ArtAware, created by Maria Cerro in 2012, promotes awareness and self discovery through the transformative discipline of art. This ArtAware project combines Cerros experience as an artist and teacher, with almost two decades of Zen training in an esoteric Japanese martial art. Cerro applies many of the spiritual principles she has learned through her own work and translates it into a tangible and transformational experience for artists and viewers alike through the platform of ArtAware.