 Maureen Hagerman "Bird of Paradise" Maureen Hagerman 2023-2024 Dec. 15, 2024 - Jan. 12, 2025 reception with the artist Sunday Dec. 15, 2-4 pm artist talk at 3 pm  Maureen Hagerman, "Friends and Foe Beneath The Sea" Maureen Hagerman [b. 1957, Chicago IL] lives and paints in Louisville. She received a BA in Fine Art and a AA in Graphic Design in ‘92 from Kentucky Wesleyan College, studying with Kimble Bromley and William Kolok. They remain important influences and friends to this day. She began exhibiting her mixed-media paintings in 2017, and began to exhibit with garner narrative in 2023. She also works as a mental health specialist supporting people in crisis. Hagerman writes, "The intent for my work is to show the importance of spontaneity. Some recurring themes are trees, buildings, flowers and faces. Lines also show up a lot. When I was young, my art was exclusively about coloring in between the lines. Now lines represent boundaries and borders sometimes, and at other times they represent continuity and connection with all parts of the painting and my life." Hagerman is a true alla prima painter. The rapid drying times of thin acrylic paint allow her to build up surfaces and accomplish layered and textured effects in a single long studio session.  Maureen Hagerman "We come in Fear, Anger and Confusion, But Mostly Peace and Hope" About this show, Hagerman writes:
[2023-2024 brought] Retirement and dedicating all my time to my art. I learned to practice meditation and attended regular therapy sessions where I became more aware of myself through self exploration. My oldest brother also died in 2024, and Trump won the election. One of the paintings directly affected by these events was titled We come in Fear, Anger and Confusion, But Mostly Peace and Hope. [See above.] It represented all the mixed emotions I was feeling at the time of the election and myself desperately searching for any meaning to it all. I seemed more ready to experiment and take risks with my art. I discovered a new found confidence in my work and a willingness to let go of any preconceived results. |
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