Mary Larsen
She Finally Wanted to be Herself, 2021
Mixed Media on Paper
Signed verso
15 x 10cm (5¾ x 3¾ in.)
Education
Raised in New York City, Mary Larsen attended an art magnet high school then studied printmaking and filmmaking at Hampshire College. Her education continued through her extensive travels throughout Europe, India, Nepal and China, filling sketchbooks and immersing herself in the art and culture of the places she stayed. She completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts at Florida International University, graduating Magna Cum Laude.
Exhibitions
She has exhibited in New York City, San Francisco, San Juan, Miami, Kyoto and currently resides in Miami.
Her work is in corporate and individual collections in New York, Miami, and San Juan including the Jaffe Center for Book Arts and the special collections at the University of Miami. BFA Florida International University
Selected Individual Exhibitions>>>
2018 Farside Gallery, Place disrupted, Miami, FL
2017 Bridge Red Studios, Miami, FL
2016 Gallery G-7, Indeterminate reality, Kyoto, Japan
2014 6th Street Container, Recalled a whisper, Miami, FL
2013 Upstairs Underground, dreamscapes, Miami, FL
2010 Gallery ID, Wynwood, FL 2007 Galería del Sol, Miami Beach, FL
2005 Fache Arts Gallery, Wynwood, FL
2000 Meza Fine Art, Coral Gables, FL
Selected Group Exhibitionsand Juried Shows>>>
2019 Laundromat Art Space, To the letter, Miami, FL Green Library at Florida International University, Papel, Miami, FL Bridge Red Studios, Miami, FL
2017 The Betsy Hotel, The Art of Bookmaking, Miami Beach, FL The Gallery at Penn College, Books Undone, the art of altered books, Williamsport, PA
2016 Flowerbox Gallery, Miami, FL Laundromat Art Space, Spin cycle, Miami, FL
2015 Scope Art Fair, Miami Independent Thinkers, Miami Beach, FL Girl's Club, 9TOPICS, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Meetinghouse, Page & Form, Miami, FL
2014 Juan Ruiz Gallery, Short Story, Wynwood, Miami, FL
2013 Scope Art Fair, Miami Independent Thinkers, Miami Beach, FL
2012 Frost Art Museum, All & Sundry, Miami, FL Verge Art Fair, Miami Beach, FL Brooklyn Waterfront
Artist Coalition, Wide Open 3, Brooklyn, NY
2011 Miami's Independent Thinkers Art Fair, Miami, FL Art Now, Mexico City
2010 Artformz, Spill, Miami, FL Verge Art Fair, Small Wonderz (Art) Salon, Miami Beach, FL Artformz, Come hither, Miami, FL Centro Cultural Xicaranda, Artist Invites Artist, Valencia, Spain Armory Art Center, New Art, juried show, West Palm Beach, FL Dot FiftyOne Gallery, Eco Art Exhibit, Miami, FL
2009 Gallery ID, Miami, FL
2005, 2006 Fache Arts, Miami, FL
2003 - 2005 Virginia Miller Gallery, Coral Gables, FL
1994 - 1995 Palomas Gallery, San Juan, PR
1992 - 1995 Galería Luiggi Marrozzini, San Juan, PR
1989 Museo de Ponce, Ponce, PR
Collections>>>
Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL University of Miami,
Special collections, Miami, FL The Jaffee Center for Book Arts, Boca Raton, FL
Johnson & Johnson Corp., San Juan, PR
Blue Cross, San Juan, PR
OMNI Magazine, New York, NY
Dupont Corp., Manatí, PR
Artist Residencies, awards and additional opportunities>>>
2019 The Ellies Award, Oolite Arts; winner of a grant to study bookarts.
2018 Books Undone, juried exhibition, Gallery at Penn College, Winner, third place
2015 Associate artist residence, Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, FL
2013 Burn Notice, TV series; paintings are featured prominently on the set of the main actress to represent the character's art work.
2012 Artist residency, Hungarian Multicultural Center, Budapest, Hungary
About the postcard artworks
Using pages from books, I focus on certain words to make found poetry. I incorporated image transfer, acrylic and ink to create images that are inspired by the words."