Maria Appleton
Senses of Existence (Installation), 2025
6 weavings woven using a manual loom. Cotton organdy, silk fabric, plastic screen. Structure in metal.
180x430x90 cm
Senses of Existence (Installation), 2025
6 weavings woven using a manual loom. Cotton organdy, silk fabric, plastic screen. Structure in metal.
180x430x90 cm
Senses of Existence (Installation), 2025
6 weavings woven using a manual loom. Cotton organdy, silk fabric, plastic screen. Structure in metal.
180x430x90 cm
Senses of Existence (Installation), 2025
6 weavings woven using a manual loom. Cotton organdy, silk fabric, plastic screen. Structure in metal.
180x430x90 cm
What The Structure Holds, 2025
Aluminium coated fabric and linen/polyester fabric unthreaded. Screen printed. Hanged in metal.
250x140x40 cm
What The Structure Holds, 2025
Aluminium coated fabric and linen/polyester fabric unthreaded. Screen printed. Hanged in metal.
250x140x40 cm
What The Structure Holds, 2025
Aluminium coated fabric and linen/polyester fabric unthreaded. Screen printed. Hanged in metal.
250x140x40 cm
Opening Sky, 2025
Sewn mesh fabric layers with patchwork and linen/polyester fabric unthreaded. Screen printed. Hanged in metal.
210x140x40 cm
Opening Sky, 2025
Sewn mesh fabric layers with patchwork and linen/polyester fabric unthreaded. Screen printed. Hanged in metal.
210x140x40 cm
Reconstruction of Loss, 2025
Double weaving using manual loom. Cotton, wool and linen waste threads knotted and dyed. Dyed in yellow. Metal bar.
163x100x03 cm
Reconstruction of Loss, 2025
Double weaving using manual loom. Cotton, wool and linen waste threads knotted and dyed. Dyed in yellow. Metal bar.
163x100x03 cm
Reconstruction of Loss, 2025
Double weaving using manual loom. Cotton, wool and linen waste threads knotted and dyed. Dyed in yellow. Metal bar.
163x100x03 cm
Reconstruction of Loss, 2025
Double weaving using manual loom. Cotton, wool and linen waste threads knotted and dyed. Dyed in yellow. Metal bar.
163x100x03 cm
Exhibition View
Dead Skin, 2025
Weaving using manual loom. Wool and linen waste threads knotted and dyed. Metal box and mirror.
75x62x11 cm
Dead Skin, 2025
Weaving using manual loom. Wool and linen waste threads knotted and dyed. Metal box and mirror.
75x62x11 cm
Blue Print, 2025
Weaving using manual loom. Cotton, wool and linen threads. Archive paper with collages and drawings. Metal bar.
220x110x03 cm
Blue Print, 2025
Weaving using manual loom. Cotton, wool and linen threads. Archive paper with collages and drawings. Metal bar.
220x110x03 cm
Exhibition View
The Remains of Survival II, 2025
Double weaving using a manual loom. Wool, linen and cotton waste threads.Patchwork on top of silver fabric and canvas.Metal box.
155x133x13cm
The Remains of Survival II, 2025
Double weaving using a manual loom. Wool, linen and cotton waste threads.Patchwork on top of silver fabric and canvas.Metal box.
155x133x13cm
Intuition, 2025
Screen of reflective material, cotton muslim and orange cotton fabric. Light system. Hanged in metal frame.
210x389x03 cm
Intuition, 2025
Screen of reflective material, cotton muslim and orange cotton fabric. Light system. Hanged in metal frame.
210x389x03 cm
Intuition, 2025
Screen of reflective material, cotton muslim and orange cotton fabric. Light system. Hanged in metal frame.
210x389x03 cm
Exhibition View from the solo show Gaze To See, Gauze To Perceive at Foco Gallery, 2021
Glimpse on a box II, 2021
Cotton and silk dyed and printed, welded metal
100x60x20 cm
Glimpse on a box II, 2021
Cotton and silk dyed and printed, welded metal
100x60x20 cm
Postcard Contrast Soil Techno, 2021
Cotton and silk dyed screen printed and sewn, metal
231x221x10 cm
Poem flag in Galleria Nazionale, 2021
Cotton and silk dyed screen printed and sewn, metal
207x217x10 cm
Poem flag in Galleria Nazionale, 2021
Cotton and silk dyed screen printed and sewn, metal
207x217x10 cm
Exhibition View from the solo show Gaze To See, Gauze To Perceive at Foco Gallery, 2021
Exhibition View from the solo show Gaze To See, Gauze To Perceive at Foco Gallery, 2021
Exhibition View from the solo show Gaze To See, Gauze To Perceive at Foco Gallery, 2021
Glimpse on a box III, 2021
Silk and cotton an polyester dyed and printed, welded metal
130x70x23 cm
Glimpse on a box III, 2021
Silk and cotton an polyester dyed and printed, welded metal
130x70x23 cm
Working site, 2021
Silk dyed and screen printed, wool, silk and cotton threads dyed and woven, welded metal
209×102 cm
Nuovo Mondo grocery store, 2021
Cotton screen printed, wool, and cotton threads dyed, woven and discharged, welded metal
194×106 cm
Tower with no inside, 2021
Silk and cotton sewn and screen printed, wool and cotton threads dyed and woven, welded metal
188×97 cm
Distances tied by the same person Dyed, 2021
Gauze, video mapping
Variable Dimensions
Distances tied by the same person Dyed, 2021
Gauze, video mapping
Variable Dimensions
Distances tied by the same person Dyed, 2021
Gauze, video mapping
Variable Dimensions
Non je n’ai rien oublié, 2021
Cotton dyed and printed, metal
169×90 cm
Not a city that was, 2020 Site-specific installation in Stattbad, Pforzheim
Printed silk and cotton, pipe structure and rettungsdecke
Variable dimensions
Woven space, 2020 Site-specific installation at Promontório, Lisbon
Printed silk and cotton, metal
Variable dimensions
Maria Appleton (b. 1997) is a Portuguese artist based in Lisbon. Her practice explores the interplay of color and form through techniques such as dyeing, weaving, and printmaking. She creates layered compositions using cotton, silk, and industrial fabrics, producing vibrant abstract transparencies that respond to light and spatial interactions.
Her work investigates liminal spaces, both emotional and physical, where geometric codes and chromatic imprints converge to form cartographic compositions connected to collective memory. By negotiating the balance between tangible presence and symbolic absence, Appleton’s work evokes sensations, dreams, and recollections, engaging with the architecture of both public and private realms.
Appleton studied at Camberwell College of Arts and Chelsea College of Arts in London. She has exhibited in solo shows at Galeria Foco (2025 & 2021), Appleton BOX (2025); Espacio Tacuarí-Vergez Collection, Buenos Aires (2024); Casa da Cerca, Almada (2024); Hatch, Paris (2023); and art fairs like ARCO lisbon (2025); Artissima (2024); ARCO madrid (2021) among others.
She participated in residencies at Albers Foundation, Connecticut US (2026); Cortéx Frontal, Arraiolos (2025); CAB Foundation, Brussels (2024) Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris (2022), supported by the Institut Français and Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian and Emma Kreativcentrum, Pforzheim, Germany (2021).
Her work is part of several Portuguese and international public and private collections, including the António Cachola Collection (PT), CAB Foundation (BE), “La Caixa” Foundation (ES), Frac MÉCA Collection (FR), Vergez Collection (AR), and the Portuguese State Contemporary Art Collection-CACE (PT).