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Mary Beth McKenzie, N.A

BIOGRAPHY

Website: www.marybethmckenzie.com

Museum Representation:

Metropolitan Museum of Art
2009 "Untitled (Diner)" -the monotype, plate and drawing on view in the Johnson Gallery for Drawings and Prints, Selections from the Permanent Collection April 14-July 12, 2009

2008 "Front Porch Restaurant" monotype, museum purchase

2008 "Untitled (Diner)" monotype, museum purchase
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2008 double sided plate for "Front Porch Restaurant" and "Diner(stage 2)" monotypes, museum purchase

2008 sketch book of studies for "Morning Paper" and "Backyard" acquisition selected by Samantha Rippner, Assistant Curator, Department of Prints and Drawings

2008 two sketch books (50 images) of preparatory studies for the Circus monotypes acquisition, selected by Samantha Rippner, Assistant Curator, Department of Prints and Drawings

2005 "Circus" series of 13 monotypes acquisition selected by Samantha Rippner, Assistant Curator, Department of Prints and Drawings

2003 "Self Portrait (red background)" oil on canvas acquisition selected by William S. Lieberman, Jacques and Natasha Gelman Chairman

2002 "Morning Paper" monotype acquisition selected by Samantha Rippner, associate curator, Department of Prints and Drawings

2001 "Paul" oil on canvas, gift of Gertrude B. Bass

2001 "Self Portrait (Matisse print)" included in self portrait exhibition, "Looking at You" curated by William S. Lieberman, Chairman of the Department of 20th Century Art on view for 8 months

1998 "Backyard" monotype acquired by Elliot Davis, Curator, Department of Prints and Drawings

1992 "Self Portrait (Matisse print)" oil on canvas acquisition selected by William S. Lieberman, Chairman of the 20th Century Painting Department


Smithsonian American Art Museum

1998 "Casa Italian Bakery" monotype acquisition, selected by Jo Anne Moser Senior Curator, Graphic Arts

1998 "Early Morning" monotype selected by Jo Anne Moser, Senior Curator, Graphic Arts

New York Historical Society

2004 "Self Portrait (city)" oil/ canvas museum purchase selected by Barbara Ball Buff, Fine Arts Associate, 20th Century Collection Project exhibited, "Honoring Women" Exhibited with the permanent collection in the Henry Luce Center


New Britain Museum of American

Art 2008 "Self Portrait(Matisse print and easel)" oil on canvas acquisition selected by Douglas Hyland, Museum Director

2008 study for "Mission Chair" acquisition selected by Douglas Hyland, Director

2008 "Art Students" exhibited for three months

2007 "Dan Gheno" included in opening exhibition of new museum on view for six months

2006 "Art Students" oil on canvas, acquisition selected by Douglas Hyland, Director

2003 "Mission Chair" oil on canvas, acquired and exhibited in women's exhibition in New York City

1999 "Dan Gheno" oil on canvas, acquisition selected by Douglas Hyland, Director

National Academy Museum

2005 "Self Portrait (double)", oil on canvas acquisition

2005 "Self Portrait(with sweat shirt)", oil on canvas acquisition

2005 "Self Portrait (small)", oil on canvas acquired and exhibited

2003 "Self Portrait(life masks)" included in "Challenging Tradition, Women of the Academy,1926-2003" exhibition

1998 "Self Portrait(life masks)" included in "History and Highlights" exhibition

1994 elected National Academician

1994 "Self Portrait(life masks)" oil on canvas acquisition acceptance gift

1994 "Couple(man reclining)" oil on canvas acquired and exhibited
Butler Museum of American Art

1990 "Standing Nude" oil on canvas gift of Phil Descind
Brooklyn Museum

1999 "Catching Frogs" monotype selected by Marilyn Kushner, Department Head, Department of Prints and Drawings


National Museum of Women in the Arts
1997 "Self Portrait(back window)", oil on canvas acquisition


Museum of the City of New York
1999 "Elevator Shaft" acquisition selected by Barbara Ball Buff Collections Associate, Paintings & Sculpture Department

1995 "Little West Twelfth Street" exhibited in "Contemporary Cityscapes from the Museum of the City of New York"

1990 "Little West Twelfth Street" acquisition selected Barbara Ball Buff, Collections Associate, Paintings & Sculpture Department


Chrysler Museum
1985 included in "Contemporary American Monotypes" exhibition

AMERICAN BORN 1946
Elected to the National Academy, 1994

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EDUCATION

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Cooper School of Art, Cleveland

National Academy of Design, NYC

Art Students League, NYC

Studied with Robert Philipp, Robert Brackman, Jose Cintron, Daniel Greene, Burton Silverman

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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

The Tomasulo Gallery, Union County College, N.J., 1998

Joseph Keiffer Gallery, NYC, 1991

Frank Caro Gallery,1988-89

FAR Gallery, NYC 1980

National Arts Club, NYC, 1976


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Challenging Tradition: Women of the Academy, 1826-2003, The National Academy of Design Museum 2003

The Henry Luce Collection, The New York Historical Society, 2003

"Looking at You," Curator: William S. Lieberman, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 2002

Works on Paper, David Findlay jr. Gallery, NYC, 1999, 2000

Group Show, Alter&Gil, Beverly Hills, 1999, 2000

Group Shows, Wycoff Gallery, Wycoff, N.J.

History & Highlights from the Collection: National Academy of Design, 1998

National Academy of Design Annual, NYC, 1992,1993,1994,1996,1997

Realism in our Times:1950-1 990, Joseph Keiffer Gallery, NYC,1991

Works on Paper: McDonnel & McKenzie, R.H, Love Gallery, Chicago, 1989

Realism Then and Now, Frank Caro Gallery, NYC,1 989

Group Show, Sindin Gallery, NYC 1985,1986

Contemporary Prints, Forum Gallery, NYC, 1986

Contemporary American Monotypes, Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, 1985

Monotypes, Weintraub Gallery, NYC, 1984

AWARDS

Gold Medal of Honor, Audubon Artists, 2000

Paul Puzinas Memorial Award, Allied Artists 1999

Isaac N. Maynard Award, National Academy of Design Annual, 1997

The Robert Phillip Memorial Award, Audubon Artists, 1997

Silver Medal of Honor, Allied Artists, 1996

Joe and Emily Lowe Award, Allied Artists, 1995

Len G. Everett Memorial Award, Allied Artists 1992

The Ralph Fabri Award for Oil, Audubon Artists, 1991

Mrs. Sidney Kalikow Award, Pastel Society of America, 1991

Isaac N. Maynard Prize, National Academy of Design Annual, 1990

John Young-Hunter Memorial Award, Allied Artists, 1989

Harold W. Wind Memorial Award, Pastel Society of America, 1987

Jane Peterson Award, Allied Artists, 1982,1983, 1984,1998

Ethel Gilmore/Charles Romans Memorial Award, Allied Artists, 1986

Silver Medal, Audubon Artists, 1984

Trump Award for Exceptional Merit, Pastel Society of America,1 984

Thomas B. Clarke Prize, National Academy of Design Annual, 1981

Award of Exceptional Merit, Pastel Society of America, 1 980

Best in Show, Pastel Society of America, 1979

Stacey Foundation Grant, New Mexico, 1978-79

Greenshields Foundation Grant, Canada, 1978-79

McGowanTuttle Memorial Award, Salmagundi Club,1 978

Silver Medal, Allied Artists, 1978

Julius Hallgarten Prize, National Academy of Design Annual, 1978

Exhibition Committee’s Award, Pastel Society of America, 1 975

Harriet Frishmuth Sculpture Award, National Academy of Design, 1 974

Edward Mooney Traveling Scholarship, National Academy of Design,1 972

Lucrezia Bori Merit Scholarship, National Academy of Design, 1970-74

National Scholastic Award, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1964

PUBLICATIONS

A Painterly Approach, book by Mary Beth McKenzie, Watson Guptil, 1987 The Magic of Monotypes, illustrated monograph by Mary Beth McKenzie

Artist’s Magazine, October, 1984

"Artist’s Qbserved" book by Harvey Stein..

Resolving a Painting, illustrated monograph by Mary Beth McKenzie American Artist Magazine, January, 1989

MUSEUM COLLECTIONS

Metropolitan Museum of Art, 20th Century Painting Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, 20th Century Print & Drawing Collection

National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution

Brooklyn Museum of Art

Museum of the City of New York

National Museum of Women in the Arts

Butler Museum of American Art

New Britain Museum of American Art

National Academy of Design

Art Student’s League

New York Historical Society

CORPORATE COLLECTIONS

R.J. Reynolds Corp. Collection

Dominick Visconsi Corp. Collection

Amerada Hesse Collection

Privatbanken Collection

And numerous private collections