Artist Mary Farmer

Mary Farmer - Artist Statement

Balance and Rhythms

Abstract is my first love: when I deviate my work becomes otherworldly as if I am venturing to the edge of great body of water. Blue Day has us peering into a murky, cloudy shoreline that is filled with foreboding and delight—remember that hot summer day where you kicked off your shoes and felt that squish of mud and cool water between your toes?

To resemble and attain order I begin by repeating vertical layers as in Ribbon Candy, Orangerie, and Water Line. These abstracted forests are caught in the ebb and flow of the wind; before your eyes leaves change color. The movement of stems, stalks, and tree trunks multiply into an essential arrangement of life – a sustaining construct.

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Education

2004 Encaustic Workshop, San Francisco, CA

2003 Bachelor of Fine Art, Georgia State University, Cum Laude

1999 Encaustic Workshop, Kingston New York

2001 Atlanta College of Art

1986 Bachelor of Science, Auburn University at Montgomery

Exhibitions

Solo:

2004 Solo Show, Marin Civic Center Gallery, San Rafael, CA

2004 Coastal Rhapsody, Thomson Hall Gallery, Sausalito, CA

2007 NINE, Group Encaustic Show, Las Vegas Contemporary Art Center,
Las Vegas, NV

2007 NINE, Group Encaustic Show, Butte, MT

2006 Absolutely Abstract , Juror: Robert Green, Robert Green Gallery, Artisans Gallery, San Rafael, CA

2006 A Matter of Scale , ALNC, Novato, CA

2006 Encaustic Invitational, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson AZ

2006 Hot Wax, STUDIO Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2005 + or - one foot of art, Art Pic Modern and Contemporary, North Hollywood, CA

2005 Oil + Wax/Chapter & Verse, Art League of Northern California Gallery, Novato, CA

2005 Group Show, City Art, San Francisco, CA

2005 20th Anniversary Show, Art Concepts, Walnut Creek

2005 Group Show, City Art, San Francisco, CA

2005 Moving Toward Light, Claudia Chapline Gallery, Stinson Beach, CA

2004 Anything Goes, Group Show, IVA Gallery, Novato, CA

2004 Annual Juried Exhibition of Marin Artists, Juror: Robbin Henderson, Director, Berkeley Art Center, Falkirk Center San Rafael, CA

2004 Contemporary Abstracts, Jurors: Claudia Marseille, Danielle Shelley, Artistans Gallery, Mill Valley, CA

2003 Whole Ball of Wax, Juror: Joanne Mattera, WomanMade Gallery, Chicago, IL

2003 National Juried Exhibition, Juror: Marian Parmenter, Director SFMOMA Artists, San Francisco, Artisans, Mill Valley CA

2002 10th Annual International Juried Exhibition, Juror: Juergen Strunck, Laredo Center for the Arts, Laredo TX

2002 National Juried Exhibition, Juror: John Killacky, Executive Director, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, Artisans, Mill Valley CA

2002 Group Show, Art Maverick Studios, Tucker GA

2002 The Post Card Show: “Wish You Were Here”, The Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, New York NY

2002 Small Works, New Arts Program Space, Kutztown PA

2001 Drawing Exhibition, Youngblood Gallery, Atlanta GA

2001 Out of Water, Lowrey Gallery, Athens GA

2001 Selfsame, Gallery 100, Atlanta GA

2001 Juried Exhibition, Juror: Ron Platt, Weatherspoon Gallery, University of North Carolina, ACA Gallery, Atlanta GA

2000 Expression Without Limitation, Open Studio Show, Atlanta GA

2000 Return, Autrey Mill Nature Preserve, Alpharetta GA

2000 Water, Woodruff Arts Center, Atlanta GA, Gulf Port Junior College, Gulf Port MS

2000 Parkview, McFee Gallery of Art, Indianapolis IN

2000 Osmosis, Gal lery 100, Atlanta GA

1999 Stove Works Show, Atlanta Stove Works, Atlanta GA

Novato Advance, November 9, 2005

American Art Collector, Volume 2, Book 1, 2005, Berkeley, CA

Pacific Sun, October 14-20,2005

Marin Independent Journal, October 7, 2005

Pacific Sun, April 22-28, 2005

Marin Independent Journal, June, 2004

Athens Daily News, April 5, 2001

Dowling, Langley & Associates

MCI-WorldCom-Atlanta

Atlanta College of Art, Artist’s Book Collection

2002 Prize awarded: Postcard Show, Lincoln Center, NY

2002 Prize awarded: 10th International Juried Exhibition, The Laredo Center for the Arts, Laredo, TX

2001 Presidential Scholarship, Atlanta College of Art



	Mary Farmer - Artist Statement Balance and Rhythms Abstract is my first love: when I deviate my work becomes otherworldly as if I am venturing to the edge of great body of water. Blue Day has us peering into a murky, cloudy shoreline that is filled with foreboding and delight—remember that hot summer day where you kicked off your shoes and felt that squish of mud and cool water between your toes? To resemble and attain order I begin by repeating vertical layers as in Ribbon Candy, Orangerie, and Water Line. These abstracted forests are caught in the ebb and flow of the wind; before your eyes leaves change color. The movement of stems, stalks, and tree trunks multiply into an essential arrangement of life – a sustaining construct. Resume Education 2004 Encaustic Workshop, San Francisco, CA 2003 Bachelor of Fine Art, Georgia State University, Cum Laude 1999 Encaustic Workshop, Kingston New York 2001 Atlanta College of Art 1986 Bachelor of Science, Auburn University at Montgomery Exhibitions Solo: 2006 Balance and Rhythms, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, IL 2006 Balance and Rhythms, William Torphy Fine Art, San Francisco, CA 2005 Solo Show, Artifax, Fairfax, CA 2004 Solo Show, Marin Civic Center Gallery, San Rafael, CA 2004 Coastal Rhapsody, Thomson Hall Gallery, Sausalito, CA Group: 2007 NINE, Group Encaustic Show, Las Vegas Contemporary Art Center, Las Vegas, NV 2007 NINE, Group Encaustic Show, Butte, MT 2006 Absolutely Abstract , Juror: Robert Green, Robert Green Gallery, Artisans Gallery, San Rafael, CA 2006 A Matter of Scale , ALNC, Novato, CA 2006 Encaustic Invitational, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson AZ 2006 Hot Wax, STUDIO Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2005 + or - one foot of art, Art Pic Modern and Contemporary, North Hollywood, CA 2005 Oil + Wax/Chapter & Verse, Art League of Northern California Gallery, Novato, CA 2005 Group Show, City Art, San Francisco, CA 2005 20th Anniversary Show, Art Concepts, Walnut Creek 2005 Group Show, City Art, San Francisco, CA 2005 Moving Toward Light, Claudia Chapline Gallery, Stinson Beach, CA 2004 Anything Goes, Group Show, IVA Gallery, Novato, CA 2004 Annual Juried Exhibition of Marin Artists, Juror: Robbin Henderson, Director, Berkeley Art Center, Falkirk Center San Rafael, CA 2004 Contemporary Abstracts, Jurors: Claudia Marseille, Danielle Shelley, Artistans Gallery, Mill Valley, CA 2003 Whole Ball of Wax, Juror: Joanne Mattera, WomanMade Gallery, Chicago, IL 2003 National Juried Exhibition, Juror: Marian Parmenter, Director SFMOMA Artists, San Francisco, Artisans, Mill Valley CA 2002 10th Annual International Juried Exhibition, Juror: Juergen Strunck, Laredo Center for the Arts, Laredo TX 2002 National Juried Exhibition, Juror: John Killacky, Executive Director, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, Artisans, Mill Valley CA 2002 Group Show, Art Maverick Studios, Tucker GA 2002 The Post Card Show: “Wish You Were Here”, The Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, New York NY 2002 Small Works, New Arts Program Space, Kutztown PA 2001 Drawing Exhibition, Youngblood Gallery, Atlanta GA 2001 Out of Water, Lowrey Gallery, Athens GA 2001 Selfsame, Gallery 100, Atlanta GA 2001 Juried Exhibition, Juror: Ron Platt, Weatherspoon Gallery, University of North Carolina, ACA Gallery, Atlanta GA 2000 Expression Without Limitation, Open Studio Show, Atlanta GA 2000 Return, Autrey Mill Nature Preserve, Alpharetta GA 2000 Water, Woodruff Arts Center, Atlanta GA, Gulf Port Junior College, Gulf Port MS 2000 Parkview, McFee Gallery of Art, Indianapolis IN 2000 Osmosis, Gal lery 100, Atlanta GA 1999 Stove Works Show, Atlanta Stove Works, Atlanta GA Publications Novato Advance, November 9, 2005 American Art Collector, Volume 2, Book 1, 2005, Berkeley, CA Pacific Sun, October 14-20,2005 Marin Independent Journal, October 7, 2005 Pacific Sun, April 22-28, 2005 Marin Independent Journal, June, 2004 Athens Daily News, April 5, 2001 Collections Atlanta Gas Light Dowling, Langley & Associates MCI-WorldCom-Atlanta Atlanta College of Art, Artist’s Book Collection Private Collections Awards 2002 Prize awarded: Postcard Show, Lincoln Center, NY 2002 Prize awarded: 10th International Juried Exhibition, The Laredo Center for the Arts, Laredo, TX 2001 Presidential Scholarship, Atlanta College of Art





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