MAUREEN MERCIER
My Body, My Choice, mixed media, 13”x19”, 2021
My Body, My Choice is a visual representation of my thoughts on women's reproduction rights. I believe that everyone should have the right to their own autonomy when it comes to making decisions about their bodies. The right to choose what is best for oneself is at the core of equality, privacy and bodily integrity.
Why Water Street?
I have never felt more validated as an artist that makes art about womanhood as I am with having a piece of my art displayed at Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin’s Water Street Health Center. PPWI represents my moral and ethical beliefs that health care should be accessible for everyone. I am honored to have My Body, My Choice as part of the collection in Milwaukee.
More about the artist:
Maureen Mercier is an artist whose work is centered on themes of womanhood and motherhood. She evokes strength, confidence, and empathy through her work in sculpture and mixed media, utilizing materials ranging from fibers to cast metal. Her use of these contrasting materials symbolizes the diverse pressures we balance in our lives. Maureen draws artistic inspiration from her own lived experience as a woman and mother and from nature and her community. She also has more than two decades of experience as a licensed massage therapist. This work has further influenced her artistic endeavors celebrating the power of the female body.
