Hello, I’m Indi

Maria Acosta Hernandez or in short Indi and I am a cuban self employed artist based in Germany with over 20 years of experience in drawing and painting. 
I’ve been a full time artist for 7 years now. 

My work encompasses a variety of mediums and themes, including oil painting, digital art, book illustration, and dark art. 
I invite you to explore each category in my portfolio, there’s something for every taste.

Fine art:
In 2025 I started to pursue fine art, in february 2026 it has already become my main work which I am focusing on.
With my art I like to explore emotional themes and like to create my own worlds and to connect to others.
Most of my paintings are based around mental health, healing and I pour my heart into them.
My cuban roots are visible in my work in terms of colors and nature, my years of experience in Illustration work reflect in the compositions and story telling. My love for fantasy growing up helps me imagine dreamy worlds.
In a way I try to combine parts of me in my work, explore, be free and heal, connect with others and spread joy.

Exhebitions so far: I’m rather shy in real life but I still joined some shows and will join more in the future.

Group exhibition themed on giving hope to people suffering from depression as part of the ‘‘Mut Mach Wochen 2025 in Siegen Olpe ‘‘Inkulsion exklusiv kreativ.’’
I was In Eduard Rangnau’s Gallery  two weeks for a solo show. - 2025Group Exhibition for the ‘‘Kunstag Siegen’’, Unwesen hosted via Pollypixelt / Ina Preuß &  Anneweberart /Anne Weber. 
I also contributed to the ``Women Art union Herta´´ with more than 20 artist from 20+ countries.
I’ve also been part of several art Books such as ‘ The Mystic Glade’ and ‘Human Artbook’. 
I’ve also got featured in Imaginefx magazine.
I joined Cult Collaborate Zine in issue 2

My professional expirience in Illustration work:

For the past seven years, I have worked  professionally for several publishers, Indi authors, for a school and private clients contributing to a wide array of projects. Furhermore I hold a bachelor’s degree in Game Art and education in media Design.
While my primary focus lies in Book Illustration including fantasy and dark themed art, I am always open to exploring new creative challenges across various genres.
Some Publishers I have worked for: Podium Publishing, Löwe Verlag, Board Game Circus and more!

Education and further expirince:

Finished education in - Technical Assistant in Design/Media done at Berufskolleg Technik Siegen.
I have a Bachelors of Arts done at the cologne game lab.
 Teaching art as a lecturer for character design at the school of games in 2019-2020.

More about me as a person:

I spend most of my time working on art in my home studio, have 3 very cute cat´s, looove animals, nature, I care a lot about mental health, animals and human rights. 
Overall I am a person with a lot of feelings, which I give room in my art. 
Besides art I don´t have as much time, it really cosumes my life, which I enjoy and need. 

However I really like cooking also.
If you ever want to visit my studio, I really don´t mind whipping something up in the kitchen.
And I love colors, at my home I like to have a lot of plants and colorful elements.
When I was younger I also played a lot of games, such as Sonic on the dreamcast. 
That is why I ended up getting a dagree in game art, after a few years of then working as an Illustrator I did get back to also creating fine art, work from the heart.
It´s been a long journey, I´ve besically been drawing since I was able to hold a pencil and I´m 31.

Anyways!

I am happy to have you here!

Best regards,
Indi