“I want to share with the world my inner jungle, full of passion and colour.”
- María Montiel -
Maria Montiel is a watercolour artist specialized in textile design and illustration, originally from Venezuelan, currently living in Barcelona, working as an independent artist.
Her work is very organic, much of inspiration comes from the Caribe and the Amazon forest with its vivid colors and rich textures. Maria’s studio is full of treasures from her trips, sketches, plants, and lots and lots of colour inks.
Her work has been featured in several online and printed publications and showcased in several collective and solo exhibitions.
Maria founded in 2004 her own brand called Cayena Blanca where she has been developing product collections with her illustration work and experimenting with different materials and techniques. To see more of Maria´s product design and shop online click here.
Exhibitions
-.2010 Collective exhibition. "Jóvenes valores del diseño en Femenino" Instituto Europeo di Design. Madrid, Spain.
-.2013 Collective exhibition “Early Bloom" AG Gallery, Brooklyn NY
-.2017 Individual Exhibition "Magia" ITACATE, Barcelona
-.2018 Individual Exhibition "Folklore" AG Gallery, Brooklyn NY
-.2020 Collective Exhibition "Contactus" Miluna Gallery, Barcelona Spain.
Awards & Prizes
-.2004 Excellence award, CNAC.Venezuela. Best mention for EL SILBÓN anime short.
-.2008 1st prize award, Vista Alegre porcelain design contest, Madrid, Spain.
-.2008 1st prize award, SIMM IFEMA promotional design contest, Fashion week. Madrid, Spain
-.2015 Finalist Jovoto project “Artificial Garden”
-.2018 1st prize Marcus Lemois MARCUS BARS design contest, USA
Publications
-.2006 Published work on Earth First for ART NOT OIL, London.
-.2008 Published work on TEXITURA No. 46, Spain. Printing design magazine. Advance trends 2011.
-.2008 Published work on TEXITURA No. 45, Spain. Printing Design magazine. Advance trends 2010.
-.2009 Published work on EXCITING WORLD of PATTERN DESIGN, ZEIXS Germany.
-.2017 Published work on Print&Pattern NATURE, Laurence King Publishing Ltd.
-.2020 Contributor Artist on Watercolour Techniques for Artists & Illustrators, DK Penguin Random House editorial. London.
Education
Degree in Graphic design 2000-2005 Universidad del Zulia, Venezuela.
Master Degree in Textile and surface design 2007 - 2009 Instituto IED Madrid, España.
Master Degree Illustration 2010 - 2012 ESDIP Madrid, España.