Mary J. Arthur (BA, Marywood University, BFA Kansas City Art Institute, MFA Graduate School of Figurative Art at the New York Academy of Art) is a resident artist at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts in Annapolis and a 2004 and 2006 recipient of an Individual Artist Award in the Visual Arts with the Maryland State Arts Council. She has received numerous awards and fellowships in the visual arts and education including the Prince of Wales Fellowship in Normandy, France; the Alfred & Trafford Klots Fellowship in Brittany, France, a National Arts Club Award, New York City; and an Excellence in Teaching Award sponsored by the Mid-America Arts Alliance. She currently teaches life drawing, anatomy, portraiture and painting at the Maryland Institute College of Art, St. John’s College and Anne Arundel Community College. Her 20+ year career as an artist and educator has centered around the figure and landscape painting. She has been published in New American Paintings as well as The Artist’s Magazine. She has exhibited nationally and internationally.

Mary J. Arthur CV

Education

• 2002 MFA Painting – Graduate School of Figurative Art at The New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
  
  
• 1991 BFA Painting – Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri
  
  
• 1984 BA Art Education – Marywood University, Scranton, Pennsylvania

Professional Experience

• Spring 2005 - Present, St. John’s College, Annapolis, MD
  Adjunct Faculty
  Instruction of Life Drawing, Portraiture and Basic Drawing courses
  
  
• Fall 2003 - Present, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
  Adjunct Faculty
  Instruction of Life Drawing with an emphasis on artistic anatomy and Advanced Figure Drawing courses.
  Also, “Drawing from the Masters” course, in conjunction with the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD
  
  
• Fall 2002 - Present, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, Maryland
  Adjunct Faculty
  Instruction of all levels of observational Painting and Drawing including Portraiture 1& 2 and Landscape Painting as well as Instruction of Life Drawing with an emphasis on artistic anatomy
  
  
• 1997-2000, Kansas City Kansas Community College, Kansas City, Kansas
  Adjunct Faculty
  Instruction of Drawing and Painting for advanced credit at Sumner Academy
  
  
• 1997-2000, Sumner Academy of Arts and Sciences, Kansas City, Kansas
  Visual Arts and Humanities Instructor
  Department Chairperson
  International Baccalaureate Art and Design Instructor
  Additional courses taught: Drawing & Design, Painting, Printmaking and Portfolio
  Lectured Art & Architecture History section of a team taught Humanities course to senior class of 150 students as well as led smaller Socratic seminars on important issues with regard to cultures across time
  Worked on local Scholastic Arts Committee as well as Hallmark Cards “Festival of Creativity” Committee which showcased area high school art departments. Participated on other community arts programs to enhance student education and exhibition opportunities
  Developed after school studio art program with Hallmark Cards artists to further broaden student awareness and skill
  Instructed and advised many students who earned top scholarships into colleges and summer art programs across the country

Grants/Awards/ Fellowships

• 2007 The Alfred & Trafford Klots Artist in Residency Program Rochefort-en-Terre, France
  
  
• 2006 Individual Artist Award in Visual Arts, Maryland State Arts Council
  
  
• 2005-2008 Carol M. Jacobsohn Grant
  
  
• 2004-Present, Artist in Residence, Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Annapolis, MD
  
  
• 2004 Individual Artist Award in Visual Arts, Maryland State Arts Council
  
  
• 2002 Prince of Wales Fellowship, Normandy France
  
  
• 2002/2003 Maryland Federation of Arts, “Self-Portrait” Exhibition Award
  
  
• 2002 Mario Fauci Memorial Award, National Arts Club, New York City
  
  
• 2000-02 New York Academy of Art Scholarship Awards
  
  
• 1999 Dorothy’s 60 Award for Excellence in Teaching sponsored by Mid-America Arts Alliance and the Kansas City Artists Coalition
  
  
• 1998-99 Who’s Who Among American Teachers
  
  
• 1997 Fellowship Award, Summer Six Program, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York
  
  
• 1989-91 Kansas City Art Institute Scholarship Awards
  
  

Exhibitions

• 8/08 Convergence, Group Exhibition, Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD
  
  
• 5/08 Image to Imagination, Mitchell Gallery, St. John’s College, Juried, Annapolis, MD
  
  
• 1/08 Mid-Atlantic New Painting Exhibition, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, Virginia
  
  
• 8/07 Solo Exhibition, French Paintings Exhibition, Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts Studio, Annapolis, MD
  
  
• 7/07 Landscape: A View from Maryland, University of Maryland University College, Maryland
  
  
• 6/07 Artist in Residence Exhibition, Museum of Rochefort-en-Terre, Bretagne - France
  
  
• 2/07 Landscape and Nature, A View From Maryland - Kanagawa Art Exchange, House of Delegates, Annapolis, MD (Traveling Exhibition ending in Japan)
  
  
• 12/06 Group Exhibition – Sarah Bain Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
  
  
• 11/06 Group Exhibition - Sarandac Gallery, Baltimore, MD
  
  
• 10/06 Arts In Autumn, Group Exhibit – Creations Studio Gallery, Moscow, PA
  
  
• 10/06 Faculty Exhibition, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD
  
  
• 9/06 Faculty Exhibition, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
  
  
• 7/06 Introduction - DeMatteis Gallery, Annapolis, MD
  
  
• 6/06 Image to Imagination, (Juried) Mitchell Gallery, St. John’s College, Annapolis, MD
  
  
• 6/06 Expressions on Paper, Sarandac Gallery, Baltimore, MD
  
  
• 5/06 Here and Now, Maryland State Arts Council Exhibit at Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
  
  
• 5/06 Group Exhibition, Maryland Society of Portrait Painters, Arundel Show, Annapolis, MD
  
  
• 4/06 Solo Exhibition, “Symphonic Sketches - New Works”, Artist In Residence Gallery, Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Annapolis, MD
  
  
• 4/06 Salon 2006 Exhibition, (Juried) New York Academy of Art, New York City
  
  
• 3/06 Group Exhibition, Woman, War and Resistance - 3 Woman Show - Pascal Center for the Performing Arts, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, Maryland
  
  
• 1/06 Group Exhibition, Maryland Society of Portrait Painters, Columbia Arts Center, Columbia, Maryland
  
  
• 12/05 Celebrate, Group Show, Sarah Bain Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
  
  
• 11/05 Solo Exhibition, The Figure Explored, Lillian Vanous Nutt Gallery, St. John’s College, Annapolis, MD
  
  
• 11/05 Cityscapes, Group Show, Sarah Bain Gallery, Los Angeles
  
  
• 8/05 Solo Exhibition, Urban Landscapes, Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD
  
  
• 5/05 Community Exhibition, Mitchell Gallery, St. John’s College, Annapolis, MD
  
  
• 3/05 Figurative Works, Group Show - Sarandac Gallery, Baltimore, MD.
  
  
• 12/04 Decker Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art - Faculty Exhibition
  
  
• 11/04 James Backus Gallery, Maryland State Arts Council
  Points of View: Landscapes by Maryland Artists
  
  
• 10/04 Cade Gallery, Anne Arundel Community College, New Works, 3 Person Show
  
  
• 9/04 City Hall, Annapolis, MD - Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Exhibition
  
  
• 9/04 Anne Arundel Community College Faculty Exhibition
  
  
• 8/04 Bishop’s Stock Gallery, “Fields, Farms & Backroads”, Group Exhibition
  
  
• 8/04 Sarah Bain Gallery, “Four Corners”, Group Exhibition
  
  
• 7/04 Maryland Federation of Art, “Go Figure” National Juried Exhibition
  
  
• 6/04 Carla Massoni Gallery, Echo Hill Landscape Paintings, Group Exhibition
  
  
• 4/04 Bishop’s Stock, Snow Hill, Maryland - Plein Air Painting Group Exhibition
  
  
• 2/04 Sarah Bain Gallery, Los Angeles, CA - “Still Life Still”, Group Exhibition
  
  
• 12/03 Sarah Bain Gallery, Los Angeles, CA - Group Exhibition
  
  
• 10/03 Coda Gallery, Palm Desert, CA - Group Exhibition
  
  
• 8/03 Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD - “Self Portraits”, Juried Exhibition
  
  
• 6/03 Red Star Studios Gallery, Kansas City, MO – “Architectural Allusion”
  
  
• 3/03 Solo Exhibition - Morris Mechanic Theater, Baltimore, Maryland
  
  
• 2/03 Sarah Bain Gallery, Los Angeles, CA – Emerging Artists Exhibition, “Separate Visions”, two person show
  
  
• 12/02 Sarah Bain Gallery, Los Angeles, CA – Small Works Exhibition
  
  
• 10/02 Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD – Faculty Exhibition
  
  
• 9/02 Chateau de Balleroy, Normandy, France – Fellowship Exhibition -Prince of Wales Fellows
  
  
• 9/02 Sarah Bain Gallery, Los Angeles, CA –“Interiors” Gallery Artists Exhibition
  
  
• 9/02 Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD – Maryland Federation of Art’s 2nd Annual American Landscape Exhibition, National Juried Competition
  
  
• 8/02 Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD – Summer Works Exhibition
  
  
• 8/02 Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD – “Self-Portrait” Juried Exhibition
  
  
• 7/02 City Gallery, Baltimore, MD – Summer Juried Exhibition
  
  
• 5/02 NY Academy of Art, NY, NY– MFA Thesis Exhibition
  
  
• 2/02 The National Arts Club, NY, NY – 26th Annual Juried Student Exhibition
  
  
• 4/01 NY Academy of Art, NY, NY – Annual Drawing & Painting Exhibition
  
  
• 4/99 KC Artists Coalition, KC, MO –Excellence in Teaching Award Exhibition
  
  
• 1/98 Landau Gallery, Belmont, MA – Skidmore Fellows Exhibition
  
  
• 4/97 Bartle Hall Convention Center, KC, MO – Selected Mural Artist
  
  
• 2/97 KC Artists Coalition, KC, MO – Benefit Auction Show
  
  
• ‘92-‘00 Public Libraries, KC, KS – Annual Faculty Exhibitions
  
  
• 10/93 Food For Thought, KC, MO – Group Show
  
  
• 5/91 Venue, KC, MO – Juried Group Show
  
  
• 4/91 Charlotte Crosby Kemper Gallery, KC, MO - KCAI Senior Thesis Show

Bibliography

Jenny Wohlfarth, Artist’s Sketchbook, The Artist’s Magazine Special Edition, “When Disaster Strikes”, October Issue, 2005

New American Paintings, Open Studios Press, Boston MA, May 2003
The Artist’s Magazine, “Model Artists”, The Artist’s Magazine 2003 Art Competition, December Issue, 2003

Brian P. Heffron, “Patronage from a Prince,” Finger Lakes Times, December 8th, 2002

Carmen Cardinal, “Two KCK Artists Honored With Awards for Excellence,” Kansas City Kansan, Friday, December 18th, 1998

Conferences

International Baccalaureate Art and Design Conference, 1998, Albuquerque, New Mexico – lecture and slide presentation on student achievement and curriculum

Visiting Artist/ Lectures

2002 Spring Semester, National Academy of Design, New York - Assistant Instructor to Doris Stael, led figure drawing portion of portfolio course for gifted students

Collections

• His Royal Highness Prince of Wales, Private Royal Collection
  
  
• Security Investment Company of Kansas City, Kansas City Board of Trade
  
  
• Halbrook and Anderson PC, Kansas City, MO
  
  
• Various Private Collections – England, Switzerland, California, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New York
  
  

Memberships

• College Art Association
  
  
• Mid Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association
  
  
• National Museum of Women in the Arts
  
  
• Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts
  
  
• Maryland Society of Portrait Painters
  
  

Representation

Sarah Bain Gallery – Los Angeles, CA
DeMatties Gallery - Annapolis, MD