About

Maria Rose ROI is a British oil painter, with a contemporary take on the great British landscape painting tradition. Maria works mostly outside, from life, letting nature and the seasons guide her, attempting to capture the essence of a place or moment in time. Maria understands the quiet beauty of the English landscape and celebrates the subtle shifts in light through our unique and ever-changing seasons.

"When you work in tune with nature you realise how fleeting these precious moments are; every light situation, every sky, every change in the weather are all completely unique and painting is my attempt to try and record this transience."

Maria has exhibited with the South West Academy, the Royal Institute of Oil painters, the Chelsea Art Society, the Royal Society of Marine Artists and the New English Art Club and is a member of the British Plein Air Painters. Prizes include the Julian Barrow Award for a Painting (CaS 2017) and Windsor and Newton Young Artist 2nd Prize (ROI 2017).
Maria was a contestant on Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2018.
Maria was elected a Member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters (ROI) in 2023.

Prizes

  • Creatives Connect 'Spirit of Malvern' plein air competition 1st prize 2024
  • Art in the City plein air competition, Gloucester 1st prize 2022
  • Finalist, Holly Bush Emerging Woman Painter Prize 2021
  • Tonic Gallery Prize, SWAc, Reflections Exhibition 2020
  • Pintar Rapido Cass Art Prize winner 2019
  • Second Prize winner at ROI Paint Live 2018
  • Winsor and Newton 2nd prize, ROI 2017
  • Julian Barrow Award, Chelsea Art Society 2017
  • Second Prize winner ROI Paint Live 2016
  • Third Prize winner ROI Paint Live 2015

Selected Exhibitions

  • Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition 2023, Mall Galleries
  • South West Academy (SWAc) open exhibition 2023
  • Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition 2022, Mall Galleries
  • South West Academy (SWAc) open exhibition 2022
  • South West Academy (SWAc) open exhibition 2021
  • Colour and Light, British Plein Air Painters, Mall Galleries September 2021
  • New English Art Club Annual Exhibition 2021, Mall Galleries
  • Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition 2020, Mall Galleries
  • Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition 2019, Mall Galleries
  • The People’s Landscape, National Trust Claydon House, 2019
  • Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition 2018, Mall Galleries
  • South West Academy (SWAc) open exhibition 2018
  • Capturing the Moment, British Plein Air Painters, Menier Gallery, 2018
  • New English Art Club Annual Exhibition 2018, Mall Galleries
  • Exeter Affordable Art Fair December 2017
  • Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition 2017, Mall Galleries
  • South West Academy (SWAc) open exhibition 2017
  • Chelsea Art Society open exhibition 2017,
  • Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition 2016, Mall Galleries
  • South West Academy (SWAc) open exhibition 2016
  • Chelsea Art Society 2016
  • Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition 2015, Mall Galleries
  • South West Academy (SWAc) open exhibition, September 2015
  • ‘Picnic with a Brush’ at Plein Air Contemporary, Chelsea, September 2014
  • ‘Real Somerset’ open exhibition A2 Gallery, Wells, July 2014

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