“To any artist, worthy of the name, all in nature is beautiful, because his [or her] eyes, fearlessly accepting all exterior truth, read there, as in an open book, all the inner truth.”
— Rodin
Education
Covenant College, Bachelor of Arts in Art - Emphasis in Sculpture, 2010
Solo Exhibition
2019 Delicate Dichotomy, The Rose Center, TN
Duo Exhibition
2023 Abiding in the Moment: Maria Willison and Robin MacKillop, Townsend Atelier, TN
Group Exhibitions
2022 National Sculpture Society’s McDermott Miller Modeling Competition, Stockbridge, MA
2021 National Sculpture Society’s 88th Annual Awards Exhibition, Brookgreen Gardens, SC
2019 A Sense of Place, The Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, GA
2018 Pride and Protest, Association of the Visual Arts, TN
2018 Telephone Show, Shape Shifter with Association of the Visual Arts, TN
2016 Examinations: Artists Reflecting on the Hunter Museum Collection, Association of the Visual Arts, TN
2016 Head Start Modeling Competition, National Sculpture Society, NY
2015 FRESH Emerging Artist Exhibit, Association of the Visual Arts, TN
2015 Art Throw Down with Mia Bergeron and Maria Willison, Townsend Atelier, TN
2014 Spectrum 2014, Hunter Museum of American Art, TN
2014 Figuratively Speaking, Northshore Gallery of Contemporary Art, TN
2014 4 Bridges Arts Festival, Association for the Visual Arts, TN
2014 Real People 2014, Old Courthouse Arts Center, IL
2013 Real People 2013, Old Courthouse Arts Center, IL
2013 Midnight in Paris - MainX24, Townsend Atelier, TN
2012 Midnight in Paris - MainX24, Townsend Atelier, TN
2012 The Work of Kevin Bates and Maria Larson*, Gallery 301, TN
2011 AVA Gallery Hop, Townsend Altelier, TN
Awards
2015 Honorable Mention - Chelsea International Fine Art Competition, CA
2014 Emerging Artist - 4 Bridges Arts Festival, Association for the Visual Arts, TN
2014 Honorable Mention - Real People 2014, Old Courthouse Arts Center, IL
2013 First Place - Real People 2013, Old Courthouse Arts Center, IL
Bibliography
Hashe, Janis: “Mind the Art”, The Pulse, October 2014
Graham, Hayley: “Spreading Their Wings in the Big Art Sky”, The Pulse, April 2014
Daniels, Jack:: “Body by Maria”, Chattanooga Times Free Press - Moment, November 2011
Teaching
2012-Current Workshop Instructor, Townsend Atelier
2016 Adjunct Professor, Southern Adventist University - Sculpture - The Figure
2015 Adjunct Professor, Covenant College - Sculpture 1
2012 Guest Lecturer, Chattanooga Christian School
2011 Guest Lecturer, Covenant College - Kayb Joseph’s Sculpture 1
*Larson is the artists maiden name*
Photo of the artist by Audrey Doris Brown Menard