Three New Female Larchmont Artists Launch Exhibit

LARCHMONT, NY — A new exhibit, called "res*o*nance," the power to evoke enduring images, memories and emotions, was unveiled at Biz G87 gallery in Larchmont. More than 200 people attended the opening to view the art created by three new local female artists: Sally Maca, Maureen Meehan and Sandra Wong Geroux.

Providing a view of res*o*nance from each of the artists perspectives and mediums, the exhibit includes original modern art paintings, still landscape paintings and photographic portraits, according to a spokeswoman.

“The response to the exhibit has been overwhelming,” Meehan said. “A lot of thought went into curating an exhibit that highlighted each of our unique talents and perspectives but that provided a combined view of how an image can resonate within an individual.”

It was about a year ago that Meehan confirmed a group exhibit with Sarah Mackay of Biz G87 for a 2019 exhibit with the contingency she finds 2 other artists. Being particular about whose work would be next to hers, she reached out to her photographer friend Sandra Wong Geroux, who sent a long list of women painters working in the area.

Meehan went through website after website until she found Sally Maca, and for her, she knew those were the paintings she wanted living alongside hers.

“I just cold called her. I don’t know what she thought. She’s a different energy than me and was thoughtful about it. She said she wasn’t sure and would like to meet first. We met at my house looked at one another’s work and decided to go see an O’Keefe show,” Meehan explained.

“I think in that first meeting I asked her, ‘OK, you are going to do this right?’ and my recollection is she may have still had some reservations. Here’s what I knew, I had spent 35 years painting and teaching and I knew that what Sally’s eye sees resonates with what my eye sees and that is not common with artists. We had our second afternoon together at the Botanical Gardens and there we asked each other who was our third. We talked about other painters and nothing felt right when one of us said, Sandra. Sandra is who we want in this with us, Sandra’s photographs resonate for us. Sandra said yes, and we were off to the races,” Meehan said.

“It was inspiring to work with other women, for a common goal, with no competition or ego running things,” she said. “I think the end result really demonstrates how our art resonates together.”

All three artists live and work in Larchmont.

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