As the winter solstice approaches, join us in Molteni’s immersive installation “All Around the Room” at Hancock Shaker Village for a spirited group reading/ meditation on Shaker sister Ann Mariah Goff’s complete trance experience in the City of Paradise. This 1837 manuscript is among the first to mark the beginning of the Shaker Era of Manifestations.
Choose one of 3 sessions, each at 2pm: Wed, December 17 (free admission with RSVP), Friday 12/19 or Sat 12/20 (with museum admission). Click the image for more info and to RSVP!
All Around the Room through 12/28
Site-sensitive installation based on a recorded Shaker trance experience of Ann Mariah Goff. On view in the Poultry House at Hancock Shaker Village (Pittsfield MA), Open Fri, Sat, Sun 11am-4pm
Gorgeous group show centering contemporary fiber art modalities at UMass Amherst’s UMCA. Opening Reception September 11, 5-7pm (free to public with registration).
IN THE STORE
An original deck of playing/ divination cards- inspired by Italian Scopa & Tarot Cards. Charmed by celestial and terrestrial iconography. Purchase your deck and accompanying zine, altar cloth, and more HERE.
Four new reversible Asteroid/ Infinite Goddetc Jerseys just hit the store: Medusa, Hecate, Lilith, and Sappho. Collect them all or choose your favorite
Special Offers
Special Offers are time or context-sensitive offerings that I typically announce through social media or newsletters. They’re often launched for the purpose of mutual aid, specific fundraisers, or to alighn my creative output with cosmic or world events. Click the photo to learn more about Hawk-Eye Paintings + La Leonessence offerings.
PUBLIC ART ON VIEW
Hand painted mural behind the Fremont Theatre in Downtown San Luis Obispo, CA. With support from the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art and the City of SLO. Curated by Emma Saperstein
COSMIC COURTS!
AKA “Altars to the Sky”. Visit the sites that laid the foundation for the national community-centered basketball court mural movement! A Sea Bird is number six of seven courts designed by Molteni and hand painted with the help of Queer/ LGBTQIA NCAA Collective collaborators.
RECENT SOLOS
Solo at Practice Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Opening Reception April 4, 6-9pm
Supported by a grant from the Artist’s Resource Trust
Maria Molteni: Soft Score
Solo show at Fuller Craft Museum came down first week of 2025! But the recycled hoop cloud-scape is safely packed and ready to travel. Reach out if you know where it should drift to next!
SUPPORT + SERVICES
Here I share research, writing, works in progress, video art, travel tips, playlists, lectures and often physical freebies.
Need some advice? Interested in working together? “Pick my brain” or get feedback on your creative project? Book a consultation meeting on a sliding scale!
Siren Calls are tarot + oracle card readings available to you or a loved one - includes gift certificates!
PRESS
Cate McQuaid interviewed me for her working artist section- if you don’t have a Globe subscription, access the PDF here.
SOME FAVE PROJECTS
Hand painted groundwork at The Momentary contemporary art museum, Bentonville, AR. Curated by Kaitlin Garcia-Maestas
If you’re interested in my research and work related to Shakers and the Era of Manifestations, check out this project!
Gateway to Infinity (An Anti-monument)
Find my newest ground work located on The Greenway - across from Boston’s Longwharf Hotel/ beside Greenway Carousel. G2I was unveiled by a Summer Solstice ritual with enby/ queer Italian-American collaborators. Learn more about the project, its publication + short film, and letter of resistance. Curated by Dr. Audrey Lopez
ACTION + AID
MUTUAL AID
PAST EVENTS
August 10th, 6-8pm @ DUNES in Portland, Maine
Infinite Goddetc @ NOHOPBF
Join us at the Northampton Print and Book Fair for their special 10th year anniversary! Saturday Sept 27, 11am-5pm
Sacred Sheets @ ICA Boston April 12 + 19th 12-4pm
Radical Road Trip Seeks Heaven on Earth! Learn about our roving pilgrimage from Salem, MA to Lily Dale, NY in the year of the Chariot.
FB AIR video feature of my commission including hand-welded and painted basketball hoops + site-specific painting