Profile and Portfolio
Artists Statement

Biography

Exhibits

• Jack Benny Center for the Arts Gallery: November – December 2009
• Lemon Street Gallery, Kenosha, WI: April 2009 – present
• Jockey Corporate Gallery: May 2009 – present
• Lake County Fine Arts Gallery, Grayslake, IL:  January – September 2009
• Gallery on Genesee, Waukegan, IL:  December 2008 – March 2009, December 2009- March 2010
• Evanston & Vicinity Biennial Exhibit, Evanston Art Center:  June – July, 2008
• Prospect Heights Library Gallery: October 2008
• Chicago Artist Coalition  Open: Iron Gallery , 2007; Merchandise Mart, 2008;
• River East Art Center, 2010
• “On the Wall” Exhibit, Lake County (IL) Courthouse: 2007
• Waukegan Art Windows: Winter 2007-2008
• Greenbelt Cultural Center Nature Gallery, North Chicago, IL:  March – April 2007
• Warren-Newport Library Gallery, Gurnee, IL: December 2006; August 2010
• Lake Villa Area Library: December 2011
• Lake County Art League Members Show, Benny Center Gallery, Waukegan: 2006 (1^st place) 2007; 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 (awards), 2012
• Lake Surf Designs Gallery: May 2011 – present
• Urban Edge Gallery: December 2011 – August 2012 (individual works)
• Undercroft Gallery: November 2010
• Liquid Controls Corporate Gallery: Summer 2012
• Robert Wright Gallery, Grayslake, Recent Works Exhibit: October 2012

Festivals

• Prairie Crossing Fine Arts Festival: September 2009, September 2010 (honorable mention)
• Artists on the Bluff, Lake Bluff, IL:  June 2009
• Zion’s First Lady Arts and Flowers Festival: May 2009
• Dandelion Wine Festival of the Arts, Waukegan, IL:  June 2007, 2008,  2009,  2010, 2011, 2012
• Art Discovery Festival of Fine Arts, Wauconda, IL:  August 2006, August 2007: Phoebe Boyd Award.  August  2008: 3^rd place award
• Wine Art Stroll, Waukegan, IL: June 2008
• Lakefront Art Festival, Waukegan, IL: September 2006
• Art Wauks, Waukegan, IL : June 2005, August 2005; May – December 2011, January 2012 – present
• Pop-Up Festival, Waukegan: 2012

Band Photography

• Steve Wypych Benefit Concert: October 2010
• Down Home Sophisticates: December 2009
• Hot Club du Chicago, 2009
• Harrison Bankhead Quintet: May 2008
• Dennis Keith Experience: December 2007
• David Dallison and Friends, casual photography: 2012

Memberships

• Lake County Art League
• Lemon Street Gallery
• Deerpath Art League
• Robert Wright Gallery
• Waukegan Arts Council

Profile and Portfolio
Biography

Artist Statement

I’ve been taking photographs nearly my entire life, starting with a box camera as a child.  Almost everywhere I look I see beauty in light, shape, and texture, and want to share it with others through my photos. I am currently working mostly with color, but also enjoy black and white photography.

My influences include Henri Cartier-Bresson, whose philosophy of “The Moment” has made a great impression, Man Ray, and Annie Leibovitz.

I have exhibited locally in the Green Belt Gallery, Waukegan’s Art Wauks, Art Windows, Wine Stroll and Dandelion Wine Festivals; the Gallery on Genesee, Lake County Fine Arts Gallery,  Lemon Street Gallery, Jack Benny Center for the Arts, Warren Township Library, the Lake County Courthouse, the Evanston Biennial, Iron Gallery in Chicago, the Merchandise Mart, and several outdoor festivals. I have also exhibited in Madison and Kenosha, Wisconsin, and have pieces in private collections in New York and Santa Fe.

Last year, I was honored to perform a presentation on representational and abstract photography to the Lake County Art League.  In 2010, I made a similar presentation to the Art Institute of Chicago Community Associates.

I live in Waukegan, which has a vibrant arts community, a beautiful harbor and lakefront, and is the source of much inspiration for me.

Artist Statement
Biography

Type of Artist
Visual Artist / Photographer

Artistic Services
Exhibits, Lectures on Creative Photography

Contact
Mary Neely
Phone:  224-623-2801
Email: mmbn@yahoo.com
Website   www.maryneelyart.com
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