April 2005
Maureen Maki
Los Angeles, CA
maureen@maureenmaki.comMaureen Maki's paintings have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in galleries and museums throughout the United States, including the Ojala Gallery in Los Angeles; the Aljira Center for Contemporary Art in Newark, New Jersey; the Locus Media Gallery in New York; and Taller Galleria Fort in Cadaques, Spain. In Detroit, Michigan her work has been featured in exhibitions at Detroit Contemporary, the Johanson Charles Gallery, the C-Pop Gallery, and the 2-South Gallery.
In addition her work is in public and corporate collections, including those of the Kresge Mansion and Museum of New Art in Detroit, Michigan; Mandalay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas; and the Hyatt Newporter in Newport Beach, California.
Ms. Maki is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including a grant for public art from the City of Los Angeles; the Stewart and Stewart Award for Printmaking; and an Ox-Bow Staff Fellowship from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Her work has been commissioned by public and corporate institutions, including the University of Southern California in Irvine, and the Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department.
Maureen Maki was born in Flint, Michigan, in 1968. She received a B.F.A. from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1990.
ARTIST STATEMENT
My paintings reflect my ongoing obsession with layers and what lies beneath. Rich tactile layers of paint, texture, and paper overlap and interact building a complex terrain. These images are metaphors for the unconscious mind as it processes an infinite stream of information, ideas, and feelings.
