Resumé

Maureen McQuillan is represented by McKenzie Fine Art,
New York, New York

Born: New York, NY 

EDUCATION

 1985              BA English, Columbia University, New York
1985-88         New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2022 “Two Ways About It,” MCKENZIE FINE ART, New York, NY.

2018    "Offset Drift," MCKENZIE FINE ART, New York, NY.

2015    "Process Color," MCKENZIE FINE ART, New York, NY.

2011 "New View Six: Sensory Forensics," CONTEMPORARY MUSEUM, Baltimore, MD.

2010    "Necessary Detours," MCKENZIE FINE ART, New York, NY. (catalogue)

2007    MCKENZIE FINE ART, New York, NY.

2005    G-MODULE, Paris, France.

2004    MCKENZIE FINE ART, New York, NY.

2001    JAMES GRAHAM & SONS, New York, NY.

2000    HAINES GALLERY (Project Space), San Francisco, CA.

1999    JAMES GRAHAM & SONS, New York, NY. (catalogue)

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024 Among Friends, Metaphor Projects, Brooklyn, NY.

2023 Winter Show ‘23, Westbeth Gallery, New York, NY.

2022 Winter Show ‘22, Westbeth Gallery, New York, NY.

Soft Geometry, New Collectors Gallery, New York, NY.

Dialogues, Couloir, Croneilhan, France.

Among Friends, Equity Gallery, New York, NY.

Artists Draw Their Studios, Hewitt Gallery/Marymount Manhattan College, NY, NY

2021 Here, There and Everywhere, Foley Gallery, New York, NY.

2020 Recent Paintings: Christopher Dunlap, Maureen McQuillan, Laura Watt,

McKenzie Fine Art, New York, NY.

2019    Wrap Around 19, Arena at Suite 806, New York, NY.

The Heat of the Moment, McKenzie Fine Art, New York, NY.

            Divine Intervention, Christ Episcopal Church, Sag Harbor, NY.

            Among Friends, The Clemente, New York, NY. 

2018    The Possibilities of Line, McKenzie Fine Art, New York, NY. 

2017    The Big Small Show, Drawing Rooms, Jersey City, NJ.

            Matérialité Photographíque, Geste, Paris, France.

            Translucent, McKenzie Fine Art, New York, NY.

            More Women Painting, Design Sublime, Miami, FL.

            Tremolo, Rick Wester Fine Art, New York, NY. 

            Hoping for Clear Skies, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY 

2016    Luscious, Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, VT.

            Visual Inquiries: Artists Inspired by Science, Fingesten Gallery Pace University, NY, NY.

            NOMENcoLorATURE, Studio 10, Brooklyn, NY.

            Spectrum,  Laura Korman Gallery, Santa Monica, CA.

            50 Shades of Red, Herter Gallery University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. (Catalogue)

         Coast to Color,  Laura Korman Gallery, Santa Monica, CA.

2015 Holiday Salon, Lesley Heller Workspace, New York, NY.

2014 Color as Structure, McKenzie Fine Art, New York, NY. 

         Collection Gilles Balmet, Le VOG Centre d’Art Contemporain de la Ville de Fontaine, France.

         L’Ecole Supérieure d’Art et Design, Grenoble, France.

2012 Line and Plane, McKenzie Fine Art, New York, NY

2010    Wavelength, Storefront, Brooklyn, NY.           

            Art on Paper 2010, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC. (Catalogue)

            Text ó-& Figura, The Contemporary Museum, Zapote, Costa Rica.        
                                                                                                                         

2009    Linear Abstraction, Mckenzie Fine Art, New York, NY.

2008    Horror Vacuii, Mckenzie Fine Art, New York,  NY.

            Fundamental Abstraction II: in memory of Kim Wauson, Haines Gallery, San Francisco, CA.

            g.salon, g-module, Paris, France. 

2007    Black & Light, Kleinert/James Arts Center, Woodstock, NY.

            Current, Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO 

2005    Good Vibrations, Mckenzie Fine Art, New York, NY.

            Linear Geography, Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston, MA. 

            FIAC  (Futurequake), g-module, Paris, France. & Art Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.

            Lines & Curves, Limn Gallery, San Francisco, CA.

2004    Moving Outlines, the Contemporary Museum, Baltimore, MA.

            David Mann & Maureen McQuillan, Museum of Outdoor Arts, Englewood, CO.

            Espacio Negativo Terrano Nyorguino, Galería Nacional, San José, Costa Rica.  [catalogue]

            Art Rotterdam 2004, g-module, Netherlands 

2003    Line Dancing, Islip Art Museum, East Islip, NY. (catalogue)

            Stroke, Schroeder Romero, Brooklyn, NY.

2002    Tilt, Christinerose Gallery, New York, NY.

            About Paper, Kristen Frederickson Contemporary Art, New York, NY. (brochure)

            Waves, The Work Space, New York, NY.

            25th Anniversary Selections Exhibition, The Drawing Center, New York, NY.  

2001    Hydro, Marcel Sitcoske Gallery, San Francisco, CA

            Drawing (Selected), Galerie G-Module, Paris 

2000    Blurry Lines, John Michael Kohler Center for the Arts, Sheboygan, WI

         Another Story Altogether: Abstraction in Painting Today, The College of New Rochelle, NY (brochure)

         Small Works, Linda Schwartz Gallery, Cincinnati, OH

Fluid Flow, James Graham & Sons, New York, NY

Drawing, Percy Miller Gallery, London

Drawing, Trans Hudson Gallery, New York, NY

         Live from New York, Haines Gallery, San Francisco, NY 

1999 The Xmas Project, Kent Gallery, New York, NY

         Cremolata Flotage, Staten Island Ferry, New York, NY

Pattern, James Graham & Sons, New York, NY

Drawing, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY

         In Tense, Videoland Art Space, New York, NY

         Size Matters, Gale Gates, Brooklyn, NY 

1998 Selections Fall ’98, The Drawing Center, New York, NY

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bloodworth, Sandra and Hageman, Cheryl. Contemporary Art Underground/MTA Arts and Design NY, Phaidon Press, Monacelli Press, April 2024.

Simon, Marie-Charlotte. Parlons Art, Radio Lengadoc, 2022.

Simon, Adam. “Maureen McQuillan: Beauty in Rigor,” Two Coats of Paint, May 10, 2022.

Ortiz, Lori. “Mirror, Mirror: Opposing Ways of Seeing,” Live Mag!, May 10, 2022.

“Crystal Blue Persuasion,” The Daily Photo, The Daily Sun New York, March 22, 2022.

"New York Subway Art Journal: Crystal Blue Persuasion by Maureen McQuillan," Yomitime, Vol. 357, Sept. 9, 2019.

Rivoli, Dan, “Renovated Queens stations reopen after months of repairs,” New York Daily News, June 22, 2018.

Cook, Lauren and Desai, Ravji, “Astoria subway stations at 30th, 36th avenues reopen”  AMNewYork, June 22, 2018.

Rouges, Lunette, Matérialité Photographique,” Le Monde, November 21, 2017.

Faucett, Mimi.  "A Minimalist 1930s Apartment with Iconic Views," architecturaldigest.com, Oct. 29, 2016. (Illus.)

Xavier, Francis.  "A Conversation with Artist Maureen McQuillan," LA Examiner, February 25, 2016.

Landi, Ann.  "Color as Structure at McKenzie Fine Art," ArtNews, October 2014 issue, p. 114.

Mattera, Joanne.  "Color as Structure at McKenzie Fine Art," Joanne Mattera Art Blog, July 25

D'Agostino, Paul. "The Measure: Four Art Exhibits You Need to See," The L Magazine, July 3, 2014

Petkanas, Stephen. "Social Studies..." Architectural Digest, p. 174, illustrated  September, 2012

Sposato, Jesse. "Riding the Brain Waves," Greenpoint Gazette, February 3, 2011.

Baker, Kenneth.  “Wauson Remembered at Haines Gallery,” San Francisco Chronicle, July 5, 2008, p.  (Illus.)

Smart, Paul.  “Talk About Culture: Chiaroscuro at Kleinart/James,” Woodstock Times, June 28, 2007, pp 32-33 

Voelz Chandler, Mary. “Creating a Flow,” Rocky Mountain News, March 30, 2007.

McAdams, Shane.  “Talking Shop with McKenzie Fine Art,” Chelsea Now, Volume 1, Issue 10, Dec. 1-7, 2006, p. 20.

Baker, Kenneth.  “Lovely lines draw the eye at Limn Gallery,” San Francisco Chronicle, July 9, 2005, p. E10  (Illus.)

D’Architectures, N˚ 145, April 2005, Guide pp 42-43 (reproduction).

McQuaid, Kate.  “Exhibit tracks the trend of mapping out truth and beauty,” The Boston Globe, Jan. 21, 2005, p C18. (Illus.)

Shapiro, David.  Catalogue essay for Espacio Negativo Terrano Nyorguino, October, 2004.

McCabe, Bret.  “Moving Outlines,” Baltimore City Paper, March 24, 2004.

Harrison, Helen.  “When the Line Itself Is the Main Attraction,” The New York Times, May 11, 2003.

Greben, Deidre.  “An Exercise in Reading Between the Lines,” Newsday, April 25, 2003.

Aukeman, Anastasia.  “About Paper,“Art on Paper, December 2002, pp. 61-62  (reproduction).

Danto, Ginger.  “About Paper,” ARTnews, December 2002, p. 120.

Frederickson, Kristen. About Paper brochure , September, 2002 (color reproduction).

Lombardi, Dominick.  “Abstracting the Meaning...,” The New York Times, September 24, 2000.

Bonetti, David.  “Gallery Watch: Driven to Dynamic Abstraction,” San Francisco Examiner, January 28, 2000.

Hunt, David.  Time Out New York, Reviews, “In Tense” at Videoland, Nov. 4-11, 1999 (reproduction).

Laster, Paul. "Brooklyn Spice, Artnet.com Magazine, October 1999.

Everett, Deborah.  "The Drawing Center," NY Arts, October 1998.

Harrison, Helen.  "Studies in Tone on Tone," The New York Times, August 31, 1997.

Shaw, Karen.  "Better Color through Chemistry," catalogue essay for the Islip Art Museum, NY.

Schwabsky, Barry.  "Correct Me if I'm Wrong," essay for brochure, The Work Space, NY.

CURATORIAL PROJECTS 

2016    "Remainders of the Day" -  a proposal exploring the idea of the remainder; the unpredictable

            and undefined by-product of the creative process.

1999    "Phenotypology" - a group exhibition at Hallwalls, Buffalo NY.  Examined the appearance and behavior of science as a mutating organism; included the work of 22 artists (brochure).

WRITING 

            "Drawing Color," article for InterAlia Magazine, March 2016.

            "The Infinite Possibilities of Line," article for InterAlia Magazine, January 2015.

            "Phenotypology" Essay for brochure, Hallwalls, Buffalo, NY 1999.

AWARDS & RESIDENCIES         

2019 Americans for the Arts/Public Arts Network 50 Best Public Art Projects in the US

2019 American Institute of Architect, Excelsior Award for Public Art

2017 Public Art Commission for MTA Arts & Design 36th Avenue Astoria Station (N/W)

2016 Artist's Residency, Marble House Project, Dorset, VT (Sept.)

2006-2007 Artist's Residency, The Carriage House, Islip Art Museum, NY

2002 Artist's Residency, Millay Colony for the Arts, Austerlitz, NY (April)

LECTURES AND VISITING ARTIST 

2019 Municipal Art Society lecture and tour of 36th Avenue Station (Astoria Line)

         "50 Reds," - Lecture and Learning Workshop at Ernst & Young Co., New York, NY

2018 “Freewheeling: Color in the Digital Age” - Lecture and Workshop at the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey

Panel Member - Fourth Year Student Critique at Pratt Institute/ Department of Architecture

         Gallery Talk in connection with solo show: “Offset Drift” at McKenzie Fine Art

PUBLIC ART COMMISSION 

2018        Public Art Commission awarded by MTA Arts & Design to create permanent artwork

in laminated glass, spanning three sides of the 36th Avenue Astoria Station (N/W) Opened June

SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

         Cantor Fitzgerald, New York

         Contemporary Museum of Art and Design, Costa Rica

         Estée Lauder, New York

         Goldman Sachs, New York

         Josie Robertson Surgery Center Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital, NY

         The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME

         Metropolitan Transit Authority/Arts & Design

National Gallery, Costa Rica

         Nine-Zero Hotel, Boston, MA

         Pfizer, Inc., New York

         Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Battery Park City, New York