Baker Artist Portfolios

Mary Deacon Opasik is a Catonsville-based artist who has devoted the last three decades to creating assemblage art from found and repurposed objects. She received her BFA, cum laude, in 1989 from Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Baltimore, MD.

Her work has been featured in The Huntsville Museum of Art ( AL), Chateau de Rochefort (FR), Sandy Spring Museum (MD), and Lincoln Center Crafts Festival (NY).  Opasik's artwork is held in both private and public collections and has been exhibited in galleries both nationally and internationally.  Her artwork is included in publications " Found Object Art" by Dorothy Spencer,  (Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 2002) and "Found Object Art II" by Tina Skinner, (Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2009).

Opasik is a recipient of a Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) Grants For Artists (FY2023).  She has participated twice in the Critics' and Residency Programs at Maryland Art Place and has taught in several Artists-in-Education programs.  

She has been awarded residencies including The Alfred & Trafford Klots International Program for Artists  (Brittany, FR), Fundacion Valparasio (Spain), the Sehn Family Residency at Loyola University (MD), and Inside Zone in Borsec, Transylvania. 

In 2026, Opasik was named a Finalist in Visual Arts - 3D for the Baker Artist Award.