Maryanne Buschini
Fine Artist
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, and family includes 2 married sons and a grandson.
She maintains her painting studio in Phoenixville PA. Her artwork has been featured in solo exhibitions, selected for residency at Bethany Art Community in NY, 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) throughout the Northeast US. Her work is featured at Boston St. Gallery in Philadelphia, 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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Selected SOLO AND AWARDS
Solo /2 person Exhibitions:
2025:
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Two for the Road - with Robert Reinhardt
Boston St. Gallery, Philadelphia PA May 16 - Jun 21 -
July featured artist, Studio 323, Phoenixville PA
​2024:
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Waterbearers, Teresa Haag Gallery, Phoenixville PA
2023:
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Abington Arts Center, Spring Solo Series - April
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Kensico Dreams, Harrison Public Library, Harrison NY - September
2022:
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EXPOSURE - Media Arts Council Gallery, Media PA
2019:
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COLLECTION: Labor, Stone, Water - Fireside Gallery,
Main Line Unitarian Church, Devon PA
Selected Group Exhibitions/Awards:
2025:
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Mothermade - 7 selected artist mothers,
ArtWork Gallery, Phoenixville, PA. -
Blue Door, Yonkers, NY
2024:
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215/610 - Delaware Co. Community College Gallery, PA
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Women, Law Blank Studio, Malvern PA
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PLASTIC CLUB of Philadelphia, awards Feb, Mar shows
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Visionary Art: Radiant Voices
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PAFA Fellowship - Bridget Mayer Gallery Philadelphia
2023:
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Three artists: COSMOPOLITAN CLUB, Philadelphia PA
2022:
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WOODMERE ANNUAL 80th Juried Exhibition, Woodmere Museum, Philadelphia PA
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ART THAT BEARS WITNESS. Bethany Arts Community, Ossining NY
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TEXTURE, First Place Award, The Plastic Club, Philadelphia PA
2021:
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ART OF THE STATE 2021, The Museum of the State of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg
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BETHANY ARTS COMMUNITY – Artists Residency, Ossining, NY
2019:​
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PHILADELPHIA TRISTATE ARTISTS EQUITY, First Place Award, Irvin and Lois E. Cohen Gallery, Goggleworks Center for the Arts, Reading PA
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