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CopyrightFabricCollages……………………………………………(Silkscreens)…………………………….10.14Art……………………….……….………....15ArtistResume……………………………………….152022byMariaTerminiandUnboundVisualArts,Inc.
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AboutMariaTermini………………………………..4 Statement……………………………………....4 AdventureandActivism………………………... Serigraphs
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AboutMariaTermini
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MariaTerminihasanMFAfromCatholicUniversity.Shehas taughtattheArtInstituteofBoston,TheCambridgeCenter, MuseoTangaTangainBolivia,andotherschools.Herartis widelyexhibitedandisinmanyprivatecollections,aswellas thoseofoveronehundredandfiftynonprofits,includingthe BostonPublicLibrary,theDeCordovaMuseum,andthe FoggMuseum.ShehasworkedwithHabitatforHumanityin NicaraguaandwasinthePeaceCorpsinBolivia.Sheistheauthoroffivebooks: Silk Screening, Solitude and Splendor: Living in the Schoolhouse, The Artist and the Spy, Driving Curiosity: On the Road in Central America and Through the Mountains to the Stars aswellasmanypoemsandstories.HerCD: Leafdancer featuresvocals,keyboards andguitarandincludesoriginalmusic,classicalandfolkmusic.Herwebsiteis: www.mariatermini.comandheremailis:mariatermini2013@gmail.com.She livesin Bostonandwelcomesstudiovisits.
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MariaTerminiisanartist,musician,andauthor Adventure, beauty,richimages,music,andasearchforjusticearethe threadswovenintotherichtapestrythatisherlife.She createsjoyfulartworksinsilkscreen(serigraphy),watercolor, collage,coloredpencil,weavingandacrylicandoilpaint.
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Myjoyfulartwitnesseswonderandreflectsreverenceforthe beautyofnature.Iusesimpleimagesandrichbrilliantcolorto createartwithpowerfulnewharmonies.Myloveofthebeauty ofthisearthaswellassorrowathowitisthreatenedcompels metocreateartthatinvitesdeepcontemplation.Iaspiretobe opentomyinspirationanditsprocesswhichisoftenastruggle onanunpredictablepathbutalwaysanadventure.Iworkfrom thedeepwellofmyimagination,walkingwithtrees,loving leavesandtheembracingjoyofmusic.
Image: Quincy School Mural, PorcelainEnamelonSteel,Boston,MA1976
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Art,AdventureandActivism
Ifellinlovewithcolorsasachildworkinginmyfather’supholsteryshopasIgently touchedthevibrantsamplesofvelvetsandbrocadesandsenseddelightwithmyeyesas wellasmysoul.Isatontheconcretefloorandspenthoursmovingthesmallpiecesof magenta,grape,olive,pumpkin,gold,andotherdeliciouscolorsintoallpossible combinations.Idreamedofbeinganartistandusingallthesecolorsinmyownpaintings. Ihavefollowedthisdreamandhavebeenpaintingmostofmylife.ThisiswhatIneedto do.WithaloadedbrushinmyhandIfeeltheperfectrightnessofmydestinytobean artist.
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Inlate1965ImovedtoNewYorkCitynotsomuchforitsbustlingartscene,but forachancetoblendintothecrowdandtothinkclearlyaboutchoicesforafuturewhich wouldsoonbelifechanging.IgavebirthtohealthytwinboysinAprilof1966andsoon movedtoBostonwiththeirfather Twinstookalotofmytimeandenergyforthenext fouryearsbutIcontinuedtodoart.Ihadnomoneyformaterials,butImanagedtouse imagesandscrapsofcolorfromoldmagazinestomakecollages.In1969Iwasableto setupaprintmakingstudioinanunusedbedroomwhereIwouldworkatnightwhenmy childrenwereasleep.Ifellinlovewiththeprocessofserigraphy(alsoknownas silk-screening)andthebrilliantcolorsoftheprintinginks.Ibegantocreatelimited editionprints,inspiredbyplants,flowers,applesandvalentines.SoonIbegantoexhibit
Iattendedanall-girlshighschool,inBethesda,Maryland.Ipracticallylivedin theartroomwhereIhadeasyaccesstomanyartmaterials.Iusedcutpaperandwasable tolivenuptheschool’sdullhallwayswithboldcutpaperdisplaysonreligiousthemes tackedontothebulletinboards.In1959,IenteredCatholicUniversitywithamajorinart. Isoonleftahectichomeandmovedtoanapartmentnearschool.Myparentsdidn’t supportmeorcontributetomytuition,butIwasabletoworkindrugstoresandon campustoearnenoughmoneytosurvive. Itwasn’teasy.Iwasworkingfull-timeand goingtoschoolfull-timeoftenwithearlymorningclasses,butmyenthusiasmforart, literature,drama,poetry,andeventherequiredphilosophycoursesgavemeenergy. WhenIstartedthehands-onstudioclasses,Iwasinmytrueelement,intoxicatedbythe colorsaswellasthesmellofturpentine.IpaintedallIcouldandevenfiguredoutaway tosneakintotheartbuildingtopaintpastmidnight. Eachpaintingprovidedmewith seedstoinspirethenextpainting.IstudiedwithWashingtonColoristKennethNolandfor twoyears,butIknewthatIhadalreadydevelopedmyuniqueloveofcolor.Ialsostudied withNellSonnemanforpainting,ClaireFontaniniforsculptureandAlexGiampietrofor ceramics.Ofcourse,myothergreatteachersweremyclassmates,whichincludedMartin Puryear,FordStone,DavidRaymondandLorettaCampione.Iconsiderthelessonswe learnedfromeachothertobeenrichingandinvaluable.Igraduatedin1963withaBA, andthenwentontogetanMFAin1965. IwasluckytogetaWoodrowWilson Fellowshipforfreetuitioningraduateschool.Ifirstexhibitedin1964aspartofagroup showattheAdams-MorganGalleryinWashington,DC.Ialsoparticipatedinmany studentshowsandajuriedshowattheSmithsonian.
BackinBoston,Icontinuedavigorouspaceofraisingtwins,teaching,exhibiting anddoingart.Iperfectedmyprintmakingskillsandwrotethebook Silk Screening, publishedbyPrentice-Hallin1977.In1978Iwascommissionedtocreateaporcelain enamelfriezeforanewschoolinBoston.Thisworkhastwohundredlargepanelsand featuresimagesfromchildren’sartwork.Icontinuedtoproducemanyeditionsof serigraphs(silkscreenprints.) IalsobecameactiveintheBostonVisualArtistsUnion andworkedwithmanyotherartiststodevelopexhibitopportunitiesandsecureourrights asartists.Theunionwasthefocusofmylifeforthenextsixyears.Iheldvariousoffices, waseditorofournewsletterandbecameSecretaryGeneral. IparticipatedinmanyUnion shows,localgroupshows,andone-personshows.Around1980,Ibegantomake collages,largeboldweavings,andappliquepiecesfromclothesIfoundinthetrash. TeachingwasespeciallyimportanttomebecauseIlearnedsomuchfrommystudents andtheiruniqueresponsestothevisualexercisesIsuggested.
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In1972,ImovedtoItalyforayearwithmytwinsandlivedinatinyvillage calledVicovaro.Inthispeacefulruralarea,Iproducedmanyoilsketchesaswellas editionsofserigraphs,artinspiredbytherichvistasofendlessmountains,theTiber River,neatlyplowedfields,andancienttwistingolivetrees.Ihadone-personshowsat theAmericanCulturalCenterinRomeandagalleryinTrastevere.MychildrenandI backpackedthroughmanyothercountries,includingIsraelandMorocco.Thistrip openedmyeyestolandscapesandculturesinexcitingnewways.
In1990,Imovedtoanoldone-roomschoolhouseintheWhiteMountainNational ForestinWesternMaine.HereIfoundaperfectenvironment,richwiththedramaof natureandcreativesolitude. FortwoyearsIdidn’thaveadayjobandhadtimeto intenselyexplorenewdirectionsinmyart:drawingandwatercolor,usingshadowand
Aftermytroubledrelationshipwiththefatherofmychildrenendedin1970,I movedtoalargerapartmentwithmychildrenwhereIhadabiggerstudiospace.Ipicked upmoreteachingjobsandproducedoriginalprintsatafuriouspace,alwaysinspiredby theprocessandthecolors.Ireceivednochildsupportanditwasarealchallengeto surviveandsupportmychildrenandstilldothatwhichwasmostimportanttome: creatingart. In1971,Ihadmyfirstone-personshowattheOfftheSquareGalleryin Cambridge,Massachusetts.IalsopaintedtwomuralsforBoston’sSummerthingpublic artprogram.Ilikedhavingmyartlarge,almostthreestorieshigh.
AsIbecameawareofartists’rightsfrommanyUniondiscussions,Ibegantosee thelargerpictureofhumanrightsandtheneedforsocialandeconomicjustice.Mytwins graduatedfromhighschoolin1985,andIwasfinallynotresponsibleforthemonadaily basis.ItooktotheroadanddrovefromBostontoNicaraguainaVWbus.Thisyear-long tripwasarevelationofthepoverty,endurance,andkindnessofthepeopleinCentral America.InNicaragua,myartbecameserioussweatycarpentryasIworkedasa long-termHabitatforHumanityvolunteerwithlocalfamiliesaswebuiltsturdyhouses.I wasgladtohelppoorpeoplewithmylabor WhenIreturnedtoBoston,Iworkedasa volunteercoordinatorandconstructionsupervisorwithHabitatinBoston.Icontinued doingmyownartandexhibiting,andgainedadeeperappreciationofnaturefrom backpackingtripstoMainefollowingthedeeplyforestedAppalachianTrail.
insomelocalgalleriesandtoteachartattheCambridgeCenterforAdultEducationand theBrooklineArtsCenter
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IlivedinMaineforfouryearsandthenrespondedtoaneedtostretchbyjoining thePeaceCorpsin1995. Boliviadelightedmewithitscolorfulpeople,indigenous culturesandstirringmusicechoingtheAndeanwind.IworkedwiththeTangaTanga Children’sMuseuminSucrewhereItaughtartandcoordinatedprojectsaboutprehistoric rockart,craftsanddifferentaspectsofBolivianlife.Iwasblessedtolearnsomuch. Workingatthemuseumwasaperfectplaceformetousemyskillsasanartist. Whilein thePeaceCorps,Imademanysketchesofthecountrysideanditsdramaticmountains, workinginwatercolor,pastelandcoloredpencil.
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light,andnewimageryfromlivingsurroundedbytreesandsilentdeer.Withthesenew works,Ireflectedcelebration,visualprayer,andreverencefortheearth.
CurrentlyIlivewellwithsimpleabundanceasIpaint,write,singandworkfor thingsIbelieveareimportant.Myconscienceforsocialjusticemotivatesmeto continuallyadvocateforabetterworldasawriterandpublicspeaker. I’vevolunteered withBoston’sEcclesiaMinistriesinpastoralcareatanursinghomeandalsoatCommon CathedralandCommonArt,adynamiccommunityinwhichhomelesspeopleareableto exploretheircreativitythroughthevisualarts.
Theprocessofmakingartisalwaysanexcitingadventurefullofsurprises. Inspirationismyconstantcompanion.Ibelieveart,whetheritispainting,wordsormusic isimportantinallourlives.Artgivesusmuchneededbeautyandmeaningandcan motivateustoworkforgoodthings,likepeaceandjustice.
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WhenIreturnedtotheBostonareain1997,Iwasstunnedatthehighrateof inflation.IgotsteadyworkintheBostonPublicSchoolsasasubstituteteacherand continuedpaintinginacrylicsandoilsaswellaswatercolors.IsoldsomearttoHarvard’s FoggMuseumandtheBostonPublicLibrary WiththehelpoftheArtConnectionin BostonandRhodeIsland,Ihavedonatedaboutfivehundredserigraphsandwatercolors tomanynon-profits,whoframetheworkandinstallitintheirofficeswheretheirclients canenjoyit.WhileIdon’tgetpaidfortheseworks,Idogetagreatsenseofsatisfaction fromknowingmyartiswhereitcanbe seenandappreciatedandthatitcancheerup peoplewhoareoftenatatroubledtimeintheirlives.Musicisalsoabigpartofmylife.I amasopranoandplayguitarandpianoandperformasmuchaspossible.
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Green Prayer 2, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 18 in.
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Color Ripple Music 1, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 18 in.
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Valley, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 18 in
Color Ripple Music 2, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 18 in.
Paintings
Flag, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 18 in
Twins, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 18 in
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Maragua Dos, acrylic on paper, 6 ½ x 9 in.
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Snow Butterfly, acrylic on canvas, 18 x 2 4 in
Flower Color Ripple 4, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 18 in
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Blue Flower Music, acrylic on canvas board, 36 x 24 in.
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Flower Color Ripple 3, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 18 in
Maragua, acrylic on paper, 6 ½ x 9 in
Summer Sunset Scherzo, acrylic on canvas board, 36 x 24 in.
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Flower Color Ripple 8, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 18 in
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Rainbow Butterfly, acrylic on canvas, 18 x 24 in
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Spotted Orchid 3, acrylic on canvas, 23 x 17 in
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Piano Jazz Plant, 35 x 23 in. Green Valentine, 9 x 12 in Watermelon Sunshine, 35 x 23 in.
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Sun Spotted Flower 3, acrylic on canvas, 23 x 17 in
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Serigraphs (also known as Silkscreens)
Ihavebeenenthralledbytherichcolorsachievedincreatingmanyoriginal,limited edition,serigraphs,alsoknownassilkscreenprints.Theprocessofserigraphyinvolves makingstencilsforeachcolor,veryprecisealigningofthecolorswhichareusually printedseparatelyandcloseattentiontothemanydetailswhichenhancethecreative image. Thestencilsaremadeofglueorpaperandaredestroyedafterprintingwhich makestheseprintsatrulylimitededition.Thespecialinksusedintheserigraphyprocess arethicklyappliedastheyarepushedthroughthestenciltothepaperbelowwitharubber squeegeeguidedbytheskilledhandsoftheartist. Asaresulttheseserigraphshaverich layersofvibrantcolor.Ihavetaughtserigraphyandamtheauthorofthebook, Silk-Screening. Multiple copies are available for these limited edition prints.
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Leaf Spirit, 12 x 9 ½ in.
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Jungle Flower, 13 x 9 in. Purple Pizza, 12 x 10 in. Jazz Flower Dance, 12 ¼ x 10 in
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Art is the Sun, Moon and the Stars, 15 ½ x 21 ½ in March Tulip, 22 x 17 in
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Heartscape, 11 x 8 ½ in Winter, 13 x 9 ½ in Sky Flower, 11 ¼ x 8 ½ in
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Moon Flower, 21 ½ x 15 in. Passion Flower, 19 ¾ x 16 in. Call Me Up, 21 ½ x 15 in.
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Totem, 21 x 15 ½ in Wallflower, 21 x 15 ¼ in. Gold Iris, 21 x 15 ¼ in.
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Collages
Orange Face, 8 ¾ x 6 in.
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FabricArt
Iusedthetraditionaltechniquesofweavingandstitchingtoproducebold,new worksthatshoutinjoywithnewleaves,flowers,andcitiesofblocksofcolor. CreatingtheseworksisameditativeprocessinwhichIusemyhandstoslowlystitchand weave.BecauseIcouldnotaffordtobuynewmaterials,Ieagerlysearchedforold clothesandscrapsatfleamarketsandinthetrash.Iwashedthemwellandcutthemup.I madeasimpleframeloomoutof2by4’s.Touchingthefabricshapesandstripswithmy fingertipsmadetheworkveryintimate.Iplayedwithanarrayoffabricshapesand
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Glimmering in the First Age of the Earth, 15 ¾” x 22 in
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Celebrating the Amazing Joy of Creation,15 ½ x 21 in. Singing to the Stars and the Earth in All their Beauty, 15 ½ x 22 in Searching in the Silent Turning Earth, 15 ¾ x 22 in.
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Green Eyes, 9 x 6 in.
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stitchedthemintocollages.Ienjoyedthedancingrhythmofthemarksmadebythe needleasitjoinedwiththreadthecutoutshapes.AsIwovethestripsoffabricoverand underthewarpthreads,IfeltasifIwereplayingaharpandcreatingnewmusical harmoniesasIcombinedcolorsandtexturesindifferentways.
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House of Colors, weaving, 54 x 28 in Hot House Dance, applique, 44 x 22 in
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B.A.andM.F.A.fromTheCatholicUniversityofAmerica,Washington,DC,Other coursesatBostonUniversity,TheCambridgeCenterforAdultEducation,Interface,The KajiAsoStudio,TheNewEnglandConservatory,NationalTrainingLabs,Bethel,ME, Andover-NewtonTheologicalSchool,Newton,MA
TheDeCordovaMuseum,Lincoln,MA
TheBrooklineArtsCenter,Brookline,MA
SpontaneousCelebrations,JamaicaPlain,MA
Artist Resume
TheMunroeCenterfortheArts,Lexington,MA
TheChildren’sMuseum,Sucre,Bolivia
TeachingExperience
TheHonan-Allston Library,Allston,MA,largelandscapepaintings, smallwatercolorsandserigraphs,2014 AgapeChapel,Ware,MA,acrylicsketches,2014
KatitawaSchool,Salasaka,Ecuador
TheBeanGallery,HydePark,MA,serigraphsandcollages,2012 SouthEndOpenStudios,Boston,MA,collagesandwatercolors,2011 NewWorks,NewTV,Newton,MA,paintingsandwatercolors,2010 Colorsongs,BrooklineArtsCenter,Brookline,MA,glasstilemosaics,2007 SingingwithColors,MerrimackCollege,Merrimack,MA,serigraphs andcollages,2008
TelstarAdultEducation,Bethel,ME
TheCambridgeCenterforAdultEducation,Cambridge,MA
TheArtInstitute,Boston,MA
BostonPublicSchools
SelectedExhibits
PutterhamLibrary,Brookline,MA,paintingsinspiredbyBolivia,2021 ToichiIchiman,Brookline,MA,paintings,2018 HarvestGallery,Boston,MA,paintings,2018 AD20/21,Boston,MA,serigraphs,2017
MariaTermini,Artist www.mariatermini.com,mariatermini2013@gmail.com
SoloShows
FlyingColors,TheCambridgeMulticulturalArtsCenter,Cambridge, MA,weavings,fabricapplique,quilts,2003
Education
TheGuttmanLibrary,HarvardUniversity,Cambridge,MA,2002
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TheEliotSchool,Boston,MA
FreshAir,JamaicaPlain,MApaintings,2016
MerrimackCollege,Andover,MA,serigraphs,1974 AmericanCulturalCenter,Rome,Italy,serigraphsandpaintings,1972 OfftheSquareGallery,Cambridge,MA,serigraphs,1971
BostonVisualArtist’sUnion,Boston,MA,1979-84,juriedshows WorcesterArtMuseum,Worcester,MA1979 CambridgeArtAssociation,Cambridge,MA,1978
YaleMedicalSchool,NewHaven,CT,VisionsTowardsWellness,2000
TheBostonPrintmakersBiennial,BostonUniversity,Boston,MA,2001 ASoulStirringExhibit,SwedenborgianChapel,Cambridge,MA,2001 andfollowingyears
TheSocietyofWashingtonArtists,Smithsonian,Washington,DC, 1964
UnboundVisualArts-OpenStudio,Brookline,MA,2016 NewEnglandBioLabs,Beverly,MA,serigraphs,2015 IMPROVISATIONS,NewburyCollege,Brookline,MA,weavings andfabricapplique,2007
InnovativeMovesGallery,Boston,MA,1999
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TheEssentialSubstance:AFiberArtExhibition,Mt.IdaCollege, Newton,MA,2005
TheGalleryofSocialandPoliticalArt,Boston,MA,2002and2003 FranklinPierceCollege,Rindge,NH,“AFeastfortheEyes”,colored pencildrawings,2001
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Earned:WomeninBusinessandLabor,UnboundVisualArts,Scollay SquareGallery,Boston,MA,digitalcollages,2017 ArtandDesignofthe21st Century,BostonCyclorama,Boston,MA serigraphs,2017
TheCambridgeCenter,Cambridge,MA,watercolors,2001
TheDeCordovaMuseum,TheFoggMuseum, NewEnglandTelephone,FirstNational BankofBoston,HarvardUniversity,AmericanEmbassyinRome,TheBostonPublic Library,TheChildren’sMuseuminSucre,Bolivia,andmanynon-profits,includingPine StreetInn, TheNewEnglandShelterforHomelessVeterans,TheCambridgeYWCA,
Collections
JuriedGroupShows
African-AmericanArtists-in-Residence,NortheasternUniversity, Boston,MA,1983
TheGuildRoom,AllSaintsChurch,Brookline,MAcollage,2000 BostonPublicLibrary,JamaicaPlain,MA,serigraphs,1998 Children’sMuseum,Sucre,Bolivia,drawings,1995 UniversityofMassachusetts,HarborGallery,Dorchester,MA,1990
FayChandlerMemorialExhibition,CityHallGallery,Boston,MA paintings,2016
TheHelenShleinGallery,Boston,MA1981,collagesandserigraphs BostonUniversity,Boston,MA,serigraphs,1979 ApogeeGallery,Bethesda,MD,serigraphs,1977
ArtistinResidence,BostonPublicSchools
DesignsandillustrationsforHoughton-Mifflin,LotusSoftware,and BannersPrentice-HallforHarvardUniversityandBoston’sFirstNight Illustrationsfor El Cuento del Karai byFioriZulli
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JamaicaPlainArtAssociation
Commissions
Publications
MariaTerminiistheauthoroffivebooks, Silk Screening, Solitude and Splendor: Living in the Schoolhouse, The Artist and the Spy, Driving Curiosity: On the Road in Central America and Through the Mountains to the Stars,aswellasmanypoems,stories,and essays.
Awards
TheBostonArtsCouncil, ArchivesofTheNationalMuseumofWomenintheArts
BostonVisualArtistsUnion BrooklineOpenStudios
Boston HabitatToastmastersforHumanityandtheUSPeaceCorps
TheWoodrowWilsonFellowship
Associations
UnboundVisualArts
TheBrooklineArtsCouncil
PorcelainenamelfriezefortheQuincyElementarySchoolinBoston. MuralsforthecityofBoston:FieldsCornerandOakSquare MuralsintheChildren’sMuseuminSucre,Boliviaandintherural communitiesofMollePunkuandTalula
CodmanSquareHealthCenter,andalsoinmanyprivatecollections
TheBlancheColemanAward(2x)
FirstNight,Boston,2013,winnerofthelogocompetition
NewtonOpenStudios
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