elli maria is a mixed-media visual artist and arts administrator. As an artist, she experiments across different mediums - blurring the lines between photography, painting, printmaking, and collage. In her career, she is passionate about connecting people to the arts and uplifting artists through various arts programming, experiences, and opportunities. She arrives at MSAC after managing the exhibits program & galleries at the Howard County Arts Council. Previously, she managed the Community Arts & Service program at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and worked in recreational youth programs at the City of Gaithersburg.
She received her BFA in Art + Design from Towson University in 2018 and her AFA from Montgomery College in 2015. A Maryland native now living in Baltimore, she was born & raised in Montgomery County.