Shown top right: self-portrait "CLOSE", 8'X7', 7000+ plastic bottle caps, 2011. See the full image.

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MARY ELLEN CROTEAU was an artist whose work directly addresses the absurdities of social norms, and lays bare the underlying bias and sexist assumptions on which our culture is constructed. She worked with non-recycled plastic waste, in an effort to demonstrate the huge amounts of trash we are consuming and sending into the environment.

From 2006 to 2017 Mary Ellen hosted a window gallery in the Hermosa neighborhood of Chicago. She featured a different local or international artist every month.

Mary Ellen lived and worked in Chicago, IL

Any inquiries about the work on this website can be directed to :

Steve Bild

Bild_Steve@Yahoo.com