Mary Souza

San Francisco Bay Area abstract and figurative oil painter. In national and international collections, including The Koret Foundation Collection, San Francisco.
I use the flesh and gesture of paint to explore body, psyche, spirit. I trust in the immediate response or mark and strive for what Hsieh Ho called "spirit resonance."

B.A., University of California, Berkeley

Additional postgraduate studies:
2006 -2007- Kala –Trillium Summer Institute in Innovative Printmaking and various workshops
1994 - San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA – summer course, “Art, Psyche and Spirit,” with Fred Martin
1987-1995- re-entry student, De Anza College, Cupertino, CA - art history and studio art courses, including oil painting with Monroe Hodder, 1993-1995
1988-89 - Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, CA, summer session courses in art and spirituality, instructors Doug Adams, John Dillinberger
1986 - California College of Arts and Crafts Extension, Oakland, CA “Traditional Japanese Papermaking,” with David Kimball of Magnolia Editions

2019
"The Ladies Room," Jen Tough Gallery, curated by Danielle Krysa (aka The Jealous Curator), San Francisco, Oct 25-27
"ACA (Art Comes Alive!)," ADC Fine Arts, Cincinnati, OH, October 5-Dec 6
"Connect & Collect," Annual Invitational Exhibition, ICA, San Jose, CA, October
Art Santa Fe with Jen Tough Gallery, July 2019
"Flora + Fauna," Jen Tough Gallery, Benicia, CA

2018
Art San Diego with Jen Tough Gallery, Oct 2018
Connect & Collect, Annual Invitational Exhibition, ICA, San Jose, CA

2017
"Three Sisters: Off The Grid," Joshua Tree Art Gallery, Joshua Tree, CA, April 8-May 6, 2017
Connect & Collect, Annual Invitational Exhibition, ICA, San Jose, CA

2016
Art Party, San Jose, CA
Connect & Collect, Annual Invitational Exhibition, ICA, San Jose, CA

2015
Connect & Collect, Annual Invitational Exhibition, ICA, San Jose, CA

2014
Art Comes Alive, ADC Fine Arts, Cincinnati, OH
50/50: 50 Small Artworks in 50 Days, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
Connect & Collect, Annual Invitational Exhibition, ICA, San Jose, CA
Anne & Mark's Art Party, San Jose CA


2013
Array, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
Un Seul Grain de Riz, Galerie Métanoïa, Paris, France
Connect & Collect, Institute of Contemporary Art, ...