A Colorado native and retired aerospace engineer, Maureen Riesco is a professional, award-winning artist, who now makes her home in Sarasota, Florida. She's had a lifelong passion for art and a desire to bring beauty into people's lives through her creations. Her artwork is contemporary and engaging, features bold images and vibrant colors, and has been described over the years as joyful and whimsical.  Maureen has lived in many parts of the country and having developed many interests, her themes and subjects are  very diverse. She's primarily been a contemporary realism oil painter, and although she loves the purity of oils and the beauty of realism images, she is now developing a portfolio of acrylic abstracts.  She feels that the process of abstract painting is about self-discovery and the freedom to explore shape, color and design without limits. In all of her work, she strives to create beautiful, vibrant images that, at the same time, provide a tranquil resting place for the mind and soul.

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​Awards:

• Best of Show: 2014 LAA Bright Red Art Show

• Best of Show: 2013 LAA Fall Members Art Show

• Best of Oils: 2019 LAA Fall Members Art Show

• 1st Place: 2017 LAA Mini Show

• 1st Place: 2012 LAA Mini Show

• 2nd Place: 2016 LAA Fall Members Art Show

• 3rd Place: 2018 LAA Library Show

• 3rd Place: 2017 LAA Library Show

• 5rd Place: 2018 LAA Library Show

• Artistic Achievement: 2020 LAA Spring Members Art Show

• Honorable Mention: 2017 LAA Spring Members Art Show

• Honorable Mention: 2014 LAA Spring Members Art Show

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Gallery representations:

• Art Uptown Gallery, Sarasota, FL

• Creative Framing Art Gallery, Louisville, CO

• Kaleidoscope Fine Arts Gallery, Nederland, CO

• Blue Moose Art Gallery, Fort Collins, CO

• R Gallery, Boulder, CO

• Gallery 1505, Denver, CO

• Mountain Living Studio Gallery, Manitou Springs, CO

• La Veta Gallery on Main, La Veta, CO

• Dona Laurita Gallery, Louisville, CO

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