Maureen lives and paints in Louisville. She received a BA in Fine Art and a AA in Graphic Design in ‘92 from Kentucky Wesleyan College, studying with Kimble Bromley and William Kolok. They remain important influences and friends to this day. She began exhibiting her mixed-media paintings in 2017, and began to exhibit with garner narrative in 2023. She also works as a mental health specialist supporting people in crisis. 

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The intent for her work is to show the importance of spontaneity. Some recurring themes are trees, buildings, flowers and faces. Lines also show up a lot. When she was young, her art was exclusively about coloring in between the lines. Now lines represent boundaries and borders sometimes, and at other times they represent continuity and connection with all parts of the painting and her life. 

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Hagerman is a true alla prima painter. The rapid drying times of thin acrylic paint allow her to build up surfaces and accomplish layered and textured effects in a single long studio session.