Mary Gregg Byrne | |
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Born | 1951 (age 72–73) |
Nationality | American |
Education |
University of Oregon School of Visual Concepts |
Known for | Portraits, illustration, landscapes |
Awards | 1997 Juror's Award for Painting, Tacoma Art Museum Northwest Biennial 2003 Benjamin Franklin Award for illustration, One Smile |
Mary Gregg Byrne (born 1951 in Oberlin, Ohio)[ citation needed] is an American portraitist, Illustrator, and landscape artist, who is best known for her watercolor paintings. [1]
Byrne was born in 1951, in Oberlin, Ohio and grew up in the Midwest. Byrne's grandmother was an artist, and Byrne started painting when she was a child, being encouraged by her mother. [2]
Byrne went to Occidental College, intending to become a biologist. But she later changed her mind and attended University of Oregon, where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in printmaking in 1975. [2] After graduating from university, Byrne worked as a scrimshaw and advertising designer at Alaskan Silver & Ivory Company for a few years until 1980.[ citation needed] After that, she began painting watercolors. In 1995, she attended School of Visual Concepts.[ citation needed]
In 1975, Byrne moved to Bellingham, Washington, where she currently lives. [3]
Byrne's works have been exhibited in many places in the United States. Byrne is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, National Watercolor Society and the Northwest Watercolor Society, [3] and she has had her works shown in traveling exhibition of Northwest Watercolor Society.[ citation needed]
In 1997, Byrne received the Juror's Award for Painting at Tacoma Art Museum Northwest Biennial. [1] In 2003, Byrne won a Benjamin Franklin Award for her illustrating work on the 2002 children book One Smile.[ citation needed]
Mary Gregg Byrne | |
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Born | 1951 (age 72–73) |
Nationality | American |
Education |
University of Oregon School of Visual Concepts |
Known for | Portraits, illustration, landscapes |
Awards | 1997 Juror's Award for Painting, Tacoma Art Museum Northwest Biennial 2003 Benjamin Franklin Award for illustration, One Smile |
Mary Gregg Byrne (born 1951 in Oberlin, Ohio)[ citation needed] is an American portraitist, Illustrator, and landscape artist, who is best known for her watercolor paintings. [1]
Byrne was born in 1951, in Oberlin, Ohio and grew up in the Midwest. Byrne's grandmother was an artist, and Byrne started painting when she was a child, being encouraged by her mother. [2]
Byrne went to Occidental College, intending to become a biologist. But she later changed her mind and attended University of Oregon, where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in printmaking in 1975. [2] After graduating from university, Byrne worked as a scrimshaw and advertising designer at Alaskan Silver & Ivory Company for a few years until 1980.[ citation needed] After that, she began painting watercolors. In 1995, she attended School of Visual Concepts.[ citation needed]
In 1975, Byrne moved to Bellingham, Washington, where she currently lives. [3]
Byrne's works have been exhibited in many places in the United States. Byrne is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, National Watercolor Society and the Northwest Watercolor Society, [3] and she has had her works shown in traveling exhibition of Northwest Watercolor Society.[ citation needed]
In 1997, Byrne received the Juror's Award for Painting at Tacoma Art Museum Northwest Biennial. [1] In 2003, Byrne won a Benjamin Franklin Award for her illustrating work on the 2002 children book One Smile.[ citation needed]