Mary Begley is a painter based in Buffalo, NY. She received her MFA and BFA in painting from SUNY Buffalo. Her work has been exhibited widely in the region and recognized with awards such as Best in Show from Made in NY at the Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center. She has received grants from the Saltonstall Foundation and NYS Foundation for the Arts. Her paintings can be seen in exhibitions that explore themes such as dreams, nature, and the abstract.

1. RESUME: MARY BEGLEY
mary@marybegley.com - www.marybegley.com - 716-816-8566
EDUCATION:
M.F.A. - Painting, 1989 State University of New York at Buffalo
B.F.A. - Painting, 1987 State University College of New York at Buffalo
SELECTED AWARDS AND HONORS:
2012 - Best in Show, Made in NY, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center
2009 - NYFA MARK artist
2007 - Saltonstall Foundation Grant
2000 - S.O.S Grant, Arts Council Buffalo and Erie County
1998 - NEW YORK STATE FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS, Fellowship in Painting
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
2014
MAIN STREET ARTS, Small works show, Clifton Springs NY
DAMON MOREY, 4rd
Annual Emerging Converging Art, Buffalo NY
ART OF DARKNESS. Minneapolis MN
LAMOREAUX Winery and Gallery, Lodi NY
2013
STORY OF THE CREATIVE, See|Exhibition Space, Long Island City NY
DAMON MOREY, 3rd
Annual Emerging Converging Art, Buffalo NY
INDIGO GALLERY, Dreams of Spring, Buffalo, NY
WNY Sculpture from the Gerald Mead Collection, Buffalo State College.
Gallery 464 - Gifted
2012
ART FORMS, Buffalo Arts Studio, Buffalo, NY
ART 4 SALE, 504 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo NY
MADE IN NY (Best in Show) Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn NY
DRAWINGS FROM THE UFO SERIES, Betty’s, Buffalo NY
2011
Rome Cultural Center, Rome NY
Back Room Gallery, Hardware, Buffalo NY
Echo Art Fair, Buffalo NY
2010
Recent Work; Lamoreaux Landing Winery and Gallery, Lodi, NY
Spring Awakenings, Gallery 464, Buffalo NY
2009
REMARKABLE: NYFA Mark Artist, Indigo Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
P.S. 122, Small works show, New York NY
MADE IN NY, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn NY
COLLECTED WORKS of UB faculty and Alumni, Buffalo NY
HALLWALLS 35TH
ANNIVERSARY ART AUCTION, Buffalo NY
2008
MIXED PAINT, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn NY
2007
NEW WORKS: College Street Gallery, Buffalo NY
THE ARTISTS AMONG US, Burchfield-Penny Art Center, Buffalo, NY
BEGLEY ON ELMWOOD: Paintings at Delish Cooking School and Brodo Restaurant, Buffalo, NY
2006

2. NATURE SCAPES: ABSTRACT PAINTINGS, Kepa3 Gallery, Buffalo, NY
MEMBERS SHOW, Big Orbit, Buffalo, NY
2005
SLIPPER SERIES: Saratoga Dance Museum, Saratoga, NY
2004
THE FUTURE, Hallwalls, Buffalo, NY
MEMBERS SHOW, Big Orbit, Buffalo, NY
2003
BIG ORBIT, Selections From The Gerald Mead Collection, Buffalo, NY
2002
BIG ORBIT 10TH
ANNIVERSARY SHOW, Anderson Gallery, Buffalo, NY
CASINO, Hallwalls, Buffalo, NY
2000
PAINTINGS: Adams Art Gallery, Dunkirk, NY
RECENT WORKS: Olean public Gallery, Olean, NY
1999
LAUNDRY: Murder the Word, (installation) Buffalo, NY
RECENT WORKS: Arts council, Buffalo, NY
ICONS AND RELICS: Hallwalls, Buffalo, NY
BIG ORBIT MEMBERS SHOW, Big Orbit Gallery, Buffalo, NY
MEMBER 3, Art Dialogue Gallery, Buffalo, NY
1998
Red Room Gallery, Buffalo, NY
Soma Gallery, Northport, NY
1997
TURN OF THE CENTURY ART: 2000 AD, Vanderbilt Museum, Centerport, NY
1996
46th WESTERN NEW YORK EXHIBITION, Albright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo, NY
TOYS: THE ARTIST AT PLAY, Burchfield-Penny Art Center, Buffalo, NY