Mary Gregg Byrne
Mary Gregg Byrne | |
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| Born | 1951 (age 72–73) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Oregon School of Visual Concepts |
| Known for | Portraits, illustration, landscapes |
| Awards | 1997 Juror's Award for Painting, Tacoma Art Museum Northwest Biennial 2003 Benjamin Franklin Award for illustration, One Smile |
Mary Gregg Byrne (born 1951 in Oberlin, Ohio)[citation needed] is an American portraitist, Illustrator, and landscape artist, who is best known for her watercolor paintings.[1]
Biography[edit]
Byrne was born in 1951, in Oberlin, Ohio and grew up in the Midwest. Byrne's grandmother was an artist, and Byrne started painting when she was a child, being encouraged by her mother.[2]
Byrne went to Occidental College, intending to become a biologist. But she later changed her mind and attended University of Oregon, where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in printmaking in 1975.[2] After graduating from university, Byrne worked as a scrimshaw and advertising designer at Alaskan Silver & Ivory Company for a few years until 1980.[citation needed] After that, she began painting watercolors. In 1995, she attended School of Visual Concepts.[citation needed]
In 1975, Byrne moved to Bellingham, Washington, where she currently lives.[3]
Career as an illustrator[edit]
Byrne's works have been exhibited in many places in the United States. Byrne is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, National Watercolor Society and the Northwest Watercolor Society,[3] and she has had her works shown in traveling exhibition of Northwest Watercolor Society.[citation needed]
In 1997, Byrne received the Juror's Award for Painting at Tacoma Art Museum Northwest Biennial.[1] In 2003, Byrne won a Benjamin Franklin Award for her illustrating work on the 2002 children book One Smile.[citation needed]
Works[edit]
- Illustrator
- Rachel Wolf, Splash 5: The Glory of Color 1998.
- Rachel Wolf, Best of Flower Painting, Volume 2 1999.
- Rachel Wolf, Splash 6: The Best of Watercolor 2000.
- Cindy McKinley, One Smile 2002.
- Heidi Charissa Schmidt, Too Many Murkles 2003.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Light: Reflection, Transparency and Shadow".
- ^ a b Howell, Trisha . The Journeying Workbook: Adventuring to Unleash Your Inner Power p 224
- ^ a b "Sausalito Art Festival Virtual Gallery - Mary Gregg Byrne". Archived from the original on 2008-09-08. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
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