Maria Peña
Painting
Maria Peña is an Australian visual artist, originally from Colombia. She studied Fine Arts at the Art School Academia Superior de Artes in Bogotá, Colombia, and Masters of Fine Arts at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. Her career has developed between the two countries through solo and collective shows, artists in residency programs, and muralismo projects. Up until now Maria Peña has exhibited in Australia, Colombia, México, Argentina, U.S.A, India, and U.A.E. Currently, her practice includes oil paintings and muralism. Peña's art is strongly related and inspired by surrealism and magical realism elements and concepts. Her most recent paintings evoke a human/nature deep connection. In her paintings. portraits, feet and hands appear blended with trunks, leafs and flowers resembling just one form in metamorphosis.
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