Maria Bacha

“Nature and blue color is my greatest inspiration.
I always want to search more about the sea of my subconscious and to find better connections with the collective unconscious.  During my working process I feel like a medium. I transmit my experiences, my sense of independence and my emotions and then I go back to my creation and observe. This is a liberating experience that helps me become more aware of my existence in this life. I feel that my development as an artist is moving along with my emotional and spiritual growth.
I believe that awareness about our existence has the power to lead us to positive changes."

Royal College of Art, London, Master of Fine Art (MFA) Arts and Humanities (2023-25)
University of La Verne, California, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Fine/Studio Arts General (1996-2000)
Drawing and color lessons at Michalis Veloudios Art Studio (2000-2003)
Certificate In Studio: Postwar Abstract Painting, MOMA
Course in Experimental Painting , RISD
Certificate Nursery School Teacher (Xini Foundation, Athens)
Certificate Child Psychology (Xini Foundation, Athens)
Studies in Somatic Psychotherapy (Wilhelm Reich Institute, Athens)

2020 Artwork purchased by the Greek Ministry of Culture
9th 2016 Artsland Prize Showcase Winner with the artwork “Divine”

Ten years at Hadjivei Elementary School as the Head Art Teacher.

Group exhibitions:
-2025 - Graduate Show Royal College of Art, MFA Arts and Humanities
-2025 - “Motherhood” - Upper Gulbenkian Gallery, Royal College of Art
-2024 -Camden Town Hall, London, UK
-The Other Art Fair, Los Angeles, USA, Virtual Edition (spring 2021)
-Deep Into Blue, E Art Gallery, Paros, Greece (summer 2020)
-Surprise X, The Project Gallery, Athens (2019)
-The Other Art Fair, Los Angeles, United States (2019)
-Talented Art Fair, Old Truman Brewery, London, United Kingdom (2019)
-"TheArtboxProject", Swiss Art Expo, Switzerland (2019)
-“Surprise “, Earth@K24, Athens, Greece (2018)
-50/50 Project, Cheap Art Gallery, Thessaloniki International Fair, Greece (2018)
-25/25 Project, Cheap Art Gallery, Thessaloniki International Fair, Greece (2018)
-“Cheap Art”, Thessaloniki International Fair, Greece (2018)
-"Cheap Art", Cheap Art Gallery, Evagoras Latinis Center, Cyprus (2018)
-"Cheap Art", Cheap Art Gallery, Athens, Greece (2017)
-"SurpRise", ?? ?44, Athens (2017)
-"Cheap Art", Thessaloniki International Fair, Greece (2017)
-"TheArtboxProject", Euroairport Basel, Switzerland (2017)
- “Cheap Art Athens”, Cheap Art Gallery, Greece (2017)
-“Surprise”, ?? ?44, Gazi, Athens, Greece (2017)
-Thassaloniki International Fair, CheapArt Gallery , Thessaloniki, Greece (2017)
-“TheArtboxProject Basel 0.1”, Basel, Switzerland (2017)
-“Surprise”, Ennea Gallery, Athens (2015)
-“Surpise”, Romanzo, Athens (2014)
-“Surprise” , Tecnopolis, Athens (2013), (2012), (2011), (2010), (2009)
-“Athens Fringe Festival” , Technopolis, Athens (2009)
- “Diarroes Festival” , Horotheatro Roes, Athens(2005)
-“Kitsch in Love”, Rolling Gallery , Athens (2005)
-“The Mask”, Artprisma Gallery , Poros Municipality Town Hall, Unesco and Piraeus Municipality (2005)
-“1st Art Group”, Studio Michalis Veloudios, Epoches Gallery, Kifissia, Athens (2001)

Solo exhibitions:
-Institute of Fine Arts Tsichritzi, Kifissia, Athens, Greece (2019)
- Galerie Privee Onnik, Marousi Athens (2008)
-Artower Gallery , Athens (2003)
-Cogito , Kifisia , Athens (2000)

Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism, Abstract Art, Jackson Pollock. Rothko, Modrian, Schwitters, Giannis Spyropoulos, Nikos Kessanlis, etc.

blue, texture, pink, movement, water, turquoise