Maria Guzmán Capron (b. 1981 in Milan, Italy to Colombian and Peruvian parents) lives and works in Berkeley, CA. She received her BFA from the University of Houston in 2004, an MFA from California College of the Arts (CCA) in 2015. Her recent exhibitions include Desdoblé, solo exhibition at R/SF Projects;  The Embedded Message: Quilting in Contemporary Art at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond, VA; Able Baker Contemporary in Portland, ME; BBQLA in Los Angeles, CA; Interface Gallery in Oakland, CA; Alter Space in San Francisco, CA; 100% Gallery in San Francisco, CA; Minnesota Street Projects, in San Francisco, CA;