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Mary Padgett marypadgett.com Education: 1978 Syracuse University, Master of Fine Arts 1975 Boston University, Bachelor of Fine Arts Solo Exhibitions: 2010 Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, NY. 2008 Gallery of Central New York, Cazenovia, NY. 2007 Smithy Pioneer Gallery, Cooperstown, NY. 2002 Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts, Little Falls, NY. The Art Mission, Binghamton, NY. 2001 Goodsight Galleries, Cazenovia, NY. Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, NY. 1999 Smithy Pioneer Gallery, Cooperstown, NY. 1998 Arts Center, Old Forge, NY. Cazenovia Public Library Art Gallery, Cazenovia, NY. Earlville Opera House Gallery, Earlville, NY. 1997 Barnes & Noble Bookstore Gallery, Dewitt, NY. 1995 Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY. 1994 Earlville Opera House Gallery, Earlville, NY. 1993 Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute School of Art Gallery, Utica, NY. 1990 Americana Village Gallery, Hamilton, NY. 1988 The Gallery, Upper Catskill Community Council of the Arts, Oneonta, NY. 1986 Chapman Cultural Center Gallery, Cazenovia College, Cazenovia, NY. 1985 Kirkland Art Center, Clinton, NY. 1982 Morrisville College Art Gallery, SUNY Morrisville, NY. Selected Group Exhibits: 2009 Cazenovia College Art Gallery, Cazenovia, NY, Biennial Faculty Exhibition. XL Projects Gallery, Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Faculty Exhibition. 2008 The Smithy-Pioneer Gallery, Cooperstown, NY, Upstate Landscape. 2003 Pastel Society of America, National Arts Club Gallery, New York City, Pastels Only. 2002 Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, NY, Upstate Landscape. 2001 Ruth G. Roseneau Memorial Gallery, Arts Center, Old Forge, NY, Luminous Perspectives, Drawings and Paintings in Pastel. Paper Mill Playhouse, Milburn, NJ, Pastel Society of America Members Exhibit. 2000 Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown, NY, A Survey of Contemporary Realism. 1999 Ruth G. Roseneau Memorial Gallery, Arts Center, Old Forge, NY, A Rainbow Spectrum: Drawings and Paintings in Pastel. Arts Council Galleries, Norwich, NY, New Directions in Pastel. 1998 Pastel Society of America, National Arts Club Gallery, New York City, Pastels Only. 1997 The Smithy-Pioneer Gallery, Cooperstown, NY, Still Life. Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Utica, NY, 57th Exhibition of Central New York Artists. 1996 Ruth G. Roseneau Memorial Gallery, Arts Center, Old Forge, NY, North Country Revisited. Pastel Society of America, National Arts Club Gallery, New York City, Pastels Only. 1995 Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown, NY, A Collective Vision. The Smithy-Pioneer Gallery, Cooperstown, NY, Flora and Fauna. Artifice Gallery, Syracuse, NY, Positively Pastel. Boston University Art Gallery, Boston, MA, Alumni Drawings. Pastel Society of America, National Arts Club Gallery, New York City, Pastels Only. 1994 Chapman Cultural Center & Chapman Art Center Gallery, Cazenovia College, Cazenovia, NY, Chapman Foundation Annual Exhibition 1994. Kirkland Art Center, Clinton, NY, Still Life. Pastel Society of America, National Arts Club Gallery, New York City, Pastels Only. 1993 The Chapman Art Center, Cazenovia College, Cazenovia, NY, The Pastel Artists Exhibition 1993, A Retrospective. 1992 Ruth G. Roseneau Gallery, Old Forge, NY, The Pastel Artists Salon. Gallery, State University of New York Oneonta, NY, Women's Lives/Women's Art. 1989 George Sherman Union Gallery, Boston University, Boston, MA, Alumni Works on Paper. Pastel Society of America, National Arts Club Gallery, New York City, Pastels Only. 1988 Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown, NY, Annual Art Exhibition. 1987 Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown, NY, Annual Art Exhibition. Pastel Society of America, National Arts Club Gallery, New York City, Pastels Only. 1985 Grosvenor Gallery, SUNY Cobleskill, NY, Art As Food, Food As Art Invitational Exhibition. 1984 Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY, Everson Biennial. Awards, Affiliations, and Fellowships: 2010 Signature Member, Pastel Society of America (since 1987). 2003 Pastel Society of America, Art du Pastel Award. 2004 Pastel 100 National Competition, Honorable Mention. 2000 Pastel 100 National Competition, Finalist. 1998 New York Foundation for the Arts, Recipient, Special Opportunity Stipend. 1996 New York Foundation for the Arts, Recipient, Special Opportunity Stipend. 1995 WCNY Televised Art Invitational, Featured Artist. 1994 Chapman Art Gallery, Cazenovia, NY, Honorable Mention, The Chapman Foundation Annual Exhibition. 1982 Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Fellow. Public Collections: Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Manhasset, NY. Takasago International Corp. (U.S.A.), Rockleigh, NJ. Towers Perrin Corp., New York City, NY. Bibliography: 2008 Katherine Rushworth “To Everything There Is a Season,” Syracuse Post Standard, August 2. 2000 Katherine Rushworth “A Passion for Pastels,” Syracuse Post Standard, February 13. 2000 Kathleen Baxter, "The True Color of Contrast,” American Artist, February 2000. 1998 Nita Leland, Exploring Color, North Light Books, 1998. 1995 Beverly Leesman, “Still Life That Moves,” Syracuse New Times, January 25. 1994 Monica Anke Koenig, “Erieville Artist’s Pastels Are Visually Stunning,” Syracuse Post Standard, July 24. Teaching; Lecturer, Visual Communications Department, Cazenovia College, 2006- present. Instructor, Syracuse University, Departments of Design and Studio Art, 2001- present.