Representation
I
manage the sales and marketing efforts of my work.
During certain times of the year I attend a
few select Fine Arts Festivals where you can meet me and
see a selection of my Art works. See the Meet
the Artist section for my schedule.
At times I offer Open Studio Tours of my own
working studios. Here you get to see work in progress, ask
me questions and see the evolution of my vision. If you are
interested in being notified of these events please send me
an email at: mary@MaryAhernArtist.com |
Click here to
see my Personal Appearance schedule
One-Person
Art Shows
| • Bellemeade Gallery, Smithtown
Picture Frame. Smithtown NY. May-June 2007. |
• Harborfields Library,
Greenlawn NY. February 2007.
"Welcome To My Garden. Digital & Traditional Botanical Fine Art" |
| •
LaMantia Gallery, Northport, NY. 1995. |
Juried Competitions & Awards
• Water Mill Museum, Water
Mill NY. Summer 2006
Juried Exhibition Sponsored by the Catherine Lorillard Wolfe
Art Club |
•
Weir Farm, Wilton CT. Summer
2003.
"Connecticut Invasives." Sponsored by the Norwalk River Association. |
| •
b.j.Spoke Gallery, Huntington NY. 1992-1995.
Member. |
•
Heckscher Museum, Huntington NY. 1994
Wolf Kahn & Emily Mason, co-jurors. 39th Annual Long Island
Artist's Exhibition.
Sponsored by the Huntington Township Arts League |
•
Hutchins Gallery. C.W. Post, LIU. Brookville
NY. 1993
"Celebrating Women Artists"Sponsored by: The
Long Island Women's Institute. |
•
The National Art League, Douglaston NY. 1993
Juried competition. 63rd Annual Open Art Exhibition |
•
Nassau County Museum of Art. 1993
Juried competition. "North by South Show" |
•
Floral Park Art League, NY. 1977-1979
Assorted First, Second & Third Place Awards for Oils & Acrylics |
Selected Group Exhibitions 
• Art-trium Gallery, Melville NY. June
2007
Sponsored by: Huntington Arts Council. |
• Martha Clara Vineyards, Riverhead NY.
Summer 2006.
"The Days of Wine and Roses."
Sponsored by the East End Arts Council. |
• Art-trium Gallery, Melville NY. Summer
2006
Sponsored by: Huntington Arts Council. |
• East End Arts Council, Riverhead
NY. Winter 2006
Recent
Works. |
• Planting Fields
Arboretum, Oyster Bay, NY. 2003
The Council of Botanical & Horticultural
Libraries Annual Conference. |
•
Huntington Township Art League, Huntington NY.
1994
Members Exhibition. "Mindscapes" |
Professional
Experience
| Present |
Full-time Digital & Traditional Fine Artist specializing in creating Fine Art Botanicals. |
| 1994-2003 |
Founder and Creative Director of Online Design. A digital graphics
company. |
| 1990-94 |
National Sales & Marketing Manager.
Digital Paint & Graphics Devices.
Dynatech Video Group |
| 1984-90 |
Northeast Regional Sales Manager.
Digital Paint & Graphics Devices.
Chyron Corp. |
Lectures/Public
Speaking
| Feb. 2007 |
Invited Speaker. “Creativity and the Business
of Art”. In conjunction with a One Person
Show at the Harborfields Library in Greenlawn, NY. More
Info. |
| Nov. 2006 |
Invited Speaker.
"Creating, A Life" A presentation showing & discussing
the evolution of an Artistic vision and the application of that
vision as it applies to Fine Art, Business Development and Life
in general.
Farmingdale State University. Dept. of Ornamental Horticulture. |
| Feb. 1999 |
Guest lecturer. "Use of the Internet
in a comprehensive marketing program designed for businesses
in the field of horticulture"
Farmingdale State University. Dept. of Ornamental Horticulture. |
| Feb. 1996 |
Invited Presenter. "Use of color measurement
and management devices in the development of multi-media design
projects for use on the internet and in print.
Seybold, San Francisco, CA. Sponsored by Lightsource. |
| Feb. 1994 |
Invited Speaker. Presentation of my fine arts
catalog raisonné with a focus on the evolution
of personal style and artistic influences.
The Heckscher Museum, Huntington NY. |
| Feb. 1988 |
Invited Panel Speaker. "Opportunities for
Women in the Field of Television". Sponsored by the LI Chapter
of the Society of Broadcast Engineers. |
| Jan. 1987 |
Invited Speaker. "Electronic Paint Systems
and Character Generators. Defining their use in creating graphics,
illustration and design for television stations and production
houses."
Sponsored by the Maine Chapter of the Society of Broadcast Engineers. |
Publications
• Dream Chasers. At midlife, taking lower pay to begin more satisfying careers
January 4, 2008. Featured article in the Newsday Business section By Arlene Gross. © Newsday |
• "Artist Cultivates Her Livelihood Like A Garden – Mary Ahern has a green thumb for botanicals & business"
Featured article in the Movers and Shakers column by Arlene Gross. © The Times of Northport. 2007. |
• "Welcome To Mary’s Garden"
Featured article by Ellen Thompson © The Long Islander News. 2007. |
• "Mary Ahern Loves To Draw"
Featured article by Doris Rowe © The Northport Observer. 2005. |
• "Success
Stories in Electronic Publishing"
Featured article by Aisha Madison © Publish Magazine. 1997.
This article focused on how I used technology to create consistent
color across multiple media whether the end result was print,
video or the Web. |
• "The Future Through
Both Ends of the Looking Glass"
Featured Article by Rodney Stock & Suzan Prince. ©
9'87 Computer Pictures Magazine.Panel in Print: "Broadcast Computer Graphics. Where
Has It Been and Where Is It Going?" I was invited to
this panel of 12 manufacturers and designers assembled from
all areas of the television & production industries. |
Education
Certificate in Botanical Art and Illustration.
New York Botanical Garden. |
A.A.S. Ornamental Horticulture. Farmingdale State University.
Robert J. Rodler Scholarship. Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. |
B.A. Queens College. Major in Fine Arts
Graduated with Fine Arts Award of Distinction, Cum Laude |
| Post-graduate work in Computer Science. Columbia
University. |
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