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Images of mid-size sculptures ranging in height from 25” to 45”
RAW SILK - ceramic with glazes and acrylic - 31” x 16” x 9”
CHEEKS - Ceramic with multiple glazes - 27” x 13” x 11”
One of the distinguishing characteristics of my abstract figurative sculpture is that most do not have a back,
instead there are two different yet related fronts. Her name reflects this distinction, and it happens to be my favorite side.
CHEEKS 27” x 13” x 11” Ceramic with multiple glazes
THE OTHER SIDE - Ceramic with iron oxide and mixed media - 27” x 12” x 6”
THE OTHER SIDE 27” x 12” x 6” Ceramic with iron oxide and mixed media
IN THE CLOUDS - Ceramic - color + metallic glazes - 23” x 12” x 9”
OVER THE EDGE - Ceramic with glaze + mixed media - 39”x12”x11” SOLD
DESCRIBING JOY Series No. 7 ceramic + acrylic on wood panel 18” x 18” x 1.5” SOLD
DESCRIBING JOY Series No. 6 ceramic + acrylic on wood panel 18” x 18” x 1.5” SOLD
OUVERTURE - Ceramic with multiple glazes - 28”x16”x10” SOLD
KEEPING AN OPEN MIND Ceramic with metallic + color glazes 25” x 10” x 8” SOLD Carlton Gallery, Banner Elk, NC
WITH AN OPEN HEART - Fiberglass w/ iron oxide finish - 72”x24”x12” SOLD
FILLE DU SOLEIL - Ceramic with bronze glaze + mixed media - SOLD
FINDING HAPPINESS - Ceramic - SOLD Allyn Gallup Contemporary, Sarasota, FL
BEING THE MOON - Ceramic with multiple glazes 31”x12”x7” SOLD
HEADS WILL TURN - Ceramic - mixed media - 34” x 17” x 9” SOLD
THE POINT OF BALANCE - Ceramic + Steel w/ iron oxide finish - 98”x 21”x 21” SOLD
DREAMLANDER - Ceramic - mixed media - 39” x 19” x 11” SOLD
Architectural paintings: ceramic, acrylic + silver or gold leaf on wood panel
Believing in Magic - ceramic - acrylic - gold leaf on wood panel 24”x24”x1.5”
Describing JOY Series No.5 - Ceramic + acrylic on wood panel - 18” x 18” x1.5”
Describing JOY Series No. 9 Acrylic + Ceramic on wood panel
My outdoor sculptures are hand-built from a specially formulated clay and finished with an iron-oxide infused coating that reacts to the atmosphere, giving the surface an evolving, dynamic appearance.
The Point of Balance is one of my favorite yet most challenging sculptures to date.
THE POINT OF BALANCE 96” x 21” x 21” Ceramic / steel / oxidized iron finish SOLD
SEEING BEYOND - 74” x 23” x 18” - Ceramic / steel / oxidized iron
WITH AN OPEN HEART - in sculpture garden - SOLD
THE POINT OF BALANCE ceramic + steel 98” x 21” x 21” with me at the install in 2020
This is a selection of my small scale sculptures and studies for foundry cast large scale outdoor sculptures in bronze or aluminum.
"Seeing Through you" - Ceramic - 20” x 9” x 5” study for large scale outdoor sculpture. to be cast in bronze or aluminum.
"The Visitors" (wall figures) approx. 24” x 12” x 3” - "Bubbles and Squeak II" - 24” x 8” x 7” SOLD
BUBBLES AND SQUEAK I - Ceramic with multiple glazes - 26” x 9” x 8”
"The Shape of Color" - Ceramic with glazes - 20” x 8” x 8”
KIMIKO - Ceramic with glazes - 21” x 8” x 6”
CONTOURS - Ceramic - bronze + acrylic - 19.5” x 5” x 8"
CONTOURS side 2 - Ceramic - bronze glaze + acrylic
Creating Art = Living with Art My home, studio and sculpture garden have become living gallery spaces to enjoy and present my work to others.
One of the greatest joys I experience as an artist is having a Solo Exhibition. Beyond seeing my artwork beautifully presented, it is an opportunity for viewers to immerse themselves in my art, walk around the sculptures, personally experience the shapes, colors, textures, movement, and discover their meaning. Here are three of my most memorable solo exhibitions … Enjoy!
THE SHAPE OF COLOR: Sculpture + Paintings by Mary-Ann Prack - Maria V. Howard Arts Center, Rock Mount, NC - 2018
ANU - ceramic with multiple glazes - 34” x 12” x 9” on stainless steel base
THE SHAPE OF COLOR: Sculpture + Paintings by Mary-Ann Prack, 52 sculptures, paintings and drawings
THE WAVE 36 x 36 + BLUE 31 x 15 x 10
Exhibition Review by Sergio Gomez; a Chicago-based visual artist and creative entrepreneur. He is owner and director of 33 Contemporary Gallery.
With a distinctively geometric style, artist Mary-Ann Prack makes a strong appearance with a recent body of work at the Maria V. Howard Arts Center. The exhibition titled The Shape of Color features a collection of abstract paintings and sculptures. As the title of the exhibition suggests, color is perhaps the driving force behind this body of work. However, color does not only finds its forms but also its substance. In the work of Mary-Ann Prack, color informs, transforms, suggests and in the process, initiates a conversation with the viewer. The primary color palette, which is a constant from piece to piece, provides a sense of communal activity where each part belongs to the whole while embodying its own peculiar qualities. It is in the nuances of difference that the viewer finds a trail of satisfaction in the process of discovery. The beautifully constructed non-figurative abstract paintings in the show provide a well balanced coexistence with the figurative sculptures. To the viewer’s delight, the artist does not force the figure into the paintings or the painterly surfaces into the sculptures. They are totally different in approach from each other yet similar in their existence and spirit. They belong in their communal narrative awaiting for the viewer’s interaction to decipher their intricacies. Both paintings and sculptures invite us to connect the threads of unity and perhaps in a strange way, connect our own world and experiences with theirs. Sept-Dec 2018
THE SHAPE OF COLOR - Alamance Art, Graham, NC 2019 MOMENTUM 48”x48” - I REMEMBER WHEN - 41”x11”x10 -
THE SHAPE OF COLOR: Alamance Art, Graham, NC - IN THE CLOUDS - Ceramic 23”x12”x9”
THE SHAPE OF COLOR: Solo Exhibition at Alamance Art, Graham, NC
THE SHAPE OF COLOR: Solo Exhibition at Alamance Art, Graham, NC - 2019
STANDING STILL IN THE ABSTRACT - Solo Exhibition - ASU - 2013
STANDING STILL IN THE ABSTRACT - Solo Exhibition - ASU
THE POINT OF BALANCE: detail
STANDING STILL IN THE ABSTRACT - SOLO EXHIBITION - ASU Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Boone, NC 2013
My abstract expressionist paintings shown here are acrylic on canvas. These works display a blend of free-form movement and geometric order, reflecting both architectural influences and emotional depth.
UNPARALLELED UNIVERSE - Acrylic on canvas - 48” x 48”
ECHOES OF THE DREAMTIME - Acrylic on canvas - 36” x 36”
HIDING PLACES - Acrylic on canvas - 36” x 36”
THE WAVE - Acrylic on canvas - 36” x 36”
FIREWALK - Acrylic on canvas - 48” x 48”
IN MY WILDEST DREAMS - Acrylic on canvas - 36” x 36” x 1.5”
Detail of “FINDING EQUILIBRIUM” photo by Ellen Gwin
FINDING EQUILIBRIUM - 35” x 18” x 11” - Ceramic with bisque + glazes
TWISTED SISTER - Ceramic - multiple glazes - 33” x 16” x 11”
TWISTED SISTER - Ceramic - 33” x 16” x 11” (side B)
THE SHAPE OF HAPPINESS - Ceramic - 35” x 22” x 10”
My Studio is at once energizing and peaceful, a place where I can be myself and connect with the essence of who I am through my art.
I’m working on mounting the head of YOKIMA - final stages of the sculpture.
SHE’S ON FIRE - glazed and ready to be glaze fired in the kiln
The sculpture in the background is almost ready (dry enough) to be bisque fired in my kiln. The sculpture in the
foreground required about 3 more weeks of drying time before bisque firing.
In this photo I am glazing what will become “Bubbles and Squeak” a process that usually takes about 3 or 4 days
to complete. After glaze firing the colors are completely different as you can tell.
My sculpture and painting studio is located in the idyllic Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. It is an area with a wonderfully creative community of artists and craftspeople. My husband, son and I moved here from Florida hoping to find an environment with an energy and spirit similar to that of Canada where I grew up. And more importantly a place our son Boston a nature lover would thrive.
My S C U L P T U R E explores the architecture of the human figure, and reflects the joy of the human spirit.
P A I N T I N G fuels my creative spirit with spontaneous and infinite possibilities.
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