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Notes from Mary's studio:
This year of 2010, I am putting together a cohesive body of work reflecting artistic gains garnered from my travel and research the past three years. I'll be cloistered a bit more at my easel and in my studio, and I do not plan to release many new images on my website until the entire show of work is complete. Aaahhhh... back to the inner sanctum!
5-day Taylors Falls Painting Workshop 2010
Mary will again be teaching a workshop in beautiful Taylors Falls, MN.
It will be held Mon-Fri. July 26- 30, 2010.
Write to mary@marypettis.com to sign up or for more info.
5th Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational 2010
February,
2010
Mary has been invited again to participate with The Islanders in the Maui
Plein Air Painting Invitational, Feb. 13th -20th, 2010. For a list of
participating artists and more information, visit the Islanders'
website,
www.mauipleinairpainting.com
5-day Maui Workshop 2010
Sponored by the Plein Air Painters of
Hawaii
April 19th - 23rd, 2010
See Workshops
Maui Plein Air Workshop 2009
November 2-6th
Sponosored by the Plein Air Painters of Hawaii
See Workshops
Palais des Nations
Mary has been honored as one of ten artists that have been accepted to participate at the exhibition at the Palais des Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, October 1-10, 2009.
Russia Expedition
March and April of 2009, Mary studied in Russia, visiting Moscow, St. Petersburg, and the Nicolai Fetchin Museum at Kassan.
Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational 2009
February, 2009 Maui, HI USA Mary participated with The Islanders in the Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational, Feb. 14th -21st, 2009. For a list of participating artists and more information, visit the Islanders' website, www.hawaiipleinair.com
Maui Plein Air Workshop 2009
February 8-12
See Workshops
China Expedition
In the fall of 2008, Mary traveled and painted with Jove Wang deep in the remote areas of rural China. The fruits of this expedition will be displayed at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.
One-Woman Exhibition
Lyrical Landscapes - Looking Deeper
Art Center of St. Peter
St.Peter, Minnesota,
November 29-January 6, 2008
Reception Saturday, Dec. 1st, 1-3 p.m.
Howard/Mandville Gallery
17th Annual Invitational Small Works Show
Featured Works by Over 100 Leading Artists
Paintings are 11 x 14 or smaller
Preview Days: November 1st - 10th
Reception & Set Price Sale - Saturday, Nov. 10th 5:30-8pm
Please contact the gallery to receive a catalog/invitation to the show.
www.howardmandville.com
Europe 2008!
Mary was invited to teach in two wonderful artistic venues in 2008:
Dordogne in Southwest France with Le Vieux Couvent - May 15-22, 2008
Info site:www.vacancesenvie.com and
Venice with Il Chiostro in October, 2008
New Gallery Announcement
We are pleased to announce that Mary is now represented by Devin Galleries in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Please check their web site at www.devingalleries.com
Devil's Lake, North Dakota
Mary presented a 3-day workshop and an evening public lecture recently at Devil's Lake, North Dakota in conjunction with the celebrated North Dakota Chautauqua.
Scottsdale Artists School April 2007
Mary was a participating artist in2007's Beaux Arts Auction to benefit the school. Information can be found at http://www.scottsdaleartschool.org/home.html
Irvine Museum Award of Excellence 2007
Mary's night scene of a popular Lahaina restaurant, entitled "Bonsoir Mes Amies", was awarded the Irvine Museum Award of Excellence at the very successful Maui
Plein Air Invitational in February, '07.
Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational
February
19-26, 2006 Maui, HI USA Mary@MaryPettis.com Mary was in Maui with The Islanders in the 1st Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational,
Feb. 19th -26th, 2006. For a list of participating artists and more information,
visit the Islanders' website, www.hawaiipleinair.com
2nd Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational 2007
2007 Maui, HI USA . Mary
was in Maui with The Islanders in the 2nd Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational,
in Feb. 2007.
For a list of the participating artists and more information,
visit the Islanders' website, www.hawaiipleinair.com
Society of Master Impressionists
Mary was selected to be a part of The Society of Master Impressionists
Inaugural National Juried Exhibition: June 2nd- July 2nd, 2006. This
year's exhibition took place at The Sunset Art Gallery of
Amarillo, Texas. See http://masterimpressionists.com/ for more information. |
Irvine Museum Award of Excellence
Mary
was a recipient of the Irvine Museum Award of Excellence at the Maui
Plein Air Invitational this past February, '06. The Islanders' event
was a tremendous success by all accounts. All 8 plein air paintings
Mary produced during the week were sold during the event. Mary will be
represented on an ongoing basis by Village Galleries Contemporary, 180
Dickenson Square, Lahaina in Maui, Hawaii. 800/346-0585 village@ccmaui.com |
Love of the Land
Mary exhibited three studio paintings in the "Love of the Land" 2nd Annual Major
Landscape Exhibition, May 5th, 2006, at Howard/Mandville Gallery in
Kirkland,WA. See www.howardmandville.com for more information. |
ARTISTS FOR THE NEW CENTURY
Exciting
news! Mary was invited (by recommendation of the editors of Fine Art Connoisseur, to be a
participant in the Bennington Center for the Arts Exhibition,
Bennington, Vermont: "ARTISTS FOR THE NEW CENTURY". The exhibition ran from August 5 -September 10th, 2006.
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New Upcoming Paintings
In November 2005, and again in January 2006, Mary visited the Inside Passage in Alaska.
Mary has recently completed four family/genre paintings and is commencing a set of formal portrait commissions. |
Tuscany Painting Workshop|Retreat
May 2006 Mary@MaryPettis.com See
Workshops. |
MN
Workshop 2006
Mon-
Fri, July 24-July 28, 2006 Mary@MaryPettis.com See
Workshops. |
1st Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational
February
19-26, 2006 Maui, HI USA Mary@MaryPettis.com Mary
will be in Maui with The Islanders in the 1st Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational,
Feb. 19th -26th, 2006. For a list of participating artists and more information,
visit the Islanders' website, www.hawaiipleinair.com |
15th Annual Invitational Miniature Show
Howard/Mandville Gallery
November 1-12, 2005 Kirkland, WA USA Mary@MaryPettis.com PREVIEW DAYS: November 1st -12th, 2005. SET PRICE DRAWING & RECEPTION: NOVEMBER 12th - 5:30 -8 pm
Watch for national magazine ads, visit www.HowardMandville.com , e-mail MandMail@HowardMandville.com or please call 1-800-544-4712 for more information. |
3 Day Workshop
Nov
9, 10, 11, 2005 Spring (near Houston), TX USA Mary@MaryPettis.com See
Workshops. |
PRIVATE RECEPTION WITH THE ARTIST
October 28, 2005 Upcoming One Woman Show | Up North Fine Art Gallery | Lindstrom, Minnesota USA Mary@MaryPettis.com7:00-10:00
pm (call Friday for invitation) OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: Oct. 29th - Nov.
30, 2005 - For more information and invitation call 1-888-881-4555. |
THE ISLANDERS
Mary
has been invited to be a part of a prestigious group of plein air
painters of Hawaii, The Islanders. The 9 member group includes Saim
Caglayan, Pierre Bouret, Ronaldo Macedo, Darrell Hill, George Allan,
Jacobus Baas, Mark Brown and Marty Wessler. Check out their full page
ad on page 7 in the March 2005 issue of Plein Air magazine.
Visit their new web site: www.hawaiipleinair.com. |
PLEIN AIR Magazine
Mary was featured in the June 2005 issue of Plein Air Magazine. To read the original essay used in the article click here |
LOVE OF THE LAND - Major Exhibition
The
Love of the Land exhibition took place in Kirkland, WA at the Howard
Mandville Gallery May 6th through June 5th 2005. Three of Mary's
paintings sold, including a plein air street scene from the Saturday
paint-out. Howard/Mandville Gallery is now Mary's exclusive
representative on the west coast. See http://www.howardmandville.com/Pages/Artist%20pages/pettis.html |
DESERT PLEIN AIR 11/2004
Mary
was an invited guest to the Desert Plein Air hosted by the La Quinta Arts Foundation
at Old Town La Quinta, CA, November 17th - 21, 2004.
For more information go to: www.la-quinta-arts-found.org |
ESTES PARK 2004
Mary
was chosen to participate in "The Third
Annual Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters
- Estes Park 2004 Event and Exhibition" in
Colorado from August 16th to August 26th.
The event was hosted by RMPAP, Snowfire
Gallery and Loch
Vale Fine Art Gallery.
As part of this event, Mary painted at
Arizona's North Rim of The Grand Canyon
National Park July 15th through the 18th,
2004, with other artists in the Rocky Mountain
Plein Air Association (www.rmpap.com). |
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was awarded the Best of Show $5000 purchase
award for her painting "The Pergola
Fountain at Airlie" at the Plein Air
Invitational at Wilmington, NC April
30th 2004. The invitational featured
13 nationally recognized, award winning
artists from Alabama, Utah, Minnesota,
California, Massachusetts and Wyoming.
The event was sponsored by Walls Fine
Arts Gallery and the Airlie Gardens
Arts Festival of Wilmington. |
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Impending Showers (a.k.a. Impending Rain Balsam Lake) winner of the OPA Award of Excellence
at the Oil Painters of America Midwest Regional Exhibition of
Traditional Oils, hosted by the beautiful Hilligoss Galleries in the
heart of downtown Chicago.
www.HilligossGalleries.com |
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Jet Trails winner
of the Gardin Sawyer Memorial Award
in the oil painting category at the
American Artists Professional League's
75th Grand National Exhibition at the
Salmagundi Club in N.Y.C. info |
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NAPPAP BEST of SHOW/ ARTISTS' CHOICE
has been awarded to Mary Pettis for the National Academy of
Professional Plein Air Painters 2003 NY Paintout. Plein Air painters
from across the United States met to paint together in New York City's
Central Park last September. |
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FROM SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA: A record number
of art enthusiasts crowded the exhibition
halls of the Scottsdale Artists' School
for the evening reception on February
5 at the 19th Annual "The Best and The
Brightest" juried art show and sale
in Downtown Scottsdale. The
Marlin Linville Memorial Scholarship
from the Plein Air Painters of America
(P.A.P.A .) was presented to
Mary Pettis of Taylors Falls, MN. Her
oil painting, ANGEL OF THE WATERS,
was in the professional/oil category." info |
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was invited to be a participating Artist
Guest at Wilmington, NC for a 10 day Plein
Air Painting event beginning with an Opening
Gala April 23rd at Walls Fine Art Gallery
(see www.wallsgallery.com)
and culminating with the famous Arlie
Arts Festival, a three day celebration
of the arts in the incomparable floral
setting of historic Airlie Gardens April
30th, May 1& 2, 2004. (see www.airliegardens.org) |
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