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"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.

 

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Maria Amalia Staffeld 
 

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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 

      https://linktr.ee/swrnwr

​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

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