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Artist Statement:
Mary Tilley Zeman
Self-Taught/Outsider Artist
Born in Jamaica(Queens), N.Y.
1963
e-mail: maryezeman@aol.com
B.A Journalism/Advertising,
University of Georgia 1987
WEBSITES:
www.maryzemanart.com
www.outsiderart.info,
www.americaohyes.com,
www.rococopuffs.com,
http://hometown.aol.com/maryeze
man/myhomepage/artgallery.html
For More Pictures, Go To:
www.maryzemanart.com
ARTIST BIO:
Over 10 years ago, I began to
paint after I had brain
surgery to remove a benign
brain tumor from the right
side of my brain. I was
recovering from surgery, and
out of the blue, I called my
mom and asked her to take me
to buy some paint and brushes.
This was the first time I
ever painted in my life.
While I was growing up, I was
never exposed to art and just
didn’t know anything about it,
though I had always wanted to
learn more. I began painting
on wood, paper, newspaper,
anything I could find, then I
started to paint on canvas.
When I went back to my job in
television, people looked at
my art on the walls of my
cubicle, and some people
encouraged me to go further
with it. I would work all ...
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44
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
Married
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| Children |
not provided
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| Religion |
Catholic |
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| Education |
Undergraduate Degree |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Cooking, Walking, Movies, Travel, Reading |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Acrylic
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Naive Art - ( - )
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Harry Teague
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| Favorite Work of Art |
not provided
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
I began to paint after having brain surgery in 1997 as my own self-created therapy to try and help me deal with pain. |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Mary Tilley Zeman/Self-Taught Artist
Born in Jamaica(Queens), N.Y. October 1963
906 Fox Chase Court
Woodstock, GA 30189
Website: www.maryzemanart.com
www.maryezeman.etsy.com
e-mail: maryezeman@aol.com/Websites: www.outsiderart.info, www.whohadada.com
B.A Journalism/Advertising, University of Georgia 1987
ARTIST BIO:
Over 10 years ago, I began to paint after I had brain surgery to remove a benign brain tumor from the right side of my brain. I was recovering from surgery, and out of the blue, I called my mom and asked her to take me to buy some paint and brushes. This was the first time I ever painted in my life. While I was growing up, I was never exposed to art and just didn’t know anything about it, though I had always wanted to learn more. I began painting on wood, paper, newspaper, anything I could find, then I started to paint on canvas. When I went back to my job in television, people looked at my art on the walls of my cubicle, and some people encouraged me to go further with it. I would work all day, then come home and paint at night, and looked forward to the time I would be painting. In October of 2000, I decided to leave my job and make a go of being a full-time artist. Everyday, I learn something new about art, and I love making art. The biggest compliment I can get is when adults look at my work and say, “that looks so childlike”. On the surface, my work seems to be innocent and non-threatening, but if you look deeper, there are many times observations about everything, from life, death, religion, politics, pain, childhood, just about everything. I never know what I’m going to paint, it just comes to me as I go. I love to write poetry, also, but don’t do it as much as I used to.. My artistic influences are varied. I like the work of Picasso,, Eric Legge, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Howard Finster, Andy Warhol, Alice Neal, Harry Teague, & many others. I think art is everywhere, sometimes we just have to see.
SHOWS:
Inman Park Festival/Atlanta 1998-2008
Who Fest Outsider Art Show/Atlanta 2004-2005,200
Gilda's Club Atlanta Show 2008
Fearrington Folk Art Show/North Carolina 2006-2008
Clairemont Elementary Art Show/Decatur,GA 2003-2005,2007
Travelers Rest Art Mission Show/South Carolina 2007
Folk Fest/Atlanta 2001, 2003,2004, 2005-2007
Wesleyan School Art Show/Atlanta 2005-2007
Market at the Works/Atlanta 2006-2007
Arts For Independence/Atlanta 2005-2006
Decatur Arts Festival/Decatur, GA 2001, 2004-2006
Art Works Show/Atlanta 2006
Spotlight on Southern Artists/Atlanta 2002, 2004-2006
Raw Art Festival/London, England 2004
Virginia-Highland Summerfest/Atlanta 2004 (Tee Shirt Design Winner), 2005
Urban Market on Means Street/Atlanta 2004
Spruill Arts Center Market/Atlanta 2003
FinsterFest/Summerville, GA 2000-2003
Seafood Festival/Appalachicola, Florida 2003
Artists for Animals/Atlanta 2001
House of Blues Folk Art Festival/Orlando 2001-2002
Nordstrom’s/Atlanta (Versace in-store promotion) 2002
Roswell Arts Festival/Roswell, GA 2002-2003
MOCA GA(Museum of Contemporary Art
“Off the Wall” Show)Atlanta 2002
GALLERIES/BOUTIQUES AND RESTAURANTS:
ETSY.COM 2007-2008
Bunya Bunya Boutique/Park City, UT 2007-2008
Fearrington House Restaurant/Pittsboro, NC 2007-2008
Painted Moon Art/Darien, GA 2007-2008
Rougette Gallery/Rockland Maine 2005-2008
Scratch Kitchen/Hilton Head, S.C 2006-2008
America! Oh, Yes, Hilton Head, S.C 2003-2007
Foothills Gallery/Jasper, GA 2003-2004
Pearl’s Folk Art/Chattanooga, TN 2003-2004
Cuz-I Gallery/Pawley’s Island, S.C 2003-2004
Primitive Eye/Decatur, GA 2000-2001
Matilda’s/Alpharetta, GA 2000-2002
Square Roots/Decatur, GA 2001-2002
Lawler/Taylor Gallery/Birmingham, AL 2001-2002
PUBLICATIONS:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Article in Arts and Books on 4/23/06
Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Article April, 2006
Art Papers/Letters to the editor March/April 2002
Picklebird online Magazine/Article 2002 (www.picklebird.com)
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| Artist Statement |
Mary Tilley Zeman
Self-Taught/Outsider Artist
Born in Jamaica(Queens), N.Y. 1963
e-mail: maryezeman@aol.com
B.A Journalism/Advertising, University of Georgia 1987
WEBSITES: www.maryzemanart.com
www.outsiderart.info, www.americaohyes.com,
www.rococopuffs.com,
http://hometown.aol.com/maryezeman/myhomepage/artgallery.html
For More Pictures, Go To:
www.maryzemanart.com
ARTIST BIO:
Over 10 years ago, I began to paint after I had brain surgery to remove a benign brain tumor from the right side of my brain. I was recovering from surgery, and out of the blue, I called my mom and asked her to take me to buy some paint and brushes. This was the first time I ever painted in my life. While I was growing up, I was never exposed to art and just didn’t know anything about it, though I had always wanted to learn more. I began painting on wood, paper, newspaper, anything I could find, then I started to paint on canvas. When I went back to my job in television, people looked at my art on the walls of my cubicle, and some people encouraged me to go further with it. I would work all day, then come home and paint at night, and looked forward to the time I would be painting. In October of 2000, I decided to leave my job and make a go of being a full-time artist. Everyday, I learn something new about art, and I love making art. The biggest compliment I can get is when adults look at my work and say, “that looks so childlike”. On the surface, my work seems to be innocent and non-threatening, but if you look deeper, there are many times observations about everything, from life, death, religion, politics, pain, childhood, just about everything. I never know what I’m going to paint, it just comes to me as I go. I love to write poetry, also, but don’t do it as much as I used to.
My artistic influences are varied and constantly changing. Art that is accessible to all people is what I believe in, whether it's kids' art, street art or in a gallery. I refuse to buy into the fancy notion that great art can only be seen in a gallery or museum, it's also in daily life, in movies, in music, on the highway and where we least expect it. I've done some volunteer work at schools basically showing kids the kind of stuff I like to do, then having them jump in and do their thing, and I am always inspired by the art I see kids do, since my stuff feels like it comes from the kid inside me, the kid that never got to make art when I was younger. In my everyday life, I find that it's the little things that inspire me to paint, many times it's the music I listen to, something I heard in passing, or being outside running around with my dog. I think art is everywhere, sometimes we just have to see.
SHOWS:
Gilda's Club Art Show 2008
Fearrington Folk Art Show/North Carolina 2006-2008
Inman Park Festival/Atlanta,GA 1998-2008
Market at the Works/Atlanta, GA 2006-2007
Wesleyan School Artist Market/Atlanta, Georgia 2005-2007
Marist Holiday Art Traditions Show/Atlanta, Georgia 2005,2007
Clairemont School Art Show/Decatur, GA 2003-2007
Who Fest Folk Art Show/Atlanta, GA 2004-2007
Folk Fest/Atlanta, GA 2001,2003- 2007
Travelers Rest Folk Art Show/South Carolina 2007
Art Works Show/Atlanta, GA 2006
Work of Our Hands Holiday Folk Art Show/Atlanta, GA 2003-2006
Decatur Arts Fest/Decatur,GA 2001,2004- 2006
Spotlight on Southern Artists/Atlanta, GA 2002,2004- 2006
Arts For Independence/Atlanta, Georgia 2005-2006
Virginia Highland Summerfest/Atlanta,GA 2004-2005
(**Festival Tee Shirt Design Award)
Autumn Fest Artist Market/Avondale Estates, Georgia 2005
Paideia School Art Visions/Atlanta, Georgia 2004-2005
Raw Arts Festival/London,England 2004
Atlanta Jewish Festival/Atlanta, GA 2004
Monteagle Sunday School Art Show/Monteagle, TN 2004
Means Street Urban Market/Atlanta, GA 2004
Seafood Festival Art Show/Appalachicola, FL 2003
FinsterFest/Summerville, GA 2000-2003
Oakhurst Arts Festival/Decatur, GA 2001-2003
Roswell Arts Festival/Roswell, GA 2002-2003
Nordstrom’s/Atlanta (Versace in-store promotion) 2002
MOCA GA(Museum of Contemporary Art
“Off the Wall” Show) 2002
Artists for Animals/Atlanta 2001
House of Blues Folk Art Festival/Orlando 2001-2002
GALLERIES:
Bunya Bunya Boutique/Park City, UT 2008
Painted Moon Gallery/Darien, GA 2007-2008
Fearrington House Restaurant/Fearrington, NC 2007-2008
Rougette Gallery/Rockland, ME 2005-2008
Scratch Kitchen/Hilton Head, SC 2006-2008
America Oh Yes/Hilton Head, SC 2003-2007
Foothills Gallery/Jasper, GA 2003-2005
Cuz-I Gallery/Pawley's Island, SC 2003-2004
Thyme For Outsiders/Chicago, IL 2003-2004
Pearl's Folk Art/Chattanooga,TN 2003-2004
Ghost Dog Gallery/Nashville,TN 2001-2003
Square Roots/Decatur, GA 2001-2002
Lawler/Taylor Gallery/Birmingham, AL 2001-2002
Matilda’s/Alpharetta, GA 2000-2002
Primitive Eye/Decatur, GA 2000-2001
ORGANIZATIONS:
WHO HA DADA www.whohadada.com
Founding Member
PUBLICATIONS:
Atlanta Journal Constitution Article April 23 2006
Art Papers/Letters to the editor Mar./Apr.2002
Picklebird Online Magazine/Article 2002 (www.picklebird.com)
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