Artist Reception: Maya Kuvaja
Join us to celebrate the work of Maine artist Maya Kuvaja (and this year’s Common Ground Fair Poster creator). Maya’s mixed media paintings combine vintage found paper with figurative elements, detailed images of birds and wildlife, nature, dreams and memories to create new narratives. Meet the artist and enjoy a spring afternoon at Gilsland Farm. Light refreshments will be available.
About the Artist: Maya Kuvaja
Born in Boston in 1975 and raised in coastal Maine, I earned my degree from Maine
College of Art and moved to rural western Maine where I currently paint in my studio in the woods. Surrounded by lakes and the foothills of the White Mountains of New Hampshire, I am inspired by the wildlife and landscape around me, particularly the beautiful birds.
In my current series of mixed media paintings I create collages of repurposed, discarded vintage paper ephemera, book pages, maps, newspapers and combine them with detailed paintings of birds. With these artworks combining abstract, contemporary collage with classic wildlife illustration, I explore themes of our relationship to the natural world, conservation, and my love of these fascinating animals.