Maria is a Vancouver based artist, photographer and graphic designer born and raised in Prague, Czech Republic. She is currently completing her fine arts degree at Emily Carr University of Art and Design majoring in photography. She is interested in creating conceptual art through observation of the known and the unknown, making imagery with archival, found or created materials. In the past she worked for multiple cultural and music festivals (Mladí Ladí Jazz, Praha Žije Hudbou, Khamoro Festival, Student Fest and more) back home as a graphic designer, creator and production assistant.