Maria has exhibited at various Southern California venues, including Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, The Museum of Latin American Art and Gallery 825. She has had a solo exhibition at The Griffith Park/Los Feliz Senior Center and shown work internationally. Maria is a graduate of Uppsala University and San Francisco State University with BA and MA degrees. She is a member of Los Angeles Art Association and a grant recipient from the Center for Cultural Innovation. This past summer she attended an international residency in Sweden: “Tomma Rum” (Empty Rooms).