Maria Baoli is a Spanish visual artist who uses photography to explore the world and connect with people and communities. Specializing in portraiture, lifestyle, and documentary photography, Maria focuses on human connection, bringing sensitivity and honesty to every project. Her practice oscillates between photography, installation and performance with a collaborative approach. She aims to tell stories that feel personal and authentic.

Alongside her commissioned work, Maria runs photography workshops for diverse audiences—art and photography students, blind participants, NGOs, and community groups—using photography as a tool for expression, dialogue, and connection.

Maria is fluent in Spanish, French and English, intermediate in Italian and self-taught in Portuguese.

Clients & Publications :

Also Journal, Alternatives Théâtrales, American Vintage, Aniko Shiatsu, Beau Magazine, CumuloLimbo studio, Gioia Seghers, Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Make Magazine UK, Migayo jewelry, Neo2 Magazine, Vanidad, Vein, WIELS Contemporary art centre, Louise Vanneste, Takao Kawaguchi, Kangling, Nastio Mosquito, The Underground Youth, Haring

Black and white portrait of a woman with long wavy hair, resting her chin on her hands, looking directly at the camera.

© Vaya Sigmas

Awards and selections

Shortlisted for the Engraving and Printed Image Awards, Center of Engraving, La Louvière, BE Hyères Photography and Fashion International Festival 2023 finalist, FR Spain’s embassy call for artists grant, 2023, BE Future of Culture 2020, FWB grant, BE
SOFAM prize of the 2017 Médiatine contest, BE Publishing grant, FWB, BE
.tiff 2017 by FOMU, Antwerp's Photomuseum selection, BE
Shortlisted for the Picto Fashion Award 2017, FR
Public Education Deputy Burgomaster prize, photography section 2017, BE

Publications

Toi(ts) la nuit, co-authorship with the youngsters at CEMO association, self-published
Le Miroir, published by Academia- L'Harmattan
Wave of Dream, self-published

Contributions
Soirée Belge, Rencontres d’Arles 2019, free newspaper published by Marie Papazoglou and Vincen Beekman
Japanese Contemporary Scene published by Alternatives Théâtrales

Public collections

FOMU Museum of Photography, Antwerp, Belgium
Villa Noailles, Hyères, France

Lectures and workshops

07-2025 Feminist artists and fanzine creation, Angela D. 06-2025 Portfolio reviews at the Brussels Street Photography Festival 03-2025 Visual textures: light painting and cyanotype with visually impaired people, Braille League 02-2025 Contemporary photography, Agnès Varda School of Visual Techniques
03-2024 Contemporary photography, Ixelles School of Arts 04-2024 Contemporary photography, Agnès Varda School of Visual Techniques
12-2023 Lecture on Fair practices at Photo sector day organised by Kunstenpunt, Brussels, Belgium
08-2023 Fanzine workshop with youngsters from the CEMO association, Brussels, Belgium
04-2022 Cyanotype workshop, Ten Weyngaert fotoclub, Brussels, Belgium
03-2022 Photography Sector day, Kunsten.be, FoMU, Antwerp, Belgium
02-2022 Contemporary photography, Agnès Varda School, Brussels, Belgium
09-2020 Contemporary photographers, Mistos photography school, Alicante, Spain (online live event)
04-2019 A look into contemporary analog photographers, Ixelles Fine Arts School, Belgium
03-2019 Cyanotype workshop: paper preparation and printing, Ixelles Fine Arts School, Belgium
09-2018 Futures presents Memory Talk at Unseen festival in Amsterdam, Netherlands
10-2017 .tiff talks, Fotomuseum, Antwerp, Belgium

Exhibitions

Solo shows

2024 You at Night, Maison des Cultures, Brussels, Belgium

2023 The Mirror & You at Night, Embassy of Spain, Brussels, Belgium

2021 The Mirror, Wiertz Space, Bruxelles, Belgique

2016 Home Away from Home, Marni theatre, Brussels, Belgium

2015 Coupures, Satellite gallery, Liège, Belgium

2015 Resonances, Maison Bergamini, Brussels, Belgium

Group shows (selection)

2024 Printed image and gravure award, La Louvière, Belgium

2024 Mental health awareness, You at Night, CCN, Namur, Belgium

2023 Hyères International festival, Villa Noailles, Hyères, France

2022 Engarde- Intimate conversations, Wiltcher's hotel, Brussels, Belgium

2022 The Unexposed, Garagem 180, Porto, Portugal

2019 Prix des Arts de Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium

2019 Cutting Corners, 504 Arch, Londron, United Kingdom

2019 L'Abîme du temps, Château Karreveld, Brussels, Belgium

2019 Afropean, Royal Museum of Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium

2018 31 Days of .tiff, FOMU, Anvers, Belgium

2018 Art Truc Troc, Bozar, Brussels, Belgium

2017 Ici et ailleurs, Espace Senghor, Brussels, Belgium

2017 .tiff, Brakke Grond, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2017 .tiff, FOMU, Antwerp, Belgium

2017 Fusée de la Motographie, Recyclart, Brussels, Belgium

2017 SMY ARTS 2nd edition, Les Riches-Claires, Brussels, Belgium

2017 ShowMeYouRope, Espace Senghor, Brussels, Belgium

2017 Prix Médiatine , La Médiatine, Brussels, Belgium

2016 ça a été, Espace Vanderborght, Brussels, Belgium

2015 ISSP 2015, Kuld īga Arts Hall, Kuld īga, Latvia

Selected Features

07-2025 Journal du Droit des Jeunes, Belgium (online and print, cover) 05-2025 Interview on Vlamverwanten, Belgium

07-2024 Origines, published by Macaroni, Belgium (print)

10-2023 Interview on FishEye magazine France
09-2023 Video interview with CréSam in French, Belgium
09-2023 Interview with Radio Nacional de España in French, Spain
09-2023 Interview with radio Alma in Spanish about the Mirror/ In the Night show, Belgium
09-2023 Interview with EuroEFE, Spain
03-2023 Interview with Luxiders magazine, Germany

12-2022 Interview on the Photo Brut show at Botanique, Subbacultcha, Belgium

07-2021 My body my home Fashion editorial for Vein magazine featuring Australian actress Gala Moody
06-2021 Al Son Fashion editorial for Vanidad magazine with Tamara Gvozdenovic and Lisa Bless

11-2019 Vague de rêve, un voyage de Maria Baoli L'Intervalle blog by Fabien Ribery
11-2019 Contrecorps editorial Neo2 magazine
10-2019 The Unexposed video interview Canal 180 and Negative Feedback, Portugal
07-2019 « Vague de rêve » : explorons notre présence au monde, Fisheye, France
07-2019 Ces photos montrent une autre facette du quartier congolais de Bruxelles, Vice, Belgium
04-2019 Fragilités "Vague de rêve", Réponses Photo magazine, France (printed)
03-2019 Le voyage intime de Maria Baoli MU in the city, Belgium

12-2018 Silere Will magazine, France (printed)
08-2018 P.A.R.T.S Also Journal, UK
01-2018 One image story, Fast Forward, UK

12-2017 Delicate intimacy in Maria Baoli’s photography, The Word, Belgium
07-2017 Revealing photographs of Polish immigrant women in Belgium, i-D, US
07-2017 Home Far From Home, Afropean UK
06-2017 Focus on Spain: GYF, Yet Magazine Italy
04-2017 10 Talents of The Young Belgian Photography, Paris Match Belgium

05-2016 In Between de Maria Baoli, Género y Figura Spain
02-2016 In your skin, Her Beauty magazine USA

09-2015 In Between, Polish insight, Belgium
07- 2015 Kaleidoscopic, Art Vivant magazine #2, China (print)
04-2015 Into the path, Der Greif magazine #8, Germany (print)

09-2014 Maria Baoli Hot 'n' Gold magazine UK
06-2014 Domestic gestures L'Oeil de la photographie France
02-2014 Domestic gestures Stampsy USA

11- 2013 Mirrored Triangles Reflect Complex Layers of Reality My Modern Met USA
12- 2013 Kaleidoscopic by Maria Baoli Ignant, Germany
12- 2013 Maria Baoli... without any artificially feelings, Positive magazine Italy
02- 2013 Maria B, Registro personal, A normal mag, Chili