Maya Freelon Asante is a visual artist whose work has been described by poet Dr. Maya Angelou as “observing and visualizing the truth about the vulnerability and power of the human being.”

Her work has been exhibited internationally and is included in the collections of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum and the U.S. State Department. Her latest work—a combination of tissue paper, printmaking, collage, and sculpture—was hailed by the International Review of African American Art as “a vibrant, beating assemblage of color.”

She studied at the American University in Paris, earned her BA from Lafayette College, and her MFA from the School of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She has been awarded fellowships and residencies around the world including at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Brandywine Workshop, and Kokrobitey Institute of Ghana.

Maya Freelon Asante was recently awarded the C. Sylvia and Eddie C. Brown Studio at the Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower in Baltimore, where she participates in monthly open studios.