LICArmoryFest, LIC, NY

Postcards from the Edge, ZieherSmith Gallery, New York, NY

2009
Discover Emerging Artists, Claire Oliver Gallery, NY, Curators: Yaelle Amir, Patrick Amsellem, David Humphrey, Joelle Jensen

Social (Virus), NURTUREart Gallery, Williamsburg, NY

Morsel Remains, Long Island City, New York

Change, Flushing Town Hall, Flushing, NY

Postcards form the Edge, Metro Pictures, New York, NY

NAWA Inc., 120th Anniversary Exhibition, Hub-Robeson Galleries, Penn State University, University Park, PA, Curator: Ann Shields

Celebrating 120 Years, National Association of Women Artists, Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, NJ

2008
Discover Emerging Artists, James Coan Gallery, New York, NY, Curators: Koan Jeff-Baysa, Lowell Pettit, Amy Rosenblum Martin, Lilly Wei

Insights into Suburbia, Dana Gallery, Rutgers University: Newark Campus, Newark, NJ and The Robert L. Ringel Gallery, Purdue University: West Lafayette, Indiana, Curators: Esther Thyssen and Penny Dell

2007
Melting Pot, Project Diversity Queens, World Culture OpenCenter, Flushing, NY, Curator: Danny Simmons

Insights into Suburbia, Opalka Gallery, Sage College of Albany, Albany, NY, Curators: Esther Thyssen and Penny Dell

New ’07: Nurturing the Edge. Cue Art Foundation, New York, NY

2006
Figurative/Not Literal, Omni Gallery, Long Island, NY, Curator: Dawn Lee

Salon: An exhibition of works of art created by women artists, Bellevue Hospital Center, Atrium, Curator: Gregory Mink NYCHHC Art Collection

2005
New ’05, Spike Gallery, New York, NY, Curator: David Gibson

2004
Small Works, artSPACE@16, Malden, MA, Curator: Leah Oates

In the Face of Others, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Gallery New York, NY, Curator: NURTUREart

2003
ID_ENTITY, NURTUREart Gallery, Williamsburg, NY. Curator: David Gibson

Ready, Set, Go! An Exhibit of Toys & Games in Art, Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Anchorage, AK. Curator: Julie Decker

www.getluckywithanemergingartist.com, HEREart, New York, NY. Curators: Libby Hartle, Tim Hailey

Nature Hanging by a Thread, Queens Theater in the Park, Flushing, NY. Curator: E. Melas and R. Love

Small Works, Firehouse Art Gallery, Garden City, NY. Curator: Mary Lou Cohalan and Kimberly Goff

2002
Nipples, a Hallway Project, Site-specific installation, PS 122 Gallery, New York, NY.

2001
Play, Gallery Korea, New York, NY.

Shadows, Site-specific exhibit, Citibank, Court Square, Long Island City, NY.

2000
Faces, Site-specific exhibit, Queens Theater in the Park, Flushing, NY.

1999
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Klapper Gallery, Queens College, Flushing, NY.

AWARDS/RESIDENCIES

2007
Susan Kahn Award, National Association of Women Artists

2005
National Association of Women Artists

2003
Soaring Gardens Artist Retreat, Ora Lerman Trust Foundation, Laceyville, PA.

Individual Artist Support Grant, NY City Department of Cultural Affairs, Queens Council on the Arts

2001
Individual Artist Support Grant, NY City Department of Cultural Affairs, Queens Council on the Arts

2000
Individual Artist Support Grant, NY State Council on the Arts, Queens Council on the Arts

EDUCATION

The City University of New York, Queens College: M.F.A. in
Painting

Harvard University, Graduate School of Education: Ed.M in Counseling Processes

Binghamton University: B.A. in Painting and Psychology: Phi Beta Kappa

REVIEWS AND ARTICLES

Hunter, Lisa The Art of the Internet: how to surf your way to an enviable art collection Money Magazine October 2007, vol 36(10): 137-140.

Pawlowski, Jeanie. “The ‘Shadow’ Series.” Artspy. September/October 2001, page 2 (2 b/w).

The individual Paintings are stark and edgy, products of Spector’s fascination with elements of advertising and pop culture.

Staff Writer. “Play.” New York Arts. January 2001.

Maria Spector also features images of children in paintings that reflect both the unsullied optimism of youth and the burgeoning concerns of maturity. In these pictures the routine tasks of life are occasions for reflection and amusement.

Kampel, Traci. “Paintings with Touch of Collage.” The Villager. April 1, 1998, page 23 (1 b/w).

Mysterious, whimsical and even eerie at times, Spector’s works offer up just the right amount of information to allow superficial comprehension, while omitting enough to trigger the viewer’s own thought process.

CATALOGUES/PUBLICATIONS

2007
Melting Pot, Project Diversity Queens, World Culture OpenCenter at Koreavillage

Insights Into Suburbia, Opalka Gallery, Sage Colleges, Albany, NY

2006
LICA: Long Island City Artists Catalogue

2004
And Then, volume 12, page 45.

2003
Take a Field Trip to an Art Museum Board Game, produced in conjunction with Ready, Set, Go! An Exhibition of Toys &Games in Art, Anchorage Museum of History and Art.

CURATORIAL/PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

2009
NURTUREart Teaching Artist

2007
Artist Talk/Panelist for Melting Pot, Project Diversity Queens

Artist Talk/Panelist for Insights into Suburbia, Opalka Gallery, Sage College of Albany, Albany

2006
Jury/Panelist: NURTUREart Non-Profit, Inc. Emerging Curators Program

2005
Curator: NURTUREart Multiples 2005, Spike Gallery, New York, NY

Jury/Panelist: Queens Council on the Arts Members Exhibition, QTIP Galleries, NY

2004
Jury/Panelist: NYSCA Funding, Queens Council on the Arts

Curator: In The Face of Others, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York, NY

Curator: Cellular Form: Mariestella Colon Astacio, QTIP Galleries, Flushing, NY

Jury/Panelist: NYSCA Funding, Queens Council on the Arts

Curator: Last Days of 42nd Street: Yoichiro Yoda, QTIP, Flushing, NY

Jury/Panelist: NURTUREart Non-Profit, Inc. Emerging Curators Program

Curator: Time and Place, Elizabeth Castagna and Suejin Jo, QTIP Galleries, Flushing, NY

Curator: The Nature of Investigation: Melissa Chitwood and Shelley Haven, QTIP Galleries, Flushing NY

2003
Curator: Contents Under Pressure: B. Lubliner and C. Radsprecher, QTIP Galleries, Flushing, NY