Maria Holohan is based in Swindon, South West
Maria's most significant work to date 'The Mental Fairy Tale' is inspired by the darker side of the “Classic Fairy Tale”. Cinderella, for example is a bold but uncertain figure, constructed, like her own self-concept, from fragments of cloth. The collage surface, quilted, scraped or raised, connotes the inability of humans to master their emotional environment.
Qualifications and training
- 2006 BA (hons) Surface Pattern Design (Contemporary Applied Arts) 2:1, Swansea Metropolitan University, Dynevor Centre of Art,Design & media, Swansea
Group exhibitions
- 2010 Stories, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Wolverhampton
- 2008 Myths, Folklore & Fairy Tale, The Oriel Washington Gallery, Penarth, Wales
- 2007 Society Designer Craftsmen annual exhibition, The Mall galleries, London
Projects
- 2010 Re-enchantment - an interactive multi-platform documentary project, On-line, television and radio, Film Art Media Pty Ltd, PO Box 1312, Vic 3066
Competitions, prizes and awards
- 2009 Highly Commended Prize for Embroidery, Museum of Art Chianciano Terme, Chianciano, Italy
- 2007 Distinction Licentiateship, The Society of Designer Craftsmen, The Mall Galleries, London
Artist's website
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