New York City native Maria Saidi discovered her artistic calling at the Cloisters Museum, a medieval satellite museum within walking distance of her school. Regular visits there after school would profoundly shape her artistic vision.

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As a teenager Maria studied at the prestigious Art Students League before continuing her education at Parsons School of Design. Maria's work—deeply rooted in personal narrative—centers on a pursuit of beauty. Her work is a devotion to artistic technique with the goal of evoking an atmosphere of spiritual contemplation. By combining graphic design with other art forms, she continually pushes the limits of her creativity.

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Maria is the founder and creative director of her eponymous boutique graphic design studio in Montclair, New Jersey where she brings her distinctive aesthetic sensibility to select client projects.

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Her artwork has been exhibited at Lincoln Center's Cork Gallery, The Paterson Museum, Montclair Art Museum Student Gallery, and various curated gallery spaces throughout New Jersey.

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Notable clients include cosmetics pioneer Bobbi Brown, 18 Label Production Studio, iheartradio, Astra Publishing, and Pulitzer Prize Finalist author Candy J. Cooper.

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She previously served as Membership Chair for Studio Montclair, a non-profit organization dedicated to exhibiting, promoting, and supporting visual artists.

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