About Me

		Artist statement and biography
				Educated and raised in Austria, Maria Briganti was introduced into a rich historic and artistic culture from early on. Always drawing and painting for as long as she remembers, the passion for the visual art stayed with her. She returned to school for more art classes in 1996, after raising a family. She spent the next few years with portraiture instructors and various professional artists and started exhibiting and selling her paintings. Maria’s paintings have been exhibited in art shows in the Northern Virginia, MD, and throughout the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. She has also been juried into Galleries in Nevada, the Carolinas’ and Washington State, where she exhibits in Miniature shows. Maria Briganti experience includes having been the president of the Prince William Art Society for four years, as well as being a board member of the Prince William Society for seven years. Has been a member of the Fairfax Art League and the Manassas Art Guild. She also been juried into and exhibited, at the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria during the late 1990’s. She is also a board member of the ArtBeat Co-op. "My favorite studies include old master’s technique. I love to paint from still live, or do plain air landscapes. Also have painted portraiture, human or animals, when time allows. Favorite mediums are pastel and oils, but will paint in watercolor when the inspiration of a subject calls for such. Always trying new mediums and experimenting and being inspired by other artists, I hope to continue to grow as an artist." -Maria Briganti