Submitted by Janet Neurauter (she/her),
Mission Advancement Consultant
Join us Friday, November 14, 2025, from 6:00-8:00 pm for the opening reception of Beyond the Bloom, featuring work by Maron Massey. This exhibit will be available for viewing November 5, 2025 – February 3, 2026.
Some of Maron Massey’s first memories are of creating art with her family. “My mom, dad, and siblings were always making art together. We were constantly working on projects – even the ones from the ‘Highlights’ magazine for children!” By the time she was a senior in high school, she was allowed to create her own independent study class in art because she had already completed every class offered. “When it came time for a committee to evaluate my progress at the end of the year, my work filled the library.”
Maron attended the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design for two years after high school where she concentrated on sculpture. She then worked with her family’s landscaping business for 17 years. “I probably planted 100,000 flowers during that time. Maybe that’s why I paint so many flowers today.”
Maron’s exhibit of acrylic paintings on canvas at Holy Wisdom is a perfect fit with the mission of caring for the earth. “My work is inspired by nature. Some of the paintings in this exhibit reflect time spent here at the monastery.” Maron wants people to be drawn in by her color palette first and then by the image. By using all the colors found in nature, she hopes her work will take people out of their daily concerns and recall what is really important. “I love incorporating many layers and textures in my paintings but it’s up to the viewer to interpret what the work means to them personally.”
Maron’s work can be found throughout the Madison area. She has 14 paintings in the permanent collection at Epic, the UW purchased three for their new Eastside Clinic and she recently completed 10 murals and 30 paintings for a downtown condominium association.
Jennifer Peters, our art curator commented, “Maron’s paintings are exuberant and make people happy. This exhibit will bring joy to everyone who sees her work!”
The exhibit is on display in the Gathering Area of the monastery from November 5, 2026 – February 3, 2026. Gallery hours are Tuesday – Friday, 8am – 4:30pm (excluding holidays) and Sunday 10 – 11 am.
An opening reception will be held on Friday, November 14, 2025, from 6:00-8:00 pm. Light refreshments will be served. Registration is appreciated. Register below
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Maron, thank you for your three paintings that Janet opened her invitation for us to bask in the magnificently color-filled beauty of your talent. Thank you for so selflessly expressing the exuberance of nature blossoming so freely in the sunlight that coaxes us to experience the healing powers of all her endless colors.
Janet, have you ever thought of “hanging” Maron’s art in a gallery for all of us out here in the hinterlands? Take a photo of each of Maron’s paintings and, through the mystery of the internet, present a showing of her work, so that we distant Holy Wisdom community members can “stroll” through that gallery. We need art appreciation out here as much if not more than you lucky souls who get to be physically present to wander amidst this wonderful beauty both on Holy Wisdom’s surrounding prarie, and in Maron’s art. Why, who knows, perhaps a few of us might like to purchase a painting to grace our walls. I know someone from New Jersey who is. Many Thanks, and Love to all Dennis Crowley