'Mother of Pearl'  24"x 24" - Rick Rack, Buttons,

String, Acrylic

'Mother of Pearl' in Detail

STATEMENT

All of my artwork has involved exploring repetition and subtle variations of form and color- and a fascination in intricate detail. Although I consider myself a painter, recent work is in mixed media collage. I work with bits and pieces of photos, fabric, sewing materials, stamps, maps, and found objects often burying them in “encaustic-like” acrylic mediums.

The materials, altered with the paint and medium, create an emotional resonance and complexity that I find similar to memory.

BIOGRAPHY

Meg Maher grew up in the Buffalo area. A graduate of the College of New Rochelle, she went on to gain a Masters in Art and Art Education from Columbia University, NY, NY and a Master in Fine Art in Painting from Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY.

She was a teacher of art the Herricks Schools, New Hyde Park, on Long Island from 1969-2001 and found teaching to be an extraordinary source of energy and pride.

Other studies in art include the Vermont Studio School, Sun Valley Center for the Arts in Idaho and the Oxbow Workshop, Michigan, as well as study abroad in Italy and China.

Watercolor was a first love and her latest work has been in oils and mixed media.

She has shown widely in the NY area, as well as recently in Sarasota.

Meg now lives and works in Sarasota Florida.

Education:

MFA Pratt Institute 1978                                                                                        

MA Columbia University 1969                                                            

BA College of New Rochelle 1968                                                      

Teacher of Art - Herricks Public Schools, 1969-2001                         

Affiliations:

Florida Artist Group   

Women Contemporary Artists

Florida Craftsmen

Towles Court Art Association

Sarasota Arts Council

Recent Exhibits:

Leepa-Rattner Museum, Tarpon Springs, FL “FLAG 2009 Exhibit” May 2009 group

Florida Craftsmen Gallery, St Petersburg FL March 2009

Manatee Community College, Bradenton, FL “WCA Project 4x6” Feb 2009 group

Studio at Gulf and Pine, Anna Maria, FL “The Nature of Florida” Nov 2009 group

Peter Paul Gallery, Sarasota, FL Oct 2007 “On the Edge” group

Sarasota County Arts Council (Center for Arts &Humanities) June-July 2007 “Seeking a Center” solo

Art Center Artisan’s Home Tour Feb 2007 Sarasota FL

Harmony Gallery: Sarasota Orchestra, Sarasota FL Oct 2006” Map, Maze, and Mandala” solo

Longboat Key Center for the Arts, FL March 2006 “Travel” group

White Dog Design, Sarasota, FL Nov-Jan 2005 “Small & Lovely” group

Essex Art Center, Laurence, MA Mar 2005 “Mandala-Seeking a Center” group

Art Center Sarasota, Sarasota, FL Feb 2005 “Abstract Show” group (Merit Award)

Omni Gallery, Uniondale, NY Dec-Jan 2004 “Winter” group

Islip Museum, Islip, NY July- August 2003 “Noah’s Ark: Animals among Us” group