User:Wangotango23

MAUREEN KELLEHER

American  white    female    contemporary    visual artist.

Born May 23, 1959 at   West Point NY

The eighth of eight daughters  to a career  US military officer   and  housewife.

Kelleher grew up in North Carolina, then moved around in her teen years -- Colorado, Texas, and California.

She ended up in Hialeah, FL, and graduated the University of Florida, 1982, BA, philosophy.

The next twenty-three years were spent in New Orleans, Louisiana where she worked as a house painter, house mother to the mentally retarded, fry cook, secretary, typesetter, case manager and private investigator.

HER ART:

Her work deals with contemporary themes, expressed through storytelling, strong narrative, and social critique. Bold colors, fabric, and thick wood backdrops create a folk art feel;  the use of words and narrative bring the art up to modern speed, and land it squarely in contemporary social realism.