Sylvia Maier — Curriculum Vitae
Born 1969, New York
Brooklyn, NY · sylvia@sylviamaier.com · @sylviamaiernyc
Education
1990–96
Art Students League, New York, NY
Studied with Harvey Dinnerstein and Ron Sherr
1989–96
National Academy of Design, New York, NY
1991–92
School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
1989–90
The New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
Solo Exhibitions
2021
Solo Booth, Untitled Art (during Miami Art Week), Malin Gallery, Miami, FL
Miami Art Week: art week kicks off with Untitled, The Bass Museum, Superblue and the Rubell Museum — Miami Niche
2020
About Sangomas and Soothsayers and Mischief, Malin Gallery, New York, NY
15 paintings exploring Afro-spiritual traditions. Three Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now — The New York Times. Must-See International Pick — Artnet.
2018
Bernarducci Gallery, New York, NY
2016
Circle of Mothers, Yaelin Gallery (during Art Basel Miami), Miami, FL
Six portraits of mothers impacted by police violence; 20-foot solo booth. CBS live news coverage. A Visceral Tribute to Maternal Resilience — The New York Times.
2016
Gallery Josephine, Martha’s Vineyard, MA
2013
Currency, Corridor Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2013
Art Erotica, Brooklyn, NY
2005
Fairleigh Dickinson University, NJ
2004
Forum Gallery, Frankfurt, Germany
Group Exhibitions
2025
The Brooklyn Artists Exhibition, The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
2024
By Her Hand, Babst Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2017
Separation Anxiety, Project Art Space, PPOW Gallery, New York, NY
2017
Untitled Art Space, New York, NY
2017
Sirona Fine Arts, Hallandale Beach, FL
2015
Stations, Traveling Churches in US
2014
Painted Portraits, Corridor Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2012
Bombay Sapphire Finalist, Rush Arts Gallery, New York, NY
2012
Romare Bearden Tribute, Danny Simmons, New York, NY
2009
Where’s Mars — Art Inspired by Spike Lee, Brooklyn, NY
2009
5 in 105, Fort Greene, Brooklyn, NY
2006
Music to My Eyes, Tabula Rasa Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2006
Seventh Heaven, Rush Arts Gallery, Chelsea, New York, NY
2005
Past and Present, Tabula Rasa Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2005
Juried Competition / Exhibition, Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY
2004
Naked-in-Waiting, Rush Arts Gallery, Chelsea, New York, NY
2004
SoHo 20 Gallery, Chelsea, New York, NY
1999
New York, New York, Frankfurt International Airport, Germany
1998
Madelon Powers Gallery, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, East Stroudsburg, PA
1996
Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
Notable Series
2021
Circle of Mothers (ongoing)
Large-scale portraits (48 × 48 in.) memorializing mothers of victims of systemic and police violence. Featured during Art Basel Miami (Untitled Art and solo booth through Yaelin Gallery).
2013
Currency (ongoing)
Gold-framed oil portraits critiquing systemic inequity via coin motifs. Commissioned by Mars / M&M and Coca-Cola.
Commissions & Media Features
Corporate Commissions
2023
Stella Artois Campaign — Featured painting in global ad campaign
2015
Coca-Cola Commercial — Documentary on artistic process; large commissioned painting
2013
Mars / M&M “Ms. Brown” Series — Nine paintings acquired for corporate collection
2012
Spike Lee MLK PSA — Thirty paintings and drawings created for national broadcast campaign
2011
Jeep Commercial — Commissioned painting featured in national advertisement
TV / Film Features
2016
Saving Tomorrow Today, NewsOne — Circle of Mothers and Art Basel Miami coverage featured
2015
Empire (Fox) — Large-scale Currency painting featured as set piece
2015
Law & Order, Chicago Med, How to Get Away with Murder — Paintings displayed across episodes
2015
Hello Beautiful “Kitchen Table”, commissioned by Coca-Cola, with Holly Robinson Peete and Chef Huda
2012
White Collar — Original artwork featured in episode
2011
Bel Air & Origin Commercials — Paintings showcased in national campaigns
Institutional
1999–02
U.S. State Department, Art in Embassies Program — Soul Sister loaned to U.S. Ambassador to Bangui (Central Africa)
Awards & Honors
2025
Visiting Art Critic, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
2018
Wausau Museum Prize, juried competition winner, Wausau Museum, WI
2017
Artist Feature, Tate Gallery Museum, London (online)
2017
“First Look Artist,” Bernarducci Meisel Gallery, New York, NY
1990
Elizabeth Greenshield Foundation Scholarship
1990
Eda Mirsky Award, National Academy of Design
1989–96
Lloyd Sherwood Merit Scholarship, Art Students League
Press
2022
“A Conversation with Sylvia Maier,” Cerebral Women
2021
“Wanna shop for art like an NBA star?,” The Art Newspaper
2021
“Art week kicks off with Untitled, The Bass Museum, Superblue and the Rubell Museum,” Miami Niche
2020
“Three Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now,” The New York Times
2020
“Must-See International Pick,” Artnet
2016
“Artist Honors the Black Mothers Who’ve Lost Their Sons to Police Brutality,” HuffPost
2016
“Honoring the Mothers Who Grieve,” Vineyard Gazette