AS PUBLISHED IN LOCAL MEDIA, June 23, 2017

Watson MacRae Gallery on Sanibel Island has joined Artsy, the premier online resource for art enthusiasts to learn about and purchase artwork from leading galleries around the world. 

BY JEFF LYSIAK, Island Sun, November 4, 2016

After eight years being located in the rear section of The Village Shops, Watson MacRae Gallery officially moved into its new space on October 18. The fine art and contemporary craft gallery is now located in the front corner of the shopping plaza in the space formerly occupied by William E. Wilson Fine Jewelry Design. 

by CRAIG GARRETT, Times of the Islands, March/April 2016

Sanibel gallery owner shares thoughts, loves what she does, relates a brief history

Maureen Watson is the founder of the Watson MacRae Gallery on Sanibel. Considered one of the finer galleries in Southwest Florida, Watson MacRae opened in 2008 in the Village Shops on Periwinkle Way. Gallery artwork is quirky and cool, which is how many islanders describe Watson, an edgy New Yorker with a heart of gold.

BY SHANNEN HAYES, Santiva Chronicle, March 21, 2016

Watson MacRae Gallery has opened its much-anticipated exhibit “New York, New York II,” featuring six acclaimed New York City painters – Lynn Kotula, Ro Lohin, Albert Kresch, Mark Heyer, Kevin Wixted and Ruth Miller Forge. 

BY SHANNEN HAYES, Santiva Chronicle, January 6, 2016

Watson MacRae Gallery opened “Sacred Creatures Sacred Spaces: From Santa Fe with Love” Tuesday, Jan. 5 – marking the gallery's 50th exhibit. This special exhibit was created from gallery owner Maureen Watson's summer pop-up gallery in Santa Fe, N.M.

BY SHANNEN HAYES, Santiva Chronicle, November 11, 2015

Watson MacRae Gallery opened its eighth season Tuesday, Nov. 10 with the “Paper and Paint” exhibition featuring new work by five diverse artists. It will be on view until Dec. 2.