This week Maria was interviewed by Liz from “Try not to curse”- podcast about her art practice, about her past living in Germany, the US and quite a lot more. Go check it out!

In July, Maria travelled to New Jersey to work with her collaborator Fiona Clark on their Shared Energies project. Fiona published a vlog about the adventure. Go check it out!

The 62nd Toronto Outdoor artfair was a great success. Maria’s booth location was excellent and had thousands of visitors. Sales were good and more than 50 works were sold including the brand new “Enveloping Calm” artist proof.

Thank you kindly for all the fantastic folks who brought their art appreciation and enthusiasm to the Toronto Outdoor Artfair. Maria has made available a selection of works in her online shop for those who couldn’t make it to the fair.

Maria will be bringing the newest work in her Cells, Souls and Personalities series of linocuts to Toronto later this month. She will be showing two new large linocuts on paper, entitled Gentle Determination and Burst of Energy, and a new 1m round print on fabric with embroidery entitled Fulfilling, as well as more than a dozen new smaller prints. Altogether she will have more than a hundred pieces to share with everyone at the fair. Please come down to see her, rain or shine, in booth 140. Can’t make it to the show in person? TOAF also includes an online fair, open from 2-9 July 2023 – you can access Maria’s virtual booth by clicking the TOAF poster below!

I am so thrilled to open my studio doors this month. I will be offering two workshops in May in my studio in Dartmouth, NS and two more workshops in June at Julie Rosvall’s studio in the Gaspereau Valley, NS.  To register please send me an email at contact@maria-doering.com or call 902-719-5007.

REDUCTIVE LINOCUT

May 19th & May 20th 12:30pm – 4pm.

$120 +HST

In DARTMOUTH.

Join me in my art studio in Dartmouth, NS, for two afternoons of creating multi-colour and multi-layer linocut prints using the reductive carving method.  All materials will be supplied but if you have your own carving tool set please bring it along. No experience necessary.

SPRING MONOTYPE

May 23rd, 10-4pm.

$100 +HST.

In DARTMOUTH.

A fun day of working with your hands and making colourful one-of-a-kind prints using plants and other found materials in my studio in Dartmouth. Bring leaves, buds and other goodies from your garden or the park if you like.  All other materials are supplied and no previous experience is required. Please bring your own lunch.

TEXTILE MONOTYPE

June 17th, 10-4pm

$100+ HST.

In the GASPEREAU VALLEY.

Do you enjoy knitting, quilting, sewing, felting, etc? Bring your fibre scraps or unfinished projects for a new experience in artmaking. Repurpose them to create colourful one-of-a kind art prints on paper. Join me at Julie Rosvall’s studio in the Gaspereau Valley for this workshop. No previous experience is required and all materials are supplied. Please bring your lunch or plan to eat in nearby Wolfville. Masking required.

COLOURFUL BLOCK PRINTING

June 18th 10-4pm. $120 +HST.

In the GASPEREAU VALLEY.

Join me in the Gaspereau Valley, NS, for a fun day of carving and block printing on paper at Julie Rosvall’s studio. We’ll focus on rainbow rolls, spot inking and other colourful inking techniques. You will have choice of using Linoleum or Komatex for carving and have opportunity to hand print as well as print on a printing press. All materials will be supplied but if you have your own carving tool set please bring it along. No previous experience necessary. Please bring your own lunch or plan to head to nearby Wolfville to eat. Masking required.

For more information or to register please send me an email at contact@maria-doering.com or call 902-719-5007.

It was a true pleasure to meet so many new folks at the Art Vancouver art fair recently. Thank you so kindly for stopping by Maria’s booth and checking out the website! Here are some notes on the incredible organizations that made the travel to Vancouver possible for Maria.

We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.

We recognize the support of the Province of Nova Scotia. We are pleased to work in partnership with the Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage to develop and promote our cultural resources for all Nova Scotians.

And now some photos from the event!

Thank you again to the Nova Scotia Creative Industries Fund for supporting the trip to Vancouver.

A note from Maria: “Thank you to my dear husband Scott who was my partner, booth assistant, organizer, statistician, business brain and muscle. Without him these big adventures wouldn’t be happening.”

Cellular Expressions is now available in Maria’s online shop. 

Maria is showing her Cellular Expressions body of work, including three large paintings never shown before, at Art Vancouver 2023 from 4-7 May at the Vancouver Convention Centre. You can get tickets here – use code MDOE_20 to save 20% – and come see her at booth #600.

Fiona Chinkan, Maria’s friend and collaborator came to visit this summer and filmed a studio tour with Maria. This tour shows a lot of different materials Maria works with as well as some new and older work and gives a glimpse into process and storage solutions. Enjoy watching it here!

Maria will be one of the artists on site as part of the 61st Toronto Outdoor Art Fair at Nathan Phillips Square from 15-17 July 2022. Come and say hi at booth #A66. If you cannot stop by in person, you can always visit the online fair here.

I am thrilled to offer the first printmaking workshop series from my home studio since 2019. There will be a special discount ($20 off one workshop) if you register for more than one or register with a friend.
Masking will be required. 5 participants per workshop. All materials included. See Posters for more information. Call 902-719-5007 or email contact@maria-doering.com to register.