Maria Gedroc
STATEMENT
I enjoy creating fine art, graphic art and photography and mixing all these elements together. My art work is mixed media in nature including acrylic paint, paper, wood, photography, and found objects. Many of my ideas, themes and content explore personal space and spirituality through architectural or natural elements. I like building things. I like the tangible feeling of materials and sometimes these ideas develop into paintings, photography, collage and or three dimensional structures. After many years of creating art, I have different series of work all of which have their own deeper symbolism and meaning pertaining to the pieces in the series.
BIO
I am an artist, designer, arts administrator, and educator who has been in more than 170+ art shows and galleries including the Dancing Krow in the Oak Park Harrison Arts District, Oak Park Art League, Chicago Public Library, Ferguson Art Gallery at Concordia University Chicago, Northern Illinois University Museum and Gallery, and It's Liquid International, Venice, Italy. My artwork is included in the Chicago Art Scene, Werks Contemporary Art Magazine, Art in the Post, Jack Arends Hall Alumni Celebration: 50 Years of Excellence in the Visual Arts, Motif, The Creative Arts Journal of Concordia University Chicago and more. I received a Bachelor of Fine Art from Northern Illinois University and a Master of Art in Arts Administration from The School of Art Institute of Chicago.