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Born in Buenos Aires and educated under the norm of respect for work and traditional values, in the life of María Faraone, painting was an ineludible mandate.

Although she never set foot in a Fine Arts Academy, the need for an expression on canvas is manifested in each path she takes. Even during her childhood she admired the portraits done by her father, who was her only guide and implacable critic.

At a later stage, her studies of Anthropology and Philosophy and the investigation of different ethnic groups made her want to paint characters that tell about their own universes through their gaze.

During her thirty-year trajectory, she chose to prioritize her family project -her husband and three sons- without participating in competitions. She sheltered herself in constant work, in a search for self-improvement through each of her creations.

She has only done one exhibition thanks to the encouragement of Gallery owner Manuel Zamora.

With great surprise she learned that her works have generated the interest of collectors in Brazil, the United States and Colombia.

Portraiture is a discipline that she dominates with solvency: characters such as Eva Perón (for the Eva Perón museum) and San José María Escrivá de Balaguer (currently in an oratory), as well as other portraits, are part of her work.

Owner of a strong personality, she does not abide by any mandate; she paints with absolute freedom, and is faithful to herself. In her works there is something naïve and avant-garde, which in Squirru´s words, “brings her near the Italian trans-vanguard:”

Interested in social welfare, she is part of the Directive Committee of the Association for the Fight against Blood Diseases in Children of the Dr. Ricardo Gutierrez Children’s Hospital (A.L.C.E.S.I, in Spanish). She finds in her painting a way of supporting this institution, carrying out an exhibition inspired in a Venetian Carnival.

It is important to point out that the exhibition “Venetian Carnival” was created by the artist to benefit A.L.C.E.S.I. and as homage to the Italian community in Argentina, to which her ancestors belonged.

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