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Maya Hiort Petersen

 

 


 

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55x36cm

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45x28cm

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"Where From Here" - 15x21cm

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untitled - 35x60cm

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"Chachacha" - 18x24cm

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"Hidden Feelings" - 18x24cm

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"Unicorn"- 18x24cm

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"Dusk" - 21x15cm

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"Strange Creatures in the Garden I" - 30x21cm

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"The Long Journey" - 13.5x14.5cm

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"Theater in the Park" - 15x21cm

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"Where did all the bubbles come from?!" - 32x39cm

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"Symphony For a Duck" - 30x21cm

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"Wintery, Windy Evening" - 30x21cm

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"Snakes, Stripes and Stories" - 44½x32cm

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"Strange Creatures in the Garden II" - 30x21cm

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"Always Trying to Look Forward" - 21x15cm

 

colours: watercolours, oil & watercolour crayons, pastels & mixed media, collage, drawing, painting on paper or card

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'Dreamingly' - watercolour crayons on paper - 55x38cm - 2006

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'The Candy Horse' - oil pastel, marker, coloured ink and black acrylic paint on paper - 40x32cm - 2009

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'Flying' (or 'Korea Dreams') - coloured ink on Arches paper - 75x57 cm - 2004

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'The Boy and His Monster' - coloured and black ink and oil pastel on Arches paper - 22x26 cm - 2009

 

paintings on canvas or Masonite

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'The Misunderstanding' - acrylic on canvas - 150x150cm

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'Dreaming of Foxes' - oil on canvas - 60x80cm

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'The Gnome' - acrylic on canvas - 75x80cm

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'The Sleepwalkers' - acrylic on canvas - 150x100cm

 


 

A bit About Maya
Maya was born in the Great Lakes region of Canada in 1977. Her parents had recently immigrated from Denmark when she was born. Both her parents are artists and so Maya grew up in a world of art and colours. Taking art courses all her life and having an unlimited supply of art materials, she was always encouraged in her passion.

Maya graduated from the Canterbury School of Arts in 1995, where she majored in photography and etching. She began working at Calligrammes art gallery in Ottawa from 1993, where she worked for three years. Working at Calligrammes prepared her for working at an art and framing store in Toronto for almost five years where she learned to archivally frame and handle fine art. Leaving Canada in the fall of 2003, she ended up in Seoul where she taught English as a Second Language for almost two years.

When Maya visited her parents, who had since moved to Bornholm, she felt home like never before. Bornholm is a wonderful little Danish island in the middle of the Baltic Sea. It is North of Poland and East of Sweden. It is famous for it's special light and has been attracting artists to it for centuries. Though Bornholm was only meant to be a stop over, it is now the place Maya has lived the longest. She lives in her atelier and lives almost solely off of her artwork. Maya paints, draws and photographs daily. She has a constant restlessness and has travelled in over 30 different countries, always with her old Minolta in her purse. She loves most to take photographs of people, especially the elderly and the very young. She also works in digital these days, but will never let her old Minolta go, film being her first love.

Maya also draws inspiration from the art of children and their spontaneous and unpretentious way of painting. She loves the expressionists and believes that the soul of art is often lost somewhat in the planning of a painting, and prefers to let her emotions and experiences escape on to her canvas or paper freely. When she feels an artist block, she looks through her many art books, or goes through her own childhood drawings. She also says that she is very lucky to have this endless creative bond with her parents, who, in her eyes are two of the most talented artists of their time.

Projects and Acheivements
2013
– 'Woman in a Doorway' was used for the cover a book by written by Elif Shafak, published by the Wydawnictwo Literackie Publishing House in Krakow.
– Sold a drawings to the Bornholm Hospital art foundation in Rønne.
– Svaneke photographs used in The Friends of Svaneke's guide to 'Protecting our Heritage Houses'. Maya's phhotographs are also used on their website.
2012
– Asked to design a poster for 'Cirkus Stjerneskud' (the children circus) in Allinge in accordance with their 25th year anniversary. The poster is 100x70cm and can be seen all over the island throughout June each year.
– Opened the gallery and framing store 'Art Box Bornholm' with Jens Borup in Svaneke.
– Sold 2 drawings to the Bornholm Hospital art foundation in Rønne.
2011
– Asked to draw and design 5 beer labels in a special limited series for the 'Svaneke Bryghus' (Svaneke Brewery). The beer labels were on the Danish, Swedish and Finish market, released one at a time throughout 2011 and 2012. The names of the beers were: 'Den Uddøselig Hest', 'Vårhare', 'In Your Pale Face', 'Jule Spektakel' and 'Hamsi' and they were released in that order.
– The 'Vårhare' beer label won as the second best beer label in Denmark by 'The Beer Enthusiasts of Denmark'. The 'Hamsi' beer label won as the third best beer the following year.
– Maya's Photographs of Bornholm are used annually in most of many the tourist brochures for the island.
2010
– The painting 'Gnome' was used as the yearly poster for Hvide Sande's Summer's Concerts and Arts Calender.
– Invited to make the yearly Christmas card for the town of Svaneke. There are 800 cards printed and Maya was the 38th artist to be asked. Her card was the very first ever to be completely sold out.
– Asked to design the poster for the annual international music festival 'Multi Kulti' on North Bornholm.
2009
– Asked to design the poster for the annual international music festival 'Multi Kulti' on North Bornholm.
– Sold a drawings to the Bornholm Hospital art foundation in Rønne.
2008
– Sold a drawing to TV2 Bornholms permanent art collection in Aarkirkeby.
– Sold 2 drawings to TV2 Bornholm' art foundation in Aarkirkeby.

Exhibitions
2014
May – 'UNDERWORLD' – Invited for a group exhibition at the 'Marzia Frozen' Galleri in Berlin.
April – 'Svaneke Gårdens Censureret Forårsudstilling' (Spring Exhibition) – Took part in the yearly juried show in Svaneke, Bornholm.
2013
June – Exhibition of Photos , drawings and paintings - Invited for a solo exhibition at the Rønne Hospital on Bornholm.
2012
April – 'Svaneke Gårdens Censureret Forårsudstilling' (Spring Exhibition) – Took part in the yearly juried show in Svaneke, Dk.
July – 'Sommer Udstilling' (Summer Exhibition) – Group Exhibition with local artists in Galleri Kaya in Svaneke, Dk.
Dec. – 'Juleudstilling' (X-mas Show) – Group-Exhibition with local artists in Galleri Nexø , Dk.
2011
Sept. – 'Tanker og virkedrift, før, nu og altid' – Invited to take part in the two week sculpture park in Nexø in coordination with the yearly cultural-festival called 'Kultur Uge' on Bornholm, Dk.
Sept. – Galleri Glarmester – Invited to exhibit photographs in Bornholms Glarmester, Rønne Dk.
Aug. – 'GALORE' - Took part in the yearly art festival in Valby Dk. Showed drawings, paintings.
July – 'Double Photo Show' – photography Exhibition in Galleri Kaya, Svaneke Dk.
June – Photo Contest i Grønbechs Gaard – Took part in the 2011 photo contest in Hasle's cultural centre Grønbechs Gaard. Exhibited photographs from Bornholm, Dk.
June/July – 'Bornholm' (Photos from Bornholm) - Invited for a Solo-show in the Old mill in Gudhjem.
Feb. – Gruppe Udstilling i Galleri Korsbjerg – Group exhibition of drawings in Galleri Korsbjerg in Middelfart, Fyn Dk.
Feb. – Photo Exhibition / Multicultural Theme – Invited for a solo exhibition in the Firm Incita in Copenhagen Dk. Exhibited photographs taken in 30 different countries.
2010
Aug. – 'Fra Klipper til Sand' (From Cliffs to Sand) - Juried exhibition with 4 other artists from Bornholm within the Oceanside lock (manøvregangen) 'Hvide Sande Slusen', Jylland Dk.
Aug. – 'SKRATCHY INKS III' - Solo Exhibition of drawings and paintings in Galleri Kaya, Svaneke, Dk.
Oct. – Galleri Glarmester - Invited to exhibit drawings in Bornholms Glarmester, Rønne Dk.
2009
July – 'Sommer Udstilling' (Summer Exhibition) – Group Exhibition with international artists in Galleri Kaya, Svaneke, Dk. Showed paintings and ink drawings.
Aug. – 'SKRATCHY INKS II' – Solo Exhibition of paintings, ink drawings in Galleri Kaya, Svaneke Dk.
2008
Aug. – 'SKRATCHY INKS' - Solo Exhibition of paintings, ink drawings in Galleri Kaya, Svaneke, Dk.
July – 'Sommer Udstilling' (Summer Exhibition) - Group-Exhibition in Galleri Kaya, Svaneke, Dk.
May – 'Echoes of the Mind' - Group Exhibition in Galérie Calligrammes, Ottawa, Canada.
Feb. – Galleri Glarmester - Invited to exhibit drawings in Bornholms Glarmester, Rønne Dk.
2007
Nov. – Galleri Glarmester – Invited to exhibit drawings in Bornholms Glarmester, Rønne Dk.
July – 'Sommer Udstilling' (Summer Exhibition) - Group-Exhibition in Galleri Kaya, Svaneke, Dk.
2006
Aug. – SoloExhibition of paintings and drawings in Nordea Bank, Svaneke, Dk.
2005
Oct. – 'Kaffeslottets Efterårs Udstilling' (Autum Exhibition) – Juried art show in Gudhjem, Dk.
2004
Nov. – 'Eastern Travel Shots' - Solo photo exhibition in Café Chez Vous, Seoul, South Korea.
2003
Oct. – 'Memories and Visions' – Solo Exhibition of paintings, ink drawings and painted rice lamps in Gallery Off the Wall, Toronto, Canada.
July – 'Dream Drawings' - Group Exhibition of ink drawings in Gallery Calligrammes, Ottawa, Canada.
May – 'Solskinn' - Two Woman Show in The Scandinavian Canadian Club, Toronto, Canada.
2002
Nov. – 'Dundas West Arts Building Open House' – Group Exhibition in individual art studios, Toronto, Canada. Showed paintings, ink drawings, painted rice lamps and photographs.
Juli – 'Nathan Philips Square Arts show' – Showed drawings and painted rice lamps, Toronto, Canada.
Aug. – 'Travelling Windows' – Local Bloor West Village artists in Toronto were asked to show artwork in a travelling two month show through the windows of a series of shops in neighbourhood.
2001
Oct. – 'Dundas West Arts Building Open House' – Group Exhibition in individual art studios, Toronto, Canada. Showed paintings, ink drawings, painted rice lamps and photographs.
2000
Sept. – 'Shadows' - Solo Exhibition of photographs in Gallery 503, Toronto Canada.
1994
July – 'Graduating Class Exhibition' in Ottawa City Hall - Exhibition for the graduating class of Canterbury Art School.


 

ART BOX Bornholm, Helgolandsgade 2, 3740 Svaneke - Bornholm - DK