Maya Hiort Petersen

A Bit About Maya
Maya was born in the Great Lakes region of Canada in 1977. Her parents had recently immigrated from Denmark when she was born. Both her parents are artists and so Maya grew up in a world of art and colours. Taking art courses all her life and having an unlimited supply of art materials, she was always encouraged in her passion.

Maya graduated from the Canterbury School of Arts in 1995, where she majored in photography and etching. She began working at Calligrammes art gallery in Ottawa from 1993, where she worked for three years. Working at Calligrammes prepared her for working at an art and framing store in Toronto for almost five years where she learned to frame and handle fine art. Leaving Canada in the fall of 2003, she ended up in Seoul where she taught English as a Second Language for almost two years.

When Maya visited her parents, who had since moved to Bornholm, she felt home like never before. Bornholm is a wonderful little Danish island in the middle of the Baltic Sea. It is North of Poland and East of Sweden. It is famous for it's special light and has been attracting artists to it for centuries. Though Bornholm was only meant to be a stop over, it is now the place Maya has lived the longest. He...

2013
– Exhibition of Photos , Drawings and Paintings - Invited for a solo exhibition at the Bornholm Hospitalin Rønne, Dk.

2012
April - 'Svaneke Gårdens Censureret Forårsudstilling' (Spring Exhibition) – Took part in the yearly juried show, Dk.
July - 'Sommer Udstilling' (Summer Exhibition) - Group-Exhibition with local artists in Galleri Kaya in Svaneke, Dk.

2011
Sept. - Nexø Sculpture Park 'Tanker og virkedrift, - før, nu og altid.' - Invited to take part in a two week sculpture show in a park in Nexø. The show was in coordination with the yearly culture festival called 'Kultur Uge' on Bornholm, Dk.
Sept. - Galleri Glarmester – Invited to exhibit photographs in Bornholms Glarmester, Rønne Dk.
Aug. - 'GALORE' - Took part in the yearly art festival in Valby Dk. Showed drawings, paintings.
July - Double Photo Show - photography Exhibition in Galleri Kaya, Svaneke Dk.
June - Photo Contest i Grønbechs Gaard - Took part in the 2011 photo contest in Hasle's cultural centre Grønbechs Gaard. Exhibited photographs from Bornholm, Dk.
June / July - Fotos i Gudhjem Mølle - Invited for a Solo exhibition in the Old mill in Gudhjem with a Bornholm theme.
Feb. - Gruppe Udstilling i Galleri Korsbjerg - Group exhibition of drawings ...