Sofia Maldonado Suarez Paintings

Puerto Rican

Sofía Maldonado-Suárez is a Puerto Rican artist of Cuban descent, from San Juan, Puerto Rico. She has spent most of her career focused on derelict spaces, constructing a poetic experience of colorful abstractions, within uninhabited buildings. Maldonado's urban walkabouts inspired a desire to transform the environment with color by painting abandoned structures using a paint sprayer. Her career is focused on public art and color field painting. The artist also has a dynamic studio practice as a painter and digital illustrator. She develops a sense of community through workshops and versatile community engagement projects. Collaborations with musicians and underground subcultures are an integral part of her artistic practice and aesthetic. Maldonado's characteristic style is recognizable for its Caribbean palette and roots in muralismo. She deconstructs organic forms in order to explore color fields in her work. She represents feminine energy in her expressive outlines and sensually themed drawings. The artist’s colorful landscapes extended in space indicate the passage of time and the ephemerality of architectural structures. Maldonado's highly saturated, almost fluorescent, tropical palette reflects her animated personality and creates optical vibrations due to her energetic marks and distinctive application of color. Throughout her career, Maldonado’s illustrations of femininity have been defiant and present the pleasure associated with the female experience in detail. A deep awareness of spatial deconstruction and what has been established are manifested in her architectural color interventions. As an artist she reflects her colonial reality in site-specific projects such as Kalaña, exhibited at the Whitney Museum Biennial, NY (2017). In this project, as in her massive abstract murals, she employs color as a signifier of abandonment, rather than as a beautifying agent. Maldonado explores the spectrum of the feminine body by challenging cultural myths and social constructs from the outlooks of hip hop, trap music, and reggaeton. Maldonado has earned a BFA from the Escuela de Artes Plásticas de Puerto Rico and an MFA from Pratt Institute, in Brooklyn, New York. She has participated in select exhibitions: PST:LA/LA at MOLAA, California (2017), La Bienal de Asunción, Paraguay (2014), CAAM, Canary Islands (2013), Museum of Art and Design, NY (2013), Museum of Contemporary Art of Puerto Rico (2012), Museo del Barrio Biennial, NY (2011) and the Havana Biennial, Cuba, and Real Arts Public, Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT (2008). She was awarded the Manhattan Community Arts Fund Grant, LMCC, (NY) in 2012.

Artist: Sofia Maldonado Suarez

Sofia Maldonado SuarezAguas Muertas III, 2021

$1,500

Aguas Muertas III

By Sofia Maldonado Suarez

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: Las aguas muertas de vida y sueños. Mudarme a Madrid en medio de una pandemia, ha sido una especie de ensueño. Los viajes a las Islas Baleares y Canarias me ayudar...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sofia Maldonado Suarez Paintings

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Linen, Acrylic

Sofia Maldonado SuarezAguas Muertas IV, 2021

$1,500

Aguas Muertas IV

By Sofia Maldonado Suarez

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: Las aguas muertas de vida y sueños. Mudarme a Madrid en medio de una pandemia, ha sido una especie de ensueño. Los viajes a las Islas Baleares y Canarias me ayudar...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sofia Maldonado Suarez Paintings

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Linen, Acrylic

Sofia Maldonado SuarezTajogaite Volcán, 2021

$1,500

Tajogaite Volcán

By Sofia Maldonado Suarez

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: A series of paintings created during an art residency in La Gomera, Canary Islands (2021). Keywords: abstract, small format Artist Biography: Sofía Maldonado-...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sofia Maldonado Suarez Paintings

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Linen, Acrylic

Wosene KosrofAbstract Vibrant Painting 'Ark of Words', 2025

$16,000

H 22 in W 32 in

Abstract Vibrant Painting 'Ark of Words'

By Wosene Kosrof

Located in White Plains, NY

Available at Madelyn Jordon Fine Art. 'Ark of Words' by Ethiopian/American artist Wosene Worke Kosrof, 2025. Acrylic on linen, 22 x 32 in. This colorful abstract painting features p...

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2010s Abstract Sofia Maldonado Suarez Paintings

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Linen, Acrylic

Jason DeMeoSynthesism: Solitude 4 - Bold Graffiti Textural Original Painting on Canvas, 2021

$2,550Sale Price|25% Off

H 60 in W 48 in

Synthesism: Solitude 4 - Bold Graffiti Textural Original Painting on Canvas

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Abstract minimalist artist Jason DeMeo presents a collection of artworks designed to engage viewers in a meditative experience, drawing them closer to the enduring ideals of truth, b...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sofia Maldonado Suarez Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Anastassia Skopp"Blue Garden" xxl painting on cotton canvas, rose garden, blue, dark blue, 3d, 2025

$4,800

H 57.09 in W 57.09 in D 1.58 in

"Blue Garden" xxl painting on cotton canvas, rose garden, blue, dark blue, 3d

Located in Zofingen, AG

"Look at a tree, a flower, a plant. Let your awareness rest upon it. How still they are, how deeply rooted in Being. Allow nature to teach you stillness." – Eckhart Tolle Canvas siz...

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2010s Abstract Impressionist Sofia Maldonado Suarez Paintings

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Canvas, Linen, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Terri DillingDose of Green, 2024

$4,400

H 41.5 in W 42 in

Dose of Green

By Terri Dilling

Located in Atlanta, GA

Terri is an Atlanta-basted artist who received a BA from Indiana University, a BFA from Georgia State University, and has also studied visual arts in England, Spain, and Italy. Dilli...

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2010s Abstract Sofia Maldonado Suarez Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Linen

Robert KileyLarge Robert Kiley Abstract Painting, 78"w, 1990

$4,550Sale Price|30% Off

H 55 in W 78 in D 1.75 in

Large Robert Kiley Abstract Painting, 78"w

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Robert Kiley (American, 1924-1996) Marking(s); notes: signed artist's label verso, marking(s); 1990 Materials: acrylic on l...

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1990s Abstract Expressionist Sofia Maldonado Suarez Paintings

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Linen, Acrylic

Robert KileyLarge Robert Kiley Abstract Painting, 78"w, 1990

$4,550Sale Price|30% Off

H 55 in W 78 in D 1.75 in

Large Robert Kiley Abstract Painting, 78"w

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Robert Kiley (American, 1924-1996) Marking(s); notes: signed artist's label verso, marking(s); 1990 Materials: acrylic on l...

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1990s Abstract Expressionist Sofia Maldonado Suarez Paintings

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Linen, Acrylic

Viktoria GanhaoToday II - Viktoria Ganhao Abstract Contemporary Painting, 2024

$3,273

H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 1.19 in

Today II - Viktoria Ganhao Abstract Contemporary Painting

Located in DE

Original acrylic painting on linen by Viktoria Ganhao. This abstract artwork masterfully intertwines vibrant hues of blue, green, and hints of red, creating a dynamic yet harmonious ...

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2010s Abstract Sofia Maldonado Suarez Paintings

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Linen, Acrylic

Robert KileyLarge Robert Kiley Abstract Painting, 78"w, circa 1985

$4,550Sale Price|30% Off

H 55 in W 78 in D 1.75 in

Large Robert Kiley Abstract Painting, 78"w

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Robert Kiley (American, 1924-1996) Marking(s); notes: signed artist's label verso, marking(s) Materials: acrylic on linen D...

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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Sofia Maldonado Suarez Paintings

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Linen, Acrylic

Anastassia SkoppWinter Garden - Impressionistic Painting on Linen Canvas, 60x60 cm, floral art, 2026

$643

H 23.63 in W 23.63 in D 0.79 in

Winter Garden - Impressionistic Painting on Linen Canvas, 60x60 cm, floral art

By Anastassia Skopp

Located in Zofingen, AG

"Look at the flowers. It is simply unbelievable how happy flowers are." — Osho 60 × 60 × 2 cm / 23.6 × 23.6 × 0.8 in Acrylic and mixed media on 100% linen canvas Winter Garden capt...

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2010s Abstract Impressionist Sofia Maldonado Suarez Paintings

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Canvas, Linen, Acrylic

Erle LoranSalt Ponds 1, Large Scale Modern Geometric Abstract Landscape with Pink, 1980

$5,200Sale Price|20% Off

H 72 in W 52 in D 1.5 in

Salt Ponds 1, Large Scale Modern Geometric Abstract Landscape with Pink

By Erle Loran

Located in Soquel, CA

Salt Ponds 1, Large Scale Modern Geometric Abstract Landscape with Pink A bright and colorful monumental scale abstract interpretation of the Bay Area salt...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Sofia Maldonado Suarez Paintings

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Linen, Acrylic

Erle Loran"Cliffside", Large Scale Modern Abstract Geometric Landscape, 1983

$6,500

H 42 in W 52 in D 2 in

"Cliffside", Large Scale Modern Abstract Geometric Landscape

By Erle Loran

Located in Soquel, CA

"Cliffside", Large Scale Modern Abstract Geometric Landscape Colorful modern abstract landscape titled "Cliffside" by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999), a modernist of urban and coas...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Sofia Maldonado Suarez Paintings

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Linen, Acrylic

Suna ImreContemporary Abstract Painting with White Gestural Marks, 77x99 cm Suna Imre, 2025

$1,870

H 30.32 in W 38.98 in D 1.19 in

Contemporary Abstract Painting with White Gestural Marks, 77x99 cm Suna Imre

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Before turning to fine art and ceramics, Suna Imre spent fifteen years working across dance, installation, performance, and film. Rooted in improvisation, her early practice centred ...

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2010s Abstract Sofia Maldonado Suarez Paintings

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Linen, Ink, Acrylic, Wood Panel

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