The Attic Gallery 1101 Washington Street Vicksburg, MS 39183 Phone: 601 638 9221 FAX: 601 638 9221 |
Art by Mary Hardy The Attic Gallery Vicksburg Mississippi Outsider Art, Southern Contemporary Art, Fine Crafts, Etc. (Lots of etc.) Since 1971 |
Art by Mary Hardy The Attic Gallery Vicksburg Mississippi Outsider Art, Southern Contemporary Art, Fine Crafts, Etc. (Lots of etc.) Since 1971 |
The Attic Gallery 1101 Washington Street Vicksburg, MS 39183 Phone: 601 638 9221 FAX: 601 638 9221 |
MARY HARDY Artist's Statement My working process seems to be a conversation with myself, my innerness. It is a constant search, an excavation. This "digging" lends itself therefore to the mixed media process that I use of layering drawing, painting and collage materials. My subject matter is derived from this personal searching as all Art has done since the beginning of time. I therefore use universal, archetypal symbols to engage the viewer and encourage them to look through the layers and discover a story of their own. EDUCATION___________________________________________________________ * Master's of Art Education, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama * Additional graduate (studio) work through the University of Tennessee * continuing education and study with noted instructors from; Louisiana Tech University, Pratt Institute New York, Atlanta College of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Pennsylvania Academy of Art, Parson's School of Art and Design New York, University of Houston, University of Florida, Aubur n University, Savannah College of Art and Design, University of Mississippi, Louisiana State University AS WELL AS workshops with; *Wolf Kahn (New York studio artist, "2nd Generation Abstract Expressionist" and subject of the book by Justin Spring, Wolf Kahn), AND *Maxine Masterfield accomplished studio artist and author of the books In Harmony With Nature and Painting the Spirit of Nature *Jos. A. Smith Professor of Art Pratt Institute, New York and author of The Pen and Ink Book *Moe Brooker, Professor of Art Moore College of Art and Design Philadelphia, PA *Patrick Horsely studio potter Portland, Oregon, frequently published in Ceramic Monthly Magazine *Jere Allen, Professor of Art, University of Mississippi *Hugh Wiliams, Professor of Art (retired), Auburn University * B.S. Art Education, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama * A.A. Fine Art, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College SELECTED AWARDS AND EXHIBITIONS_________________________________ 2001 MS Humanities Council "Scholar's Grant Award" 2001 included in "Quill and Kiln" National Juried Competition, George Ohr-Okeefe Museum of Art juror, Peter Callas 2001 duo show Jones Junior College, Ellisville, MS 2000 "Gallery Excellence Award" Cottonlandia Museum of Art Greenwood, MS 2000 included in "Cross Currents; A National Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Art", (juror, Luise Ross owner of Luise Ross Gallery New York) held at the Walter Anderson Museum of Art 2000 1 of 45 artist (chosen from 300) to exhibit in the Ohr-Okeefe Museum of Art National Juried Competition (juror; Sandra Blain, Professor of Art, University of Tennessee) received an honorable mention 1999 top award for purchase by the Yates Corporation at Mississippi Art Colony, juried by Jere Allen, Professor of Art, University of Mississippi 1999 included in MS Art Colony Retrospective 50th Anniversary show at the Lauren Roger Museum, Laurel, MS 1999 included in the book Art in Mississippi written by Patti Carr Black 1999 solo show entitled "Sacred Signs" at the Ohr-Okeefe Museum of Art 1998 juror's award Mississippi Art Colony given by Jos. A. Smith, Professor of Art, Pratt Institute, New York 1998 Who's Who Among American Teachers 1997 top award for purchase by the Yates Corporation at Mississippi Art Colony, juried by professor emeritus, Hugh Williams, Auburn University 1996 solo show entitled "Icons", An Installation Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College 1993 solo show Lucille Parker Gallery of William Carey College, Hattiesburg, MS 1992 group show Winfield Gallery Gulfport,MS 1991 solo show at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College 1988-1990 Awards of Merit "ArtWave" juried exhibitions 1987 "Mississippi Art Collection", juried by the Mississippi Museum of Art for the corporate art collection of Peat Marwick, International Accounting Firm PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES____________________________________________ * presently Instructor of Drawing and Painting at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College * presently Gallery Director, MS Gulf Coast Community College, Jackson County Campus * 2002 review written for The Bay Press newspaper, Biloxi, MS on Soul Provider; Folk Art from the Finley Collection, exhibition at the Ohr-Okeefe Museum of Art, Biloxi, MS * 2001 MS Humanities Council (Scholar's Grant award) lecture and exhibition "Art and Symbolism, A Pictorial Alphabet" * 2000 guest lecturer for "Cross Currents: A National Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Art" held at the Walter Anderson Museum of Art * juror for; the art division of the regional Beta Club Convention, 5th Congressional High School Art Competition, "Culture Shock" /Jackson County Arts Council, George Ohr Fall Festival * 1998<1980 Art Teacher St. Martin High School, Ocean Springs, MS. * workshops taught through the Walter Anderson Museum of Art, Ocean Springs, MS., PROFESSIONAL AFFLIATIONS__________________________________________ * represented by Carol Robinson Gallery, New Orleans, LA * represented by the Attic Gallery, Vicksburg, MS * Mississippi Visual Artists Interactive, University of MS. www. olemiss.edu/depts/art/MVAI/H/m.html * Corporate Art Program, MS. Museum of Art, Jackson, MS. * College Art Association * MS. Art Colony * ArtWave, A Professional Alliance of Artists * Ocean Springs Art Association SELECTED COLLECTIONS______________________________________________ * First National Bank of the South * Deposit Guaranty National Bank * Munro Petroleum, Biloxi, MS. * Corporate Art Collection of Peat Marwick, International Accounting Firm * William Carey College, President's Collection, Hattiesburg, MS. * Rushing and Guice, Attorneys-at-law, Biloxi, MS. * Robert Byrd, Attorney-at-law, Biloxi, MS. * Bill and Nancy Yates, Yates Corporation, MS. * Joseph F. Garr, Jr. Attorney-at-law, Lafayette, LA. * Nick Morphus Attorney-at-law, New Orleans, LA. * Mississippi Court Reporters * Ocean Springs, MS. Chamber of Commerce * Shiriva Strunk, Heritage Homes Realty * Trustmark National Bank |
