History

Mary always loved to draw and paint. She successfully cartooned while her children were small but returned to painting when they were all in school.

Mary's first "one-woman show" was in the Wichita Downtown Library in 1979.

Her first art/craft show was in 1982.

Since that time she has done over 50 juried art shows and 100 open shows.

Some of her favorite shows are listed below:

• 1990 - Kansas Artists Postcard Competition Exhibits (ACAAK) - Hays, Kansas
• 1991 - The Wichita Art Museum's Folk Art Show - Wichita, Kansas
• 1994 - The 25th Annual Smoky Hill Art Exhibit - Hays, Kansas
• 1993 - The 5 State Kansas Watercolor Society Exhibit - Wichita, Kansas
• 1995 - Vintage Vantage Woman Made Gallery Exhibit - Chicago, Illinois

Over the years Mary's work has been available to purchase on-line through several fine galleries:

• 1998 to 2003 - Kansas Originals Market
• 2003 to 2004 - Galerie Bonheur
• 2004 to 2005 - Art-Exchange.com, Inc.
• Today, Mary's paintings can be purchased from her own personal website - MaryMooreMcKown.com

Memberships

Mary is a member of the following Associations and Societies:

• Association of Community Arts Agencies of Kansas (ACAAK)
• Kansas Watercolor Society since 1993.

Publications

Mary's paintings have been featured in:

• 1987 - Kansas! Magazine
• 1989 - Best of Kansas Arts and Crafts
• 1990 - The Wichita Eagle
• 1990 - Arkansas Times Magazine
• 1991 - Reminisce Magazine
• The Anthony Republican - Anthony, Kansas
• The Leader-Courier Newspaper - Kingman, Kansas
• 2002 - Kansas Watercolor Society Newsletter - KWS Brushstrokes
• 2003 - KTWU Sunflower Journeys 1607A - Kansas Postcard Art

Awards

International Prominence

Mary's paintings adorn the walls of homes and businesses across the United States and abroad.

Below is an incomplete listing of where Mary's artwork can be found:

• In the United States: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (240+), Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolinas, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
• Overseas: Japan, Korea, London, Spain and Sweden.

Artist's Statements

Artist's statements:

• Mary happily remembers, "So many of my childhood memories involve farms, which are included in many of my paintings.  They are always bright and happy (as are most "good old days" memories).  Playing hide and seek, swinging on a rope from hay loft to outdoor hay stack, finding eggs (some rotten), baby kittens or mice in the hay, playing in the horse tank, running up and down the barn ladder, petting the velvet noses of horses and cows... Painting ideas are plentiful!"
• She continues, "Even chores become nostalgic in days gone by ... spring cleaning, gathering eggs, milking the cows, spring plowing ... delicious memories go on and on ... I also enjoy painting other people's dreams and memories.  A number of people have ordered paintings for family or friends, picturing the farm they grew up on and the happy memories THEY cherish."