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 storytelling concerns what we do with emotions - those underlying feelings that expose themselves – whether we want them to or not.

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

BIO: 

(b. White Plains, NY 1953) Maryanne Buschini followed her interest in drawing and painting people and figurative art through her lifetime. Her art studies include a BFA from Kansas State University, MATVA from University of the Arts, continuing studies at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Barnes Foundation and art workshops in US, Ireland.   She continued a painting practice while pursued other art areas - teaching, graphic design, as well as time for raising her children.  She lives in Malvern PA with her husband John, their family includes 2 married sons and a grandson.  

She maintains her painting studio in Phoenixville PA. Her artwork has been featured in solo exhibitions (Boston Street Gallery, Studio 323, Teresa Haag Gallery, Abington Art Center, Harrison (NY) Public Library). She was selected for residencies at Bethany Art Community in NY (2021) and Chateau Orquevaux in France (2026). Her artwork has been included in juried shows (Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Woodmere Museum, 215/610 at DCCC, Plastic Club of Philadelphia, Media Arts Council, Abington Art Center in PA; Upstream Gallery, Harrison Public Library in NY) and other venues in the Northeast US.

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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