"Cats, both domestic and wild, reappear in my work alongside a young, female figure, unhinged by societal norms."
Staffeld's quirky, sometimes provocative designs are meant to highlight individuality, softness-yet fierce playfulness. Born in the Dominican Republic, had an early upbringing in Barcelona, Spain, and, obtained her Bachelors of Fine Arts in Denver, Colorado.
Influenced by semiotics, neotenic design and the development of technology, Staffeld has fabricated nostalgia by meshing these familiar/unfamiliar concepts, giving her work a retro-futuristic essence.
She works on repetition through mold-making with her Sphinx-like Pusses and her Musas, all individually possessing their own character; as well as repetition though her digital NFT collections involving new tech.
Maria Amalia Staffeld
Education
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
2017-2021 Bachelor of Fine Arts. Magna Cum Laude.
Exhibitions/Events
2022 Hoomans of Somewhere Nowhere: Collection
Mint Date 21.12.22 Sold out, OS Trending #8
opensea.io/collection/somewhere-nowhere
2022 Rabito Callejero, Mucho Love Project x Staffeld, Santo Domingo, DR.
2022 The Yellow Show. Dateline Gallery, Denver, CO.
2022 Dateline 112. Dateline Gallery, Denver, CO.
2021 Independent Dance x Staffeld. Zumbador Arts Bar, Santiago, DR.
2021 School's Out. FRIEND OF A FRIEND, Denver, CO.
2021 Maria Staffeld: “Somewhere Nowhere” Dateline Gallery.
2020 57th Annual Student Exhibition, Philip J. Steele Gallery,
RMCAD, Denver, CO.
2020 Downtown: A Second Tribute to the Mudd Club.
Lane Meyer Projects, Pon-Pon, Denver, CO.
2020 Jaime Carrejo, New Paintings: Plant Life. Alto Gallery.
2019 56th Annual Student Exhibition, Philip J. Steele Gallery,
RMCAD, Denver, CO.
2019 You’re Just Okay Too, Yes Ma’am Projects. Denver, CO
Curated by Hardly Soft.
2018 Limber Timber, RMCAD, Denver, CO.
Publications
2022 "Who is Maria Staffeld?" Medium: Somewhere Nowhere.
https://medium.com/somewhere-nowhere/
2021 “Art Attack: New Shows for First Friday Weekend in
Denver” Westword
2021 Maria Staffeld: Somewhere Nowhere. RiNo Art District
2020 “Colorado Creatives Redux: Hardly Soft (Amber Cobb and
Mario Zoots)” Westword
Awards
2020 57th Annual Student Exhibition, Philip J. Steele Gallery,
RMCAD, Denver, CO.
2019 56th Annual Student Exhibition, Philip J. Steele Gallery,
RMCAD, Denver, CO.
Residencies
2019-2021 Spivak Studio Residency at RMCAD
