Hello! My name is Maria-Lucilia Gorre (MLG, for short).
I’m an artist and musician from Rochester, New York, currently based in San Francisco, California. As a first-generation Filipino-American, I often feel like I live in the seams of things. My work includes drawings, paintings, and prints that colorfully reflect interior and exterior worlds–imaginative, emotional, and microscopic. I work mainly in acrylic and gouache on paper and canvas, while experimenting with analog printing techniques including screeprinting, block printing, and risograph printing. I also make zines and comics, and am currently working on a graphic novel.
From 2015-2020, I served as the founder, creative director, and editor-in-chief for I Heart ROC, a website, social platform, and creative community chronicling the lives and loves of the people of Rochester. My visual essay Shadowplaces, was a Spring Showcase finalist for the Art of Freelance creative accelerator workshop, and has been featured in the Medium magazine, Human Parts.
In my spare time, I spend a lot of time daydreaming, looking closely at things, and making up stories about the mundane. The rest of the time, I drum and mess around with synthesizers. Previously a professional designer and illustrator for 8 years, I earned my MFA from Mills College in 2022.
Original pieces and prints of my artwork are available for purchase on my online shop and on Etsy. I also write about all sorts of things, including my perpetual curiosity, on Substack.
Contact me
To get in touch, please email me at marialgorre@gmail.com.
Email: marialgorre@gmail.com
IG: @marialuciliagorre
Previous Clients
Product & Brand Design
ASCE Buffalo, Mills College at Northeastern, California Sunday Magazine and Pop-Up Magazine, Paychex, TaskRabbit, William the Beekeeper
Illustration
BFF.fm Radio, California Sunday Magazine and Pop-Up Magazine, Inkpush Co., William the Beekeeper