The Art of Maureen Gallace
Maureen Gallace is an American painter based in New York City. Born in Stamford, Connecticut, she received her BFA from The Hartford Art School, University of Hartford in 1981 and her MFA from Rutgers University in 1983. Her work consists of intimately sized landscapes, often depicting houses and beaches without the presence of people. Drawing inspiration from the rural New England landscape, Gallace utilizes a process of careful observation and omission to arrive at streamlined representations. Her technique involves applying wet on wet layers of oil on panel, creating visible brushstrokes that flatten the perspective of the image.
Exhibitions and Notable Works
Gallace has exhibited extensively on an international scale, with solo exhibitions at MoMA PS1, La Conservera in Spain, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Dallas Museum of Art. Her work was included in the 2010 Whitney Biennial. Notable works in our catalog include:
Her exhibitions have spanned numerous global locations, including Tokyo, Japan; Munich, Germany; Dublin, Ireland; and Venice, Italy. Her paintings often focus on the essential elements of a subject, such as the simplified white cottage in Cape Cod, Early September (2008).
