Artist Info
Maria Molteni grew up in Nashville, Tennessee, a parochial-school misfit in the bible belt, where Protestants and Catholics settle their differences on the field or court. Aware of her mother’s childhood dismissal from tryouts on account of being “too skinny”, Maria felt fortunate to spend ten years swallowed by team jerseys bearing Air Jordan’s lucky number 23. When asked of future plans, she swore to become an “Art and Basketball Star”. Her neighbors who knew of her love for the game expressed their support, offering one of their own MOLTEN - the official olympic brand- basketballs with a bold black “i” painted on the end.
Upon receiving a Painting BFA from Boston University in 2006, these formative experiences became a source of new inspiration. This anecdote recounting an altered MOLTEN ball conveniently illustrates the processes and concepts imbedded in what has become an art-informed-by-athletic practice. Maria is interested in Art as an act of gift giving, reassessment of authorship via appropriation, social spectacle, and expression of support/protest by way of DIY, graffiti, and/or hand-made techniques.
Players in the NCAA Division:
- YarnOverTime: Dream team of fiber artists Maria Molteni, Andrea Sherrill Evans, Taylor McVay-Tynes, and Lizzie Curran
- Golden Arrows: goldenarrows.us
Graphic design duo Nerissa Cooney and Alexander Hage
- Publication Studio Boston: publicationstudioboston.tumblr.com
Independent press- Leah Craig, Nate Grossman
- Portable Utopia: portableutopia.org
Kevin Clancy’s mobile resource library and social space
- Lily Sheng: lilyjuesheng.com
Video artist
- Bheki Dube: Troyeville, Johannesburg Team Manager
Video artist
- Shane Artsy: Captain of the Cheerleading Squad
Fly Girl and Stitch Bitch
Artist Info
Maria Molteni grew up in Nashville, Tennessee, a parochial-school misfit in the bible belt, where Protestants and Catholics settle their differences on the field or court. Aware of her mother’s childhood dismissal from tryouts on account of being “too skinny”, Maria felt fortunate to spend ten years swallowed by team jerseys bearing Air Jordan’s lucky number 23. When asked of future plans, she swore to become an “Art and Basketball Star”. Her neighbors who knew of her love for the game expressed their support, offering one of their own MOLTEN - the official olympic brand- basketballs with a bold black “i” painted on the end.
Upon receiving a Painting BFA from Boston University in 2006, these formative experiences became a source of new inspiration. This anecdote recounting an altered MOLTEN ball conveniently illustrates the processes and concepts imbedded in what has become an art-informed-by-athletic practice. Maria is interested in Art as an act of gift giving, reassessment of authorship via appropriation, social spectacle, and expression of support/protest by way of DIY, graffiti, and/or hand-made techniques.
Players in the NCAA Division:
- YarnOverTime: Dream team of fiber artists Maria Molteni, Andrea Sherrill Evans, Taylor McVay-Tynes, and Lizzie Curran
- Golden Arrows: goldenarrows.us
Graphic design duo Nerissa Cooney and Alexander Hage
- Publication Studio Boston: publicationstudioboston.tumblr.com
Independent press- Leah Craig, Nate Grossman
- Portable Utopia: portableutopia.org
Kevin Clancy’s mobile resource library and social space
- Lily Sheng: lilyjuesheng.com
Video artist
- Bheki Dube: Troyeville, Johannesburg Team Manager
Video artist
- Shane Artsy: Captain of the Cheerleading Squad
Fly Girl and Stitch Bitch
