Maia del Estal (b. Argentina, 1993) is a self-taught painter, poet, performance artist, and Ikebana practitioner based in Brooklyn.
She grew up in an extended family of artists, actors, and political dissidents, shaped by the vibrant queer counterculture of Buenos Aires.
Immersed in drawing workshops and poetry readings from an early age, she began painting large-scale abstract works on found objects in 2008, experimenting with different supports and unconventional materials. Since then, she has participated in various group shows and solo exhibitions.
In 2015, she integrated Ikebana into her practice as a method of emotional balance. After relocating to New York in 2017, Maia expanded her work to include performance, text-based videos, and sound installations, blending visual art with explorations of poetry, the body, and electronic music.