Meet the Artist:  Maria Arango
Contact (best by email):
Mariamariarango.com
(702) 328-2443 or (702) 798-8430
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Hello visitors, and thank you for taking the time to look at my art. Please sign the guestbook before you leave.

Here is a short friendly bio:
I was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1959. A one-and-a-half year old child cannot remember what it was like to have our homes and businesses taken over by the regime of Fidel Castro. In any case, we took a long ship-ride to Spain right about when Cuba turned communist.
I was raised in Barcelona, Spain until 1974. In a sense, I still think of Spain as home, a home that will be undoubtedly changed if and when I return to visit. There again, hard for a happy and energetic thirteen year-old to recall the turmoil of Franco's impending death and the threat of social unrest.
Nevertheless, my family thought it best to take another long trip in search of a better life. This time my family and I moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, where we were reunited with my father's family.

These two are my dear Vegas pets. What is it about animals that they become so important in our lives?

About art...I have loved art all my life and earned a few stripes at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. After a short but fruitful career in Exercise Physiology, I decided I wanted to make art full-time. As of September 30th, 1999 I am proud to say I am a full-time artist. I find collectors mostly through art festivals throughout the Western US.

My current body of work includes figurative semi-abstracts inspired by the grain of the wood, and simple realistic works of the world around me.  Other hobbies I actually have time to practice are dog-walking, hiking, camping and traveling by car. I love my life!


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Did I mention hiking? I love hiking in the beauty of the desert. Stay tuned for Arizona hikes!
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