Maritza started creating art as a child and earned a scholarship to go to college.
Her first works included sculptures, castings in metals, wood and linoleum carvings.
She taught art for children and adults until she moved to The US in 1995.
Throughout the years she has participated in many art exhibits and earned numerous awards and recognition.
Her artwork has sold in Great Britain, Italy, Germany, Hungary, Japan , and all across US and Latin America.
Recent achievements:
Nov 2011, Maritza was awarded a grant from The City of El Paso, Museums and Cultural Affairs Department, sponsoring her solo show for June 2012, titled "Romancing El Paso."
September 2011, Painted a 13 feet lamp post donated to Hospice El Paso and received the "Best of Show" and "Top Revenue Producer" awards.
2011, Illustrated the book cover for "Life in The Rearview Mirror" by Nancy Natalicio, an OLLI/UTEP Publication.
2011, created three illustrations inside "Angels Around Us" by L.C. Hayden.
2010, Rio Bravo Watercolorists, "Arts of March", Second Place for "Free Spirit"
2009, EPAA "America The Beautiful", Third Place for "Patriotic Pooch"
September 2010, Maritza created the book cover for "Little Mountain", a mystery novel by Bob Sanchez.
September 2010, painting "Viva El Paso" was the featured cover for El Paso Scene and their annual calendars.
October 2010, painting "Family Portrait" was chosen by the City of El Paso to be proyected onto the Chase building in downtown during the "Chalk The Block" Street Festival.
June 2009, was a featured artist at Chalk the Block.
2009, 2010 & 2011, Illustrated the Cover and a some poems for "Border Tapestry", an annual publication by The El Paso Writer's League.
Memberships:
NOAPS- National Oil and Acrylics
Painters' Society
RBW- Rio Bravo Watercolorists
PSEP- Pastel Society of El Paso
PAPS- Plein Air Painters of El Paso
EPWL- The El Paso Writer's League
