Maria Varmazis
maria@varmazis.art

Blog Posts

News about events, shows, works in progress, and even the ocassional accolade.

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Thoughts on Extraordinary Times

July 20, 2021

I’ve ended my pandemic journal comic, Extraordinary Times, after working on it for a year and a half. At the end of a big project like this, I feel like some (lengthy) reflection is warranted.

reflection
[comics extraordinary times]

Liminal State wins MICE 2019 Mini-Grant

September 18, 2019

I’m honored to announce that my new comic, Liminal State, won a Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (MICE) Mini-Grant. Only six of these are offered this year, and I am still pinching myself that my work is one of them.

awards
Liminal State

A zine for a climate change social emergency response center (SERC)

April 13, 2019

This past weekend I was happy to be part of an art & community event here in Waltham at the Lincoln Arts Project on Moody Street. It was a SERC, a social emergency response center, a one-day popup event to bring the community together to collaborate and heal as we discuss climate change and how it affects us.

events
[zine climate change]

New Show: This Is How It Starts

January 29, 2019

I’ll be part of a group show held by the Cambridge Art Association at the Kathryn Schultz Gallery, called “This Is How It Starts,” running February 7 – 27 2019. The show, juried by Martha Wakefield, focuses on the artistic process and how it all begins in the sketchbook.

events
art show

Artwork to help heal

January 12, 2019

How can we use art for healing?

reflection
healing