Maria Zeiss

Painter, Maria Zeiss, is a Melbourne based artist, who completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) in 1997 and a Master of Fine Arts (Research) in 2010 at Monash University, where she was a lecturer in Life Drawing. Zeiss was awarded a Scholarship to the New York Studio School, New York in 1997 and a Monash University Research Grant in 2005. In 2007 she received scholarships from the Sardinian Cultural Association, The Australian Foundation for Studies in Italy, The Associazione Sarda del Queensland and the Queensland University of Technology. Zeiss has held solo exhibitions in Melbourne and Perth since 1995. Her work has been included in numerous group exhibitions, including The Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing, The Omnia Art Prize, The Banyule Award for Works on Paper, Monash University, Melbourne, The Dobell Drawing Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Imago Mundi Collection, Treviso, Italy, National Gallery of Victoria, Tattersalls Club, Brisbane, Deakin University, Salon des Refuses Wynne, SH Ervin Gallery, Sydney. Zeiss’ work is also in various collections in Australia, England, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa and New York.