maria malatesta | quiet distance

December 5 - 21 . 2025

Opening Reception | Saturday December 6th from 3-5pm

“When I first moved to Cape Ann I was enchanted by the late August light. After thirty years, I am still struck by the magnitude of colors in the sky and reflective light on the ocean: the mist, the fog. It is forever changing.  Time spent in nature affects the color and mark making of my paintings. The presence of the landscape emerges from memory. Like a walk in the woods, I step into the quiet of nature and distant space.”    — Maria Malatesta

Maria Malatesta lives near the ocean on the North Shore of Boston, which contributes to her artistic sensibility. Maria’s work has been included in numerous shows on the North Shore and in the Boston area.  She has had solo shows at Jane Deering Gallery in Gloucester, Montserrat College of Art, Chameleon Gallery in Newburyport, Pagus Gallery in Pennsylvania and Porter Mill Gallery in Beverly.   Maria holds the Diploma and Fifth Year Certificate from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and a Bachelor of Science from Lesley University, Cambridge, MA.  She has taught at Montserrat College of Art, The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck and programs in Italy and Tortola through the Museum School, Boston.  She works in her studio in Boston’s South End.