About ME and US
I was born surrounded by color. I experiment with creating elevated emotions and mental states using chroma-automatic effects on our neurons. I experiment with color patterns, particular geometrical shapes, and symbolism as invisible forces that alter moods. I create paintings, murals, sculptures, and digital art.
As a creatrix, I want to inspire people to look within. My art pieces intend to move ‘something inside’ the viewers, and I feel life-inspired to raise our shared human experiences.
I strive to connect the viewer with the fabric of existence, our inner silence and to elevate our interdependence with all species, our innate notion that we are ONE.
I have traveled worldwide to participate in shows with my paintings and photos, create murals, and paint on theater stages since 2000. Read more below.
Wishing Inner-Life Quality to All, Mari
My ARTISTIC HISTORY
Above: 'Sweet Words/ Palabras Dulces' A photo show about the power of positive speaking. https://sweetwords.world
Exhibits
I have exhibited art for 25 years, working on multidisciplinary mediums. I have been fortunate to collaborate and see my art in the USA and Europe since 2000. My art has been displayed in ‘Art Takes Miami’, The International Art Exposition of Venice, Italy, and the LUXAnima I and II, in Manhattan, New York.
I have worked on large formats as a theater painter in Berlin, Germany, Colorado, and New York City.
I have received five merit awards and have been fortunate to do my art through grants that allowed me to relocate temporally to Praha, in the Czech Republic, Berlin, Germany, France, New York, and Los Angeles.
RESUME----EXHIBITS AND COMMISSIONS
2024
‘Sweet Words’
Six Garfield County Public Libraries
August 2024– February 2025
'Anima Mundi' Art Exhibit in Venice, Italy, by Its Liquid,, May and June 2024
2023
Tree of Life Piece
Private Mural Commission- Buda, Texas
2022
‘Cacao Divino’
Mural piece in Pescadero, Baja California Sur, Mexico, February 17, 2022
2020
● ‘The Uplifting Trio’ – Three sculptures at New Cottage Arts and Music School, Denver Art and Venues, Asian New Year 2020, sculpture designer, fabricator, and painter, Denver, CO, January 2020 to Present- Located in Federal Boulevard, Denver.
●. ‘All We Need is Love and Chocolate,’ group exhibit artist, curator, shop designer, Denver, CO, February 2020
2019
● ‘Lady of the Stars’ a Tribute to the Lady of Guadalupe, group show artist, curator, Denver, CO, Dec 2019
● ‘Your True Colors’- Mari Munet at Carol Mier, solo show, curator - Denver, CO, Jun 21-Aug 2, 2019
● ‘Bountiful,’ - Art Piece for Hays County Food Bank, San Marcos, Texas, March 2019
2018
● 'Las Mañanitas’- Mural in Westwood Art District, Denver, CO -solo piece (community participated)
● ‘The Goddess Redefined’- group show artist, curator Denver and Lafayette, CO, June, July and August 2018
2015-2017
● ‘Mandala of Abundance’- mural with public engagement - mural, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, March 2017
● ‘Ponce Biennial’- group show artist, Ponce, Puerto Rico, July 2016
● ‘From Women’s Perspective’- group show artist, Ponce, Puerto Rico, April 2016
● ‘Por la Libre,’ Museum of History- group show artist, Ponce, Puerto Rico, March 2016
2013-2014
● International Art Exhibition- group show artist, Venice, Italy, September 2014
● ‘Art takes Miami’- group show artist, Miami, Florida, February 2014
● ‘LuxAnima II Show’- Art the Inspires, group show artist, curator, The 3 Jewels, New York, New York, Nov 2013
Apr 2014
● ‘Devoured by Flowers’- solo show, CURATOR Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, San Juan, Puerto Rico, May-June 2014
August 2013
● San Sebastian Festival - group show artist - San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 2013
2011-2012
● boom!- NYC award-winning theatre production, - stage painter, City University of New York, New York, New York, Feb 2011
● Marañao Theatre Productions- stage design assistant, New York, New York, Jan 2010 to Sep 2011
2009-2010
● “The Refuge Project II”: Safe Horizon Art Auction- solo show, curator, New York, New York, Jul-Aug 2010
● “African American History Show,” Art Here and The High School of Enterprise, Business, and Technology, - artistic photography, Brooklyn, New York, February 2010
● ‘LuxAnima, Art to Inspire’- group show artist, CURATOR, The 3 Jewels, New York, New York, Sep-Dec 2009
● ‘De Hombre a Hombre’ Theatre Production- artistic photography, New York, New York, July 2009
● Quantum Dialogue- The Power of One - solo show, CURATOR, Washington DC, July to September 2009
● Kevin McHughes Designs- sculpture designer, New York, New York, April to October 2009
2008 AND EARLIER - KEY PROJECTS
● 3-MInute Film Festival- video artist, San Francisco, California, January - August 2008
● ‘Nakedmind, Buddhism Across Cultures’ Film Production – Art Director, videographer, camera b, India, Nepal, Colorado - January 2007-November 2008
● ROOT DIVISION Art Collective- artist, curator, adult art education program manager- 3 group shows, San Francisco, California, February-November 2006
● Bebersee Festival - Classical Music and Theatre- stage designer, Berlin, Germany, April to August 2005
● Prague Art Academie Show- group show artist Prague, Czech Republic, December 2003- January 2004
● Three Shows for The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, January 2003- June 2005- painter (Showcase 2005), performer (2 shows 2004, 2005)- stage designer, group show, performance artist (Leftover, Been Dreaming) and installation (Showcase 2005, Leftover) and curator (Leftover, Been Dreaming).
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
● Art Scholarships: Prague, Czech Republic (2003); Paris, France (2004); Los Angeles, California (2004); New York, New York (2005); Independent Work in Europe (2005)
● Artistic Merit Award at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2004-2005)
● Academic Merit Award at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2004-2005)
● The National Endowment of the Arts, for Exhibit ‘Organic Passion’ (2000), Boulder, Colorado
EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO, Chicago, Illinois Bachelor in Fine Arts, Major in Painting Received full scholarship for academic and artistic merit.