Born 1988, Philippines
Lives and works in London
Education
2016 MFA Painting, Slade School of Art, University College London
2012 BFA Fine Art, Ruskin School of Art, Oxford University
2009 Art Foundation, Lincoln College of Art
Solo Exhibitions
2020
Spring, OTA Fine Arts, Shanghai
2019
OTA Fine Arts, Singapore
OTA Fine Arts, Tokyo
2018
Eaves Deep, mother’s tankstation, London
2017
straits, mother’s tankstation, Dublin
2016
Marine, Supplement Gallery, London
2014
Maria Farrar, The Philippine Embassy, London
Group Exhibitions
2021
Encounter, OTA Fine Arts, Singapore
Work On Paper, OTA Fine Arts, Shanghai
2020
Xenia: Crossroads in Portrait Painting, Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York
Post Art Fair, OTA Fine Arts, Singapore
2019
Ways of seeing, Waltham Forest London Borough of Culture 2019 and the Government Art Collections, London
Day Tripper, Focal Point Gallery, Southend-on-Sea, Essex
2018
The Horse, curated by Noel McKenna, Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney
Hypnagogia, Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London
Known Unknowns, Saatchi Gallery, London
2016
December Mostra, British School at Rome, Rome
Pink Density, Clovis XV, Brussels
2015
Slade Interim Show, Woburn Research Centre, London
2014
Curious Struggle: Tim Patrick & Maria Farrar, Arthouse1, London
2012
Ruskin Degree Show, Osney Power Station, Oxford
2012
Debate, Curate, Collaborate, Krakow, Poland
2011
Watercolours, Dolphin Gallery, St John’s College, Oxford
Residencies & Awards
2016
Melville Nettleship Prize, Slade School of Art, University College London
Derek Hill Foundation Scholarship, British School at Rome
2014
Gwen John Scholarship, Slade School of Art, University College London
2013
Artist in residence, Mill Hill County High School, London
2011
Shortlisted, Kevin Slingsby prize, Ruskin School of Art, Oxford University
2010
John Farthing Anatomy Prize, Ruskin School of Art, Oxford University
2009
Travel Scholarship: Copenhagen, Lincoln
Selected Bibliography
2020
‘Editors Picks: 19 Things Not to Miss in New York’s Art World This Week”, Artnet News, 13 January
2019
Teasdale, Paul, ‘Icing on the cake’, The Gourmand, Issue 12, May
2018
Bennett, Alex, Maria Farrar’ Eaves Deep review, This is tomorrow, July
Morris, Sophie; Farrar, Maria, Known Unknowns, Saatchi Gallery, London
2017
O’ Dwyer, Rebecca, ‘straits’, mother’s annual 2017
Tipton, Gemma, ‘Maria Farrar’ straits review, Artforum Critics’ Pick, June
Herbert, Martin, ‘Ten shows to see’ straits review, ArtReview, May
Collections
Zabludowicz Collection
Magdalen College, Oxford