Maria LANAS
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MARIA LANAS
Visual Artist
United States
Education
Corcoran College of Art and Design
BFA, 1999
Washington, DC
Selected Exhibitions
2025
Space for Art: The Exhibition
Museum of Science and Industry, MOSI’s ARC Gallery, Tampa, FL
2021
NFT Launchpad: Inspiration4 NFT Auction
Benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
2020
Hispanic Heritage Exhibit
Publick Playhouse, M-NCPPC, Prince George’s County Arts Division, Cheverly, MD
Space for Art: The Exhibition
Museum of Science and Industry, Tampa, FL
2019
FLOW
Holiday Artisan Marketplace, Operation A.R.T.S., Gaithersburg, MD
2018
Earthrise
Space for Art Foundation, Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, FL
2016
CORE
Anaba Project, Bethesda, MD
2016–2018
One World
Projekt Postcard Exhibition, Dulles International Airport
2015
Alchemical Vessels Exhibition + Benefit
Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery, Washington, DC
2014
Disconnect & Connect
Saint Trinity Church Gallery, Kastav, Croatia
Power Within
Group Exhibition, Washington, DC
2013
Going Home
U-Gallery, Tuzla, Bosnia
ArtCAN Benefit for Pancreatic Cancer Research
Selected by curatorial panel including Alan Avery, Timothy Tew, Hope Cohn, and Jerry Cullum
Supporting Emory University School of Medicine & Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
2009
Artvista 09
Washington, DC
2001
Paintings and Jewelry
Embassy of Ecuador, Washington, DC
1999
Washington Art-o-Matic
Washington, DC
IOOF, The Red Show
Washington, DC
Corcoran Museum of Art
All-Senior Exhibition & Senior Thesis Exhibition, Washington, DC
1997
White Walls
Corcoran School of Art, Washington, DC
Künstlerhaus Bethanien: Looking Overseas (Part I)
Curated by Terry Sultan, Berlin, Germany
1995
Taller de Arte Sketch
Group Exhibition, Quito, Ecuador
Public Art & Site-Specific Projects
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The Silk Road, Site-specific mural, Washington, DC (2007)
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Site-specific sculpture, Capital One Bank, Washington, DC (2005)
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Site-specific murals, Cheesecake Factory (multiple locations), for Silver Hill Atelier, NY (2003–2005)
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Site-specific mural, City Dogs, Washington, DC (2000)
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Murals for exhibitions, Corcoran Museum of Art, for Hargrove Inc., MD (1997)
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Float design, Philadelphia Thanksgiving Parade, for Hargrove Inc., MD (1996)
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Murals for MTV, L’Oréal tradeshows, and Miss America Pageant, for Hargrove Inc., MD (1992)
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Site-specific murals, Bottle and Cork, Dewey Beach, DE (1991–1997)
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Mural, Taller de Arte Sketch, Quito, Ecuador (1995)
Auctions & Contributions
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ADEW Silent Auction, Washington, DC (1999)
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Spanish Coalition of Jobs, Inc. Beyond the Dream Anniversary Auction, Chicago, IL (1999)
Collections
Institutional / Notable Collections
Embassy of Ecuador, Washington, DC
Private Collections
United States, Ecuador
Professional Activities
Docent
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Washington, DC (2005–2006)



