UMass Boston

Biography

Maria Servellón is an award-winning filmmaker, multimedia artist, educator, and arts advocate from Boston, MA. Her expertise spans across various mediums, including film, media art, projection, installation, photography, and design. Maria's work explores the synesthetic connections between art, music, and dance as they contribute to the formation of a self-identity.

Maria has garnered recognition through numerous screenings and exhibitions across Massachusetts, New York, California, Oregon, the UK, and Mexico. Among her notable works are the magic-realist short film, "Hyphen" (2018), the projection design for the Company One/American Repertory Theater play "Black Super Hero Magic Mama" (2022), and the immersive installation "Hibiskiss" (2022), showcasing the breadth of her creative work.

Maria's contributions to the arts earned her being named one of 2018's "Latinos 30 Under 30" by El Mundo Boston and a finalist for the 2019 New England Film Star Award. In 2020, she was honored as a "Latina Leader" by Amplify Latinx and an "Outstanding Young Leader" by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. She has been awarded grants, fellowships, and residencies from the Boston Mayor's Office Of Arts & Culture, Boston Arts & Business Council, Boston Public Schools, Boston Dance Theater, Danza Orgánica, Collective Futures, and Mass MoCA. Maria received her BA from UMass Boston, an MFA from Emerson College, and has taught at Emerson College, UMass Boston, and Northeastern University.