Guido Maus (born 5 November 1964 inMalmedy) is aBelgian-born gallery owner,gallerist,curator, and long-time collector ofcontemporary art. He is currently living and working inBirmingham, Alabama.
In early 2010, Maus opened beta pictoris Gallery / Maus Contemporary dedicated to supporting contemporary creativity across thevisual arts inphotography,painting,sculpture and works on paper as well asmixed media, with a strong emphasis on issue-driven artwork and committed to experimentation and risk-taking. Through representing emerging, established, and internationally recognized artists, the gallery is committed to bringing a global perspective to contemporary issues and practices across the visual arts. The program consists of exhibitions, print publications, and media outreach.
The gallery represents the artistsJelili Atiku, John Bankston, Jarrod Beck, Steven Bindernagel, Manuel Caeiro,Willie Cole,Clayton Colvin, Derek Gracco, John Fields, Mark Flood,Peter Fox (artist), Irene Grau, Deborah Karpman,Barbara and Michael Leisgen,Sharon Louden,Odili Donald Odita, Sonja Rieger,Bayeté Ross Smith,Leslie Smith III,Susana Solano,Travis Somerville, Taravat Talepasand, Melissa Vandenberg, and the Estate of Yoshishige Furukawa.
beta pictoris gallery is a member of ICI,Independent Curators International (ICI),New York, a supporting member of TheBirmingham Museum of Art, and its Collectors Circle for Contemporary Art, as well as its Sankofa Society, a support group for African andAfrican-American Art. beta pictoris gallery is also a supporting member of the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver inDenver, Colorado and the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art inBoulder, Colorado.
Gallery exhibits curated by Maus in beta pictoris gallery / Maus Contemporary have been reviewed in manyart magazines andart blogs includingArtforum,[1] ARTslant,[2] Square Cylinder Northern California Art,[3] and Hyperallergic,[4] among others.