Mary Ann Wakeley

Mary Ann Wakeley

Philadelphia area, PA, United States

About Mary Ann Wakeley

My work begins simply with a color or line. It proceeds in a dialogue with me as each mark and form evoke a feeling which allows the work to progress. It is a process of arranging disparate elements and uniting them--of bringing unlikely combinations of color, shape, size and texture together harmoniously. Color and line have moved me since childhood. Having studied classical piano for several years, the rhythm of music finds its way into all that I create. I am inspired by colors and patterns in nature, design, and interiors, and allow imagination to do as it pleases. I am also profoundly moved by many forms of music which stir feelings that are channelled through my art."

Education:

A handful of studio life drawing and sculpture classes at Philadelphia College of Textiles and Sciences, and PAFA from 1989-1994.

Events:

Work titled "Mardi Gras" published in Circle Arts Quarterly Art Review Winter 2018 Issue.
https://circle-arts.com

2018. Original works on display at Fresco Restaurant, Newtown Square, PA USA

World of Interiors magazine [November 2016 "Off the Wall"]

www.consenses.org
a multi-artist/multi-media collaborative of telephone tag initiated by singer/songwriter Sally Taylor. This event began in the summer of 2014 and is just now wrapping up August 2016.

Artwork used in the 2014 film "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby"

Exhibitions:

Consenses Collaborative Project and Exhibit, Martha's Vineyard, MA 2014-2016
Gallery 25N "Pure Abstraction" Online Exhibit
Pulse, Solo Exhibit, Luxe 218 Indianapolis, IN 2012
LightSpaceTime exhibit 2012, "L'envers" -- first place all categories
Guy Lyman Fine Art, Premier Show, New Orleans, LA 2010
Beacon Art Shortwave Gallery, Stone Harbor, NJ
Group Exhibit, Three Ravens Gallery, Ardmore, PA 2010
World of Imagination, Vol. 2, APW Gallery, Queens, NY 2009
Group Exhibit, Papercuts & Gluesticks, Rocky River, OH 2008
Three Femmes, Group Show Tyme Gallery Havertown, PA, 2004