About

Maria Soloman is a children’s book illustrator, editorial illustrator, graphic designer, painter, and bookmaker, from Romania. From an early age, she has always had a passion for art. 

Her work tends to be abstract, from all the patterns that she uses in her illustrations. Maria likes to use a limited color pallet that usually consists of browns, greens, and pinks. Most of the time she uses a diagonal camera angle for her illustrations to convey the movement.

Nature has always been a big inspiration for Maria. The colors, the patterns, and the textures, especially of mountains, can definitely be seen in her work. She also gets inspired by the moves of dancers. Good dancers make their poses feel so natural and soft, and this can be seen in the poses of her characters.

EDUCATION

(2018 - 2022) BFA Illustration | School of Visual Arts, New York 

(2014 - 2018) International Computer High School | Bucharest

PRESS

2022 Interview | ArtistCloseUp

Design students on the Ukraine war | PAGE 

EXHIBITIONS

(2022) Virtual Illustrators Wall, Bologna Children's Book Fair, Online & Bologna

(2021) All in the Family (Juried) | SVA Gallery, Online

(2019) Home, El Barrio's Artspace PS109 | New York

(2018) Feelings in 21st Century, Grupul Pentru Dialog Social | Bucharest