Maria Bennett is a San Francisco Bay Area - based painter. She received a BA in physiology from UC Berkeley, an MS from Harvard School of Public Health and a PhD in Cell Biology from Harvard University. 

While pursuing a science career, she continued to study painting as well as produce traditional harpsichord soundboard paintings in the 17th century Flemish and 18th century French style.  Since returning to California, her work has focused on the landscape.

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