Belgrade Art Studio Residency

Maria Owczarek-Berger

Online Residency 2022

 

Resume

Maria graduated from the Visual Arts program at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, in June 2022. Her previous education includes Graphic Design, Interior Decoration, and Social Psychology. She designs and leads workshops to promote both fine arts and psychological wellbeing. She is an active member of CARFAC (Canadian Artists’ Representation/Le Front des artistes canadiens).

 One of her favorite artists is Alex Grey. Maria participating in online live presentations of Alex, and his wife, Allyson, who is also an artist.

 

Artistic Statement

By creating art, an artist brings the message from Nature and the Spirit. This help to show and negotiate what exists in our society and culture today.

 

EDUCATION:

2022               Visual Arts Certificate (with distinction), Faculty of Extension

University of Alberta, Edmonton

2011                Computer Graphics/Desktop Publishing Certification of Vocational Studies

Rosemount Technology Centre, Montreal

2008                Interior Decoration and Display, Certification of Vocational Studies

West Island Career Centre, Montreal
2004                Ph.D. in Social Psychology, St Stephan Cardinal Wyszyński University

Warsaw, Poland

 

Exhibitions:

  • May 2022 University of Alberta, Edmonton, Visual Arts Graduation Exhibition.
  • April 2022 Individual exhibition, Lois Hole Library Gallery, Edmonton
  • January – February 2020, yearly exhibit showcases work by students in Visual Arts and Residential Interiors programs at University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
  • February, 2019, Group Art show of WECAartists group, WECA (West Edmonton Christian Assembly) Church Caffe, Edmonton, AB
  • October 27, 2018, Society Of Western Canadian Artists, “Fall For Art” Show and Sale, Aldergrove Community League, Edmonton, AB
  • May 2011 Computer Graphics Exhibition, Rosemount Technology Centre, Montreal, QC
  • February 2010 Drawing and Painting, group exhibition to raise money for SPCA (Society for the prevention of Cruelty to Animals) , Montreal Urban Community Sustainment (MUCS), Montreal, QC
  • October 2005, Photography and Painting Exhibition and Sales, Centre William – Hingston, Montreal, QC
  • September 2004, Photography Concourse and Exhibition, Eleanor London Library, Montreal, QC

 

Awards:

        Lt. Governor Lois Hole and Harriet Winspear Endowment Scholarship, University of Alberta, 2021

 

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