Maria Vasquez Boyd is a painter, designer, poet, storyteller, musician, and educator. She continues to exhibit her work through solo and group exhibitions across the United States. Recently, Boyd’s work was exhibited in A Layered Presence at the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Bunker Center for the Arts, Mattie Rhodes Cultural Art Center, and Metropolitan Community Colleges, Kansas City. Her collection of Mexican Folk Dolls was on display in 2023–2024 at the National Toy and Miniature Museum.
Boyd is a founding member of the Latino Writers Collective. Her book of poetry, The Weight of Recognition, was published in 2023 through Spartan Press. Her poetry can be found in numerous anthologies, including Primera Página, Cuentos Del Centro, Duende, Everyday Things, Toasted Cheese, Kansas City Star, and No One Sees the Irony. Boyd is the producer/host, of Artspeak Radio, a weekly live program on 90.1FM KKFI Kansas City Community Radio where, since 2012, she has featured local and world renowned artists, writers, poets, playwrights, and performers.
