Maria Berrios
b. 1954, El Salvador ∙ CE artist since 1999
Photo by Evguenia Shtill
Maria Berrios is known for working in a variety of drawing media and also is a printmaker. As is evident from all of her vibrant works, Berrios’ favorite color is red. From family groupings, flora, and fauna, this hue is well represented with all of her typical subjects.
Berrios’ art making process is meticulous and her work buzzes with energy. After sketching her composition, she often places her subjects around the picture plane so that the piece may be viewed from any direction.
In 2010, Berrios’ piece Entre flores y pajaros was chosen by CB2 as the imagery for a limited edition rug. In 2015, Berrios was a featured in the acclaimed exhibition, Super Contemporary, on view at Creativity Explored in 2015, in which she collaborated with guest artist Sahar Khoury.
Select Exhibitions & Projects
2017
Spring-Summer Pop-up, Parlor, San Francisco, CA
2016
Tabula Rasa, Creativity Explored , San Francisco, CA
2015
Tree of Life, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2011
Black and White and Read All Over, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2010
Santos y Otros Creatures, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2006
Sacred Places, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2005
Wear to Go, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Aliens: the Green Ones, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2004
Functionable, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Critters, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Heads n' Tails, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2002
This Is My Family, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2001
New Works on Wood, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
