“I work from the premise that images are never neutral and that they sustain layered meaning from the inception of an idea to the completed piece. Historical narratives, architecture, science, personal heritage, politics and questions of perception have all played a part in my thinking over the years. I look for seemingly disparate elements that can coalesce and redefine a topic. I have traveled extensively, most frequently in non-Western cultures. Traveling has informed my understanding of the global roots of aesthetics. It consistently defines for me those social practices that provide outlines for cultural inquiry, including which ethical questions should be considered or supported. In the end I work to the afterimage of the viewer and the potential discourse that might ensue. The kiss of death for any artist is the work that no one can remember.”
- Mary Ann Peters
Mary Ann Peters lives and works in Seattle, WA She received an MFA from the University of Washington in 1978. She has received numerous awards including an Art Matters Foundaton Grant, New York that allowed her to travel to Paris and Mexico City to research the migration from the Middle East after World War II, a grant from The New Foundation, Seattle in 2014, a MacDowell Fellowship in 2010, a Jentel residency in 2009, the Northwest Institute of Architecture & Urban Studies in Italy (NIAUSI) residency in 2003 and the Neddy Fellowship from the Behnke Foundation in 2000. Collections include Microsoft, Seattle Art Museum, 4Culture, Tacoma Art Museum, and others.
The Jim Hesterberg residence, Hong Kong, China. Client: Olson, Sundberg, Kundig, Allen, Architects.
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Bellevue Art Museum
watercolor and gouache on clayboard
96" x 120"
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Watercolor and gouache on clayboard
60” x 84”
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Oil and india ink on clayboard
36" x 48"
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Watercolor gouache on clayboard
16" x 20"
Collection of the City of Seattle
Watercolor gouache on clayboard
16' x 20"
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Watercolor and gouache on clayboard
18" x 24"
Private Collection, Seattle, WA
Watercolor and gouache on clayboard
24" x 36"
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Watercolor and gouache on clayboard
24" x 36"
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Watercolor and gouache on clayboard
24" x 36"
Private Collection, Seattle, WA
India ink and gouache on black clayboard
48" x 120"
Collection of the Portland Art Museum
White ink on black clayboard
60" x 48"
Private Collection
White ink on black clayboard
60" x 48"
Collection of Seattle Convention Center
White ink on black claybaord
60" x 48"
Collection of Seattle Convention Center
Mixed media
12' x 16' x 8'
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Mixed media
12' X 16' X 8'
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Mixed Media
dimensions variable
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Mixed Media
8' x 32'
mixed media
detail of installation
Baking Flour
13' x 17'
Baking flour
detail of installation
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Silk, silk waste, silk pods, silk threads, wood, canvas, glycerine and watercolor
dimensions variable
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Watercolor and ink on Clayboard
16" x 20"
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Watercolor and ink on clayboard
18" x 24"
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Watercolor and ink on clayboard, diptych
20" x 32"
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Watercolor, Gouache and Ink on Clayboard
20" x 30"
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Watercolor, Gouache and Ink on Clayboard
20" x 30"
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Mixed Media
dimensions variable
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Watercolor and gouache on clayboard
24" x 36"
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Watercolor and gouache on clayboard
24" x 36"
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Watercolor and gouache on clayboard
24" x 36"
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Gouache, watercolor, pencil on polypropylene paper
75" x 54"
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watercolor and gouache on clayboard
96" x 120"
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Hand Colored Photo Transfer on Paper
13" x 16"
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Hand Colored Photo Transfer on Paper
13" x 16"
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Hand Colored Photo Transfer on Paper
16" x 13"
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Hand Colored Photo Transfer on Paper
9" x 11 3/4"
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Watercolor and Gouache on clayboard
60” x 84”
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ink, watercolor on clayboard
18" x 36"
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Mixed media
12' X 16' X 8'
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Mixed media
12' x 16' x 8'
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Oil and india ink on clayboard
36" x 48"
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Watercolor gouache on clayboard
16' x 20"
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cotton Jacquard weave
52" x 66"
Edition of 2
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Watercolor gouache on clayboard
42" x 72"
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Watercolor and gouache on clayboard
18" x 24"
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Watercolor, survival blanket, aluminum, sail cloth
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