Mary Elizabeth Marvin

Collected slowly. Lived with deeply.

Mary Elizabeth Marvin is a museum-trained contemporary artist whose abstract paintings explore memory, atmosphere, and the quiet experience of place. Working in evolving series rather than isolated works, she creates paintings that continue to reveal themselves over years of living with them.

Her practice has been shaped by decades of dedicated studio work, museum study at The Corcoran College of Art + Design, and artist residencies including the Vermont Studio Center, Millay Arts, and Burren College of Art in Ireland. These experiences fostered a lifelong commitment to careful observation and the enduring power of restraint.

Today her original paintings are held in private collections throughout the United States and internationally. She is represented by SH Modern in Naples, Florida, and her work has been exhibited in galleries and museums while also appearing in thoughtfully designed residential, hospitality, and commercial spaces. Licensed reproductions have been published by leading art publishers and have been featured through retailers including Serena & Lily, Neiman Marcus, Horchow, and Crate & Barrel.

Rather than seeking immediate impact, Mary Elizabeth creates paintings tha...

University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT — Art History and Journalism
Corcoran College of Art + Design, Washington, DC — Museum-based studio and art studies

SELECTED PLACEMENTS | COLLECTIONS
The Mayfair, London — 17-work installation
Hilton Miami Brickell, Miami, FL
Hourigan Group, Richmond, VA
Private collections throughout the United States and internationally
Corporate, healthcare, hospitality, and residential collections throughout the United States and internationally

SELECTED ART & DESIGN COLLABORATIONS

Leftbank Art
Prestige Arts / Art Trends
Serena & Lily
Neiman Marcus
Horchow
Crate & Barrel
Pottery Barn
Williams Sonoma Home

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

2024 — Artist Residency, Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughan, Ireland
2023 — Residency Grant, Millay Arts, Wintertide Residency, Austerlitz, NY
2019 — Selected Exhibitor, ArtFields, Lake City, SC
2016 — Juried Artist Member, Silvermine Guild of Artists, New Canaan, CT
2014 — Residency Grant, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2023 — 73rd Art of the Northeast (A-ONE), Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan, CT; curated by Madeline Cornell
2022 — Shifting Tides: Art That Speaks to Ever Changing Times, Willoughby Wallace Library, Branford, CT; solo exhibition
2019 — ArtFields 2019, Lake City, SC
2018 — Guild Exhibition, Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan, CT; curated by Susan Eley
2017 — Color Inside the Lines, Sozo Gallery, Charlotte, NC; solo exhibition
2016 — The Shape of Things: New Geometric Abstracts, Saatchi Art; curated by Kat Henning
2015 — N’oreaster, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT; curated by Sharon Butler
2015 — Spectrum, Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan, CT; juried by Amy Smith-Stewart, Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
2013 — N’oreaster, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT; curated by Lexi Lee Sullivan
2013 — 44th Annual Juried Members E...