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Maura McGurk interviewed by SouthCoastToday.com
“…Maura is talking about her love for Italy. Besides being moved by the light alone, she has become enthralled with the generosity of the people, the food and the vivacious appreciation for life....
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Marion Exhibit Conveys Profound Sense of Place
Fratello “…Ms. McGurk employs a similar collage style, embedding text fragments in jabs of paint, but her take on the technique focuses on unexpected color combinations. Her “Via Settembre” includes...
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The Sketchbook Project in Time Out Magazine
“Seeing the first draft of a work of art often reveals more about an artist’s motives than their final piece does. For the past four years, the Art House Co-Op has asked artists to share bits of...
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The Sketchbook Project Covered in Chicago Art Magazine
“Brooklyn-based Art House Co-op’s Sketchbook Project is ephemeral by nature despite its roots in very tangible objects: sketchbooks. The project is designed to engage a number of artists through this...
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The Only Art Worth Doing Is the Art That Makes Things Better: An Interview...
Bridge, Acrylic/Mixed media on panel, $3000 In an interview with fellow artist Gina Marie Dunn, Maura McGurk discusses her creative process and inspirations for creating political art. She also...
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More Unethical News from Slater Museum
John Denison Crocker's LincolnWell, I always wanted the press to write about my artwork, but I didn’t think it would happen this way: The Day of New London, CT wrote an article about the Lincoln...
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Maura McGurk Blog Featured in The New London Day
Maura McGurk’s blog regarding the Lincoln portrait contest sponsored by the Slater Museum is quoted extensively in The New London Day. The Day reveals the backlash among the contest entrants, the...
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Maura McGurk Interviewed by The Norwich Bulletin
Procession of the Orphans: Rejected Lincoln portraits move to new gallery space Maura McGurk and other artists discuss their views of the judging of the Lincoln portrait contest sponsored by the Slater...
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Maura McGurk’s Art Blog Featured on CTMuseumQuest.com
CTMuseumQuest.com, the website devoted to exploration of each and every one of Connecticut’s museums, has featured Maura McGurk’s art blog in its recent article about the Norwich Arts Center Gallery....
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Lavender Menace art exhibition covered in Norwich Bulletin
Photo courtesy of Jeff CampbellThe ongoing exhibition, Lavender Menace: Paintings by Maura McGurk in Response to Gay Bullying, is covered in the Norwich Bulletin. Read all about it!
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Maura McGurk Featured in “At the Edge” Magazine
The premier issue of At the Edge magazine, an independent art publication which focuses on emerging artists in New York City, features artist Maura McGurk and her crusade against gay bullying. The...
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You, Me, Us: Artwork in Response to Bullying
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release LOCAL ARTIST RESPONDS TO GAY BULLYING WITH POSITIVE ABSTRACTIONS Artist Maura McGurk shares moving body of work and begins local art call for youth in support of...
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Maura McGurk Named Artist of the Week by theStudio4Art
TheStudio4Art named Maura McGurk “Artist of the Week” for her paintings in response to gay bullying, and recognized her for her work with various charities that stand behind LGBT youth. In bestowing...
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Published in The Lavender Review
I’m very happy to be part of the latest issue of The Lavender Review, an art and poetry journal by and for lesbians. I’m in great company, alongside artists and writers such as Leonard and Virginia...
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365 Days of Art: June 11 – Dieter Roth Exhibition Receives Humorous Review
Dieter Roth, Staple Cheese (A Race), 1970 June 11, 1970 Dieter Roth’s first US exhibition receives a tongue-in-cheek review in the International Herald Tribune, which says that the gallery owner “will...
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