Maryanna earned a B.F.A. in painting from the Kansas City Art Institute. After teaching at the high school level, she returned to school and earned her MA in Printmaking and Painting from the University of Missouri, Kansas City.  Maryanna continues her intaglio printing through the Hand Print Press at UMKC and paints from her home studio.  She has exhibited in the Kansas City area at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, the Late Show Gallery, Kansas City Artists Coalition, UMKC Gallery of Art and the Thornhill Art Gallery.  Currently, Maryanna teaches drawing at the University of Central Missouri and is a visiting artist for Kansas City Young Audiences.  Maryanna lives in Kansas City, Missouri.  Her work may be seen at maryannaadelman.com.