Maya Santangelo is an artist originally from California. She has spent 25 years working as a

muralist and fine art painter. She has traveled the world painting murals, working on projects in

China, Dubai, Japan, Mexico and all over the U.S. Maya has also painted artwork for celebrities

and for hotels, casinos, stores and restaurants.

Currently, she lives in Norwalk, CT, where she has painted murals for some local elementary

school libraries and the Norwalk library teen room. She enjoys painting scenes from nature and

portraits of people and animals. In 2011 she won an honorable mention at the Ridgefield Guild of

Artists 34th annual Juried exhibition for her painting titled “Illumination.” She has also sold her

fine art paintings at shows at The Silvermine art guild and to buyers on the East and West Coast.