A local artist's work is being showcased 40 years after her death. Maggie Cook Polacheck was a figure in Austin's 1970s psychedelic creative scene. Her life was cut short when she died of uterine cancer at the age of 38.

Maggie's daughter, Angeliska, is now putting her mother's work in the spotlight. This effort is bringing attention to Maggie's influential yet largely unseen contributions to the local art scene. Further details about Maggie Cook Polacheck's life and work are available from local news sources, including an in-depth look at her artistic legacy and her daughter's efforts to share it with the community.