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  • Maru Aponte


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    Maru Aponte is a Puerto Rican artist working in Canada and the USA. Her practice explores the ecological, cultural and psychological aspects of water. New paintings begin in Puerto Rico, where she sketches en plein air on small scraps of paper. In her studio she scales up details of these images, highlighting the saturated colour and vivid light that the island expresses. Her recent installation The Sea is a House, which was created and presented at the Art Gallery of Ontario in June 2025, explores memory as a water-based phenomenon.

    Aponte graduated with an MFA from Emily Carr University of Art and Design in Vancouver, BC (2023) and a BFA from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp (2021). She recently completed residencies at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto (2025); Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, Madison, ME (2024); and Griffin Art Projects, North Vancouver, BC (2023).

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