Artist of the day: Artist of the Day, June 28, 2023: Mary Oros, an American sculptor [#1839]

Mary Oros comes from a creative background. Both her parents were industrial designers during the era of mid-century modern design. She attended the Cleveland Institute of Art, where she was awarded an honorary scholarship for one year and a partial scholarship to attend the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in the summer of 1975 and was awarded the Purchase Prize. In 1977 she earned a BFA in Sculpture from the Cleveland Institute of Art and received the Agnes Gund Award. While at Skowhegan, she met sculptor William King, who became a mentor and friend when she moved to NYC for a few years after art school. Through Bill, she had the opportunity to show one of her sculptures at the OK Harris Gallery’s show “In the Event of Living Sculpture.” Going to NYC’s galleries and museums was completely eye-opening and inspiring, but in 1986 Mary moved to Santa Barbara, where her family had relocated.

Sculpture has always been Mary’s first love, and she feels grateful and fortunate to be making sculptures full-time. In 2005, after participating in a group show with Pacific Rim Sculptors and as a gift of the Seward Johnson Atelier, her sculpture “Henry Takes His First Steps” was replicated in aluminum and installed at Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, New Jersey. Her sculptures have been shown at the SFMOMA Artists Gallery, throughout the Bay Area, in Southern California, at Art San Diego 2018, and Art Market San Francisco 2022 with Desta Gallery. Since 2020 her sculpture has been represented by Desta Gallery in Mill Valley, California. In 2023 she was awarded third place in the prestigious 81st Crocker Kingsley exhibition. Mary’s sculptures have been featured on the cover and in Benicia Magazine as an advertisement for Grounds for Sculpture in Sculpture Magazine and are in several private collections.

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