Solo Shows

2007

"ServiceForNone," Olive That and More.  Lowell, MA.  Curated by Matt Mason

"Artwork by Mari Jae," Inizio Day Spa.  Lowell, MA.  Curated by Jennifer Benoit and Stacie Corbin

2005

"NUDE," Textillery Gallery, Bloomington, IN.  Curated by Terra Fuller

"Paintings by Mari Jae," The Vintage Co. Lowell, MA.  Curated by Brian Baraby

2004

"Naked," Star Gallery, Michigan City, IN.  Curated by the artist

"...and the Kitchen Sink.  A Mixture of Inspirations by Mari Jae," Valparaiso Academic Center, Purdue University North Central.  Valparaiso, IN.  Curated by Judy Jacobi.

2002

"Exposition Mari Jae," L`atelier Lignes et Couleurs, Aix-en-Provence, FRANCE.  Curated by Elisabeth Crespi.

Selected Exhibitions

2008

"Passages of Death." Visions Gallery.  Medway, MA.  Curated by Theresa Wall Duggan

2007

"Millies." Gallery 181.  Lawrence, MA.  Curated by Marjorie Kaye

"The Human Form.  What makes the Human Body Beautiful." The Niche.  Lowell, MA.  Curated by Jim Dyment.

"2007 Fall/Winter Show," www.artjury.com.  Juried by a board associated with U.S. News Corps.

"Self Portraiture," ALL Gallery.  Lowell, MA.  Juried by Toba Weintraub.

"Arts on the Arcade." Boston City Hall.  Boston, MA.  Curated by Alda Marshall.

"Pittsfield Art Show." Lichtenstein Center for the Arts.  Pittsfield, MA.  Curated by Carolyn Koch and Marge Bride.

"Triptych Talk" A Visual Conversation.  ALL Gallery.  Lowell, MA.  Curated by Paula Richards, Jazmin Jain and Mari Jae.

"At Home with the Arts" The Boston Home.  Dorchester, MA.  Juried by Joe Wheelwright, Paul Tucker, Elizabeth Colburn-Moraites, Sara Eisenman.

"Pure Color," www.caladangallery.com.  Curated by Marjorie Kaye.

2006

"Paint," LynnArts Center.  Lynn, MA.  Curated by Robert Farris Jr.

2004

"Women and the Arts," East Massachusetts Ave.  Indianapolis, IN.  Curated by Cynthia Walker.  Juried by Kathleen McDermot and Denise Malayeri.

"Basile Gallery Gift Shop," Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN.  Curated by Melanie Reckas.

"The Home-A-Rama," Hamilton Proper.  Alternative Space.  Fishers, IN.  Curated by Scott Massey and David Hester.

"The Bungalow,"  Indianapolis, IN.

"Art vs. Art," Fletcher Place.  Indianapolis, IN.

2003

Period Gallery.  www.periodgallery.com.  Online juried exhibition.

Commissions

Private Project.  Painting for Residence, Nicole Freije, 2004.

Portrait, painting as trade for photographic services, Darrell White, 2003.

Bibliography (*interviews/Reviews)

*Melissa McReynolds, "Personal and Private: Exploring the Transparency of Skin," The Bloomington Alternative, November 2005.

*James Dyment, "Interview with artist Mari Jae," Vyu Magazine, April 2005.

*John Greenwald, "Who Art Thou?" Lowell Sun, September, 2005.

Awards and Honors

Honorable Mention.  NSAL juried show, Waldron Arts Center.  Bloomington, IN.  2003.

Special Recognition.  Period Gallery.  www.periodgallery.com.  Online juried exhibition.  2002.

1st Place Award.  John G. Blank Center for the Arts juried competition.  MIchigan City, IN.  1999.

Best of Show Award.  Brauer Museum of Art`s Invitational.  Valparaiso University.  Valparaiso, IN.  1999.

Education

Bachelor of Arts-Fine Art, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 2003

Bachelor of Arts-Art History, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 2003

Bachelor of Arts-French, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 2003

Studied for a year and a half at Le Faculte de Lettres, Aix-en-Provence, FRANCE, 2001

Studied for a year at the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL. 1999

Valedictorian, LaPorte High School. LaPorte, IN 1999