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CURRICULUM VITAE

Education

 

  • 2019 – “Master Class Workshop and Retreat” with Daniel Gerhartz, Provence, France
  • 2019 - “Training the Eye to See,” A portrait workshop using live models, Daniel Gerhartz, New  Harmony, IN
  • 2009 – Écorché (Human Anatomy) Sculpture Course, 10 Weeks with James Shoop, St. Croix Falls, WI
  • 2008 – Large Group Figure Composition, Juried 10-day Master Class, Jove Wang, Pasadena, CA
  • 2008 – Advanced Color Theory Workshop, Kauai, HI with Camille  Przewodek (lineage of Henry Hensche/ Charles Webster Hawthorn, Cape Cod  School)
  • Summer 2008 – Sculpture Anatomy of the Head with James Shoop, St. Croix Falls, WI
  • 2006 – Portrait Workshop (scholarship) with master artist, Jove Wang, Scottsdale Artists School, Scottsdale, AZ
  • 2003, 2005 – Plein Air Workshops with master painter and author, Kevin MacPherson, Maui, HI, and Provence, France
  • 1995-2001 – Studied plein-air and Alla Prima painting with Zhang  Wen Xin, Jim Wilcox, and Robert Duncan in Jackson, WY; Joe Paquet, St.  Paul, MN, and Stapleton Kearns, Rockport, MA
  • 1979 – Studied composition and copperplate etching with C. Daniel  Graves (founder and director of the Florence Academy of the Arts,  Florence, Italy)
  • 1974-1977 – Full-time student apprentice with Richard Lack, Atelier Lack, Minneapolis, MN
  • 1975 – BA Degrees; Art Major, Humanities Major, French Minor; College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN
  • 1974 – Mankato State College, Mankato, MN - courses in abstract art and composition
  • 1974-1975 – Studied with Hungarian artist Bela Petheo, St. John's University, Collegeville, M

Mary Pettis, oil painter, expressive realism, plein air, realist landscape alla prima impressionist.

Lectures, Presentations and Workshops

 

  • June 2019 - Landscape Master Class, 3-day workshop, The Atelier, Minneapolis, MN
  • September 2018 - Panelist, Outdoor Painters of Minnesota’s Plein Air Grand Marais event, Grand Marais, MN
  • September 2018 - The Artistic Anatomy of Water, Trees, Rocks, and Sky, 3-day workshop, Taylors Falls, MN
  • June 2018 - Landscape Master Class, 3-day workshop, The Atelier, Minneapolis, MN
  • May 2018 - Landscape Master Class, 3-day workshop, Schroeder Studios, Oliver Kelly Farm, MN
  • November 2017 - “Painting the Music: Exploring Shared Language and  Connections in the Arts”, Art and Science Department, University of  Wisconsin, Eau Claire, WI
  • September 2017 - Plein Air Painting 7-day workshop in Cinque Terre, Italy
  • June 2017 - Plein Air Figure and Landscape 3-day workshop, Taylors Falls, MN
  • May 2017 - The Artistic Anatomy of Water, Trees and Sky 3-day workshop, Taylors Falls, MN
  • April 2017 - "Great Starts! Painting from the Inside Out" Main  Stage Demonstration, Streamline Publishing's Plein Air Convention and  Expo (PACE), San Deigo, CA
  • April 2017 - Outdoor Painters of Minnesota Plein Air Landscape workshop, Minneapolis, MN
  • October 2016 - The Artistic Anatomy of Rocks, Trees, Water and Sky  3-day workshop, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
  • October 2016 - Guest lecturer, EnPleinAir Texas, San Angelo, TX
  • September 2016 - The Artistic Anatomy of Rocks, Trees, Water and Sky 3-day workshop, Taylors Falls, MN
  • June 2016 - Plein Air Figure and Landscape 3-day workshop, Taylors Falls, MN
  • May 2016 - The Artistic Anatomy of Water, Trees and Sky 3-day workshop, Taylors Falls, MN
  • March 2016 - Outdoor Painters of Minnesota Plein Air Landscape workshop, Minneapolis, MN
  • October 2015 - Guest lecturer,  EnPleinAirTexas, San Angelo, Texas
  • September 2015 - Plein Air Painting 7-day workshop in Cinque Terre, Italy
  • June 2015 - Plein Air Figure and Landscape 3-day workshop, Taylors Falls, MN
  • April 2015 - Beginner/Intermediate Plein Air 3-day workshop, Taylors Falls, MN
  • March 2015 - Oil Painters of Minnesota Plein Air Figure workshop, Minneapolis, MN
  • October 2014 - Fall Master Class, Minneapolis, MN
  • September 2014 - Plein Air Landscape 4-day workshop, Taylors Falls, MN
  • September 2014 - Guest lecturer, Cincinnati Art Club, Cincinnati, OH
  • September 2014 - Plein Air 2-day workshop, The Cincinnati Art Club, Cincinnati, OH
  • June 2014 - Plein Air Figure and Landscape 3-day workshop, Taylors Falls, MN
  • April 2014 - Guest lecturer, Cincinnati Art Club, Cincinnati, OH
  • April 2014 - Beginner/Intermediate Plein Air 3-day workshop, Taylors Falls, MN
  • March 2014 - Guest lecturer, Northstar Watermedia Society, Minneapolis, MN
  • March 2014 - Spring Master Class, Minneapolis, MN
  • December 2007 -2014 – Director and Mentor of a Monthly Advanced Concepts Artists Group, Home Studio, Taylors Falls, MN
  • July 2013 – Plein Air Figure and Landscape 4-day workshop, Taylors Falls, MN
  • June 2013 – Creative Breakthrough: Plein Air Workshop, The Duluth Art Institute, Duluth, MN
  • May 2013 – Creative Breakthrough: Bring the Art Spirit Into Your Work, Grand Marais Art Colony, Grand Marais, MN
  • May 2013 – The Joy of Plein Air Painting Workshop, The Duluth Art Institute, Duluth, MN
  • February 2013 – The Islanders/Maui Cultural Council 3-day Plein Air Workshop, Maui, HI
  • September 2011 – Plein Air in Tuscany with Mary Pettis, Tuscany, Italy
  • August 2011–Creative Breakthrough 3-day workshop, Grand Marais Art Colony, Grand Marais, MN
  • July 2011 – Plein Air Landscape 5-day workshop, Taylor’s Falls, MN
  • July 2010 – Plein Air Landscape 5-day workshop, Taylor’s Falls, MN
  • November 2009 – Plein Air Painters of Hawaii 5-day Plein Air Workshop, Maui, HI
  • July 2009 – Plein Air Landscape 5-day workshop, Taylor’s Falls, MN
  • February 2009 – Plein Air Painters of Hawaii 5-day Workshop, Maui, HI
  • October 2008 – Venice Workshop, Venice, Italy
  • May 2008 – France Workshop, Dordogne Region, Southwest France
  • August 2007 – 3-day workshop and Evening Public Lecture in Devil's  Lake, ND in conjunction with the celebrated North Dakota Chautauqua
  • May 2007 – Tuscany Workshop, Tuscany, Italy
  • 2006-2008 – Occasional Regional Lectures in Minnesota on Art and the Creative Spirit
  • Summers, 2001-2008 – St. Croix Scenic Riverway Minnesota Plein Air Annual 5-day Workshop, Taylors Falls, MN
  • May 2006 – Tuscany Workshop, Vagliagli, Italy
  • 1990-2001 – Taught workshops, mentored student artists and gave  presentations at schools and area youth agencies in Polk and Chisago Counties, Wisconsin and Minnesota
  • 1986-1988 – Founder, director, instructor - Atelier Pettis Wirkkula, Taylors Falls, MN

Mary Pettis, oil painter, expressive realism, plein air, realist landscape alla prima impressionist.

Major Collections

  •  Permanent Collection - Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA), Minneapolis, MN
  • Permanent Collection - Emigrant Institute, Vaxjo, Sweden
  • U.S. Senate Offices - Washington D.C.
  • Executive Residence Library - State of Wisconsin - Madison, WI
  • Cargill Corporation Collection, MN
  • Evergreen Hospital, Kirkland, WA, Entrance Lobby and Chapel
  • Carl Pohlad Collection, MN
  • Osceola Medical Center, Major Collection of 17 originals - Osceola, WI
  • Private Quarters of the Royal Residence - Stockholm, Sweden
  • Horst Rechalbacher - founder of Aveda, Osceola, WI

Mary Pettis, oil painter, expressive realism, plein air, realist landscape alla prima impressionist.

Major Exhibitions & Awards

 

  • February 2022 - Outdoor Painters of Minnesota group exhibition, “Structural Art”, 801 Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
  • November 2021 - January 2022 - "Watershed" - A Solo Exhibition of 80+ Paintings, in partnership with Wild Rivers Conservancy, Boulderwall at The Acreage, Osceola, WI
  • November 2021 - BoldBrush Painting Competition, Third Place
  • October 2021 - American Society of Marine Art's North Juried Regional Exhibition, Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, MI
  • September 2021 - American Impressionist Society’s 22nd Annual National Juried Exhibition, Gallery 1516, Omaha, NE
  • June 2021 - 1st International Online Exhibition of Contemporary Marine Art, led by the American Society of Marine Artists
  • June 2021 - Oil Painters of America's 2021 Salon Show Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils, Quinlan Visual Arts Center, Gainesville, GA
  • April 2021 - American Impressionist Society’s "5th Annual Small Works Showcase", Reinert Fine Art, Charleston, SC
  • October 2020 - American Impressionist Society's 21st Annual National Juried Exhibition, Illume Gallery of Fine Art, St. George, Utah 
  • October 2020 - Oil Painters of America’s 29th National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils, RS Hanna Gallery, Fredericksburg, Texas
  • September 2020 - American Impressionist Society’s Online Exhibition
  • June 2020 - "Outdoor Painters of Minnesota: Love of Minnesota", Minnesota Landmark Center, St. Paul, MN
  • April 2020 - Il Chiostro's "25th Anniversary Virtual Art Exhibit'
  • March 2020 to February 2022 - American Society of Marine Artists 18th National Exhibition, hosted by 5 Fine Art Museums, including the Minnesota Marine Art Museum in Winona, MN
  • March 2020 - American Impressionist Society’s 4th Annual Small Works Showcase, RS Hanna Gallery, Fredericksburg, Texas
  • January-June 2020 Outdoor Painters of Minnesota's "Minnesota Landscapes" Member Exhibition at the MN State Capitol, St. Paul, MN
  • November/December 2019 - Solo Exhibition, “Impressionist Sketches from Minnesota and Abroad”, Edward Curtis Gallery, The Minneapolis Club, Minneapolis, MN
  • June 2019 - Art Renewal Center's 14th Annual International ARC Salon Competition, Finalist:  Landscape Category, Plein Air Category, Animal Category
  • June 2019 - American Impressionist Society’s 3rd Annual Small Works Showcase, Crooked Tree Art Center, Petoskey, MI
  • March 2019 - Oil Painters of America’s “Virtuosos of the OPA” exhibition, Cutter & Cutter Fine Art, St. Augustine, FL
  • February 2019 - Art Renewal Center’s ARC Salon Traveling Exhibition, European Museum of Modern Art (MEAM), Barcelona, Spain
  • November/December 2018 - Art Renewal Center’s ARC Salon Traveling Exhibition, Sotheby’s, Los Angeles, CA
  • November 2018 - Solo Exhibition, “Sharing the Harvest”, 30+ works  inspired by of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 as well as Kevin Puts’  “Inspiring Beethoven”, performed in tandem by The Minnesota Orchestra,  Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN
  • November 2018 - Principle Gallery’s ASMA Invitational Show, Charleston, SC
  • September 2018 - American Impressionist Society’s 19th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Fish Creek, WI, Honorable Mention
  • September/October 2018 - Art Renewal Center’s ARC Salon Traveling Exhibition, Salmagundi Gallery, New York, NY
  • March 2018 - Solo Exhibition, “Color Harmonies”, 30+ works inspired  by Lyadov’s “The Enchanted Lake”, Respighi’s “The Fountains of Rome”,  and Debussy’s “La Mer” performed in tandem by The Minnesota Orchestra,  Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN
  • February 2018 - 13th Maui Plein Air Invitational, Lahaina, HI, Honor Hawaii - Honor Maui Award
  • January 2018 - 13th Annual International Art Renewal Center's ARC Salon Competition, Finalist, Honorable Mention - Landscape Category, Honorable Mention - Plein Air Category
  • January 2018 - Salmagundi Club’s “Landscapes: Day and Night” Exhibition, New York, NY, Royal Talens Best in Show Award
  • September 2016 to January 2018 - American Society of Marine Artists 17th National Exhibition, Hosted by 6 Museums, Finalist
  • November 2017 - Solo Exhibition, Edward Curtis Gallery, The Minneapolis Club, Minneapolis, MN
  • October 2017 - EnPleinAir Texas Fourth Annual National Juried Plein Air Exhibition, San Angelo, TX, First Place, Mini-Pearls Award
  • September 2017 - Art Renewal Center’s ARC Salon Traveling Exhibition, European Museum of Modern Art (MEAM), Barcelona, Spain
  • September 2017 - Lyme Art Association, “Marine Art Invitational”, Old Lyme, CT
  • August 2017 - The Artist's Magazine 34th Annual Art Competition, Landscape category, Finalist
  • June 2017 - Salmagundi Club’s “Landscapes” Exhibition, New York, NY
  • June 2017 - Art Muse, Master Class, Finalist
  • June 2017 - Solo Exhibition, "Beyond the Surface", 25+ works inspired by Debussy's Images, performed in tandem by The Minnesota Orchestra, Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN 
  • June 2017 - Il Chiostro's 12th Annual Art Exhibit, “The HeArt of Italy, New York, NY
  • May 2017 – Art Renewal Center’s ARC Salon Traveling Exhibition, Salmagundi Gallery, New York, NY
  • May 2017 - Oil Painters of America’s National Exhibition of Traditional Oils, Cincinnati, OH
  • April 2017 - BoldBrush Painting Competition, Finalist
  • February 2017 – 12th Maui Plein Air Invitational, Lahaina, HI
  • January 2017 – BoldBrush Painting Competition, Finalist
  • January 2017 – Art Muse, Master Class, Finalist
  • January 2017 - The Sedona Art Prize Competition, Finalist
  • January 2017 - BoldBrush Painting Competition, Finalist
  • December 2016 - BoldBrush Painting Competition Finalist
  • December 2016 - Oil Painters of America's Fall Signature & Associate Online Showcase,  Honorable Mention
  • November 2016 - 12th Annual International Art Renewal Center's ARC Salon Competition, Third Place winner, Plein Air Magazine Award, Honorable Mention, Finalist
  • November 2016 - The Artist's Magazine 33rd Annual Art Competition, Animal/Wildlife category, Finalist
  • November 2016 - The Mountain Oyster Club's 47th Annual Auction and Exhibition, Tucson, AZ
  • October 2016 - The Sedona Art Prize, Finalist
  • October 2016 - EnPleinAir Texas 3rd National Juried Plein Air Exhibition, San Angelo, TX,  Texas Ranchland Award
  • September 2016 – The Sedona Art Prize,  Finalist
  • September 2016 - American Impressionist Society's 17th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Seattle, WA
  • September 2016 -"Making Waves: An Exploration of the Maritime World  of Art" Exhibition, Williamsburg Art Gallery, Williamsburg, VA
  • July 2016 - Duluth Art Institute's "Paint Du Nord" Plein Air Event, Duluth, MN, Best Sense of Place Award
  • July to August 2016 - "Truth in Nature" Plein Air Painting Exhibition, Ford Family Gallery: White Bear Center for the Arts, White Bear Lake, MN
  • June to September 2016 - Outdoor Painters of Minnesota Exhibition of Plein Air Painting in Minnesota, MSP International Airport
  • May 2016 - Oil Painters of America's National Exhibition of Traditional Oils, Dallas, TX
  • April 2016 - American Society of Marine Artists North Regional Exhibition, Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona, MN
  • March 2016 – Minnetonka Center for the Arts “Menagerie: Animals in Art” exhibition
  • February 2016 – 11th Maui Plein Air Invitational, Lahaina, HI,  Pioneer Inn Award
  • December 2015 - The Artist's Magazine 32nd Annual Art Competition, Animal/Wildlife category,  Finalist
  • November 2015 - The Mountain Oyster Club's 46th Annual Auction and Exhibition, Tucson, AZ
  • October 2015 - EnPleinAir Texas 2nd National Juried Plein Air Exhibition, San Angelo, TX,  Third Place winner
  • October 2015 - American Impressionist Society's 16th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Scottsdale, AZ
  • September 2015 - BoldBrush Painting Competition Finalist
  • August - September 2015 - Solo Exhibition titled "Time Stands Still", 39 paintings, Jaques Art Center, Aitkin, MN
  • July 2015 - Duluth Art Institute's "Paint Du Nord" Plein Air Event, Duluth, MN
  • May 2015 - Oil Painters of America's National Exhibition of Traditional Oils, St. Augustine, FL 
  • 2014/2015 - 11th Annual International Art Renewal Center's ARC Salon Competition,  Finalist
  • April 2015 - Il Chiostro's 10th Annual Art Exhibit, Immagini: Images of Italy, Lambertville, NJ
  • March 2015 - BoldBrush Painting Competition,  Finalist
  • March 2015 - Il Chiostro's 10th Annual Art Exhibit, Immagini: Images of Italy, New York, NY
  • February 2015 – 10th Maui Plein Air Invitational, Lahaina, HI, Montage Kapalua Bay Award, King of Frame Award
  • February 2015 – American Women Artist’s Online Juried Show
  • December 2014 – Raymar Fine Art Competition,  Finalist
  • 2013/2014 - 10th Annual International Art Renewal Center's ARC Salon Competition, Finalist
  • October 2014 - American Impressionist Society's 15th Annual National Juried Exhibition
  • May 2014 – Minnetonka Center for the Arts Members' Juried Show, Wayzata, MN, Best in Show - First Place
  • March 2014 – Minnetonka Center for the Arts Juried Figure Show, Wayzata, MN
  • February 2014 – 9th Maui Plein Air Invitational, Lahaina, HI
  • June 2013 – Easels in Frederick Plein Air Invitational, Frederick, MA, People’s Choice Award
  • February 2013 – 8th Maui Plein Air Invitational, Lahaina, HI
  • 2012 – American Impressionist Society National Juried Exhibition, Eckert-Ross Fine Art Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
  • July 2012 – Door County Plein Air Invitational, Peninsula School of Art, Fish Creek, WI
  • February 2012 – 7th Maui Plein Air Invitational, Lahaina, HI
  • March-April 2012 – Il Chiostro Juried Exhibition, The Art Gallery, 25 Central Park West, New York, NY
  • February 2011 – 6th Maui Plein Air Invitational, Lahaina, HI, Irvine Museum Award of Excellence
  • 2010 – Oil Painters of America Regional Exhibition, Wilmington, Walls Fine Art Gallery,  NC
  • February 2010 – 5th Maui Plein Air Invitational, Lahaina, HI
  • 2010 – Oil Painters of America National Exhibition, Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
  • October 1-10, 2009 "Palais des Nations" Exhibition, United Nations Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland (10 artists)
  • February 2009 – 4th Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational, Maui, HI
  • November 2008 – 17th Annual Invitational Small Works Show, Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA
  • September 2008 – "Sharing the Colors of Tuscany", Conversation Pieces Gallery, St. Croix Falls, WI
  • February 2008 – 3rd Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational, Maui, HI
  • January 2008 – Solo Exhibition, "Landscapes - Looking Deeper", 36 paintings, Art Center of St. Peter, MN
  • April 2007 – Scottsdale Artists' School Beaux Arts Auction, Scottsdale, AZ
  • February 2007 – 2nd Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational, Maui, HI, Irvine Museum Award of Excellence
  • March 2007 – "Brushes with Italy" Exhibition, Broome Street Gallery, New York, NY
  • September 2006 – “Artists for the New Century” invitational exhibition, Bennington, VT
  • June 2006 – The Society of Master Impressionists Inaugural National Juried Exhibition, Amarillo, TX
  • May 2006 – “Love of the Land”, Salon Exhibition, Howard Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA
  • February 2006 – Maui Plein Air Invitational, Maui, HI, Irvine Museum Award of Excellence
  • November 2005 – 15th Annual Invitational Miniature Show, Kirkland, WA
  • 2005 – Solo Exhibition "Coming to Light", 52 paintings, Up North Fine Art, Lindstrom, MN
  • June 2005 – “Love of the Land”, Salon Exhibition, Howard Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA
  • 2004 – Best and Brightest Art Show, Scottsdale, AZ,  Plein Air Painters of America Marlin Linville Memorial Award
  • 2004 – 3rd Annual Rocky Mountain Plein Air painters, Estes Park, CO
  • 2004 – Two-person Chicago Exhibition, 30 paintings, Hilligos Galleries, Chicago, IL
  • 2004 – Desert Plein Air Invitational, La Quinta, CA
  • 2004 – La Petite XI Exhibition, Alder Gallery, Coburg, OR
  • 2004 – California Art Club, Women's City Club, Fall Exhibition, Pasadena, CA, Artists' Choice Award 
  • 2004 – Oil Painters of America 13th National Exhibition, Kirkland, WA
  • 2004 – Two-person Chicago Exhibition, 30 paintings, The Studios at Long Grove, Long Grove, IL
  • April 2004 - Plein Air Invitational, Wilmington, NC, Best of Show
  • 2003 – Solo Exhibition, "Homecoming", 31 paintings, Up North Fine Art, Lindstrom, MN
  • December 2003 – Oil Painters of America Midwest Regional Exhibition of Traditional Oils, Chicago, IL, Award of Excellence
  • 2003 – American Artists Professional League's 75th Grand National Exhibition at the Salmagundi Club, New York, NY, Gardin Sawyer Memorial Award
  • 2003 – National Academy of Professional Plein Air Painters NY Paintout, New York, NY,  Best of Show
  • 2003 – National Academy of Professional Plein Air Painters NY Paintout, New York, NY,  Artists' Choice Award
  • November 2003 – Salmagundi Club - American Artists Professional League 75th Grand National Exhibition, New York, NY
  • November 2001 – Salmagundi Club - American Artists Professional League 73rd Grand National Exhibition, New York, NY
  • October 2001 – National Arts Club - Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 105th Annual Exhibition, New York, NY
  • September 2001 – Arts for the Parks Top 100 - Jackson, WY
  • Summer 1995 (2 person) – New Masters Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
  • 1991-1993 – ongoing 3 artist gallery - Pettis and Wirkkula Arts, Osceola, WI
  • 1984 - 1985 (3 person) – Elayne Galleries, three events, St. Louis Park, MN
  • 1977 - 1979 – Atelier Lack, Minneapolis, MN

Mary Pettis, oil painter, expressive realism, plein air, realist landscape alla prima impressionist.

Major Commissions

 

  • 2016-2017 - Commissioned by Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount, MN
  • 2015 - Commissioned by Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount, MN
  • 2000 – Commissioned to paint the original for the Wisconsin State Park System's Centennial Commemoration Print
  • 1996 – Commissioned by the Swedish Jubilee Committee to do the  official print for the sesquicentennial of the mass emigration from  Sweden to the United States - Presented personally to the King and Queen  of Sweden
  • 1980-2000 – Commissioned by various publishers (including Northern  Promotions in Aitkin, MN) to produce paintings for reproduction,  including 24 signed, limited edition prints, 10 open edition, 6  porcelain plates, and 30 original copperplate etchings

Mary Pettis, oil painter, expressive realism, plein air, realist landscape alla prima impressionist.

Books, Publications & Film

 

  • January 2022 - Cover and feature article, The American Society of marine Artists' Winter 2022 issue of News & Journal, "Mary Pettis - A Surge of Connectedness"
  • November 2021 – “Watershed” Online Exhibition Catalog, by Mary Pettis and Jen Kochevar
  • November 2021 – Featured in “Great Art Worldwide” section of Fine Art Connoisseur, article entitled “A River Runs Through Her”
  • November 2021 – Osceola Sun, “Mary Pettis exhibition to benefit riverway”
  • January 2021 - "Eric Rhoads Live - Day 289 with Mary Pettis", Streamline Art Video
  • Summer 2020 – Feature article, The American Society of Marine Artists' Summer 2020 issue of News & Journal, “Inland Waters, Awareness, Reverie & Absolution” by Mary Pettis
  • March 2020 – Oil Painters of America's Blog "Do I Have What it Takes – 3 Critical Traits" blog entry by Mary Pettis
  • •Cover and feature article in The Minneapolis Club's monthly publication, "Connections", highlighting Mary's solo exhibition, “Impressionist Sketches from Minnesota and Abroad” (November 2019)
  • May 2019 – Feature article, County News Review, “‘What is beauty?’ World-renowned artist resides in Chisago County”
  • 2019 - Featured in the “14th International ARC Salon Competition Catalog”, Art Renewal Center
  • September 2018 – Feature article, St. Peter Herald.com, “St. Peter Public Schools to induct four new Hall of Fame members”
  • January/February 2018 – Feature article, Fine Art Connoisseur's “Three to Watch”
  • November 2017 - Fine Art Connoisseur's e-newsletter Fine Art Today article "Pettis in Minneapolis" highlights Mary's solo exhibition at The Minneapolis Club Nov. 1-30, 2017
  • October 2017 - Runnels County Register (Texas) Online  article "Painting Ballinger One Stroke at a Time" features Mary Pettis  during the EnPleinAirTEXAS Paint Out in Ballinger, TX
  • August 17, 2017 - Fine Art Connoisseur "A Dream Come True" article announces Mary Pettis receives ARC Living Master™ title
  • August 11, 2017 - Art Renewal Center announces Mary Pettis as their newest ARC Living Master™
  • June 2017 - “Beyond the Surface, Exhibition Catalog”, ©2017 Mary Pettis
  • June 2017 - Feature article, Minnesota Orchestra’s Showcase Magazine “Music, Painting, and  Debussy: Beyond the Surface”
  • June 11, 2017 - Oil Painters of America's Blog "The OTHER Artistic Perspective" blog entry by Mary Pettis
  • June 6, 2017 - Featured Article “Music, Painting & Debussy: Beyond the Surface”, MinnesotaOrchestra.org, Minnesota Orchestral Association
  • June 4, 2017 - Featured Article “St. Peter Native to Exhibit at Minnesota Orchestra Hall”, SouthernMinn.com, LeCenter Leader, Adams Publishing Group
  • June 2017 - Featured Article “Seeing Music, Feeling Beauty”, Fine Art Today, Streamline Publishing
  • June 2017 - Spotlight Article, ‘St. Peter Native to Exhibit at Minnesota Orchestra Hall”, St. Peter Herald’s Le Center Leader
  • May 2017 - Fine Art Connoisseur's "Off the Wall" Upcoming Exhibitions Profile, Streamline Publishing
  • May/June 2017 - Minnesota Orchestra’s Showcase Magazine “Music and more: the OH+ experience”
  • April 2017 - “Master Class Handbook – A Guide for Creating and Understanding Great Paintings”, ©2017 Mary Pettis
  • February 2017 - Fine Art Today's Portrait of the Week section, "Pure Joy and Character" article, Fine Art Connoissuer
  • February/March 2017 - Plein Air Magazine Artist Profile "The Next Level is Having Something to Say", Streamline Publishing
  • February 2017 - Informed Collector's featured artist, FASO's Fine Art Views 
  • January 2017 - Plein Air Today podcast, "Painting What Moves Your Soul" with Mary Pettis and Eric Rhoads, Streamline Publishing
  • 2017 - Featured in the “13th International ARC Salon Competition Catalog”, Art Renewal Center
  • September 2016 - Oil Painters of America's Blog "Contemplating on Gradation" blog entry by Mary Pettis
  • September 2016 - Featured in the “10th International ARC Salon Competition Catalog”, Art Renewal Center
  • September 2016 – Featured in “Contemporary American Marine Art: The 17th National Exhibition of the American Society of Marine Artists” online exhibition catalog, American Society of Marine Artists
  • August 2016 - Featured artwork, Outdoor Painter e-newletter published by Plein Air Magazine
  • June 2016 - Common Ground Season 8 Preview, Public Television interview
  • June 2016 - “The Veil of the Soul - Beneath the Surface” article, Artists on Art, Streamline Publishing
  • May 2016 - Oil Painters of America's Blog "Are We There Yet?" blog entry by Mary Pettis
  • March/April 2016 - Fine Arts Connoisseur "Today's Masters" section, "A Window on Life" article  by Max Gillies
  • March 2016 - Featured artist in PleinAir Collector e-newsletter published by Plein Air Magazine
  • 2016 - Featured in the “12th International ARC Salon Competition Catalog”, Art Renewal Center
  • December 2015 - Featured artist in OutdoorPainter e-newsletter published by Plein Air Magazine
  • September 2015 - Featured artist, Fine Art Today e-newsletter, "Gleam of Light", by Fine Art Connoisseur
  • August 2015 - "Catalog of Selected Works by Mary Pettis, Expressive Realist", ©2015, Blurb Publishing
  • August 2015 - Featured artist in Fine Art Today e-newsletter published by Fine Art Connoisseur
  • April 2015 - Featured artist and artwork in The Artist's Road "Voices of Experience" interview
  • December 2014 - Featured Artist, 2013-2014 ARC Salon Finalist section in Fine Art Connoisseur
  • 2014 - Artist and artwork included in commemorative mini book: Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational 2014 by MPAPI, Blurb Publishing
  • June 2014 - Featured Artist, Midwest Destination section in American Art Collector
  • May/June 2014 - Fine Art Connoisseur "Today's Masters" section, selected by editors to be included in "A Bouquet for Spring" article
  • 2014 - Cover and documented in a full-chapter feature Profiles in Passion Volume 1: Artists & Artisans by Buz Swerkstrom, CreateSpace Independent Publishing
  • 2014 - Featured in the “11th International ARC Salon Competition Catalog”, Art Renewal Center
  • October 2013 - ValleyWire entertainment/news magazine, feature article
  • 2013 - National Park Service video – St. Croix National Scenic Riverway
  • 2013 - Common Ground Documentary (judge, Grand Marais Plein Air Invitational)
  • 2013 - Featured in the “10th International ARC Salon Competition Catalog”, Art Renewal Center
  • October 2009 - Featured Artist – "En Plein Air", Women Inc Magazine
  • 2008 - Documented in a full-chapter feature in the book Polk County Places by Buz Swerkstrom, Full court Press, Atlas, WI
  • Spring 2008 - Featured Artist, online publication, Create Better Paintings, "Spring Painting Tips"
  • June 2005 – Featured Artist, Modern Masters section, “Contemplating her Aims” Plein Air Magazine 
  • Fall 2003 - American Artist Magazine, National Academy of Professional Plein Air Painters News
  • 2001 - Cover artist Saving the River by Helen McCann White and James Taylor Dunn, ©2001, ISBN: 0-9617292-1-X


Newspaper Articles and spotlights include The Milwaukee Journal, The St. Paul Pioneer Press, The Superior Evening Telegram, The Eau  Claire Leader/Telegram, Maui News, The Osceola Sun, The Country  Messenger, and many others.

Mary Pettis, oil painter, expressive realism, plein air, realist landscape alla prima impressionist.

Achievements

 Achievements

  • 2022 - Juror for Art Renewal Center’s 16th International ARC Salon
  • 2020 - Juror for Art Renewal Center’s 15th International ARC Salon
  • 2020 - Board Member, American Society of Marine Artists
  • 2018 - Inducted into the Saint Peter Public School’s Hall of Fame
  • 2017 - Designated ARC Living Master™ by Art Renewal Center
  • 1996-Current - Owner and director of Mary Pettis Galleries, studio school and gallery in Taylors Falls, MN
  • 1991-1993 - Co-owner of Pettis & Wirkkula Arts studio gallery, Osceola, WI


Professional Organizations 

  • American Impressionist Society, Signature Member
  • American Society of Marine Artists, Signature Member
  • Art Renewal Center, ARC Living Master™
  • Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association
  • Oil Painters of America, Signature Member
  • Outdoor Painters of Minnesota
  • Salmagundi Art Club


Gallery Affiliations and Representation 

  • Jennifer Nash Kochevar, JNK Art Partners, Minneapolis, MN
  • Our studio/gallery #366, located within The Northrup King Building, Minneapolis, MN
  • Kalakoa Kauai, Hanapepe, HI

Mary Pettis, oil painter, expressive realism, plein air, realist landscape alla prima impressionist.

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