MARY EARLY

Born 1975, Washington DC

EDUCATION

Bennington College, Bennington, VT, BA, 1997

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Mary Early: Sculpture, 1275 Sculpture Series, 1275 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC, October – November 2008

Mary Early: Sculpture, Gallery 101 Walsh, Georgetown University Department of Art, Music & Theater, January 12 – February 21, 2008

Mary Early: Sculpture, Hemphill Fine Arts, Washington DC, 2005

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Cream, Washington Project for the Arts/American University Art Museum, January 30 – March 6, 2010

On Points, The Front, New Orleans, LA, January 9 – February 7, 2010

Cross-Currents: Trends in Contemporary Art Media, Sarah Silberman Art Gallery, Montgomery College, Rockville, MD, October 14 – November 6, 2009

Flora: Growing Inspirations, United States Botanic Garden, Washington, DC, May 23 - October 12, 2009

Quart Bag, Civilian Art Projects, Washington, DC, August 8 - 16, 2008

Full Circle, Rosenberg Gallery, Goucher College, Towson, MD, June 30 – July 31, 2008

Once Again, Again, Rhythm and Repetition, McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, VA, June-July 2008

Botanica, Carroll Square Gallery, Washington DC, September 7 - November 16, 2007

Bethesda Trawick Prize, Bethesda, MD, September 4 - September 28, 2007

Hemphill Fine Arts at ArtDC, Washington Convention Center, April 27-30, 2007

Colorfield ReMix: Saturated, Heineman Meyers Contemporary Art, Bethesda, MD, April 25-30, 2007

Supple, Warehouse Gallery, Washington, DC, April 26-May 12, 2007

I Walk The Line: Mary Early, Linn Meyers, Douglas Witmer, Curated by Jonathan Walz, Union Gallery,

University of MD, College Park, MD5 + 5, Curated by Phyllis Rosenzweig, Ann Loeb Bronfman Gallery, DCJCC, Washington, DC, 2007

Sculpture Unbound, curated by Glenn Harper, Edison Gallery, Washington, DC, 2006

2 x 10, Curated by Kurt Godwin, Salve Regina Gallery, Catholic University, Washington DC, 2006

Seven, Warehouse Gallery, WPA/Corcoran, Washington DC, 2005

Opening on 14th, Hemphill Fine Arts, Washington DC, 2004

Hot Damn Fresh Art, presented byDOT Projects & Sightline, Washington DC, 2004

Summer Group Show, Signal 66, Washington DC, 2004

ANONYMOUS, presented by WPA/Corcoran at Flashpoint, Washington DC, 2004

Artspace at the Ritz-Carlton Residences, Washington DC, 2004

Summer Group Show, Signal 66, Washington DC, 2003

SELECT, WPA/Corcoran Art Auction, Washington DC, 2003

Lady Brain Space Mind-Meld, MOCA, Washington DC, 2003

practice makes perfect, curated by Colby Caldwell, DCAC, Washington DC, 2001

futur skulpture, curated by Glenn Harper, McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, VA, 2001

Art-O-Matic 2000, Presented by the Cultural Development Corporation, Washington, DC, 2000

No Artificial Flavors, No. B.I.A.S., North Bennington, VT, 1997

Thesis Exhibition: Sculpture and Prints, Usdan Gallery, Bennington College, Bennington, VT, 1997

No Sanitary Facilities, No.B.I.A.S., North Bennington, VT, 1996           

Forecast: Clear Skies Ahead, The Rock Creek Gallery, Washington, DC, 1996                         

Echo Structures, a collaboration in site-specific movement and sculpture
  MassMOCA, Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, North Adams, MA, 1995

 

CITATIONS / PUBLICATIONS

Magner, Jim, Art & The City: Artist Profile, The Hill Rag, July 2009, p. 112-113

Washington Post Express: Weekend Pass, November 13, 2008, p. 76

Strouse, Jean, Functional Aesthetics, Architectural Digest, October 2008

Mahoney, J.W, Report from Washington DC., Art In America, May 2008

Arts|Gallery, Capps, Kriston, Washington City Paper, February 1, 2008, p. 46-47

Around Town Art, WETA/PBS, February 2008

Gayer, John, 5+5, Washington, ArtPapers, July/August 2007, p. 75-76

9 News Now, Interview by Becky Diamond, April 27, 2007

O'Sullivan, Michael, 5+5: The Equation Works Only In Theory, The Washington Post, March 23, 2007

Tierney, Robin, 5+5=Great, The Examiner, March 5, 2007

Gallery Notes Interview, March 2007

Tanguy, Sarah, Reviews, Washington DC: Mary Early, Sculpture, July-August, 2006

Capps, Kriston, Top Ten Gallery Shows From 2005, dcist.com, December 30, 2005

O'Sullivan, Michael, When is a Gallery Visit of Value?, The Washington Post, December 2, 2005

Jenkins, Mark, Artifacts: Guess Works, Washington City Paper, May 21, 2004

Dawson, Jessica, Sweet Sixteen: Summer at Signal 66, The Washington Post, August 21, 2003

O'Sullivan, Michael, Dog Days Get Some Bite at Signal 66 Show, The Washington Post, August 8, 2003

Flanagan, Faith, Before The Paint Dries, Columns, www.cultureflux.com, November 2002

Dawson, Jessica, No Longer Cast In Bronze: Sculptors Melt Art’s Traditional Boundaries, The Washington Post, June 28, 2001

Bennington Alumni Magazine, ed. Godwin, Rebecca T., Fall 2001

 

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES / RECOGNITION

Artist Fellowship, DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities, 2009

Semi-Finalist, Bethesda Trawick Prize, 2008

Finalist, Bethesda Trawick Prize, 2007

Artist Fellowship, DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities, 2007

Member, ArtTable, 2007 - present

Centerpiece Curator, WPA Art Auction and Gala, 2007

Guest Juror, Department of Fine Arts, Georgetown University, 2005

Member, Washington Sculptors Group, 2005 – present (Board Member, 2006 – present)

Member, WPA/Washington Project for the Arts, 2002 - present

Visiting Artist, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 2001

Guest Artist, Sculpture Department, Williams College, Williamstown, MA, 1999

Residency and fellowship, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, 1997

 

COLLECTIONS

Alston Bird, LLP, Washington, DC

US Department of State, Embassy of Panama

Dickstein, Shapiro LLP, Washington, DC

Kimpton Hotels, Arlington, VA

 

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