art delivery : 05.26.25

Whoa. This work makes my collage-loving heart want to RUN to my studio. This is the work of New York based artist MaryKate Maher, and this is her full bio/statement because I love all of it:

MaryKate Maher works in both sculpture and collage. She utilizes abstraction, symbols and repetitive forms to reference the body, geology and mythologies found in landscapes. Her sculptures focus on objects that are weighted and grounded, referencing lines, shapes and textures found in nature, such as rocks, site markers, and geological phenomena.

Maher’s collage works complement her sculptures by focusing on the compression of space and light. Her use of gradients and repetition of circular orbs create planes of depth, questioning their sense of volume and dimension.

In all of Maher’s works, forms and themes repeat like fragments of a visual grammar. Her application of different materials and components become foundational to her process where many small movements combine to create a larger voluminous form.

Yes! Such a strong, gorgeous visual vocabulary! Okay, yes… sprinting to my studio riiiiiiight now. ps. You can find MaryKate on Instagram at @maher_marykate, and she’s represented by Kaliner Gallery (oooh, where she has a show until May 31st. If you’re in New York… GO!!!)

SO MANY DOORS, and we can open all of them. When I was a sweet, young first year art student, I felt like I hadn’t lived enough to really make “capital A” art. But now, looking back, there were doors to creativity all around me. We always have the keys, we just have to unlock those personal doors, and walk through. (Quote found via @worldpoetrycollective from the book, “Women Who Run With the Wolves” by Clarissa Pinkola Estés.)

Happy Monday ~ Danielle

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