About
Apple Trees © Mary Baker, Oil on Canvas
About Mary Baker
Mary Baker is a contemporary realistic oil painter. Fascinated by Contemporary Realism, Mary studied with internationally renowned, representational artist Steve Hawley. She also received a bachelors degree in art and art history as well as a masters degree in painting. The skill and attention to detail in Mary's artwork is a reflection of her years of art education. Mary Baker's tasteful and perceptive art work is for the discriminating buyer.
Mary Baker has been represented in New York City by the Mussavi Gallery in Soho, Grand Central Art Galleries on 57th Street and the Hoorn-Ashby Gallery on Madison Avenue. She has shown in the prestigious Sherry French Gallery in Chelsea, in New York City. The artist has also had shows up and down the East Coast and is in public and private collections throughout the United States.
Mary was born and raised in New York City. Part of Mary Baker's art education has been the hundred's of hours that she has spent in New York City's many art museums and art galleries. This distinct art education gave Mary Baker a sophisticated and cultured understanding of the mystery of art.
Mary's artist's studio is located in Newburyport, Massachusetts. This charming, historic seaport city, north of Boston, with its gardens, flowers, landscapes and antique houses, has been the inspiration for the artist's realistic paintings.
Detailed Biography
Sunflower 3 © Mary Baker, Oil on Paper
Education
1982-1986
Studied with Steve Hawley
Newburyport, MA
1979-1980
M.A. in Painting
Northern Illinios University, DeKalb, IL
1970-1974
B.A. in Studio Art and Art History
Elmira College, Elmira, NY
1968-1970
The Chapin School
New York, NY
Galleries
2002-2003
Hoorn-Ashby Gallery
New York, NY
1990-2002
Peter Eaton Inc.
Newburyport, MA
1993
Grand Central Art Galleries, Inc.
New York, NY
1989-1990
The Mussavi Gallery
New York, NY
Blue Morning Glory © Mary Baker, Oil on Paper (private collection)
Shows
2009
Kaya
Newburyport, MA
One Person Show
2008
The Sherry French Gallery
New York, NY
"Flowers in February" Group Show
2007
The Sherry French Gallery
New York, NY
"Small Sizes-Prescious Pieces" Group show
The Sherry French Gallery
New York, NY
"Mainly Maine" Group show
2006
The Erlich Gallery
Marblehead, MA
Group Show
The Framemakers Gallery
Danvers, MA
Group Show
2005
The Walsingham Gallery
Newburyport, MA
Holiday Show
The Framemakers Gallery
Danvers, MA
Group Show
The Erlich Gallery
Marblehead, MA
Group Show
The Walsingham Gallery
Newburyport, MA
Spring Show
The Walsingham Gallery
Newburyport, MA
Flower Show
The Walsingham Gallery
Newburyport, MA
Summer Show
The Framemakers Gallery
Danvers, MA
Two Person Show
2003
Hoorn-Ashby Gallery
New York, NY
Group Show
Hoorn-Ashby Gallery
Nantucket, MA
Group Show
2002
Hoorn-Ashby Gallery
New York, NY
Group Show
Hoorn-Ashby Gallery
Nantucket, MA
Group Show
2001
Peter Eaton Inc.
Newburyport, MA
Exhibition
The Chapin School
New York, NY
Exhibition
2000
Peter Eaton Inc.
Newburyport, MA
Exhibition
1999
Peter Eaton Inc.
Newburyport, MA
One Person Show
1998
Peter Eaton Inc.
Newburyport, MA
Exhibition
1997
Peter Eaton Inc.
Newburyport, MA
One Person Show
1994
Peter Eaton Inc.
Newburyport, MA
Exhibition
1993
Grand Central Art Galleries
New York, NY
Group Show
The Chapin School
New York, NY
Exhibition
Custom House Maritime Museum
Newburyport, MA
"At the Beach" Group Show
1992
Francesca Anderson Fine Art
Lexington, MA
Two Person Show
Peter Eaton Inc.
Newburyport, MA
One Person Show
James Hunt Barker Gallery
Palm Beach, FL
One Person Show
Kinnaman and Raemakers
Easthampton, Long Island, NY
One Person Show
Anna Howard Gallery
Washington, CT
One Person Show
James Hunt Barker Gallery
Nantucket, MA
One Person Show
Francesca Anderson Fine Art
Lexington, MA
"Miniatures" Group Show
1991
The Chapin School
New York, NY
Exhibition
Peter Eaton Inc.
Newburyport, MA
One Person Show
James Hunt Barker Gallery
Nantucket, MA
One Person Show
1990
Custom House Maritime Museum
Newburyport, MA
and Peter Eaton Inc
One Person Show
The Mussavi Gallery
Southampton, Long Island, NY
One Person Show
The Mussavi Gallery
Southampton, Long Island, NY
"Retrospective" Group show
The Mussavi Gallery
New York, NY
"American Landscapes" Group show
1989
The Mussavi Gallery
New York, NY
Two Person Show
The Mussavi Gallery
Southampton, Long Island, NY
One Person Show
1987
Wichita Art Museum
Wichita Kansas
Group Show
1986
Art Research Associates
Wenham, MA
Group Show
1985
Art Research Associates
Wenham, MA
Group Show
1984
Art Research Associates
Wenham, MA
Group Show
1980
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL
One Person Show
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL
"Ars. Nova" Group show
Lobby of The Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
Selected Collections
The Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, NYC, NY
The Custom House Maritime Museum, Newburyport, MA
The Chapin School, NYC, NY
Peter H. Eaton Antiques, Newbury, MA
Mr. and Mrs. Julian Aberbach, NYC, NY
Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Carroll, NYC, NY
Mr. Greg Chabot, NH
Mr. Frank Hunter, Averill Park, NY
Jane and Larry Droppa, Ellicott City, MD
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Albright, MA
Mrs. Jennifer Jordan McCall, CA
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Joyce, Wellesley, MA
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bennett, MA
Mr. and Mrs. James Wakefield, Newbury, MA
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Gibbons, Edison, NJ
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Kidney, CA
Mrs. Helen Weber, NYC, NY
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Page, Hillard, OH
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Craft Jr., NJ
Mrs. Page Smith, Palm Beach, FL
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Streeter, NYC, NY
Mr. and Mrs. James Rossbach, NY
Ms Elizabeth Duff, MA
Press
"Putting Things in Perspective," The Newburyport Current,
October 2009, by Ulrika Gerth
(Front page, and front of the Art and Entertainment section, multiple color reproductions)
"Artist, Activist," The Newburyport Daily News, June 3, 2002, by Kate Spinner
(Front page, Art and Entertainment, multiple color reproductions)
"Back to the Land," Merrimack Valley Sunday, November 18, 1990, by Regina Tracy
(Front page, Art and Entertainment, multiple black and white reproductions)
The Sag Harbor Express, August 17, 1989
Artist as Political Blogger
The Boston Sunday Globe, Globe North
September 17, 2006, by Kay Lazar
(Front page, half-page, color reproduction)
The Newburyport Current
March 3, 2006, by Ulrika Gerth
(Black and white reproductions)
The Newburyport Current
October 20, 2006, by Ulrika Gerth
The Seacoast Scene
July 18, 2007, by Gillian R. Stuart
(Color reproduction)