MARY BETH MCKENZIE
"SELF PORTRAIT (YELLOW
BACKGROUND)", OIL
18x24
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BIOGRAPHY
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MARY BETH McKENZIE, N.A.
AMERICAN BORN 1946
Elected to the National Academy, 1994
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EDUCATION
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Cooper School of Art, Cleveland
National Academy of Design, NYC
Art Students League, NYC
Studied with Robert Philipp, Robert Brackman, Jose Cintron, Daniel Greene, Burton Silverman
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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
The Tomasulo Gallery, Union County College, N.J., 1998
Joseph Keiffer Gallery, NYC, 1991
Frank Caro Gallery,1988-89
FAR Gallery, NYC 1980
National Arts Club, NYC, 1976
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Challenging Tradition: Women of the Academy, 1826-2003, The National Academy of Design Museum 2003
The Henry Luce Collection, The New York Historical Society, 2003
"Looking at You," Curator: William S. Lieberman, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 2002
Works on Paper, David Findlay jr. Gallery, NYC, 1999, 2000
Group Show, Alter&Gil, Beverly Hills, 1999, 2000
Group Shows, Wycoff Gallery, Wycoff, N.J.
History & Highlights from the Collection: National Academy of Design, 1998
National Academy of Design Annual, NYC, 1992,1993,1994,1996,1997
Realism in our Times:1950-1 990, Joseph Keiffer Gallery, NYC,1991
Works on Paper: McDonnel & McKenzie, R.H, Love Gallery, Chicago, 1989
Realism Then and Now, Frank Caro Gallery, NYC,1 989
Group Show, Sindin Gallery, NYC 1985,1986
Contemporary Prints, Forum Gallery, NYC, 1986
Contemporary American Monotypes, Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, 1985
Monotypes, Weintraub Gallery, NYC, 1984
AWARDS
Gold Medal of Honor, Audubon Artists, 2000
Paul Puzinas Memorial Award, Allied Artists 1999
Isaac N. Maynard Award, National Academy of Design Annual, 1997
The Robert Phillip Memorial Award, Audubon Artists, 1997
Silver Medal of Honor, Allied Artists, 1996
Joe and Emily Lowe Award, Allied Artists, 1995
Len G. Everett Memorial Award, Allied Artists 1992
The Ralph Fabri Award for Oil, Audubon Artists, 1991
Mrs. Sidney Kalikow Award, Pastel Society of America, 1991
Isaac N. Maynard Prize, National Academy of Design Annual, 1990
John Young-Hunter Memorial Award, Allied Artists, 1989
Harold W. Wind Memorial Award, Pastel Society of America, 1987
Jane Peterson Award, Allied Artists, 1982,1983, 1984,1998
Ethel Gilmore/Charles Romans Memorial Award, Allied Artists, 1986
Silver Medal, Audubon Artists, 1984
Trump Award for Exceptional Merit, Pastel Society of America,1 984
Thomas B. Clarke Prize, National Academy of Design Annual, 1981
Award of Exceptional Merit, Pastel Society of America, 1 980
Best in Show, Pastel Society of America, 1979
Stacey Foundation Grant, New Mexico, 1978-79
Greenshields Foundation Grant, Canada, 1978-79
McGowanTuttle Memorial Award, Salmagundi Club,1 978
Silver Medal, Allied Artists, 1978
Julius Hallgarten Prize, National Academy of Design Annual, 1978
Exhibition Committee’s Award, Pastel Society of America, 1 975
Harriet Frishmuth Sculpture Award, National Academy of Design, 1 974
Edward Mooney Traveling Scholarship, National Academy of Design,1 972
Lucrezia Bori Merit Scholarship, National Academy of Design, 1970-74
National Scholastic Award, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1964
PUBLICATIONS
A Painterly Approach, book by Mary Beth McKenzie, Watson Guptil, 1987 The Magic of Monotypes, illustrated monograph by Mary Beth McKenzie
Artist’s Magazine, October, 1984
"Artist’s Qbserved" book by Harvey Stein..
Resolving a Painting, illustrated monograph by Mary Beth McKenzie American Artist Magazine, January, 1989
MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 20th Century Painting Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art,
20th Century Print & Drawing CollectionNational Museum of American Art,
Smithsonian InstitutionBrooklyn Museum of Art
Museum of the City of New York
National Museum of Women in the Arts
Butler Museum of American Art
New Britain Museum of American Art
National Academy of Design
Art Student’s League
New York Historical Society
CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
R.J. Reynolds Corp. Collection
Dominick Visconsi Corp. Collection
Amerada Hesse Collection
Privatbanken Collection
And numerous private collections