DVAA Member since 2026

Maria Stracke

WEBsite: mariastracke.com

instagram: @mariahhyun

About:

Maria is a Philadelphia-based artist and educator who works primarily with hanji (traditional Korean mulberry paper), silk, graphite, paper, and handmade paper pulp. As each composition evolves, varied surfaces, shapes, and seams emerge and interact with one another to develop an intuitive material language. More recent work incorporates imagery gleaned from Korean folk and artistic traditions and Western religious mythology and iconography, rendered in delicate graphite. These drawings forgo the traditional rectangular drawing formats, using precise paper cutting and tapestry-like assemblage. Maria holds a PhD in Literature and Criticism from The Graduate Center - City University of New York and an MFA in Painting and Drawing from Tyler School of Art and Architecture at Temple University.