Born | Public Works | Commissions | Awards | Solo Exhibitions | Two-Person Exhibitions
Group Exhibitions | Bibliography | Education | Affiliations | Employment | Museums

Born:
1947 Rochester, New York

Public Works:
"Fawn II", White Haven Memorial Park, Rochester, NY, 2007
"Raccoon II", White Haven Memorial Park, Rochester, NY, 2007
"Trumpeter Swan", Princeton Public Library, Princeton, New Jersey, 2002
"Great Horned Owl", Massachusetts Audubon Society, Belmont, MA
"Winged Regalia" (three wall reliefs of Great Blue Herons), Gianniny & Associates, Rochester, NY, 1999
"Rampant Lion", The Flanders Group, Rochester, NY, 1998
"Red Fox" Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT, 1997
"The Rhino", Rochester Raging Rhinos Soccer Club, Rochester, NY,1997
"California Condor", San Bernandino County Museum, Redlands, CA, 1995
"The Five Sisters", Canada Geese Bausch & Lomb World Headquarters, Rochester,1995
"Through Light and Harmony", Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton, PA, 1995
"Serenity", Great Blue Heron, WXXI Public Broadcasting, Rochester, NY, 1992
"Inspiration Falls from Our Heritage", WXXI Public Broadcasting, Rochester, NY, 1992
"Spirit of the Heart", Golden Eagle Memorial, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton, PA, 1990

Commissions:
2007 "Red Fox IV", Taylor Sage, Peterborough, NH
2007 "Chickadee on Sunflower", Lee Stevenson, Wilton, CT
2007 "Chipmunk IV", Richard Shaffer, Corrales, NM
2006 "Chipmunk III", Taylor Sage, Peterborough, NH
"Gecko" John and Melissa Gruen, Englewood, NJ
"Green Jay", Howard Halff, San Antonio, TX
2005 "Hummingbird in Hibiscus", Donna Hammer, Mendon, NY
"Pygmy Owl", Ruth Hastings, Mendon, NY
"Burrowing Owl", Renee Hanson, New Jersey

2002

2000

"Trumpeter Swan" Princeton Public Library, Princeton, NJ
"Great Horned Owl" Massachusetts Audubon Society Chapter, Belmont, MA

"Red-bellied Woodpecker", Mark Gianniny, Rochester, NY
"Screech Owl III", Bruce Gianniny, Rochester, NY
"Charlotte's Spirit Goose", Charlotte Taylor, Princeton, NJ
"Mr. Fox", Roger Friedlander, Rochester, NY
"Woodcock w/ Chick", Jane Kitchen, Rochester, NY

1999 

"Hooded Merganser", Robert and Muriel Haggarty, Canandaigua, NY
"Winged Regalia", wall reliefs of Great Blue Herons, Gianniny & Associates, Rochester, NY
1998 "Rampant Lion", The Flanders Group, Rochester, NY;
"Osprey with Redfish", steel, Robert and Jean Taylor, Bray's Island, SC
1997 "Lacewing on Hostas", bronze, Robert and Gayle Stiles, Rochester, NY
"The Rhino", Rochester Raging Rhinos Soccer Club, Rochester, NY
1996 "Screech Owl on Oak", steel, Wm. J. Merzke, Rochester, NY
"Owl on Spruce", steel, Robert E. Craig, Pittsford, NY
"Mayfly on Ferns", bronze, Robert and Gail Stiles, Rochester, NY
1995 "Gambel's Quail", steel, Jean Taylor, Rochester, NY
1994 "Five Canada Geese in Flight", steel, Bausch & Lomb Wintergarden, World Headquarters, Rochester, NY
"Through Light and Harmony", stained glass, 42"x63", Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton, PA

1993 "Bannertail Kangaroo Rat", Diana Miner, Rochester, NY
1992 "Serenity", Great Blue Heron, steel, WXXI, Rochester, NY
"Inspiration Falls From Our Heritage", ceramic mural, 5'x18', WXXI, Rochester, NY

1991 "Oak Forest", painted mural, 16'x20', Fairfield Osborn Preserve, Penngrove, CA
"With Kindness", White Egret, marble, Thomas Richards, Chicago, IL
1990 "Spirit of the Heart", Golden Eagle Memorial, steel, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton, PA

Awards:
2000 "Addy" award, Rochester Advertising Federation
1997 Certificate of Recognition, "The Rhino", Monroe County Legislature, Rochester, NY
1994 Leonard Meiselman Award, Society of Animal Artists,
"The She-Wolf", Bennington, VT
1992 1st Place, Redlands Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, "California Condor", Redlands, CA
1991 1st Place Sculpture, "With Kindness", Of Times and Places, Montana Art Institute, Dillon,
Montana Judges Award, "With Kindness", Klamath Open, Klamath Falls, OR
3rd Prize Sculpture, "With Kindness", Pacific Rim Wildlife, Tacoma, WA
National Award, "Turtle Island", National Small Works, Cobleskill, NY
1989 National Award, "Reclining Nude", National Small Works,Cobleskill, NY
Best of Show, "Reclining Nude", Salmon River National, Riggins, ID
Merit Award, "Northern Harrier", Salmon River National,Riggins, ID
Merit Award, "Reclining Nude", 12th Annual, Minot, ND

Solo Exhibitions:
2007 Bloomfield Gardens, Honeoye Falls, NY
2005 European Traditions & Antiques, Nantucket, MA
2005 Bloomfield Gardens, Honeoye Falls, NY

2002

1999

MTS Studio Exhibit, Honeoye Falls, NY

Bausch & Lomb Headquarters, "Creatures Great and Small",
Gallery at One Bausch & Lomb Place, Rochester, NY

1998 MTS Studio Exhibit, Honeoye Falls, NY
1997 Golden Lynx Gallery, Mendon, NY
1994 MTS Studio Exhibit, Honeoye Falls, NY
1993 MTS Studio Exhibit, Honeoye Falls, NY
1988 Center Street Gallery, Healdsburg, CA

Two-Person Exhibitions:
2005 Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum, Oradell, NJ
1992 Rochester Museum & Science Center, Rochester, NY
Maturango Museum, Ridgecrest, CA
 
1991 Wiseman Gallery, Rogue Community College, Grants Pass, OR
1990 Oxford Gallery, Rochester, NY
1987 Oxford Gallery, Rochester, NY

Group Exhibitions:
2008 "Political Animals", the Von Liebig Art Center, Naples, FL
2007 Finger Lakers Exhibition, Rochester, NY
Society of Animal Artist, 47th Annual Exhibition, Parker, CO
2004 Louisana State University, Animals of Art International Exhibition, Baton Rouge, LA
2003 Society of Animal Artists, 42nd Annual Exhibition Traveling Show, Neenah, WI, Miami Metrozoo, FL
2002 Society of Animal Artists, 42nd Annual Exhibition, Denver, CO, Canton Museum of Art, OH, Utah Museum of Natural History, Salt Lake City, Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT
2000 Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum, "Black & White Exhibition", Oradell, NJ
SAA, "Art and the Animal", The R.W. Norton Art Gallery, Shreveport, LA
SAA, "Art and the Animal", Neville Public Museum, Green Bay, WI
SAA, "Art and the Animal", Utah Museum of Natural History, Salt Lake City, Utah
SAA, "Art and the Animal", Burpee Museum of Natural History, Rockford, IL
1999 Society of Animal Artists, "Art and the Animal", Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, OH
Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum, "An Eye on Nature", Oradell, NJ
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, "Art and the Animal", SAA, Cleveland, OH

1998 Tempo, "29th Annual Exhibition", Nazareth College, Rochester, NY
Sonnenberg Gardens, "For the Birds", Rochester, NY
Bennington Center for the Arts, "Art and the Animal Kingdom III", Bennington, VT
1997 Society of Animal Artists, "Art and the Animal", Columbus, OH
Bennington Center for the Arts, "Woman, The Artist's View", Bennington, VT
Bennington Center for the Arts, "Art of the Animal Kingdom II", Bennington, VT
Dishman Art Gallery Competition, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX
Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum Exhibition, Oradell, NJ
Diablo Valley College, "Spirit of Nature", Pleasant Hill, CANatural Selections III, North Palm Beach, FL
Kentucky National Art & Wildlife Traveling Exhibit, Bank One Gallery, Louisville, KY
1996 Kentucky National Art & Wildlife Exhibit, Henderson, KY
25th Anniversary Outdoor Sculpture Show, Shidoni, Tesuque, NM
"Art of the Animal Kingdom", Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT
The Sangre de Christo Arts and Conference Center, Pueblo, CO
Arts and Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, Pine Bluff, AR
Virginia Museum of Natural History, Martinsville, VA

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Bibliography:

  • THE WORLD OF WELDING, "Great Peace in the Darkness", winter '07-'08, Troy, OH
  • SUNDAY MESSENGER, “Visions in Steel”, Nov 27, '05 Rochester, NY
  • DEMOCRAT & CHRONICLE, “Metal Shines”, Nov, '05 Rochester, NY
  • THE INQUIRER AND MIRROR, “Creatures Featured”, July 28, '05, Nantucket, MA
  • NANTUCKET INDEPENDENT, “Welder Nurtures Nature”, July 20, '05, Nantucket, MA
  • NEW YORK TIMES, “Rocky’s Relative”, Mar 13, '05, New York, NY
  • WXXI, Public Radio, "The Best is Yet with Bob Koch", Rochester, NY, Jan '00
  • TIME-WARNER, Channel 12, R News, "Women of Steel", Rochester, NY, Aug, 98
  • DEMOCRAT & CHRONICLE, "This Week in the Arts, New and Notable", Mar '98, Rochester, NY
  • BRIGHTON-PITTSFORD POST, "Call of the Wild", Aug '97, Rochester, NY
  • ROCHESTER RAGING RHINOS , "The Rhino", May-June '97, Rochester, NY
  • BRIGHTON-PITTSFORD POST , "Local Sculptor 'Rages" Forward With her Career', Apr '97, Rochester, NY
  • DEMOCRAT & CHRONICLE , "Rhinos Unveil Steel Sculpture for Team MVP", Apr'97, Rochester, NY
  • WOKR-TV , Interview, Apr'97, Rochester, NY
  • CHANNEL 26 , "Soccer Sam", Interview, Apr '97, Rochester, NY
  • WHEC-TV , "Positively Rochester", Mar '97, Rochester, NY
  • THE DAILY MESSENGER , "Sculptor Uses Nature as her Guide", Jan'97, Canandaigua, NY
  • BRIGHTON-PITTSFORD POST , "Back to the Wild", Jan '97, Rochester, NY
  • INTERIORS , "Teamwork", Sept '96, New York, NY
  • THE GLEANER , "Art and Wildlife", Oct '96, Henderson, KY
  • THE ADVOCATE , "Artemis", June '96, Williamstown, MA
  • ILDLIFE ART NEWS , "Perspectives From the Field", May/June '96, Minneapolis, MN
  • DEMOCRAT and CHRONICLE , "Greenhouse Effect", Feb 6, '96, Rochester, NY
  • BRIGHTON-PITTSFORD POST , "Wrapped up in Art", Oct 16, '95, Rochester, NY
  • BRIGHTON-PITTSFORD POST , "Optical Infusion", Oct 16, '95, Rochester, NY
  • THE SUN , "Flurry of Funds Helps Condor Land at New Site", Oct 10,'95, Redlands, CA
  • REDLANDS DAILY FACTS , "Last-Minute Fund-raising Keeps Condor in Town", Oct 8, '95, Redlands, CA
  • DEMOCRAT and CHRONCLE , "B&L Sees Chance to Soar", Oct 18, '95, Rochester,NY
  • REDLANDS FACTS , "Money Sought to Keep Local 'Art in Public Places' Sculpture", Oct '95, Redlands, CA
  • DEMOCRAT and CHRONICLE , "Artwork to Help Debut B&L Tower", Sept 29, '95, Rochester, NY
  • TIMES UNION , "Weighty Works to Adorn B&L", Sept 28, '95, Rochester, NY
  • WILDLIFE ART NEWS , "Creatures of the Clan", Jul/Aug '94, St. Louis Park, MN
  • SOUTHWEST ART , "Animal Aesthetics & Ethics", May '93, Houston, TX
  • SONOMA STYLE MAGAZINE , "Earthwatch: Eye on the Environment", Feb, '93, Santa Rosa, CA
  • THE TIMES , "Animals Take Over Norton Art Gallery", Jan '93, Shreveport, LA
  • WXXI HOLIDAY ISSUE NEWSLETTER , "Station Signals, WXXI Dedicates Garden Courtyard"", Dec '92, Rochester, NY
  • BRIGHTON-PITTSFORD POST , "Artist Returns Home to Leave her Marks at WXXI", Oct '92, Rochester, NY
  • KRCB-TV , "Studio Views", June '92, Santa Rosa, CA
  • REDLANDS DAILY FACTS , "'Condor' Brings Park to Life", April '92, Redlands, CA
  • READING TIMES , "Flight of Fantasy", Jan '91, Reading, PA
  • KFTY TV-50 , "Let's Talk", Oct '90, Santa Rosa, CA
  • 101 NORTH , "High-Flying Sculptor", Oct'90, Santa Rosa, CA
  • HEALDSBURG TRIBUNE , "Taylor's 'Spirit of the Heart' Heads for Hawk Mountain Sanctuary", July '90, Healdsburg, CA
  • PRESS DEMOCRAT , "Sculptor Mary Taylor Honors Bird of Prey", Aug '90, Santa Rosa, CA
  • READING EAGLE , "Eagle Among Hawks", Sept '90, Reading,PA
  • PRESS DEMOCRAT , "His Art's in the Right Place", Aug '88, Santa Rosa, CA
  • NEWS HERALD , "Olive Oyl's (and Friends) Visit City Hall", Aug '87, Santa Rosa, CA
  • TIMES UNION , "Sisterhood is Beautiful", May '87, Rochester, NY
  • SACRAMENTO UNION , "Endangered Raptors' Saviors Meet", Nov '85, Sacramento, CA
  • PRESS DEMOCRAT , "Healdsburg Condor Takes Flight to Show", Nov '85, Santa Rosa, CA
  • HEALDSBURG TRIBUNE , "The Condor", Oct '85, Healdsburg, CA
  • PRESS DEMOCRAT , "Artist Creates Her Vision in Steel, July '84, Santa Rosa, CA

 

Education:
1996   "Encaustic Painting", Women's Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY
            "Desktop Publishing", Nazareth College, Rochester, NY
1991    "Biological Illustration", Sonoma State University, Cotati, CA
1989    "Sculpture", Woodstock School of Art, Woodstock, NY
1967    American University, Washington, DC
1966    University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
1964    American School of Craftsmen, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

Affiliations:
Society of Animal Artists, New York, NY
International Sculpture Center, Washington, DC

1972-84   Employment:
McIntyre Tile Company, Vice-President, Director of Design, Healdsburg, CA

Museums/Galleries:
Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum, Oradell, NJ, Marijane Singer, Director, 201-261-0012
Shidoni, Tesuque, NM, Karen Avila, Director, 505-988-8001

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