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Education

2012    University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA
BA in Art History, Studio Art (Concentration: painting and drawing)
Magna Cum Laude, Dean’s List, Honors in Art History

Work

2013-present studio artist and owner, Maria Stone Studio, Mechanicsville, VA
2014-2022 ceramic instructor, Visual Arts Center of Richmond, Richmond, VA
                        classes taught: Introduction to Handbuilding, Intermediate
Handbuilding
, Exploring Surface Decoration, Sgraffito workshop,
Handbuilding sampler workshops

Volunteer
2017-present   Annual Benefit Auction art handling Crew ChiefPenland School of
                        Craft

2018-2020   exhibition committee volunteer, NCECA Richmond 2020 Conference
2014-2017        Annual Benefit Auction art handler, Penland School of Craft    
2015-present   studio and event volunteer, Visual Arts Center of Richmond
2013-2015        ceramic studio intern, Visual Arts Center of Richmond

 

Exhibitions

2022
Featured Artist: Maria StoneCharlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL
The Functional Canvas VII, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL
Clay Mycology, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL

2021
Of Mud and Blood, Visual Arts Center of Richmond, Richmond, VA
Cup: The Intimate Object XVII, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL
Spring Exhibit, H. Scott November Gallery, Richmond, VA
The Functional Canvas VI, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL

2020   
Ecology of Loss, Saison Market, Richmond, VA
Origins: UMW Ceramics Faculty and Alumni, duPont Gallery, Fredericksburg, VA
RVA-CLAY, The Influence of Time on a Clay Community, Artworks, Richmond, VA

2019   
Modern Makers, Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach, VA
Geaux Cups II, Clay Center of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
[Work], Visual Arts Center of Richmond, Richmond, VA

2018   
Good Things….Come In Small Packages, Flower City Arts Center, Rochester, NY
Small Works, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, NY
6th Annual Cup Show, Studio 550 Art Center, Manchester, NH

2017   
CRAFTED, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA

2016   
Growth, Crossroads Arts Center, Richmond, VA
[WORK], Visual Arts Center of Richmond, Richmond, VA

2015   
Weekends, 9WG Studios, Richmond, VA
[WORK], Visual Arts Center of Richmond, Richmond VA

2014   
All-Media Show, Artworks, Richmond, VA

2012   
Salon Des Refuses, Gallery VC, Fredericksburg, VA
A Study in Female Form, Gallery 915, Fredericksburg, VA
Annual Student Art Exhibition, duPont Gallery, Fredericksburg, VA
UMW student Art Juried Invitational Exhibition, Libertytown Arts Workshop,
Fredericksburg, VA
Junction., duPont Gallery, Fredericksburg, VA

 

Select Fine Art and Craft Festivals

2019   
Craft + Design, Richmond, VA
Bethesda Row Arts Festival, Bethesda, MD
Virginia Clay Festival, Stanardsville, VA
43rd St Arts Festival, Richmond, VA
Sophia Street Pottery Throwdown, Fredericksburg, VA
Stockley Gardens Arts Festival, Norfolk, VA
Arlington Festival of the Arts, Arlington, VA

2018   
Craft + Design, Richmond, VA
Art on the Avenue, Alexandria, VA
Leesburg Flower and Garden Festival, Leesburg, VA
Stockley Gardens Arts Festival, Norfolk, VA
Sophia Street Pottery Throwdown, Fredericksburg, VA
MOCA Boardwalk Art Show, Virginia Beach, VA
Arts in the Park, Richmond, VA

2017   
Arts in the Park, Richmond, VA
43rd St Arts Festival, Richmond, VA
Art on the Avenue, Alexandria, VA
MOCA Boardwalk Art Show, Virginia Beach, VA
Stockley Gardens Arts Festival, Norfolk, VA
Art on the Square, Williamsburg, VA
American Craft Council, Baltimore, MD

2016   
MOCA Boardwalk Art Show, Virginia Beach, VA
Crozet Arts and Crafts Festival, Crozet, VA
Rittenhouse Square, Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen, Philadelphia, PA
Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen, Wilmington, DE
Stockley Gardens Arts Festival, Norfolk, VA
43rd St. Art Festival, Richmond
, VA
Lorton Workhouse Art Center, Lorton, VA
Arlington Festival for the Arts, Arlington, VA