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Artist Bio
I am a contemporary artist from Denmark, now living in Titirangi, Auckland, with my Kiwi husband and our two teenagers.
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As an intuitive artist, I am drawn to gestural mark-making, mixed media, and the unexpected beauty that emerges when I take risks. Painting feels like solving a puzzle—there’s a struggle in the middle, layers upon layers building a history, and a deep satisfaction when everything finally comes together.
Lately, my work has been shaped by fragments of memories from my childhood and teenage years, often carrying a personal story within each piece.
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I am represented by Railway Street Gallery + Studio, Artists at Work Gallery, and GalleriOs in Denmark.
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With every painting sold, I donate to https://treesthatcount.co.nz/profiles/mariaowens ensuring a native tree is planted in the buyer’s region.
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CV
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Dec 2024 Brown Art School level 4 end of year exhibition
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Nov 2024 Open Studios Waitakere
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August 2024 Baradene Art Exhibition
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August 2024 250 Gallery “Studio to wall 2” Group Exhibition
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July 2024 Auckland Art Show
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July 2024 Railway Street Gallery + Studios “Follow the Line” Solo Show
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April 2024 Award 2nd Prize Waitakere Arts member’s exhibition
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Feb 2024 The Vessel, Railway Street Gallery + Studio
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Jan 2024 Railway Street Gallery “Dog Days” Group Exhibition
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Dec 2023 The Upstairs Gallery Summer Show Group Exhibition
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Nov 2023 Open Studios Waitakere
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Oct 2023 Kings College Art Exhibition
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Sept 2023 Merit Ceramic Award Waitakere Art Exhibition
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Sept 2023 2 page Article in North and South Magasin
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Sept 2023 250 Gallery “Studio to wall 1” Group Exhibition
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Aug - Now 2023 Wayfind Creative programme and mentoring
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August 2023 Baradene Arts Exhibition
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June 2023 “A Piece of Me” Solo exhibition Railway street Gallery + Studio
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Feb 2023 Railway Street Gallery + Studios “To sit beside you” Group Exhibition
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Oct 2022 Kings College Exhibition
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Nov 2022 Open Studios Waitakere
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August 2022 Titirangi Painters, group exhibition
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June 2022 Kumeu Arts, Solo Exhibition
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May 2022 Auckland Art Show, The Cloud
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August 2021 3 paintings on TV The Block
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Dec 2020 Upstairs Gallery, Sumner Show, group exhibition
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Dec 2020 Depot Artspace group exhibition
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Nov 2020 Open Studios Waitakere