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María Emilia Castagliola (born in 1946 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban-American artist based in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Education
Castagliola has a B.A. in sociology, along with B.F.A. and M.F.A. degrees from the University of South Florida.

Artworks

 * La Inocencia Enmascarada (Masked Innocence): This work was created in 1990. It is oil and gold leaf on canvas. It has a size of 42 by 36 inches.
 * El Perro Hortelano (Farm Dog): This work was created in 1991. It is oil and gold leaf on canvas. It has a size of 22 by 68 inches.
 * Premonition: This work was created in 1991. It is oil and gold leaf on canvas and paper. It has a size of 17 by 21 inches.
 * Pasion en la Calle 12 (Passion on the 12th St.): This work was created in 1991. It is oil and gold leaf on canvas. It has a size of 28 by 22 inches.
 * A Matter of Trust: This piece was created in 1994. It is paper on fiberglass screen with cotton thread.


 * The Birthing Album: This piece was created in 1994. It is graphite on paper sewn to wool and has steel wire.

Exhibitions

 * 2001: Maria Emilia Castagliola: In Praise of Federico Garcia Lorca. At the Gulf Coast Museum of Art.


 * 2005: The Heroic and the Sublime: Large-Scale Work by Contemporary Women Artists. At the Gulf Coast Museum of Art, group exhibit.

Collections
Castagliolas work has been held in the Polk Museum of Art and is currently held in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Honors and Awards
Maria received a Fellowship award from Art Matters, Incorporated. She also had a residency position at the Cambridge Center for Science and Art in North Carolina.