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Artist Statement:
Over 13 years ago, I began to
paint after I had brain
surgery to remove a benign
brain tumor from the right
side of my brain. I was
recovering from surgery, and
out of the blue, I called my
mom and asked her to take me
to buy some paint and brushes.
This was the first time I
ever painted in my life.
While I was growing up, I was
never exposed to art and just
didn’t know anything about it,
though I had always wanted to
learn more. I began painting
on wood, paper, newspaper,
anything I could find, then I
started to paint on canvas.
When I went back to my job in
television, people looked at
my art on the walls of my
cubicle, and some people
encouraged me to go further
with it. I would work all
day, then come home and paint
at night, and looked forward
to the time I would be
painting. In October of 2000,
I decided to leave my job and
make a go of being a full-time
artist. Everyday, I learn
something new about art, and I
love making art. The biggest
compliment I can get is when
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Mary Zeman Biography:
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Age
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46
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
Married
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| Children |
99
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| Religion |
Catholic |
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| Education |
Undergraduate Degree |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Cooking, Walking, Movies, Travel, Reading |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Acrylic
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Naive Art - ( - )
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Harry Teague
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| Favorite Work of Art |
not provided
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
I began to paint after having brain surgery in 1997 as my own self-created therapy to try and help me deal with pain. |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Mary Tilley Zeman/Self-Taught Artist
Born in Jamaica(Queens), N.Y. October 1963
906 Fox Chase Court
Woodstock, GA 30189
Website: www.maryzemanart.com
www.facebook.com/maryzeman
www.maryezeman.etsy.com
e-mail: maryezeman@aol.com/Websites: www.outsiderart.info, www.whohadada.com
B.A Journalism/Advertising, University of Georgia 1987
ARTIST BIO:
Over 13 years ago, I began to paint after I had brain surgery to remove a benign brain tumor from the right side of my brain. I was recovering from surgery, and out of the blue, I called my mom and asked her to take me to buy some paint and brushes. This was the first time I ever painted in my life. While I was growing up, I was never exposed to art and just didn’t know anything about it, though I had always wanted to learn more. I began painting on wood, paper, newspaper, anything I could find, then I started to paint on canvas. When I went back to my job in television, people looked at my art on the walls of my cubicle, and some people encouraged me to go further with it. I would work all day, then come home and paint at night, and looked forward to the time I would be painting. In October of 2000, I decided to leave my job and make a go of being a full-time artist. Everyday, I learn something new about art, and I love making art. The biggest compliment I can get is when adults look at my work and say, “that looks so childlike”. On the surface, my work seems to be innocent and non-threatening, but if you look deeper, there are many times observations about everything, from life, death, religion, politics, pain, childhood, just about everything. I never know what I’m going to paint, it just comes to me as I go. I love to write poetry, also, but don’t do it as much as I used to.. My artistic influences are varied. I like the work of Picasso, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Howard Finster, Andy Warhol, Alice Neal, Harry Teague, & many others. I think art is everywhere, sometimes we just have to see.
SHOWS:
Dunwoody Arts Festival/GA 2010
Norcross Arts Festival/GA 2010
Folk Fest/Atlanta 2001, 2003,2004, 2005-2007,2009-2010
Inman Park Festival/Atlanta 1998-2010
Travelers Rest Art Show/South Carolina 2007-2010
Creative Arts Guild/Dalton,GA 2007-2010
PaperMill Market/Marietta,GA 2009
Marietta Yoga Art Show/GA 2008-2009
Atlanta Merchandise Mart/Atlanta 2009
Fearrington Folk Art Show/North Carolina 2006-2009
Canton Flea Market/Mississippi 2008
Who Fest Outsider Art Show
2004-2005,2007-2008
Gilda's Club Atlanta Show 2008
Clairemont Elementary Art Show/Decatur,GA 2003-2005,2007
Wesleyan School Art Show/Atlanta 2005-2007
Market at the Works/Atlanta 2006-2007
Arts For Independence/Atlanta 2005-2006
Decatur Arts Festival/Decatur, GA 2001, 2004-2006
Art Works Show/Atlanta 2006
Spotlight on Southern Artists/Atlanta 2002, 2004-2006
Raw Art Festival/London, England 2004
Virginia-Highland Summerfest/Atlanta 2004 (Tee Shirt Design Winner), 2005
Urban Market on Means Street/Atlanta 2004
Spruill Arts Center Market/Atlanta 2003
FinsterFest/Summerville, GA 2000-2003
Seafood Festival/Appalachicola, Florida 2003
Artists for Animals/Atlanta 2001
House of Blues Folk Art Festival/Orlando 2001-2002
Nordstrom’s/Atlanta (Versace in-store promotion) 2002
Roswell Arts Festival/Roswell, GA 2002-2003
MOCA GA(Museum of Contemporary Art
“Off the Wall” Show)Atlanta 2002
GALLERIES/BOUTIQUES AND RESTAURANTS:
Crazy Dog Art/Talking Rock, GA 2008
Doodlebugz/Marietta, GA 2008
Good Dog/Chattanooga,TN 2008
Wholesale Crafts.com 2008
Ecclectibles/Savannah, GA 2008
ETSY.COM 2007-2008
Bunya Bunya Boutique/Park City, UT 2007-2008
Fearrington House Restaurant/Pittsboro, NC 2007-2008
Painted Moon Art/Darien, GA 2007-2008
Rougette Gallery/Rockland Maine 2005-2008
Scratch Kitchen/Hilton Head, S.C 2006-2008
America! Oh, Yes, Hilton Head, S.C 2003-2007
Foothills Gallery/Jasper, GA 2003-2004
Pearl’s Folk Art/Chattanooga, TN 2003-2004
Cuz-I Gallery/Pawley’s Island, S.C 2003-2004
Primitive Eye/Decatur, GA 2000-2001
Matilda’s/Alpharetta, GA 2000-2002
Square Roots/Decatur, GA 2001-2002
Lawler/Taylor Gallery/Birmingham, AL 2001-2002
PUBLICATIONS:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Article in Arts and Books on 4/23/06
Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Article April, 2006
Art Papers/Letters to the editor March/April 2002
Picklebird online Magazine/Article 2002 (www.picklebird.com)
Over 50 wholesale accounts for doormats, magnets, lamps, nightlights and other artful goods.
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