Mary Dorrell

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I paint because I just cannot not paint! I explore ideas with bold color, various mediums and a variety of surfaces.

School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Certificate in Painting: The Art House, Chicago, IL, Certificate in Fine Arts: North Central College, Naperville, IL, Master of Arts: National-Louis University, Evanston, IL, Bachelor of Arts: Triton College, River Grove, IL, Associate of Arts: Art Instruction Schools, Minneapolis, MN, Certificate in Art and Certificate in Commercial Art.

South Africa Art and Culture October 2018, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO.

A Fraction / Of: Arts on Elston, Chicago, IL, April 2017

No Rest, Arts on Elston, Chicago, IL December 2016
Soular System, SHE Gallery, Bridgeport, IL December 2016
AIR Exhibition, group show, La Posada Hotel and Gardens, Holbrook, AZ, July-September 2016
Wild West Days, group exhibition, Historic Railroad Station, Holbrook, AZ, July 2016
Study Away-New Mexico, Group Show, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO, October 2015
Distraction/Abstraction, Group Show, DuPage Art Gallery, Wheaton, IL, September 2015
Exposed, A Two Person Exhibit, Arts On Elston, Chicago, IL, February 2015
INNER Changes, INNER Sections, School of the Art Institute Chicago (SAIC), Chicago, IL September –December 2014
Artists Crossing Borders, Chicago Cultural Department, Chicago, IL (Reviews), October 11-25, 2014
In Celebration of Trees, DuPage Art Gallery, Wheaton, IL September 2014
Group Exhibition, Arts on Elston, Chicago, IL, April-May 2014
Selfie Show, State St., Chicago, IL, April-May 2014
Homage, The Art House/Gallery, Chicago, IL, March 2014
Expansive Truth Exposed, December 2013, The Art House/Gallery, Chicago, IL
Three Ringed Circus, May 2...