Maureen Armendariz

PaintYourChange | Painting, Drawing, Jewelry Design

“We have art, lest we perish from the truth."
​- Friedrich Nietzsche

Artist Bio
Maureen holds an undergraduate degree in Studio Arts, having studied art, theology, and philosophy at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the International School of Art- Umbria, Columbia University- Chicago, Newman University, and Wichita State University. She paints and designs jewelry and Rosaries.

Currently, Maureen is a graduate student in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Bellevue University, NE. She speaks, teaches, and gives workshops on both art and mental health. Her plans for the future include private practice as an arts-based psychotherapist.  Her special interests include healing treatment-resistant PTSD and the use of art as a tool for psychological health.

She is also a wife and homeschooling mother of six amazing children, who are her finest works of art.

Favorite/Patron Saint
Bl. Stanley Rother was a Midwestern native martyred in Guatemala in 1981. He loved farming but struggled with Latin, which nearly cost him the chance to be ordained. Yet, later as a missionary he was able to translate the New Testament into the native dialect and is farming skills were instrumental in bettering the lives of his flock in Guatemala.

I believe Bl. Stanley’s life and death are a testament to the Holy Spirit’s special role in forming the Christian in the modern era. We must prepare for the future, but we never know what future God has in Mind. God does not work in spite of our shortcomings, but through them. In the end, who we are more than what we know readies us to be tools in God’s Hands. I sang at Bl. Stanley’s Beatification Mass in 2017 in Oklahoma City. It was the spiritual experience of a lifetime.​

​Favorite Quote
“Art, freedom, and creativity will change the world faster than politics.” -Victor Pinchuk

​​Fun Fact
I love broccoli.

Awards and Recognitions
2022 Quell Foundation Scholar
Student’s Choice Award Recipient, SAIC
BA in Studio Art, Wichita State University

Featured Work
The Art Institute of Chicago has a library of handmade books. One of my books, handprinted on a 400-year-old printing press, is part of the library collection.

Professional Groups/Affiliations
American Counseling Association
Catholic Psychological Association
Fellowship of Catholic Artists

Where to Purchase Work
Contact Maureen directly.

Upcoming Shows/Events
Life is Beautiful: Visual and Performing Art Show, Holy Family Shrine, October 2022

Contact Information
Preferred method of contact: Email
Maureen meets with clients at public meeting spaces or via virtual platforms.

maureenarmendariz@mail.com
​Mail: 8920 N 56th Ave Cir W, Omaha, NE 68152

Hours
By appointment only

Virtual Gallery

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