Maria Rivans Collage

I’m so pleased to have an original collage ‘Leonora’ in Art on a Postcard’s Winter Auction which opens today! You can find my artwork as Lot 449 - with many thanks to curator for inviting me to take part.

This delicate collage is framed by an otherworldly halo of hand-cut flora and sea life, bursting with colour, fine detail, and Rivans’ trademark playfulness. At its centre, the poised face of screen legend Greta Garbo emerges — serene and enigmatic — her gaze anchoring the surreal bloom around her. The elaborate headdress, composed of coral-like botanicals and alien sea forms, reflects the tension between constructed beauty and wild nature. Exploring themes of femininity, fame, and transformation, the work offers a quiet meditation on the surreal performance of womanhood and the hidden ecologies — emotional, cultural, and environmental — that shape it.

🖼️ Online auction with Givergy ⁠https://uk.givergy.com/WinterAuction2025/?controller=lots&scrollToItem=449
🗓️ 25 September - 14 October
📍PV at Bomb Factory, 206 Marylebone Rd, NW1 6JQ, 26th September, 6-8pm
🔗 RSVP⁠ https://art-on-a-postcard.eventcube.io/events/88264/art-on-a-postcard-winter-auction-private-view/

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All proceeds from this Winter Auction will support the vital and innovative work carried out by The Hepatitis C Trust with those affected by hepatitis C. This year’s auction has been specially curated by Art on a Postcard as well as five guest curators: Andrew Torr, Ryan Lanji, Debbie Meniru, Lily Ackerman, and Tabish Khan. ⁠⁠
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Thank you to my brilliant publishers :)

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