Maria Gedroc
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I am artist, designer and art administrator/educator who has been in more than 160+ art shows and galleries, including the Dancing Krow in the Oak Park Harrison Arts District, Oak Park Art League, Chicago Public Library, Ferguson Art Gallery at Concordia University Chicago, Northern Illinois University gallery space, and It's Liquid International, Venice, Italy. My artwork is included in the Chicago Art Scene by Crow Wood Publishing and Motif, a creative arts journal. I received a Bachelor of Fine Art from Northern Illinois University and a Master of Art in Arts Administration from The School of Art Institute of Chicago. My art work is mixed media in nature including acrylic paint, paper, wood, photography, and found objects. Many of my ideas, themes and content explore personal space and spirituality through architectural or natural elements. I like building things. I like the tangible feeling of materials and sometimes these ideas are paintings or photography and sometimes more collage or three dimensional in nature. After many years of creating art, I have different series of work all of which have their own deeper symbolism and meaning pertaining to the pieces in the series.