Maria Sammartino
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Maria Sammartino – Riverton, NJ
Maria Sammartino was born into a family of artists and has spent many years creating art alongside her grandfather and brother. After being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2009, she found herself immersed in painting daily to help alleviate the physical pain that MS can cause. Maria has been a featured artist in local South Jersey juried shows and exhibitions and currently has paintings hanging at the University of Pennsylvania, and a permanent exhibition at the Burlington County Library.
Maria has always been drawn and intrigued by abstract art in landscape scenes and everyday life and thus presents the viewer with a challenge in self-described “imagined landscapes” and abstract art that often defy rules of perspective and dimension. Each painting is different from the next, and not easily described. She mixes her vibrant palette in what seems to be endless layers and textures, challenging the viewer to label or describe them easily.
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