About

María Camp is a freelance abstract artist working primarily in acrylic for paintings and India ink for drawings. Her art includes both objective and non-objective pieces. She is also a freelance writer, editor, and photographer. María is a frequent volunteer at Burritt on the Mountain, a museum in Huntsville, Alabama, where she serves as a living history interpreter, day camp counselor, and event greeter, among other roles.

Her articles and photography have appeared in The Franklin County Times in Russellville, Alabama, since 2017. She has edited several books for Renaissance Valley Publishing.

She creates abstract acrylic paintings on hardbord, claybord, and canvas using colors, shapes, and textures (including acrylic mediums and sgraffito techniques) to add impact and interest. She believes that creating, viewing, and contemplating art helps to celebrate, explore, and question the world around and within. 

María is a participant in the Art Abandonment movement. She is a member of the Facebook group by the same name.

Her painting, "Butterfly Spring," was in the 2016 Alabama Spring Art Show at High Cotton Arts in Athens, Alabama. During that time, her junk art sculpture, "Owl in Flight," was on display at Lowe Mill Arts Center in Huntsville, Alabama; it was entered in the September 2016 North Alabama State Fair and won third place in its category. Her painting entitled "Crazy Eyes" won a first place ribbon. She has also received ribbons for photography and jewelry.

Maria's paintings have also been displayed at the Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts, the Tennessee Valley Art Museum, and the Killen Public Library. 

Juried art shows include the Warrior Regional Library and Arts Center in 2017 and Arts Alive in Florence, Alabama, in 2018 and 2019. In 2016 and 2017, she donated paintings to the annual art fundraiser for Oasis Women and Children's Counseling in Birmingham, Alabama.

María is a member of the Shoals Artists Guild, Huntsville Art League, and Arts Huntsville.

She was the featured presenter for the September 2017 meeting of the Shoals Artists Guild. She was one of the presenters for the March 2018 PechaKucha meeting in Huntsville, Alabama.

Check out her YouTube Channel: Happy Anvil Art -- HappyAnvilArt.com

Find her zines at: ZinesByMaria.com

** If you'd like to buy a virtual cup of coffee to support her art, visit: ArtByMaria.net

To inquire about purchasing existing paintings or drawings, commissioning new ones, speaking opportunities or opportunities in other areas, such as writing, photography, editing, contact:

María Camp, 256-762-8506 (Primary) or 256-384-4231 (Secondary), maria-camp@outlook.com

If you are interested in discussing opportunities not mentioned here, feel free to reach out.

MariaCampFineArt.com, MariaCamp.Photography, ByMariaCamp.com

Artist biography: ArtByMariaCamp.com