HILDY MAZE
My work is driven by a curiosity into the investigation of mind through art. None of us can avoid thoughts, but through awareness of our pitfalls, beauty, strengths, and weaknesses we can open windows into the mind. The core of my contemplative art practice is to visually embody the blind spots as a result of our thoughts. I am interested in the study of how the mind works as a means of gaining insight, how we communicate, how we create an identity through form, emotions, and consciousness, and how we hide in that creation. Essentially this work is about all of us and the empty, clear and unconditional nature of mind we all have. When we know the nature of our mind we will know the nature of our world.
My work is developed with the view that art has the capacity to infuse the experience of everyday life with awareness. Using my experience of passion, aggression and ignorance I delve into the discursive thought patterns and emotions that obscure the recognition of our basic nature of mind which is empty, lucid, all-accommodating space continuously awake and aware. I'm interested in persuading the viewer from the boundaries of the image, to engage with matters beyond what is immediately visible; to relate with who we are as deconstructed, un-created, i.e. more expansive and gentle than our usual descriptions of ourselves and how the culture defines us. Everything begins as a thought, then manifests as a physical reality. We are not going to fix our world without healing the patterns of thought that are driving the world into its present state. By delving beneath the turbulence of thoughts we can uncover in ourselves "something" that we begin to realize lies behind all the discursiveness, changes, and deaths of the world. This is the most rebellious act of all imbued with social impact and non-conformism to actually glimpse, then realize the profound truth we all have.
The work on paper has been archivally treated.
— Hildy Maze
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25. Visual Poem / Corner Turn, 2020 - Mixed medium on canvas - 50 × 57 in. - $8,500
26. Untitled, 2008 - Mixed medium on canvas - 65 × 69 in. - $10,500 — SOLD
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Pratt Institute, BFA
Dharma Art with Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Naropa Institute
Tibetan Buddhist Meditation w/ Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Extended travel to India
Meditation Instructor, Tibetan Buddhist Meditation June 2013 — Meditation/Art Seminar by Hildy Maze, "Seeing from Within" Push Pin Studios
Studio Manager Freelance Graphic Design Milton Glaser Inc.,
Studio Manager, Freelance Design
Designer/Colorist of carpets and rugs, NYC
Assistant to Stephen Reichart, PS1/The Clock Tower
Curator, opening of The First Woman's Bank, NYC
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2020
J. Mane Gallery, Honorable Mention, Online Gallery
Ceres Gallery, "Sign of the Times," NYC (virtual until re-opening possible due to Covid-19)
The Closed Eye Open, Visual & Literary Journal, June 2020
Art Portfolio Magazine, Issue 43, Honorable Mention
The Painting Center, NYC
Inverted Syntax, Art & Literary Journal, March 2020
2019
Site:Brooklyn Gallery, "Collage," Brooklyn, NY
Inverted Syntax, Art & Literary Journal, print & online
Fusion, 5th Annual Faces & Figures, online juried exhibition
J. Mane Gallery, "Mind, Body, Spirit" Group Exhibition, NYC, Honorable Mention Award
J. Mane Gallery, All Women Group Exhibition, NYC, Honorable Mention Award
Lazy Point Variety Gallery, curated by Mark Wilson, Amagansett, NY
Leaping Clear, Art & Literary Journal, https://www.leapingclear.org/hildy-maze-collage
2018
Gallery 104, New York City
Back Gallery Projects, San Francisco Art Market, San Francisco, CA
Orlando Public Library, Women in the Arts Award, curated Exhibition 2018, Orlando, FL
Peripheral ARTeries, Biennial edition 2017, UK
Fusion Art, Solo Exhibition, competition winner, artsy.net
Life As a Human Gallery, https://lifeasahuman.com/2018/virtual-art-gallery/no-inherent-existence/
Empty Mirror Gallery, https://www.emptymirrorbooks.com/visual-art/no-inherent-existence-paintings-hildy-maze
Artness System, Solo Exhibition and Interview, http://www.artnessystem.com/hildy-mazeArt-Competition.net,
"The Human Condition," winners showcase Artist Portfolio, Issue 35
Artist Portfolio, 10 Art Competition, winner
Artist Portfolio, 20 Art Competition, Honorable Mention Chaleur Magazine, May issue
Kean Development Corp., group exhibition, Southampton, NY
Light Space Time Gallery, Solo exhibition, Artsy.net, https://www.artsy.net/light-space-and-time/works
2017
Neoteric Projects, "ALT - EGOS," curator Scott Bluedorn, East Hampton, NY
Back Gallery Project, Art+Design Market Hamptons, Bridgehampton, NY
The Museum of Non-Visible Art, MONA biennial, UK (Biennial of Non-Visible International Art)AS/Artist Studios, "Textures," curated exhibition, Artsy.net
Art Kudos International 2017, curated online exhibition
Unauthorized SFMOMA Show, curated online exhibition
Lazy Point Variety, curated by Mark Wilson, Amagansett, NY
Hamptons ArtHub, Best in Show, curator Anita Rodgers Gallery, NYC, online exhibition
Artsytshark Featured Artist, https://www.artsyshark.com/2017/11/17/featured-artist-hildy-maze/A5, Portfolio #8, November 2017
Artsyshark, "Art and Healing," curated online exhibition, www.artsyshark.com/2017/05/18/art-and-healing/
Levekunst, "Mind Looking at Itself," online exhibition, http://levekunst.com/mind-looking-at-itself/
Life as a Human Gallery, online, http://lifeasahuman.com/2017/virtual-art-gallery/paintings/mixed-media/abstract-contemplative/
Studio visit, http://momaps1.org/studio-visit/artist/hildy-maze-3
Average Art 12, 15, Industry Focused, March 2017, October 2017, UK
Felan, Issue 10, 11, March–April, May–June 2017, curated online exhibition
The Woven Tale Press, curated online exhibition, March 2017
Kean Development Corp., group exhibition, Southampton, NY
2016
The Heckscher Museum of Art, Long Island Biennial 2016, Huntington, NY
Southampton Arts Center, Invitational, "East End Collected 2," Southampton, NY
Collectors Choice: Hildy Maze, https://kirsteinfineart.com/2016/06/14/collectors-choice-hildy-maze/
Brogan Lane Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY
ArtsyShark Gallery Invitational, Pinerest.comThe Painting Center Art File, curated, NYC
The Painting Center Artist Registry, curated, NYC
Kean Development Corp., group exhibition, Southampton, NY
ArtRevealMagazine, https://issuu.com/artrevealmagazine/docs/no_15/77#signin
The Awakened Eye, http://theawakenedeye.com/artisans/hildy-maze/
Artist Marketing Resources, Year in Review: Top 5 Fav & Most Popular Visual Artists of 2015
Levekunst, "Working with Buddha Images," http://levekunst.com/working-with-buddha-images/Levekunst, "Investigation of Mind Through Art," http://levekunst.com/investigating-the-mind-through-art/
SFMOMA, Submission Friday, curated, 2016
2015
Levekunst, "Investigation of Mind Through Art," http://levekunst.com/investigating-the-mind-through-art/
Artrom International Network, "Art of Contemplation," Rome, Italy
Chase/Edwards Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
B.J. Spoke Gallery, "Expo 34," curated by Adrienne Rooney, Curator, Whitney Museum of American Art, NY
Biennale Roadshow, Art Venice Biennale 3, Biennale in a Biennale, Via Garibaldi, Venice
Contemporary Women Artists XVII: Reimagining Femmage, international biennial, juror Lisa Melandri, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, MO
Kean Development Corp., group exhibition, Southampton, NY
Brogan Lane Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY
The Art House, Arts on Elston Gallery, A National Review of Two-Dimensional Contemporary Art, juror James Yood, curator Rebecca George, Chicago, IL
The Painting Center Art File, curated, NYC
The Painting Center Artist Registry, curated, NYC
SFA Gallery, "Texas National," curator Zhi Lin, Nacogdoches, TX
NAWA Gallery, "Voices: An Artist's Perspective," NYC
2014
Ceres Gallery, 11th National exhibition, curator Lauren Hickson, Guggenheim Museum, NYC
WoCA Projects, "Material Matters," Fort Worth, TX
Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, "Over the Edge: Paper Unbound," Brooklyn, NY
Koehnline Museum of Art, "Gendering Desire: Liberation, Power, and Pleasure," Des Plaines, IL
Concordia University Kreft Gallery, "Memory," curated, Ann Arbor, MI
Atlantic Works Gallery, "Boston Biennial 3," Boston, MA
Biennial Project, "Biennial Roadshow Marfa 2014," Marfa, TX
Ledbetter Gallery, "Texas National," curator Jerome Witkin, Nacogdoches, TX
Annex @ Core Gallery, WCA-CO, "Unleashed," Denver, CO
Ashawagh Hall, Invitational, "Art Against Addiction," East Hampton, NY
Private Home, Invitational, "Live Out Loud," East Hampton, NY
Surmang Foundation, Invitational, Beijing, China
Aljira Center for Contemporary Arts, "ViewPoints 2014," Montclair, NJ
Woman Made Gallery, Invitational, Chicago, IL
Woman Made Gallery, "Equilibrium," Chicago, IL
Manhattan Arts International, "Small Art Big Impact," online
Raebec Gallery, "Bare It," online
2013
Jeffery Leder Gallery, "Works in Paper NYC II," Long Island City, NY
Southampton Cultural Center, curated by Helen Harrison, Southampton, NY
Brooklyn Waterfront Artist Coalition (BWAC), "Unhinged," curated, Brooklyn, NY
440 Gallery, "Small Works Show," Brooklyn, NY
The Phoenix Gallery, Women's Caucus For Art, "Stories We Tell," curator Jessica Porter, NYC
Pam Foss Fine Art, "Women's Rights: An Artists Perspective," St. Michaels, MD
Manhattan Arts International, invitational, NYC
Leading Artists Gallery, "Colorful," online
Mills Pond House Gallery, "Childhood Memories," L.I., NY
Manhattan Arts International, "Art That Lifts Our Spirits," online
ArtAscent, "Figures," online (magazine & print)
See.Me Exhibition Space, "Story of the Creative," 1 & 2, LIC, Queens, NY
Raebec Gallery, "International Art Affair," online
IGLLLOO International Art Prize, online
Surmang Foundation, Invitational, Beijing, China
Projekt30, "At the Edge I and II," online
AS/Artist Studios NYC/Paris, Invitational exhibition, online
Art Scene Today, "The World Through My Eyes," online
Guild Hall Artist Members Exhibition, East Hampton, NY
2010–2012
Sarah House, Invitational, Santa Barbara, CA
2009
Solo Studio Exhibition, East Hampton, NY
2000–2008
Crazy Monkey Gallery, Solo Exhibition, painting/sculpture, Amagansett, NY
The Red Barn, Silent Auction, Southampton, NY
The Red Barn, Southampton, NY
Lizan/Topps Gallery, East Hampton, NY
1991–1999
Lizan/Topps Gallery, Dual Exhibition, East Hampton, NYAnn Harper Art Annex, Amagansett, NY
Kessler Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY (2)
1981–1989
Benton Gallery, Southampton, NY (2)
Bologna/Landi Gallery, East Hampton, NY (3)
Guild Hall, "New Spaces/New Faces" Invitational, East Hampton, NY
East Hampton Center for Contemporary Art, "Personal Visions," East Hampton, NY (2)
First Women's Bank, "Diversities," New York City, NY
Kristen Gallery, New York City, NY
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2018–2019
J. Mane Gallery, All Women Group Exhibition, NYC
Light Space Time Gallery, solo exhibition, competition winner, onlineWomen in the Arts Award Winner, Orlando Public Library, Orlando, FL
2017
Hamptons ArtHub, Best in Show Fine Arts, curator Anita Rodgers Gallery, NYC, online exhibition
2015
Biennale Project, Art Venice Biennale 3 Winner, Biennale Roadshow, Via Garibaldi, Venice
Artrom International Network, "Art of Contemplation," Best in Show, curated, Rome, Italy
The Artist's Magazine 32nd Annual Art Competition, Finalists, 2015
ARTSlant, Winner, 4th 2015 Showcase competition
2014
Ceres Gallery, First Award winner, curator Lauren Hinkson, Guggenheim Museum, NYC
Biennial Project, Biennial Roadshow Marfa Winner, Painting
Atlantic Works Gallery, Boston Biennial 3 Winner, Boston, MA
ArtSlant, 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th 2014 Showcase, winner, Drawing
2013
Leading Artists Gallery, "Colorful," Winner
Painting Art Scene Today, Finalist, "The World Through My Eyes," online exhibition
ArtSlant, 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th
Showcase Winner, Drawing IGLLLOO International Art Prize, winner, online
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2018–2019
Peripheral ARTeries Art Review, https://issuu.com/artpress/docs/biennial.edition.iii/28
Biennial edition of Peripheral ARTeries, https://issuu.com/artpress/docs/biennial.edition.iii
A5 Magazine #13, featured artist, UK
East Hampton Star, interview, "Hildy Maze: The Material Concerns of a Spiritual Artist," https://mobile.easthamptonstar.com/Lead-c/2019110/Hildy-Maze-Material-Concerns-Spiritual-Artist
2017
A5, Portfolio #8, November
The Lions Roar AGAVE Magazine, Vol. 3 Issue 3, AGAVE Press A5 Magazine, Portfolio #7, October, UK
Wotisart #7, online and print, UK
Unauthorized SFMOMA Show Catalogue
Felan, Issue 11, May–June 2017
Palavar, Spring 2017
Felan, Issue 10, March 2017, https://felanzine.wordpress.com/2017/04/03/interview-hildy-maze/
The Woven Tale Press, March 2017
The Columbia College Literary Review, Spring 2017, vol. 6
Average Art 12, Industry Focused, March 2017, UK
Average Art 15, Industry Focused, October 2017, UK
2016
101 Contemporary Artist Catalog, published by Artvoices, 2016, ISBN: 978-0-692-65082-0
ArtRevealMagazine, http://www.artrevealmagazine.com/hildy-maze-painting-with-excerpt-from-as-it-is-by-tulku-urgyen-rinpoche/, August 2016
The Sonder Review, Spring 2016The Tishman Review, Fall 2016
Buddhadharma Quarterly, Summer 2016
ArtRevealMagazine, https://issuu.com/artrevealmagazine/docs/no_15/77#signin
The Artist's Magazine, "In Tune with Time" by Maureen Bloomfeld, January/February 2016
2015
Contemporary Women Artists XVII: Reimagining Femmage, Women's Caucus for Art
UniteWomen.org, "Voices: an Artist's perspective," ISBN: 978-1-939637-11-6
Artist Marketing Resources, http://artistmarketingresources.com/2015/08/20/hildy-maze-abstract-contemplative-drawing-painting-collage/
2014
Woman Made Gallery, "Equilibrium," Women Caucus for Art, ISBN: 978-1-939637-06-2
International Issue of Artist Portfolio Magazine
Artist Portfolio Magazine, "North vs. South," http://issuu.com/artistportfoliomagazine/docs/northvssouth/87?e=2382761/8424055
Artist Portfolio Magazine, "Northeast vs. Southwest," http://issuu.com/artistportfoliomagazine/docs/issue18/77?e=2382761/9097711
2013
Women Caucus for Art, "Stories We Tell," The Phoenix Gallery, ISBN: 978-1-939637-01-7
Unitewomen.org, "Equality for All, Women's Rights: An Artists Perspective," ISBN: 978-1-939637-02-4
ArtAscent Magazine, October 2013, V3 issue
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The Davis Lisboa Mini-Museum of Contemporary Art, Barcelona
Private Collections, NYC
Private Collections, East Hampton, NY
Private Collections, Dallas, TX
Private Collection, Jackson Hole, WY
Private Collection, Cologne, Germany
Private Collection, Beijing, China
Private Collection, Durham, NC
Private Collection, Charlottesville, VA
Private Collection, San Francisco, CA
Private Collection, West Hampton, NY
Private Collection, Boston, MA
Private Collection, Santa Barbara, CA