About the artist...

Mainly a self-taught abstract artist, maría moreno follows her own instincts and thus develops her own unique style, visceral, with no rules. Working mostly in acrylic, maría's paintings are always full of texture and contrast and, without doubt, passion, as she portrays her own experiences onto the canvas.

Although maría was born in the Canary Islands, a land of chimeric landscapes, she grew up in Venezuela, a fascinatingly beautiful country, now submerged in a terrible social and political crisis. Both places have deeply influenced the use of shape and colour in her work.

maría immigrated to Canada in 2014 and now lives in Belleville, Ontario. She is a member of the Belleville Art Association (BAA) and maintains the BAA social media.

Being face to face with the canvas is all about emotions and decisions.  Each painting starts as an unknown destination. Always: I choose strength over gentleness, audacity over caution, chaos over order, expression over silence.

The final outcome? Intimate conversations where no words are necessary, my paintings tell my story.

Achievements

2020:  Honourable Mention for Kaputt, Kingston School of Art Annual Juried Show, Window Art Gallery, Kingston, ON

2019:  Juror's Choice Award for Floreros #6, Perspectives, The Belleville Art Association Annual Juried Show , John M. Parrott Art Gallery, Belleville, ON

2017:  Honourable Mention for Sina, Kitchener Waterloo Society of Artists Annual Juried Show "Light Miracles", Homer Watson House & Gallery, Kitchener, ON

2015:  People’s Choice Award for Espigas, Chroma of the Kitchener Waterloo Society of Artists (KWSA) and a Retrospective Group Exhibition, Kitchener Central Library Art Gallery, Kitchener, ON

2015:  Gold Prize (2nd place) for Amazonian Roofs,  Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) Community Art Contest, Waterloo, ON

Solo Exhibitions

2018   Be My Voice, Solo Exhibition, John M. Parrott Art Gallery, Belleville, ON

2015   Seven Shores Community Café, Waterloo, ON

Group Exhibitions

2019  To Gift, Group Exhibition, Guest artist, Gallery 121, Belleville, ON

2019  Perspectives, The Belleville Art Association Annual Juried Show, John M. Parrott Art Gallery, Belleville, ON

2019  Group Exhibition, Guest artist, Gallery 121, Belleville, ON

2019  Confabulation II, Group Exhibition, John M. Parrott Art Gallery, Belleville, ON

2018  Una obra de arte por Venezuela, Group Exhibition, Miami, Fl

2018  Perspectives, The Annual Juried Show of the Belleville Art Association, John M. Parrott Art Gallery, Belleville, ON

2018  Liminal/Subliminal, John M. Parrott Art Gallery Juried Show, Belleville, ON

2017  Golden Perspectives,  The Belleville Art Association Annual Juried Show, John M. Parrott Art Gallery, Belleville, ON

2017  Light Miracles, Kitchener Waterloo Society of Artists Annual Juried Show, Homer Watson House & Gallery, Kitchener, ON

2016  Perspectives, The Annual Juried Show of the Belleville Art Association, John M. Parrott Art Gallery, Belleville, ON

2016  Monthly Exhibitions at the Belleville Art Association Gallery & Studio, Belleville, ON

2016  Kitchener Waterloo Society of Artists Annual Art Exhibit, The Button Factory Arts, Waterloo, ON

2015  The Chroma of KWSA and a Retrospective Group Exhibition, Kitchener Central Library Art Gallery, Kitchener, ON

2015  Atrium Café Art Group Exhibition, St. Jerome's University, Waterloo, ON