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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 Chief, Penland 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 Stone, Charlie 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