Maya Patrich
Apprentice, Art Apprenticeship Network 2023
Maya Patrich is an Argentinian-Canadian multi-disciplinary artist and currently resides in Musqueam, Skxwú7mesh, Tsleil-Waututh lands AKA “Vancouver”. They recently earned their Bachelor of Media Arts while studying 2D + Experimental Animation at Emily Carr University of Art + Design, where they were awarded an entrance scholarship. Primarily focusing on animation, illustration, and performing, their work specializes in visual storytelling that explores all that is strange, whimsical, and dark while examining the absurdity and loneliness found within the frameworks of everyday existence in hopes of bringing people together. Their practice is flexible while remaining conceptually grounded in their experiences and identity.