STATEMENT:

Maryanne Buschini is a visual artist, and painter. In her figurative paintings, she explores the vulnerability that is part of being human. Using found photos as starting reference, her paintings’ subject matter and narrative concerns human emotional responses - those underlying feelings that expose themselves – whether we want them to or not.

Her body of work investigates relationships, origins, ancestors, history and community.  Viewers often connect with familiar relationships and emotions in these paintings.
 

BIO: 
(b. White Plains, NY 1953) Maryanne Buschini has been drawing and painting since she was very young, continuing an interest in figurative art.  She pursued other art areas - teaching, graphic design, while continuing a painting practice.  She lives with her husband, John Odell, in Malvern PA, Together they raised 2 sons, and this year became grandparents. She maintains her painting studio in Phoenixville PA.
 
Over the years, her artwork has been featured in solo exhibitions, and received multiple awards at juried shows throughout the Philadelphia area. Her work is featured at open studios and select art fairs, and included in collections in the US and Europe.

EDUCATION

MAT-VA University of the Arts, Philadelphia PA

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia PA

BFA Kansas State University, Manhattan KS

Graduate Seminar Critical Theory - The Barnes Foundation,
Philadelphia PA

Continuing art workshops, seminars, studies
 

ART TEACHING:
EASTERN UNIVERSITY, St. Davids, PA

LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, visiting professor, Lincoln University PA

ART INSTITUTE OF PITTSBURGH online division

BUCKS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Newtown PA

Various community arts organizations: workshops, demonstrations

STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA - K-12 – ART TEACHER CERTIFICATION

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