New York City native Maria Saidi studied at the 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 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 art 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.  

 

2025: A miniature portrait was featured on a William Sonoma ad and another miniature was chosen in a national juried exhibition for the National Association of Women Artists. 

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

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

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