Maureen Connor (born 1947) is an American artist who creates installations and videos dealing with human resources and social justice.
Her work has been shown at MAK, Vienna; Portikus, Frankfurt; ICA, Philadelphia; and the Whitney Biennial among other venues.
[6][7] She is currently working on an installation of Personnel for the Centre de Recherche en Droit Public, a think tank at the University of Montreal, as well as a book on Personnel to be published jointly by Wyspa Art Institute, Gdańsk, Poland, and Revolver Press, Frankfurt, Germany.
[8] In 2022 along with artist Landon Newton and architect Kadambari Baxi, Connor created Trigger Planting, a site-specific installation exhibited at Frieze NY, in May of 2022.
International solo shows include Contradictions at the Akbank Sanat in Istanbul, Turkey (2012); Evidence, at the Museo de Arte Moderno, Buenos Aires, Argentina (1998); Maureen Connor at Galerie Sima in Nuremberg, Germany (1996); and others.
[12] In 2007, Connor participated in the Disonancifas: Artists Collaborations with Industry, a project in San Sebastian, Spain.
in 2003; Banquette at Palau Virrena, Barcelona, Spain, in 2003; and ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, Germany.
[11] It appeared at Zentrum für Kunst und Mediatechnologie, Karlsruhe, Germany; Paco das Artes (in conjunction with the 1998 São Paulo Biennale), São Paulo, Brazil; Neue Gesellschaft für Bildende Kunst, Berlin, Germany; Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Vienna, Austria; The Armand Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA; and numerous other venues.
[16] Connor explores the guilt that some women may feel regarding their weight and the culture's view of perfect shape.