Maristela Salvatori is a Brazilian artist and printmaker. She has a degree in Fine Art from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Instituto de Artes, where she teaches on the undergraduate and Postgraduate Visual Arts Programme and coordinates research into 0 Fascínio do Traço (The charm of the Line). She works with issues related to printmaking and photography and is currently head of the Postgraduate Visual Arts Programme. She is a co-author of the book Mestiçagens na Arte Contemporânea (organized by Icleia Cattani, Porto Alegre: UFRGS, 2007).
The "Maris" of Maristela does not mean "Mary." It means "of the sea," from the genitive form of the Latin "Mare." The entire name means "Star of the Sea," a title of St. Mary. [noted -ed]It refers to an analogy of her as a star guiding sailors (us) through stormy seas (life) to a safe harbor (heaven).