About the Artist

Entranced by the Hudson Valley, Mary enjoys plein air painting, portraiture and still life in pastel and oil. A third generation San Franciscan, she received a BA in painting at the University of California at Santa Barbara and a MA in printmaking from New York University (Thesis: "The Photographic Image in Silk-screen and Intaglio Printmaking"). She currently teaches at SUNY Orange, The Wallkill River School and Museum Village. She has also taught at the Star Gallery in Middletown, the Northern Lights Academy in Warwick, NY, and Pike County Arts, Millford, PA. Her work was featured at the Wallkill River Art Gallery; the Beck Gallery, Hurleyville, NY; Kenridge Farm Gallery and The Arts Alliance, Cornwall, NY. In May 2007 she had a solo show at the Wallkill River Art Gallery. She will also show at WRAG in April 2008 at the new Montgomery, NY location.

In New York City she pursued a career as Art Director and designer for various publications and companies. She also studied at the School of Visual Arts, the Art Students League and with noted regional artists including John Osborne at the Ridgewood Art Institute, NJ. Her paintings and prints have been exhibited nationally and internationally and won numerous awards. Her pastel, "Bairds Cows" was featured on the 2004 Warwick Valley Telephone Cover.

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