Maya Ronchetti makes large scale sculptures and installations from found, natural materials such as hay, wood and textiles as seen during her artist residency at East Quay, Dec 2025 and her residencies at Back Lane West in Redruth during Spring 2025 and at CAST in 2018. Maya Ronchetti is currently showing her first solo naturally dyed textile show at Penrose Estate in Helston, Cornwall. She has work in Exeter Phoenix Gallery and will go on to show at Newlyn Art gallery this coming Autumn.
Maya Ronchetti takes a keen interest in group thinking, history and cultural narratives especially during a time that becomes increasingly screen dominated and virtues go virtual.
Recent work has been inspired by research on how morals and heritage in relation to nature are communicated through technology.
CV
b.1997 Exeter, Devon
Lives & works in the South West of England
EDUCATION & TRAINING
2025 - GHF Master Class - Sew Reading Pattern Making
2025 - Tackling Climate Restoratively Training with RJ Working
2025 - Tackling Racism Restoratively Training with RJ Working
2024 - Restorative Practice Facilitator Training with RJ Working
2023 - Introduction to Natural Dyes with Naomi Creative Roots
2023 - Level 2 Understanding Children and Young Peoples Mental Health
2020 - Short Course in ‘Anthropology: Understanding Culture and Society’ with Newcastle University
2019 - BA Fine Art Falmouth University 2016 - 2019 (Exchange semester at Emily Carr University, Vancouver)
2016 - BTEC Level 3 Fashion and Textiles
GRANTS & AWARDS
2024 - Gane Projects, Small Grants
2018 - ACS, Materials Award
EXHIBITIONS
2026 - Sept - Doom Strollers - Newlyn Art Gallery, Newlyn, Cornwall
2026 - May - Every-Body, Gallery333, Exeter Phoenix Gallery, Exeter
2026 - May -The Soil Circus, solo show, Stables Gallery, Penrose Estate, Cornwall
2025 - May - Desperate Pining, Solo show, Backlane West Residency, Redruth, Cornwall
2024 - January - Energy Marked, Collaboration with Rhona Francis, The Poly Falmouth, Cornwall
2020 - July - Creatures of the Dome, Collaboration with Olivia Brelsford-Masey, Grays Wharf, Cornwall
2019 - June - Falmouth School of Art - London Showcase, Peckham, London
2018 - Tristiam and Iseult, group show, Fish Factory, Penryn, Cornwall
2018 - FA2 Exhibition, group show, The Poly, Falmouth, Cornwall
2017 - FA1 Exhibition, group show, Falmouth University, Cornwall
RESIDENCIES
2026 - Dec - 6 week residency at Studio10, East Quay, Watchet, Somerset
2025 - May - 6 week residency at Backlane West, Redruth, Cornwall
2024 - Mar- 1 week residency, The Cornwall Workshop, with Mike Nelson, Cornwall
2022 - Nov - 6 week residency (Origin of Chisels) at CABILLA CORNWALL, Bodmin, Cornwall
2022 - June -1 week residency (Form Feeding) at Jupiter Gallery, Newyln, Penanze, Cornwall
2021 - Sept - 1 week residency, Yoruk (The Village) with Fourthland, Kent
2019 - Sept - 1 week residency, Yoruk (The Eye of the Wind) with Fourthland, Portugal
2018 - Aug - 4 week residency, (Skins of Britain) CAST, Helston, Cornwall
2018 - Sept - 1 week residency, Yoruk (The Song of the Cave) with Fourthland, Portugal