McNulty's 3D Photo Mosaics were born from her love of genealogy, pop culture & history. Each mosaic carries a positive social message including people from the Women's/Civil/LGBTQ rights movements, people that have made a difference in music, science & politics as well as more playful subjects such as music, comedy, authors and Chicago sports teams/iconic people & places.
These works are hand-designed reliefs adhered to hundreds of mosaic tiles. This process is very time consuming, as every image is researched for accuracy to the subject matter. Each photos layout & color are digitally manipulated to work in the design, then cropped & angled to fit in the larger image, for example, part of a nostril or a birds feather. The hundreds of photos are adhered to tiles and placed on several levels to give dimension. This process gives depth & engages the viewer by requiring them move in closely to see the small detailed photos, then step back to observe the overall image.
Artists Highlights:
- Selected for 15 solo exhibitions & over 50 local/regional/international exhibitions 2013-2023.
- Selected for 2023 Summer Exhibition, Blue Mountain Gallery, New York, NY. July 2023.
- Awarded Best of Show, Art Comp exhibition, Beverly Arts Center, Chicago, IL. April 2022.
- Interviewed by Rendezvous Arts about art career and 3D Photo Mosaics; Patreon, Mar 2023.
- Selected for A Show Of Heads, Limner Gallery, New York. Nov-Dec 2021.
- Selected for 9th Annual International 2021 FL3TCH3R Exhibit: Social & Politically Engaged Art, Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN. Oct-Dec 2021.
- Selected for The Art of Being A Girl, Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan, CT. May 2019.
- Awarded Artist of the Month, In The Spotlight, Oak Park Art League monthly online exhibition, Jan 2018.
- Awarded Best of Show, Art of Illinois exhibition, Gallery 7, Joliet IL, Nov 2016.
- Honored by the Illinois House of Representatives for my Illinois artwork, Nov 2016.
- Awarded First Place, A Moveable Feast exhibition, Oak Park Art League, Nov 2016.
- Interviewed about art career and 3D Photo Mosaics; aired on VOP-TV, June 2015.
- Work selected for Peace Project book: Peace, Love & Understanding, published 2013.
- Awarded Editors Choice Winner, Portrait Art Exhibit, Artist Portfolio Magazine, Aug 2013.
