Brooklyn, New York based artist, Maria Calandra, is the visionary behind Pencil in the Studio, a project she started in 2011. Here she collaborates with artists in their studios, makes a drawing of their space, and talks with them about their life and work. She received her MFA from Cornell University in 2006 and has shown in both New York City and across the United States with recent solo exhibitions at Sardine Gallery in New York and Sierra Nevada College in Nevada. Maria has been featured in Time Out NY, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times. She is a lover of all animals, especially very fluffy cats.

Website: mariacalandra.com

Instagram: @maria_calandra