Work samples

  • Helia
    Helia

    Helia, Painted Aluminum, Rotates in Wind, 12'x 6' x 6,' Private Residence, 2024

    Helia was created as a focal point in a lovely mature garden.  The bright color connects to flowers and foliage and the organic curving forms echo the movement of tree limbs and ornamental plantings.

  • We Hold Your Truth
    We Hold Your Truth

    We Hold Your Truth, Painted Aluminum, 8' x 4' x 5,' GBMC Healing Garden, 2023

    We Hold Your Truth was commissioned to honor victims of violence and offer calm and solace to visitors to the Healing Garden at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC).  The curving forms aspire to embrace and uplift.

  • Lis
    Lis

    Lis, Painted Aluminum, Rotates in the Wind, 9' x 4' x 5', 2023

    Sinuous "leaves" spiral in the wind. The colors and painterly finish augment the organic quality of the sculpture.

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  • Garden Glory
    Garden Glory

    Tropical forms and color animate a balcony.  Painterly finish adds expression and depth. 

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About Mary Ann

Baltimore City  
Mary Ann Mears is a sculptor who has been commissioned to create site-specific art for public sites across a number of states including Florida, North Carolina, Michigan, Illinois, Connecticut, New York, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.   Within her home state of Maryland, her commissioned works are located in Bethesda, Rockville, Cheverly, Belair, Glen Burnie, Silver Spring, Columbia, and at several locations in Baltimore.  A copy of her iconic sculpture in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor was given to… more
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Petal Play

Petal Play, painted aluminum, stainless steel, water and lighting, 14 works sited in a park space approximately 100’ x 400’, Individual pieces range in size from 30’ to 2’ in height, The Metropolitan, Columbia, Maryland, 2015, Howard County Public Art Program/Kettler $425,000.00
Running along the front of a mixed-use development, the series of sculptures in the park-like site are intended to be interactive for children and families while serving as landmark for the project. Abstracted petal forms are used at various scale from very small “petals of thought” scattered across the site to freely rotating large petals with seedpods on top of tall poles. Petals are stretched and twisted to form slides and other interactive structures. 
  • Petal Play -- partial view
    Petal Play -- partial view
    Petal Play, painted aluminum, stainless steel, water and lighting, 14 works sited in a park space approximately 100’ x 400’, Individual pieces range in size from 30’ to 2’ in height, Warfield Promenade, Columbia, Maryland. 2015 Howard County Public Art Program/Kettler $425,000.00 Running along the front of a mixed-use development, the park-like site is intended to be interactive for children and families while serving as landmark for the project. Abstracted petal forms are used at various scale from very small “petals of thought” scattered across the site to freely rotating large petals with seedpods on top of tall poles. Petals are stretched and twisted to form slides and other interactive structures.
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    AquaFauna

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      AquaFauna, 2022, Painted Aluminum, 8’ x 35’ x 5”, Maryland Live Hotel and Entertainment Hall, Hanover, Maryland, Inspired by flora and fauna of a verdant tropical environment both on land and in the water, AquaFauna, creates an immersive environment through wall mounted organic forms. The surfaces are painted with a base coat over which freely brushed textures and lines add depth and complexity.
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    Spun Grace

    Spun Grace, painted aluminum, suspended, moving 12’x 40’ x 30,’ Saint Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. 2011, $87,000.00
         
    Spun Grace is designed in response to the architecture of the new building and the very special spirit and mission of St. Agnes Hospital. It is hoped that the evolving interaction of the rotating forms will be engaging while evoking a sense of serenity for people who are waiting in the atrium area.  
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      Spun Grace.jpg
      Spun Grace, painted aluminum, suspended, moving 12’x 40’ x 30,’ Saint Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. 2011, $87,000.00 Spun Grace is designed in response to the architecture of the new building and the very special spirit and mission of St. Agnes Hospital. It is hoped that the evolving interaction of the rotating forms will be engaging while evoking a sense of serenity for people who are waiting in the atrium area.
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    Charispiral

    Charispiral, painted aluminum, 17’ x 13’ x 8’, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.  2013, Boston Arts/Spaulding, $90,000.00
         
    Charispiral is a visual metaphor for the relationship between a caregiver and a patient. Each form is an interpretation of a spiral; each is at a different stage in evolving/revolving.  Each is strong in its own individuality and, at the same time, necessary to complete the sweep of the sculpture as a whole composition.  The sculpture is highly gestural, which underlines its connection to human physicality.
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      Charispiral.jpeg
      Charispiral, painted aluminum, 17’ x 13’ x 8’, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. 2013, Boston Arts/Spaulding, $90,000.00 Charispiral is a visual metaphor for the relationship between a caregiver and a patient. Each form is an interpretation of a spiral; each is at a different stage in evolving/revolving. Each is strong in its own individuality and, at the same time, necessary to complete the sweep of the sculpture as a whole composition. The sculpture is highly gestural, which underlines its connection to human physicality.
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    Split Circle

    Split Circle, Painted Steel, 6' x 20' x 8'
    Minimalist form with layered process: welding bead and painterly surface.  Sections bolt together in multiple configurations.

    • Split Circle
      Split Circle

      Split Circle, Painted Steel, 6' x 20' x 8' 1974-2022 Minimalist form with layered process: welding bead and painterly surface. Sections bolt together in multiple configurations.

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    Luxe et Volupté

    Luxe et Volupte, painted aluminum, blown glass and programmed LED lights, 8’,  Private collection, Baltimore, Maryland 2018, $40,000.00.
     
    Luxe et Volupte is a collaborative project with Zero Gravity Studios integrating mold formed blown glass with LED lights.  
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      Luxe et Volupté.jpg
      Luxe et Volupte, painted aluminum, blown glass and programmed LED lights, 8’ Private collection, Baltimore, Maryland 2018, $40,000.00. Luxe et Volupte is a collaborative project with Zero Gravity Studios integrating mold formed blown glass with LED lights.
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    Reston Rondo

    Reston Rondo, painted aluminum, 18’ x 21’ x 16’, for the Reston Town Center in Reston Virginia.  2014, IPAR  Initiative for Public Art Reston, $65,000.00 (does not include any site work or lighting).

    This piece articulates the interplay of urban scale postmodern architecture and the prized natural environment of Reston as founded over 30 years ago.  The forms are clean and elegant with an organic quality that speaks to natural images. The relationship of the sculpture to the grassy plane of the site is enhanced by the cut out bluestone paving which visually anchors the sculpture.
         
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      Reston Rondo.jpeg
      Reston Rondo, painted aluminum, 18’ x 21’ x 16’, for the Reston Town Center in Reston Virginia. 2014, IPAR Initiative for Public Art Reston, $65,000.00 (does not include any site work or lighting). This piece articulates the interplay of urban scale postmodern architecture and the prized natural environment of Reston as founded over 30 years ago. The forms are clean and elegant with an organic quality that speaks to natural images. The relationship of the sculpture to the grassy plane of the site is enhanced by the cut out bluestone paving which visually anchors the sculpture.
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    Coloratura

    Coloratura, painted aluminum and stainless steel, suspended and wall relief 22’x 30’x20,’ Southern Avenue Station, Washington, D.C., 2002, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, $100,000.00

    Coloratura is a highly celebratory work intended to brighten the experience of the transit customers.  It contrasts with the solid geometry of the architecture.  The yellow star form is a welcoming form visible from outside the station.  The interwoven stainless steel tubing and colorful forms mounted on the parapet surround the stairway and visually reflect the movement of people through their daily lives.
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      Coloratura.jpeg
      Coloratura, painted aluminum and stainless steel, suspended and wall relief 22’x 30’x20,’ Southern Avenue Station, Washington, D.C., 2002, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, $100,000.00 Coloratura is a highly celebratory work intended to brighten the experience of the transit customers. It contrasts with the solid geometry of the architecture. The yellow star form is a welcoming form visible from outside the station. The interwoven stainless steel tubing and colorful forms mounted on the parapet surround the stairway and visually reflect the movement of people through their daily lives.
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    Ricochet

    Ricochet, painted steel, 2020, 10' x 10'x 6', Collection of the Artist 
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      Ricochet, painted steel, 2020, 10' x 10'x 6', Collection of the Artist
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    Boanerges

    • Boanerges
      Boanerges
      Boanerges, 22' Corten Steel, Restoration and Re-siting at Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle School, Baltimore, MD. Center of space used for play, instruction, gardens, and gatherings. Boanerges is calligraphic yet very muscular articulating energy and movement in the space while playing off the geometry of the architecture.
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