Maria T. Ason was born in 1967 in Santurce, Puerto Rico. Since she was 7 years old, drawing was her passion. In 1990, she earned a Bachelors in Fine Arts in Printmaking and (awarded) Graphic Design at the Art School of University of Hartford, CT. Freelanced graphic design and illustration from 1991 to 1996.

She is a member of the Puerto Rican Women Painters Association, Sketchbook o Art House Cooperative, Brooklyn, NY. In 2012, was a member of Arte City Group, a group of local artists that are City of Miami employees.

Maria’s work has been exhibited in Puerto Rico, Miami, Los Angeles and a series of sketchbooks have toured many U.S. Cities