Maria Teplova has been Art School of SF Bay student since the age of 7. Besides art lessons at school, she has received art training exclusively at Art School of SF Bay.

Maria has been accepted with honors into the following art colleges:

California Institute of the Arts (Calarts): School of Art
Pratt Institute: Fine Arts - Painting
School of the Art Institute of Chicago: Fine Arts - Painting and Drawing
University of Washington: College of Arts and Sciences
UCSB: College of Creative Studies - Painting
USC: Roski School of Art and Design - Fine Arts
The New School (Parsons School of Design): Fine Art
Art Center College of Design: Fine Art
Laguna College of Art and Design: Fine arts - Painting