Maria Villanueva is a multimedia artist whose studio art practice focuses on the human and natural ecologies that shift and form in the urban and natural environment. The media varies from technology, drawing and painting, photography, video, performance, to site-specific sculpture installations. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Columbus College of Art and Design in Ohio in 2009, and an MFA in Drawing and Painting from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas in 2021. Maria’s work has been exhibited in national juried exhibitions in Mississippi, New York, Ohio, and Texas. Some recent works have been exhibited at Bath House Cultural Center, Umbrella Gallery, Mary Tomas Gallery, Texas Discovery Gardens in Dallas, and Charles Adams Studio Project in Lubbock.

Most recent work, The 13th Chair, Ruffin Gallery, 2025.

A multimedia exhibition and performance. Performers & Collaborators: Sean Lopez, Rori Smith, Bree Bozeman, Spirit Chavis, Sophie Chung, Carson Harter, Asha Hussain, Annie Kang, Anika Kashyap, Mysha Mosharaf, TS Richter, Isaac Thorne, and Raisa Mumtaheena, Rory Adams, Rebecca Bolick, Enzo Reginelli, Giovanni Bonilla, and others. Photography by Kori Price.