MARIA GOMEZ

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Born and raised in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Maria grew up surrounded by art.

Her maternal grandmother and her three duaghters, practiced drawing, painting, embroidery, tailoring, glass art, piano and dancing. This strong influence inevitably led Maria to explore her artistic side, falling in love with her first art, ballet, at five years old, piano that same year and then painting at six. Ever since then, her heart calls for creativity and creation.

At age fourteen, Maria began getting interested in photography, saving up enough money by baking cookies and selling them at school to be able to purchase her first camera. A Canon Rebel T6. She used her free time to practice, using her friends, family, pets and anything she found interesting as the subject for her photos.

She graduated from the english language academy, Instituto Dominico-Americano, at age fifteen.

Ever since she was young, she knew she did not see herself doing anything else other than art. So when t was time, she enrolled in university, signing up for a major in Cinematography and audiovisual media in Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo - UASD, completing her studies at age twenty two.

Currently, she is completing a Masters Degree at Istituo Marangoni Milano in Fashion Styling, Art Direction and Digital Content.