Mary Ann's profile
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 Baltimore’s sister city, Kawasaki, Japan. Her clients have included state arts councils, private entities, and, in some cases, partnerships between private developers and public agencies.
She is also an arts leader and advocate. Her achievements include being a founder of Maryland Art Place and helping to craft and successfully lobby for Maryland’s Public Art Bill. She is a trustee of Maryland Citizens for the Arts. Mary Ann is the founder and is a trustee of Arts Education in Maryland Schools (AEMS) Alliance and recently Co-chaired the Governor’s P-20 Leadership Council’s Task Force on Arts Education in Maryland Schools.
A common thread in her work as an artist who does public art and as an advocate and arts leader is her passion for the role of the arts in fostering shared vision and values in diverse communities. She is committed to bringing arts instruction to all students so that they thrive academically and become creative and critical thinkers who enhance communities’ civic life.
She is the recipient of an Honorary Doctorate in the Fine Arts from University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).In 2009, she received the Distinguished Service to the Arts Award from the National Governors Association among other honors.
She was educated at Mount Holyoke College receiving her BA with Distinction and Honors and NYU where she focused on sculpture and was awarded her master’s degree.
She is also an arts leader and advocate. Her achievements include being a founder of Maryland Art Place and helping to craft and successfully lobby for Maryland’s Public Art Bill. She is a trustee of Maryland Citizens for the Arts. Mary Ann is the founder and is a trustee of Arts Education in Maryland Schools (AEMS) Alliance and recently Co-chaired the Governor’s P-20 Leadership Council’s Task Force on Arts Education in Maryland Schools.
A common thread in her work as an artist who does public art and as an advocate and arts leader is her passion for the role of the arts in fostering shared vision and values in diverse communities. She is committed to bringing arts instruction to all students so that they thrive academically and become creative and critical thinkers who enhance communities’ civic life.
She is the recipient of an Honorary Doctorate in the Fine Arts from University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).In 2009, she received the Distinguished Service to the Arts Award from the National Governors Association among other honors.
She was educated at Mount Holyoke College receiving her BA with Distinction and Honors and NYU where she focused on sculpture and was awarded her master’s degree.
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