Mary earned her Master of Fine Arts at San Diego State University in 1994 with an emphasis in sculpture. Mary's interest is in the human body and its language; especially when the gestures of that language imply protection of ones past or disclosure. She uses a multitude of materials in each sculpture and she is as adept at using paper as she is at using clay, formed metals, wood, stone and a variety of cast materials. Mary often mixes the classic realistic figure with an abstracted form. She believes that a strong classical training in figure study is important when using the figure in an abstracted way. Her deep familiarity with the human body and use of abstracted forms links her with ancient imagery and language connecting to contemporary psychological situations.

Related Work & Teaching Experience
2000-present Teaching, Life/Figure Sculpture, Mold Making, Stone Carving, Beginning Sculpture at divers Art Institutions, e.g. San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA
2000-2004 Registrar for Niki de Saint Phalle
1997-2000 Museum Preparetor/Registrar Technician at the San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art; at Ruben H Fleet Science Center, and at San Diego Museum of Art
1989-94 Sculpture Lab Technician, San Diego State University, School of Art
1992 Designer/Builder of figures to display clothing. San Diego Museum of Man, "Legacy of the Loom"
1991 Teaching Art in an after school program Brooklyn Elementary School, San Diego
1975-1976 Teaching Art, English Grammar & Literature, Domestic Science Tigoi and Mukumu Girls Secondary Schools, Kenya, Africa

Studio focus: Life/Figure Sculpture, Mold Making