Mary Early
Some of her work is made using beeswax and wood. Early was born in 1975 in Washington, DC. She studied at Bennington College. Her work had been exhibited at the American University Museum, Corcoran Gallery of Art, United States Botanic Garden, and the Washington Project for the Arts.
Mary Early
- Name
- Mary Early
- Born
- 1975
- Field
- Sculpture, visual art, installation art
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- sculptor · installation artist
- Fields
- art of sculpture
- Movements
- Minimalism
- Education
- Bennington College
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She has also exhibited internationally in Austria and Germany. Early was commissioned to create a piece for the U.S. State Department Art in Embassies program which was installed in the United States Embassy in Amman, Jordan in 2018. Early is the director of Hemphill Fine Arts.
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• Name — Mary Early • Born — 1975 • Field — Sculpture, visual art, installation art • Website — maryearly.com Mary Early (born 1975) is an American sculptor. Some of her work is made using beeswax and wood. Early was born in 1975 in Washington, DC. She studied at Bennington College. Her work had been exhibited at the American University Museum, Corcoran Gallery of Art, United States Botanic Garden, and the Washington Project for the Arts. She has also exhibited internationally in Austria and Germany. Early was commissioned to create a piece for the U.S. State Department Art in Embassies program which was installed in the United States Embassy in Amman, Jordan in 2018. Early is the director of Hemphill Fine Arts.
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Mary Early, recorded as a sculptor and installation artist, was born in 1975 in Washington, District of Columbia. The birth is recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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- 1.O'Sullivan, Michael. When Is a Gallery Visit of Value?. Washington Post. 2005-12-02.
- 2.Jenkins, Mark. Artist delves into the social history of food, from production to consumption. The Washington Post. E11. 5 June 2022.
- 3.Dawson, Jessica. No Longer Cast in Bronze; Sculptors Melt Art's Traditional Boundaries. The Washington Post. C1. 28 June 2001.
- 4.U.S. Department of State. Mary Early. Art in Embassies.
- 5.Mary Early. S&R Foundation.
- 6.Cohen, Jean Lawlor. Interfering With Space: A Conversation with Mary Early. Sculpture. 2018-12-01.
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