Maya Schock

Artist Maya Schock, born in 1928, studied both dance and acting in her native Japan. After marrying American Floyd Schock and moving to Central Pennsylvania, she studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Maya converted the building at Second and Reily Streets in Harrisburg into the DŌSHI Gallery for Contemporary Art and Japanese tea shop in 1972. There, Maya exhibited and advocated for the work of contemporary Pennsylvania artists until her death in 1975.

Exhibited Works Include

Portraits of a Fool (Self-Portrait), undated, oil on canvas. From the collection of Dr. David Bronstein.

Obsession, 1967, oil on canvas. From the collection of Dr. David Bronstein.

Untitled, c. 1969 – 1972, sanguine pencil on newsprint. From the collection of Jon L. Johnson & Charles H. Maser.

The Journey Within, 1974, acrylic. From the collection of Dr. David Bronstein.

Ode to Summer No. 8, 1975, acrylic and pastel. From the collection of Dr. David Bronstein.

Study for the Journey Within, 1972, acrylic. From the collection of Dr. David Bronstein.

Fantasia #4 A Daughter of the Last Samurai, 1972, acrylic on canvas. From the collection of Eric Freedman.

Song of Summer Wind, 1970, acrylic. From the collection of Dr. David Bronstein.

Let There Be Light #18, undated, oil on canvas. From the collection of Eric Freedman.