MAGGIE O'NEILL
ARTIST & ACTIVIST
Maggie O'Neill is an artist, designer, community builder, and activist based in Washington, DC.
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"I am endlessly inspired by "Fearless Girl" and wanted to create colorful statues of little girls in different shapes, sizes, ages to represent the millions of Americans (our daughters) who are losing their rights to their bodily autonomy and critical health care." - Maggie O'Neill
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Ignited by the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in June 2022, O'Neill turned to art to express herself, and as a tool for propaganda. The first iteration of this installation stood on Monday, November 7, 2022 in front of the Capitol and the Supreme Court. On December 5, 2022, we brought the girls down to Atlanta for the Georgia Senate Runoff. This installation of 51 little "Fearless Girls" was her draft or a "sketch" of a larger idea and national grassroots campaign.
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Maggie has 20+ years of experience supporting the city’s creative community through her multifaceted work. Her integral role as one of the District’s cultural leaders at the intersection of arts and hospitality is a culmination of her creative design firm SWATCHROOM’s robust portfolio of restaurants and commercial spaces and her community-focused projects including pop-ups, murals and other spaces designed to be inclusive and spark open dialogue.
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With 55+ commercial spaces in the District, a complete reimagining of the iconic Willard Hotel and countless other creative projects both locally and internationally, she is uniquely positioned to continue pushing the envelope of the impact design can have on meaningful change and artistic freedom in the nation’s capital. When she’s not moving the needle on D.C. design, she is making original pop impressionist works of art, creating products and merchandise tied to a myriad of creative projects in Morocco and beyond, and fueling her passion for activism through her "Vote For Your Daughter" National Campaign and Exhibition.