Maritza Erasmus

Maritza L. Erasmus is an Aruban sculptor. She studied sculpture at the Escuela de Bellas Artes in San Juan, Puerto Rico (1976-1980), graduating with the award for best graduate, and continued her studies in Madrid and The Hague. From 1986 to 2009 she was president of the Academia Liber di Arte (A.L.A.S.), where she also taught, and she worked for many years at Aruba's Institute and Department of Culture. Her public works include the World War II monument (2001), the statue of the thinking Indian of Aruba for the Central Bank (2002) and many busts and reliefs. She represented Aruba at Carib Art, and her work is in private collections in Aruba, the Netherlands, Puerto Rico, the USA, Germany, Switzerland, Argentina and Curaçao.