Discipline: Visual Art

Mary Behrens

Discipline: Visual Art
Region: York, ME
MacDowell Fellowships: 1993, 1994

Mary Behrens is a Canadian visual artist. Behrens moved to the United States in 1981 where received degrees in visual art from the University of Massachusetts in Boston, and Vermont College. After completing her studies, Behrens was the recipient of several residencies from programs like Yaddo and The Fine Arts Center in Provincetown, MA. Additionally she worked as an editor for ArtsMedia magazine, and published essays and art reviews in Art New England where she served as the regional editor. Behrens has taught and lectured at numerous institutions, including Montserrat College, the Rhode Island School of Design, Suffolk University, Vermont College, and the University of Massachusetts in Boston. Behrens work has been reviewed in several publications, such as Boston Globe, Art New England, The Boston Herald, and an essay of hers was included in an Art in America publication. Behrens is currently a visiting guest artist at the Ottawa School of Art in Ottawa, Canada.

Studios

Alexander

Mary Behrens worked in the Alexander studio.

Originally designed to be a visual art gallery, this facility was built in memory of the late John White Alexander (1856-1915) and funded by Elizabeth Alexander and their son James. John White Alexander was highly regarded as a portrait painter and, in the early part of the 20th century, served…

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