.com e:mail alquilr@hotmail.com for info and prices of art on view on Artavita layaway accepted