ABOUT

Maggie Shafran is a multidisciplinary artist who engages with themes of humanity, memory, fragility, the impermanence of life, and the transformative quality of death. She is driven by a desire to preserve and examine flora, objects, and relationships, and brings curiosity and a critical eye to encounters in her daily life. Collecting, recording, and close examination are key elements in her process. She works with a range of methods and materials, including oil painting, plaster casting, drawing, photography, sewing, digital manipulation, and collage. Translating between mediums, Maggie inserts her hand as an artist into the life of an image, allowing her to develop a deeper awareness and connection with her subject. The physical and meditative act of making is central to her practice and vital to the final expression of the work.

Maggie earned a distinction for her MA in painting at UAL Camberwell in 2023 after receiving a Graduate Diploma, with distinction, from The Royal College of Art in 2020. She earned her undergraduate BA in Fine Art at Pitzer College in 2014.