Maria Motowylczyk (Moto-vil-chick) was born in the industrial East Midlands, she studied Graphic Design at the University of Wolverhampton. Following a career as a designer and illustrator she decided to return to University to progress her career in the arts.
Maria’s work begins with a series of observational drawings usually on location, these drawings are then progressed into further drawings, or monoprint, or perhaps a painting. Typically she works in watercolour, charcoal, acrylic and plaster, occasionally using a combination.
Each piece of work is used as a starting point to be processed and developed, no piece is ever considered ‘finished’, but becomes a stepping stone to take on a further visual journey in either print, plaster or textile.
Maria has shown work at the Green&Stone Gallery, London, the Foxelowe Arts Centre, Tinker Gallery, Water Street Gallery and Zillah Bell Contemporary.
Selected for the Baltic Contemporary '24.
She was awarded 1st Prize by Peter Lord (Sculptor and Art Historian) at the Fishguard Arts Society Open 2017.