âPhotographing from the open cockpit of my familyâs vintage plane, wind in my face translates to batiks on silk, distilling the adventure into a moment of visual poetry. From five-story draped sculptures to 14-inch wide Kimono Silks, memories flow like water with layers of wax and dye in the calm of an ancient art form. The expansive interplay of vistas offers intimate meditative prayers for the planet. Flying and photographing threatened regions is my passion.
As a master dyer, my role as an educator of batik is growing. I teach internationally and will continue to travel the world and reach out to cultures where my textile art form is a valuable asset, especially to women as a means of livelihood. Large-scale site-specific installations are my forte and Iâm actively seek architectural space to sculpt with silk. Lastly, I hope to employ batik in performance art and continue collaborative projects.â
photograph by Carolyn Russo, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum


ARTIST STATEMENT
âConveying breathtaking perspectives of space, earth, and deep sea is my lifeâs work, developed with leading experts in the fields of planetary science, coastal geology, and oceanography.
Whether photographing the coast from the open cockpit of my familyâs vintage plane or painting plein air in the backwoods of national parks, each adventure is distilled into a moment of visual poetry in my studio. From five-story draped silk sculptures to intimate oils, the expansive interplay of vistas become meditative prayers for the planet.
Batik on silk, my signature medium for the past quarter century, communicates messages of conservation and stewardship. Large- scale oils, my newest endeavor, seek to further protect sacred landscapes. Aerial and satellite photography, maps, and charts inform explorations which reveal the complex patterns of our universe. The artworks have elegant impact by virtue of scale, compelling design and vibrant color.”
Selected one woman exhibitions
2025 Awakening, Myrtle Beach Art Museum, SC; Horizons, Hagan Fine Art Gallery, Charleston SC
2023 Natures Tapestry, Hagan Fine Art Gallery, Charleston SC
2022 FLIGHT, Aiken-Rhett House Museum, Charleston SC
2021 Dewees Island, Huyler House Gallery, Dewees Island SC
2019 Gateway to Glacier, Hockaday Museum of Art, Kalispell MT
2018 Museum of the Earth, Ithaca NY
2017 International Cartographic Conference, Washington DC; Museum of the Earth, Ithaca NY
2016 Circular Congregational Church, Charleston SC; Edisto Island Preservation Alliance, SC
2015 City Gallery at Waterfront Park, Charleston SC
2014 Ann Long Fine Art, Charleston SC
2013 Museum of the Earth, Ithaca NY; The Citadel, Charleston SC; Flaten Art Museum, Northfield MN
2012 Duke Energy Hub, Duke University, Durham NC; International Balloon Museum, Albuquerque NM
2011 North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh NC; SciWorks, Winston-Salem NC
2010 McKissick Museum of Art, University of SC; Florence Museum of Art, Science and History, Florence SC
2009 Flaten Art Museum, Dittman Center, St. Olaf College, Northfield MN
2007 Horsham Regional Art Gallery, NSW and Borrodell Winery, Orange, NSW, Australia
2006 Stevenson Research & Technology Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman OK
2005 Massachusetts Audubon Visual Arts Center, Canton MA; Peabody Essex Museum, Salem MA
2004 Oberlin College, Oberlin OH; Outer Banks History Center, Manteo NC; Emory University, Atlanta GA
2003 Fayetteville Museum of Art, NC; Smail Gallery, Macalester College, St. Paul MN
2002 George Washington University, Washington DC; Burroughs Chapin Art Museum, Myrtle Beach SC
2001 National Academy of Sciences, Washington DC; Old City Jail, Piccolo Spoleto Festival, Charleston SC
1999 Duke University Museum of Art, Durham NC; National Science Foundation, Arlington VA
1997 National Center Gallery, USGS, Reston VA
1996 Fayetteville Museum of Art, NC; Walter Greer Gallery, Hilton Head Island SC
1994 Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum, Washington DC
1993 Spoleto Festival USA, Charleston SC
1989 Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston SC
1985 Spoleto Festival USA, Charleston SC
1982 Surroundings Gallery, New York NY
1981 Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah GA; Red Piano Art Gallery, Hilton Head Island SC
Selected invitational exhibitions
2024 Fiber, James Island Arts and Cultural Center, James Island SC; The World In Which We Live: The Art of Environmental Awareness, Miami University Art Museum, Oxford OH
2022 Creek by Creek, City Gallery, with Jeff Kopish, Charleston SC
2020 The Weather, Long Beach Foundation, NJ, âHurricane Florence, batik, 41.5â x 53.5â
2019 PRIMO20 International Symposium Featured Artist, Art and Environmental Activism, Charleston SC
2018 The Southern, Charleston SC; SC State Museum 30th, Columbia SC; CO University Boulder; Arrowmont TN
2017 Highfield Hall, Falmouth MA; Dalton Gallery, Decatur GA
2016 Out of Line Gallery, Chicago IL; Martin Gallery, Charleston SC
2015 Columbia Museum of Art SC; Peabody Essex Museum, Salem MA
2014 Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino CA; Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, GA
2013 American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington DC; Roper Hospital, Charleston SC
2012 Florida State University, Tallahassee FL, catalog
2011 Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN
2009 Sinclair Gallery, Geelong, Australia
2008 Peabody Essex Museum, Salem MA; Rosny Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania
2007 Craft Alliance, St. Louis MO
2005 Paine Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston MA
2004 Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum, Washington DC; Waterfront Gallery, Charleston SC
2000 Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston SC
1999 Artrain traveling exhibition, NASA and Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum Art Collections
1999 University Gallery & Mineralogical Museum, University of Delaware DE
1998 National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington DC
1997 Cranbrook Academy of Arts, Rochester MN; Gray Gallery, East Carolina University, Greenville NC
1995 Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York NY
1993 Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum, Washington DC, national competition, awarded 3rd prize
1990 Southern Ohio Museum, Portsmouth OH
1988 Furman University, Greenville SC
1985 Verbena Galleries & Donnell Library, New York NY (also 1984)
Selected presentations
2024 Environmental Activism with Trapper Fowler, Brookgreen Gardens, Murrells Inlet SC
2023 Edisto Art Guild, Creek by Creek Keynote, Edisto Island SC; PechaKucha 42, presenter & poster design, Charleston Music Hall
2022 Mapping Your Personal Landscape, batik workshop with Reba Fraser, John C Campbell, Brasstown NC
2021 Carolinas Climate Resilience Conference, Communicating Climate Through the Arts, closing, Durham NC
2019 The Art and Science of Climate Change on the Coasts, with Pilkey, Chesapeake Biological Lab, Solomons MD
2018 Lecture & oil workshop, Spring Island SC; Lecture & batik workshop, SPIN Arrowmont, Gatlinburg TN
2017 Awakening V: King Tide, Charleston SC; STEAM, Hobcaw Barony SC
2016 Spring Island Trust, Okatie SC; STEAM, Hobcaw Barony SC
2015 Environmental Studies Program, Wofford College, Spartanburg SC; STEAM Lecture, Hobcaw Barony SC
2014 STEAM Lecture, SC Sea Grant Consortium, Edisto SC; Sierra Club & Piccolo Spoleto lecture, Charleston SC
2013 The Textile Museum, Washington DC
2012 Silk Painters International, Santa Fe NM, keynote; Cary Institute, Millbrook NY, lecture with Orrin Pilkey
2011 Gregg Museum of Art & Design, North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC, panelist
2009 Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia, presentation; TAFTA Batik Workshop, Geelong, Australia
2008 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Washington DC, batik demonstration and panel discussion
2005 World Batik Conference, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston MA, presentation
2001 Geological Society of America, Annual Exposition, Boston MA, keynote lecture with Orrin Pilkey
2000 Tainan, Kaohsiung, and Taipeiâs leading Universities, Taiwan, lectures with Orrin Pilkey
1999 Peabody Essex Museum, Salem MA, presentation with Marjory Wentworth
1998 EROS Data Center, Sioux Falls SD, 3rd place in national competition
1995 Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, series of lectures and workshops
1996 Dutch Cultural Center, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, presentation
1987 American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists, Charleston SC, concluding symposium speaker
1983 Textile Museum, Washington DC, demonstrated batik
Notable Collections
Frampton Inlet, 48â x 36â, batik on silk, Linda Blackman, Edingsville & Spartanburg SC
Charleston Charted, 40′ x 13/5′ wall metallic canvas, Ingevity, Charleston SC
Daniel Island Recreational Center, site specific Daniel Island Nocturne metallic, Charleston SC
College of Charleston Foundation & School of Languages, Cultures and World Affairs, Charleston SC
Charleston Visitor Center, Charleston SC
Duke University Marine Lab, Beaufort NC, site specific commission
Elliot School of International Affairs, George Washington University, Washington DC
First Union National Bank, Charleston SC
Flaten Art Museum, St. Olaf College, St. Louis MN
Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston SC
Greenville Library, SC, site specific sculpture
GulfQuest, the National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico, Mobile AL, site specific sculpture
Hobcaw Barony Discovery Center, Georgetown SC
Hollings Marine Laboratory, Charleston SC, site specific sculpture
Honorable Philip J. Lader, former ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston SC
National Aeronautics & Space Administration, Washington DC
New England Aquarium, Boston MA
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh NC
Roper Hospital Chapel, Charleston SC
Saluda Shoals Park, Columbia SC
Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum, Washington DC
The American Embassy of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand
The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics & The Environment, Washington DC
Tres Acres Vineyard, Mendoza Argentina
Selected Media
2023 Bold Journey Meet Mary Edna Fraser…
2020 The Journal of Ocean Technology, Vol 15 #3 2020 page 180, Parting Notes, Bayan Mud Volcanoes
2019 Garden&Gun, Talk of the South, Birdâs-Eye Beauty, by Jenny Everett
2018 E-Squared Magazine, Art & Science, issue 4, pages 143-146
2017 Charleston Magazine, Force of Nature by Stephanie Hunt
2016 Elysian, Arts & Culture Feature; The Post & Courier, âEarth Artâ
2015 Columbia Museum of Art, video interview; âArtist celebrates Mobile in flying colorsâ
2014 CODAWORX, featured Collaborative Project, Chadwick 1 & 11
2013 The Palmetto Scene, SCETV; Manitou Messenger, âMapping the Planets crosses disciplinesâ by Vivian Williams; Freunde von Freunden, âMary Edna Fraser: Artist, House & Studio, James Island, Charlestonâ
2005 Boston Globe, âCut from different clothsâ by Thea Singer
2003 National Geographic, Washington, DC, âFlying Artist Preserves Beauty of Shifting Barrier Islandsâ by Bijal P. Trivedi, television special with Patty Kim; Turner Studios, Southern Living, episode 517, âBatik Artistâ
2000 Coastal Living, Birmingham, AL, âArtist with an Altitudeâ by Susan Haynes
1997 Chicago Tribune, Chicago, IL, âPilot with a Paletteâ by Michael Kilian
1996 Fiberarts, Asheville, NC, âAn Emissary for American Artists – Jackie Bailey Labovitzâ by Carol Russell
1995 Chicago Tribune, Chicago, IL, âSpiritual Linkâ by Aida Rogers
1994 Smithsonian Magazine, Washington, DC, âLofty Perspectives: the Silk Batiks of Mary Edna Fraserâ by
Diane M. Bolz; Washington Post, Washington, DC, âA Seamless Show of Fabric Artâ by Hank Burchard
1991 The American Institute of Architects, âArt with Architecture in Mindâ by Stephanie Stubbs
1980 Artcraft, âMary Edna Fraserâ by Shannon Wilkinson
Publications
2019 The Batik Art of Mary Edna Fraser, by Cecelia Dailey, University of South Carolina Press
2018 Memory Lands, by Christine M. DeLucia, Yale University Press, cover; On the Mediterranean and the Nile: The Jews of Egypt, by AimĂŠe Israel-Pelletier, Indiana University Press, cover
2017 Anthropocene Blues, by John Lane, Mercer University Press, cover
2016 Plein Air Magazine and Expanded Digital Edition Content; Anthropocene inaugural issue
2011 Global Climate Change: A Primer, Duke University Press, Orrin H. & Keith Pilkey, art illustrations
2010 The Endless Repetition of an Ordinary Miracle, Press 53, Marjory Heath Wentworth, cover
2009 The Map as Art: Contemporary Artists Explore Cartography, Princeton Architectural Press; Web of Water, Film by Lowcountry Environmental Education Programs (LEEP); Principles and Practice of Psychiatric Nursing, 9th & 8th Edition, Elsevier Mosby, Gail W. Stuart & Michele T. Laraia, art illustrations
2004 Innovation by Design, The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics & The Environment, cover
2003 A Celebration of the Worldâs Barrier Islands, Columbia University Press, Orrin Pilkey, art illustrations
2002 What The Water Gives Me, Booksurge, Marjory Wentworth, art by Fraser; Human Links to Coastal Disasters, The H. John Heinz III Center For Science, Economics & the Environment, cover
2001 BATIK for Artists and Quilters, Hand Books Press, Eloise Pipe, art on title page and within book
1999 The Hidden Costs of Coastal Hazards: Implications for Risk Management and Mitigation, Island Press, cover
1998 Living in Our World, 5th grade textbook, North Carolina State University, Connections, Geography & the Arts
1997 Women and Flight, Bullfinch Press, Little Brown, & Company, Inc., Carolyn J. Russo
1996 Forest Patches in Tropical Landscapes, Island Press, John Schelhas & Russell Greenberg, cover
1995 Surface, Volume 19, Number 4, cover
1991 Textile Designs: Ideas and Applications, New York: PBC International, Inc., Joel Sokolov
Honors & Grants
2024 Conservationist Award, Dewees Island Conservancy
2020 Silk Painters International Master Dyer
2019 Artist in Residence, Audubonâs Beidler Sancturary; TEDxCharleston: Currents, Artist Backdrops, two 22 x 16 foot banners
2016 Elizabeth OâNeill Verner Governorâs Award for the Arts
2011 SC Arts Commission and NEA grant for Kimono Silks exhibition during Spoleto Festival USA
1998 SC Arts Commission, Individual Fellowship Grant
1993 Judge, Oregon Arts Commission Fellowship Panel
1992 SC Arts Commission Project Grant for producing âAny Natural Disasterâ
1989 ICI Americaâs Matching Corporate Grant, educational video, âIslands from the Skyâ
1989 Trident Community Foundation, NEA Individual Artist Grant
1988 SC Arts Commission Professional Discipline Individual Grant
10/4/19-1/4/20 Gateway to Glacier, Hockaday Museum of Art, Kallispell, MT, one woman exhibition
1/25/20-3/19/20 The Weather, Long Beach Foundation, NJ, âHurricane Florence, batik, 41.5â x 53.5â, invitational
5/19/19-5/22/19 Pollutant Responses In Marine Organisms International Symposium Featured Artist (PRIMO20), Art and Environmental Activism, Charleston, SC
11/3/18-3/9/19 SC State Museum 30th Anniversary Juried Exhibit, âShem Creek Parkâ 32â x 83.5â oil on linen
9/1/18-12/21/18 NEST, Colorado University Boulder Campus, âSelenga Deltaâ 43â 44.75, âShishmarefâs Shoresâ 34â x 98â, Sinking Colombian Shores 34â x 63â, batik on silk
9/1/18-11/12/18 Transcendent Silk: Beyond the Ordinary, Silk Painters International Festival, Arrowmont, Gatlinburg, TN, âAshepooâ 60â x 39â & âBayan Mud Volcanoesâ 105.75 x 45.5â
5/25/18-7/29/18 âFamily Ties,â The Southern & Gallery 26 Vendue, with daughters Labanna Babalon and Reba West Fraser, Charleston, SC, invitational
9/22/17-4/30/18 âMapping the Planets in Silk and Sound,â Museum of the Earth, Ithaca, NY, one woman exhibition
11/17/17 Meet the Artist, Noddy Charleston, SC, reception
7/5/17-8/26/17 âRising Tidesâ International Cartographic Conference, Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at Smith Center, Washington DC, one woman exhibition
7/2/17-7/6/17 âcARTographyâ International Cartographic Conference, Marriott Wardman Park, Washington DC, atrium installation, invitational, one woman exhibition
8/23/17-10/13/17 âAerial Inspirationsâ Patuxent River Naval Air Museum PRNAM, Lexington Park MD, lecture August 24th, invitational, one woman
9/14/17-12/9/17 âWeatherwise/Otherwise: Artists Respond to Global Climate Changeâ curated by Dot Moye, Dalton Gallery, Dana Fine Arts Building, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA, with Orrin Pilkey, invitational
6/20/17-9/8/17 âInterwoven: Art Meets Natureâ with Fiber Art Now Highfield Hall and Gardens, Falmouth MA, invitational
4/29/17-5/26/17 âAwakening V: King Tideâ event series with Enough Pie, âRising Tidesâ at Dart Library included 3 new large-scale oil paintings and âCharleston Airborne Floodedâ 100-foot banner installed on Joseph Floyd Manor
2/23/17-4/21/17 âLowcountry Silks & Oilsâ Sumter County Gallery of Art, SC
11/7/16-11/11/16 âMary Edna Fraser and Cecelia Naomi Daileyâ Spring Island Trust, Okatie, SC
11/6/16 âMary Edna Fraser, Artist, Environmentalistâ Guest Speaker, Edisto Island Preservation Alliance Annual Meeting, Edisto Island, SC
5/6/16-6/19/16 âMary Ednaâs Floating Worldâ Martin Gallery, Charleston, SC, invitational
4/26/16-4/20/16 âBlue Blue Planetâ Out of Line Art Gallery, Chicago, IL, invitational
4/22/16-4/29/16 âVisual Prayers for Earth Dayâ Circular Congregational Church, Charleston, SC, invitational, one woman, opening with community group leaders including Charleston Waterkeeper, Sierra Club Robert Lunz Group, Coastal Community Foundation, and South Carolina Environmental Law Project
4/7/16-8/16 âFreshwater Veinsâ The Gallery at City Hall, Columbia SC, curated by the Palmetto Curatorial Exchange, invitational, promotional material featured âCainhoyâ batik on silk
11/12/15-1/7/16 âSilks & Oilsâ Jericho Advisors Gallery, Charleston, SC, invitational, one woman
10/16/15-11/4/15 âLowcountry Oils and Silksâ University of South Carolina Beaufort, Center for the Arts Gallery, SC, invitational, one woman
10/10/15-9/18/16 âSizing it Up: Scale in Nature and Artâ Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA, invitational
10/9/15-1/10/16 âIndependent Spirits: Women Artists of South Carolinaâ Columbia Museum of Art, SC, invitational, selection of approximately 30 works of art by South Carolina women artists, shown in conjunction with âGeorgia OâKeeffe: Her Carolina Storyâ
5/14/15-7/31/15 âFlight Patterns: An Exhibition of Fiber Artâ Welch School Gallery, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, invitational, curator Dorothy Moye, with Jon Riis and Jim Arendt
3/21/15-5/3/15 âAbove, Between, Belowâ City Gallery at Waterfront Park, Charleston, SC, one woman
9/7/14-3/1/15 âSecond Time Around: The Hubcap as Artâ The Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, Winchester, Virginia, invitational
8/16/14-3/15/15 âBuilding A Universeâ SC State Museum, Columbia, SC, invitational
6/4/14-7/9/14 âSilk & Glassâ Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA, invitational
5/28/14-8/23/14 âLowcountry Silksâ Picture This Gallery, Hilton Head Island, SC, one woman
5/24/14-6/6/14 âBatiks!â Ann Long Fine Art, Charleston, SC, one woman
4/14-4/15 âFlight Patterns: An Exhibition of Fiber Artâ Concourse T North, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, GA, invitational, curator Dorothy Moye
9/13/13-10/20/13 âMapping the Planets in Silk and Soundâ Flaten Art Museum, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN, with Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum planetary geologist Ted Maxwell and Los Angeles composer Mark Mercury
9/7/13-11/14/13 âConnecting Concept & Medium: Fiber Art in South Carolinaâ Pickens County Museum of Art & History, Pickens, SC, invitational
7/15/13-9/27/13 âThe Art of Science Policyâ American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC, invitational
6/1/12-6/1/13 âThe Art of Healingâ Roper Hospital, Charleston, SC, monotypes on paper, invitational
5/30/13-11/3/13 âEthereal Edges: Lowcountry Coastlines in Batikâ Daniel Library, The Citadelâs first Piccolo Spoleto exhibition, Charleston, SC, one woman
4/20/13 âFrom Local to GlobalâAn Artistâs Inspiration for Conservationâ The Nature Conservancy, Wadmalaw Island, SC, invitational
1/25/13-5/13/13 âOur Expanding Oceansâ Paleontological Research Institution and its Museum of the Earth, Ithaca, NY, one woman, with text by Orrin H. Pilkey, Professor Emeritus of Geology at Duke University
7/25/12-10/31/12 âAerial Perspectives: Silk Batiks by Mary Edna Fraserâ Anderson-Abruzzo International Balloon Museum, Albuquerque, NM, one woman
7/22/12-7/27/12 âThe Road Less TraveledâNew Silk Visionsâ Silk Painters International Festival, IAIA Campus, Sante Fe, NM, juried
2/3/12-2/25/12 âTerraqueous: Silk Batiks by Mary Edna Fraserâ Duke Energy Hub, art used for poster to promote the symposium âWater and Energy: Improving Access Through Small Scale Solutionsâ organized by the Student International Discussion Group, Nicholas School for the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC
2/10/12-3/28/12 âThread of Lifeâ Museum of Fine Arts, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, invitational
11/17/11-12/21/11 South Carolina Biennial, 701 Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC, invitational
11/12/11-2/25/12 âOur Expanding Oceansâ SciWorks, Winston-Salem, NC, one woman installation with text by Orrin Pilkey
7/9/11-7/30/11 âReflections on Waterâ Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, part of the âConfluence,â the 2011 Surface Design Association conference, invitational, with Linda Gass and Barbara Lee Smith
9/22/11-10/27/11 âA Celebration of the Worldâs Barrier Islandsâ Barrier Islands Center, Machipongo, VA, one woman
6/26/11-11/6/11 âOur Expanding Oceansâ North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC, one woman installation with text by Orrin Pilkey
5/12/11-6/21/11 âKimono Silksâ 214 King Street, Charleston, SC, one woman
4/26/11-5/12/11 âPrayer Flagsâ Circular Congregational Church, Charleston, SC, one woman installation
1/10/11-2/18/11 âOur Expanding Oceans,â Circle Gallery, College of Environment and Design, University of Georgia, Athens, GA (One woman)
8/10-12/10 âThe Art of Environmental Awareness: The Batiks of Mary Edna Fraserâ McKissick Museum, University of SC (One woman, curator Jason Shaiman)
3/10-5/10 âTerraqueous Silksâ Florence Museum of Art, Science and History, Florence, SC (One woman, curator Stephen Motte)
12/09-1/10 âKimono Silks 214 King Street, The Real Estate Studio, Charleston, SC (One woman)
10/09 âTAFTAâ Sinclair Gallery, Geelong, Australia (Invitational)
6/09-10/09 âGlobal Perspectiveâ Carrboro Branch Library, Duke University Wetland Center & Nicholas School of the Environment, Carrboro, NC (Invitational, curator Mengchi Ho)
2/09 âDelete Apathyâ Fraser Studio, Charleston, SC (Coastal Conservation League event with Celie Dailey, filmmaker of featured documentary 50 Houses on Kiawah Sand)
11/1/08-1/31/09 âEarthscapingâ McClellanville Arts Center, McClellanville, SC (One woman)
6/08-6/09 âPolar Attractionsâ Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA (Invitational)
3/15/08-4/13/08 âExpanding Oceansâ Flaten Art Museum, Dittman Center, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN (One woman)
3/08-4/08 âCelebrating the Worldâs Barrier Islandsâ Gould Library, Carleton College, Northfield, MN (One woman)
3/08 âEndangeredâ Rosny Schoolhouse Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania (Invitational, curator DĂŠsirĂŠe Fitzgibbon)
5/07-7/07 âMapping the Territoryâ Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO (Invitational, curator Louanne Rimel)
3/07-4/07 âSilk Perspectiveâ traveled to Horsham Regional Art Gallery, NSW and Borrodell Winery, Orange, NSW (Sponsored by the Australian Forum for Textile Arts, tutored for two weeks, One woman)
3/07-4/07 âWater for Lifeâ City Gallery at Waterfront Park, Charleston, SC (In conjunction with Water Missions International and World Water Day, One woman)
1/07-3/07 âOur Earth and Beyondâ Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory, NC (One woman)
9/06-11/06 âIslands From The Skyâ Barrier Island Center, Machipongo, VA (One woman)
5/06-6/06 âScenes From Aboveâ Wells Gallery, The Santuary at Kiawah Island, SC (One woman)
3/06-4/06 âDeltas, Barrier Islands and Beyondâ Stevenson Research & Technology Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK (One woman installation)
11/05-12/05 âDaniel Islandâ Daniel Island, SC. Sponsored by the Gibbes Museum of Art (Invitational)
11/05-12/05 âNaturescapes: Silk Batiks by Mary Edna Fraserâ University of North Carolina Charlotte (One woman)
5/05-9/05 âNaturescapesâ Massachusetts Audubon Visual Arts Center, Canton, MA (One woman)
6/10/05-6/24/05 âWax Eloquentâ Massachusetts College of Art, Boston (Juried Exhibition)
6/05 âSilk Tableausâ Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA (One woman installation with documentary videos)
9/04-8/06 âGenerous Friends: Building an Art Collection for the National Air and Space Museumâ Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (Invitational, group exhibition, curator Tom Crouch)
8/04-9/04 âCollaborative Batiks: Islands from the Skyâ Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH (Environmental Studies Atrium, sponsored by the Textile Art Alliance of the Cleveland Art Museum and the Geology Department, One woman)
9/04-12/04 âRibbons of Sand: Batik Art of Barrier Islandsâ Outer Banks History Center, Manteo, NC (One woman)
5/04-7/04 âContemporary Charleston 2004â City Gallery at Waterfront Park, Piccolo Spoleto, Charleston, SC (Invitational, curator Brad Collins)
5/04-6/04 âOuter Banks to Outer Spaceâ Spoleto Festival, Gaillard Auditorium, Charleston, SC (One woman installation)
1/04-4/04 âFrom Outer Banks to Outer Spaceâ Mathematics and Science Center Atrium, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (One woman installation)
11/03-12/03 âEarth and Flightâ Theatre Art Galleries, 100th Anniversary of Flight, with artist Eric Lawing, High Point, NC
5/03 âOuter Banks to Outer Spaceâ Festival of Flight, 62 suspended batiks, Fayetteville Museum of Art, NC (One woman installation)
9/02-5/03 âSands of Time: Wind, Waves, & Shifting Sandsâ James R. Smail Gallery, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN (One woman, displayed every 5 years for new students)
5/02-8/02 âCoastal Inspirations: Silk Batiks by Mary Edna Fraserâ Burroughs Chapin Art Museum, Myrtle Beach, SC (One woman)
4/02 âDark and Lightâ Hand Chapel, George Washington University, Mount Vernon Campus, Washington, DC (One woman installation, curators Barbara Brennan and Leslie Jacobs for Horizons Theater)
6/01-9/01 âA Celebration of Barrier Islandsâ National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC (One woman)
5/19/01-6/9/01 âCycles of Spheres: Mapping the Planets in Silk and Soundâ Old City Jail, Piccolo Spoleto Festival, Charleston, SC (One woman multi-media installation, music by Mark Mercury, curator Anne Collins Goodyear)
6/00-9/00 âAshepoo, Combahee and Edistoâ SCETV production of art, music, dance and theater, Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC (Project director & exhibitor)
7/99-12/02 âArtistry of Spaceâ Artrain exhibition, NASA and Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Art Collections, Union Station, Washington, DC (Traveled to 40 sites around US, catalog, Invitational, curator Susan Lawson-Bell)
5/99-11/99 âOne Small Step: Exploring Americaâs Adventures in Space, 1959 â 1999â The University Gallery & Mineralogical Museum, University of Delaware, DE (Invitational exhibition, curator Belena S. Chapp)
1/99-3/99 âA Celebration of Barrier Islands: Restless Ribbons of Sandâ Duke University Museum of Art, Durham, NC (Collaboration with scientist Orrin Pilkey & poet Marjory Wentworth, interactive CDRom by Greg Bryant)
4/99-5/99 âA Celebration of Barrier Islands: Restless Ribbons of Sandâ Art of Science Project, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA
10/98 âWomen Artists of the NASA Art Programâ National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC (Invitational)
5/98 âEnvisageâ Audubon Wildlife Gallery, Charleston, SC (Invitational)
11/97-12/97 âArtist as Activist: Ecological Concerns in the 90sâ Gray Gallery, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC (Invitational exhibition and symposium, Outer Banks field trip with Orrin Pilkey & Stan Riggs)
9/97 âAerial Perspective: Batiks, Monotypes, & Photographsâ National Center Gallery, USGS, Reston, VA (One woman)
4/97-6/97 âThe Shapes of Time and Tideâ Projects For A New Millennium, The Mystic Art Association, Mystic, CT (Invitational, curator Joy Wulke)
3/97 âOff The Mapâ Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Cranbrook Academy of Arts, Rochester, MN (Invitational, curator Margo Mensing)
11/96-12/96 âMary Edna Fraser: Aerial Homecomingâ Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, NC (One woman)
5/96-7/96 âIslands from the Skyâ Walter Greer Gallery, Hilton Head Island, SC (One woman)
9/95-11/95 âOuter Banksâ North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC (One woman)
5/95-7/95 âVisual Poetryâ Gibbes Museum of Art, International Spoleto Festival, Charleston, SC (Collaborative installation with poet Marjory Wentworth)
2/95-4/95 âFashion is a VERB!â The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY (Invitational exhibition, FITâs 50th anniversary)
9/94-5/95 âAerial Inspirations: Silk Batiks by Mary Edna Fraserâ Flight and the Arts Gallery at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC (The museumâs first textile and one woman exhibition consisting of 70 batiks and monotypes, curator Susan Lawson-Bell)
5/93-6/93 âA Collection of Earth Viewsâ International Spoleto Festival, Charleston, SC (One woman)
5/93-6/93 âPoint of View,â Monotype exhibition, Art Thomas Gallery, Charleston, SC (One woman)
10/90 âBatik: The Dyeing Art Today â Contemporary Batik Artistsâ Southern Ohio Museum, Portsmouth, OH (Invitational)
11/89 âIslands From the Sky: Coastal Batiksâ Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC (One woman)
3/88 âSouth Carolina Women Artistsâ Furman University, Greenville, SC (Invitational)
5/86 âEarth Viewsâ Flight & The Arts Gallery, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC (Juried opening exhibition, curator Priscilla Strain, awarded 3rd prize)
9/85 âFifth International Batik Exhibition: Contemporary Mastersâ Donnell Library, New York, NY (Invitational)
6/85 âTerraqueous Batiksâ International Spoleto Festival, Charleston, SC (One woman)
9/84 âFourth International Batik Exhibition: Contemporary Mastersâ Verbena Galleries and Donnell Library, New York, NY (Invitational)
8/82 âIslands From the Skyâ Surroundings Gallery, New York, NY (One woman)
8/81 âIslands From the Skyâ Red Piano Art Gallery, Hilton Head Island, SC (One woman)
3/81 âIslands From the Skyâ The Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA (One woman)
6/80 âLowcountry Silks and Cottonsâ Riverworks Gallery, Savannah, GA (One woman)
3/78 Fox Grape Gallery, Hilton Head Island, SC (Invitational)
5/75, â76, â77 Savannah Arts Festival, Savannah, GA
11/75 Hilton Head Arts and Jazz Festival, Hilton Head Island, SC
11/14/19 âBarrier Islands & Global Climate Changeâ keynote with Dr. Orrin Pilkey, NC Association of Science Teachers Association 50th Anniversary, Winston Salem, NC
5/11/19 âThe Art and Science of Climate Change on the Coastsâ presentation with Dr. Orrin Pilkey, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland, Solomons Island, MD
1/18/19 âBarrier Islands and Sea Level Riseâ presentation with Dr. Orrin Pilkey, Barrier Island Center, Marchipongo, VA
10/5/18-10/12/18 âMapping Your Personal Landscapeâ 2 workshops, âPassion to Productivityâ lecture, Silk Painters International Festival, Arrowmont, Gatlinburg, TN
3/5/18-3/11/18 âArtist as Activistâ lecture, exhibition, and 3-day workshop as artist-in-residence, Spring Island Trust, Okatie, SC
12/7/17 âWeatherwise/Otherwise: Artists Respond to Global Climate Changeâ closing lecture with Dr. Orrin Pilkey, Dalton Gallery, Dana Fine Arts Building, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA
7/23/17-7/25/17 âArist as Environmental Activistâ lecture, Salt Marsh STEAM, Hobcaw Barony, Georgetown, SC
6/27/17 Panelist, NMEA Coastal Cultural Connection Plenary, Marriott, Charleston, SC
5/4/17 âRising Tidesâ Artist Talk, Joseph Floyd Manor, 2106 Mt Pleasant Street, 4 PM & 6 PM for âAwakening V: King Tideâ
1/10/17 Charleston Artist Guild, presentation
11/6/16 âMary Edna Fraser, Artist, Environmentalistâ Guest Speaker, Edisto Island Preservation Alliance Annual Meeting, Edisto Island, SC
11/9/16 âArtists as Activistsâ Spring Island Trust, Okatie, SC with Cecelia Naomi Dailey
9/3/15 âAbove Between Belowâ lecture, Salt Marsh STEAM (Science-Technology-Engineering-Art-Math) Workshop, Hobcaw Barony, SC
10/20/15 âGlobal Climate Change â A Primerâ Santee Cooper Lecture Series on Sustainability and Energy Issues, Environmental Studies Program, Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC, lecture with Orrin Pilkey
10/11-18/16 Batik Retreat at La Cascade, Durfort, France
10/17-10/18/15 Batik Workshop, Columbia Museum of Art, SC
4/18/15 âAbove, Between, Belowâ Artist Lecture, City Gallery, Charleston, SC8/4/14 âArt and Scienceâ STEAM Lecture, SC Sea Grant Consortium, Edisto, SC
6/5/14 âOur Common Thread: Environmental Awarenessâ Sierra Club & Piccolo Spoleto lecture, Charleston, SC
8/9/13-8/11/13 âMapping Your Personal Landscape Two-Day Batik Workshopâ, SPIN, Tallahassee, FL
7/27/13-7/28/13 âMapping Your Personal Landscape Two-Day Batik Workshopâ, The Textile Museum, Washington, DC
1/24/13 âOur Expanding Oceansâ Paleontological Research Institution and its Museum of the Earth, Ithaca, NY, lecture with Orrin Pilkey
7/22/12-7/27/12 Silk Painters International Festival, Santa Fe, NM, keynote speaker, panelist, and teacher
2/2/12 Carolina Science Cafe, lecture with Orrin Pilkey, Morehead Planetarium & Science Center, Chapel Hill, NC
1/20/12 Cary Institute of Ecological Studies, Millbrook, NY, lecture with Orrin H. Pilkey
10/14/11 North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) Conference, NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC, guest lecturer with Orrin Pilkey for Global Climate Change: A Primer
9/8/11 Book signing & lecture for Global Climate Change: A Primer, with Orrin Pilkey, SC Coastal Conservation League event, Charleston Library Society, Charleston, SC
7/10 Performance Batik, Seascape, Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center, MA
10/10/09-10/13/09 Batik Workshop, Sydney, Australia
10/08 & 09/09 Lectures, University of New South Wales for the College of Fine Arts, Sydney, Australia
10/11/09 âAerial Inspirationsâ Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia
09/09-10/09 TAFTA Batik Workshop, Geelong, Australia
8/20/09 Webcast through MyMoon website, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX
8/5/09 âPassion to Productivityâ Art Institute of Charleston, SC
11/15 & 11/16/09 âPolar Attractionsâ Batik demonstration, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA
11/21/08 âWomen, Nature, and Creative Collaborationsâ Monotype demonstration, sponsored by SC Arts Institute and USC Green Quad Learning Center for Sustainable Futures, Columbia, SC
7/8/08 âNASA: Fifty Years and Beyondâ Batik demonstration and panel discussion, Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Washington, DC
5/20/08 âWoman and the Business of Artâ workshop, Center for Women, Charleston, SC
4/26/08 âSilk Perspective: Mary Edna Fraserâs Batiksâ keynote speaker, American Society of Landscape Architects 2008 Tri-State Conference, Charleston, SC
4/08 âCelebrating the Worldâs Barrier Islandsâ with Orrin Pilkey, Carleton College, Northfield, MN
3/31/08 âA Science and Art Collaborationâ with Orrin Pilkey, Dittmann Center, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
9/07 âA Celebration of the Worldâs Barrier Islandsâ with Orrin Pilkey, New England Aquarium, Boston, MA
9/06 âBarrier Islandsâ with Orrin Pilkey, Barrier Island Center, Machipongo, VA
3/06 âDeltas, Barrier Islands and Beyondâ and âBarrier Islandsâ University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
6/05 âLarge Scale Public Artâ World Batik Conference, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
6/05 âSilk Tableausâ Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA
2/05 âA Celebration of the Worldâs Barrier Islandsâ with Orrin Pilkey for Duke University graduate students, studio visit, Charleston, SC
9/04 âCollaborative Batiksâ and âA Celebration of the Worldâs Barrier Islands,â with Orrin Pilkey, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
3/04 âAerial Photography and Artâ Charleston Center for Photography, Charleston, SC
2/04 âWhat The Water Gives Meâ Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
1/04 âOur Barrier Islandsâ with Orrin Pilkey, Hanes Auditorium, Chapel Hill, NC
1/04 âCollaborative Process with Environmental Scientists and Astronomersâ and âLarge Scale Silk Batiksâ Emory University, Atlanta, GA
12/03 âA Celebration of the Worldâs Barrier Islandsâ with Orrin Pilkey, Center for A Sustainable Coast, St. Simons, GA
11/03 âOuter Banks to Outer Spaceâ Theater Art Galleries, High Point, NC
11/03 âA Celebration of the Worldâs Barrier Islandsâ Seattle Museum of Art, Seattle, WA
10/03 âWhat The Water Gives Meâ with Marjory Wentworth, South Carolina Art Education Association 2003 Staff Development Conference, Charleston, SC
6/03 âA Celebration of the Worldâs Barrier Islandsâ with Orrin Pilkey, South Carolina Coastal Conservation League, Charleston, SC
9/02 âWind, Waves, and Sandâ James R. Smail Gallery Exhibition Opening, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN
5/02 âA Celebration of Barrier Islandsâ with Orrin Pilkey, NC Coastal Federation, Hammocks Beach State Park, NC
11/01 âA Celebration of Barrier Islandsâ with Orrin Pilkey, Geological Society of America, Annual Exposition, Boston, MA
6/01 âA Shared Vision: Preserving the Barrier Islands through Science and Artâ with Orrin Pilkey, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC
1/01 âUsing Art to Promote Conservationâ Alliance of National Heritage Areas National Conference, Charleston, SC
1/00 âA Global View of Barrier Islandsâ with Orrin Pilkey, Tainan, Kaohsiung, and Taipeiâs leading Universities, Taiwan
11/99 âBlending Art and Scienceâ with Orrin Pilkey, Sigma Xi, Scientific Research Society, Charleston, SC
8/99 âWhat the Water Gives Meâ with Marjory Wentworth, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA
8/99 âA Celebration of Barrier Islandsâ keynote address with Orrin Pilkey, National Marine Educators Association, Pawleys Island, SC
1/99 âRestless Ribbons â with Orrin Pilkey and Marjory Wentworth, Duke University Museum of Art, Durham, NC
3/98 âCoastal Imageryâ NOAA, Charleston, SC (Presented slides depicting coastal vulnerability, repeated in April for the Heinz Foundation & June for a Duke University postgraduate field trip)
7/18/96 âTextile Mappingâ Dutch Cultural Center, Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia (Presented two decades of batiks inspired by aerial views, gathered Asian and European artists to discuss batik in a modern context)
6/1/96 âCelebration of Textiles Dayâ The Textile Museum, Washington, DC (Demonstrated large scale batiks)
3/95 Series of lectures conducted at the Smithsonian Institution,Washington, DC:
âDocents Forumâ Smithsonian Education Volunteers Advisory Board annual meeting, training session for all museums
âOur Solar Systemâ Mutual Concerns Seminar, American Association of Museums & Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, tour of âAerial Inspirationsâ with curator Susan Lawson-Bell
âTrio of Collaboratorsâ interactive haiku workshop with Marjory Wentworth and Barbara Hagerty, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
âMap of Experienceâ Smithsonian Institution Associates, addressed the creative process and its evolution from inspiration to completion
âPortfolio Networkâ Smithsonian Institution Associates, shared professional communications and portfolio experience, critiqued participantsâ presentations with curator Susan Lawson-Bell
9/94 âA Shared Vision: Preserving the Barrier Islands through Science and Art,â with Orrin Pilkey, Einstein Planetarium, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC
11/93 âBuilding Coalitions for a Creative Americaâ National Endowment For the Arts, Charleston, SC (Four-batik visual display for a national teleconference viewed by 600 arts leaders throughout the US)
7/87 American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists, Charleston, SC (Concluding symposium speaker)
6/83 âCelebration of Textiles: Fiber to Fashion,â Textile Museum, Washington, DC (Demonstrated batik)
2020 âCharleston Charted Wallâ, metallic canvas, 40â x 13.5â, Ingevity Headquarters, Charleston, SC
2020 âOur Galaxyâ, batik on silk, 51â x 171.5â, Ingevity Headquarters, Charleston, SC
2020 âPalmetto Bluffâ, 46â x 47.5â, private commission, Palmetto Bluff, SC
2018 âSeascape Iâ, oil on canvas, 36â x 60â, Jane and Dan Geddie, Charleston, SC
2016 âThe Power of Natureâ oil on linen, 32â x 83.5â College of Nursing, MUSC, Charleston, SC
2015 âAbove Mobile Bayâ batik on silk, 21â x 30â x 14â GulfQuest, the National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico, Mobile, AL, Architect: Lyons/Zaremba, Inc.
2015 âLower Saluda Riverâ batik on silk, 102â x 35â, Saluda Shoals Park, Columbia, SC
2015 âTres Acres Vineyardâ batik on silk, 44â x 36â, Tres Acres Vineyard, Mendoza, Argentina2014 âBeaufort Inletâ batik on silk, 45â x 91â diptych, Duke University Marine Laboratory, Beaufort, NC
2013 âAbove Mobile Bayâ batik on silk, 21â x 30â x 14â GulfQuest, the National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico, Mobile, AL, Architect: Lyons/Zaremba, Inc.
2013 âChadwick Iâ batik on silk, 60âł x 58âł and âChadwick IIâ batik on silk, 70âł x 30âł, kinetic art hides 54â flat screen television, for private collection Susan Pearlstine
2013 âFall Marsh Triptychâ three photographs each 36â x 54â Trident Community Foundation, Charleston, SC
2012 âHolden Beachâ batik on silk, 92â x 37.75â North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC
2011 âWhispering Marshâ two 7Ⲡx 1Ⲡpanels, private collection of Glen and Cyndy Keyes, Charleston, SC
2011 âFlywayâ 96â x 36â private collection, Kiawah Island, SC
2008 âVibrant,â 22.25âł x 30âł Flaten Art Museum, St. Olaf College, St. Louis, MN
2008 âIcebergâ 77âł x 44.5âł Flaten Art Museum, St. Olaf College, St. Louis, MN
2008 Three framed batik prints, Contemporary Carolina Collection, Medical University of South Carolina
2008 âMay Riverâ 7Ⲡx 3ⲠPalmetto Bluff, Bluffton, SC
2007 â1998 & 1993â & âFlooded & 2007âł 35.5 x 21âł & 36.5 x 31â private collection Marty & Cathy Wice, St. Louis, MO
2005 âRidley Coveâ 6â x 3â private collection Anne & Bill Kirkley
2004 âSapelo and Doboy Soundsâ (GA) 45â x 54â private collection Caroline Harrington
2003 âNorth Edisto IIIâ (SC) 135â x 36â private collection Dr. Sally Webb
2002 âVenusâ 112â x 37â Elliot School of International Affairs, George Washington University, Washington, DC
2002 âBeyond Fort Johnsonâ three 21â x 3â panels suspended in Atrium Entry, Hollings Marine Laboratory, Charleston, SC
1999 â 2001 âCharleston Red IIâ 108â x 72â, Honorable Philip J. Lader, ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
5/99 âGlobal Perceptionâ 876 square foot silk sculpture (largest batik in the world), Four-story Atrium, CSC Headquarters, Columbia, SC
5/99 âSlice of South Carolinaâ 27â x 6â Visitorâs Atrium, CSC Headquarters, Columbia, SC
10/98 âReflectionsâ 36â x 84â Roper Hospital Chapel, Charleston, SC
7/98 âHurricane Seasonâ 50â x 36â The Heinz Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, Washington, DC
5/98 âCape Fearâ 38â x 45â & 13â x 4â dyed silk backdrop, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston
4/97 âOregon Coastâ 100â x 36â and âBostonâ 39â x 126â New England Aquarium, Boston, MA
2/96 âPondsâ three 36â x 36â panels, New England Aquarium, Boston, MA
12/95 âAmazon Riversâ 103â x 35â National Aeronautics & Space Administration, Washington, DC
7/95 âCity of Angelsâ 7â x 20â, âEast Coast USAâ 7â x 4â, âWest Coast USAâ 7â x 4â The American Embassy of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand
6/91 âFlying Near Beaufortâ 64â x 29â First Union National Bank, Charleston, SC
5/91 âCharleston Coastlineâ 5â9â x 18â9â Charleston Visitor Center, Charleston, SC (Five panel aerial view of Charleston Harbor, Design consultant with master blacksmith Philip Simmons for the City Gates, Architect: Lyons/Zaremba, Inc.)
7/90 âRidges and Riversâ 60â x 144â & two 3â x 16â drapes, Greenville Library, SC (Sculptural installation of Appalachian Mountains, Architect: Craig, Gaulden, and Davis, Inc.)
4/89 âCharleston Waterwaysâ 74 yards x 36â Charleston International Airport, SC (Silk sculpture of the Charleston coastline. Designed gazebo with master blacksmith Philip Simmons, Architect: LS3P)
8/87 âSeven Sistersâ 82â x 66â, Roper Hospital, Charleston, SC
5/86 âKiawah,â 108â x 72â, Smithsonian Institution Acquisition, National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC (Awarded 3rd prize in âEarth Views,â national juried competition)
2020 The Journal of Ocean Technology, Vol 15 #3 2020 page 180, Parting Notes, Bayan Mud Volcanoes
12/18 -1/19 Garden&Gun, Talk of the South, Birdâs-Eye Beaty, by Jenny Everett
12/2018 E-Squared Magazine, Art & Scince, issue 4, pages 143-146
12/6/17 The EnviroMaven, âWeatherwise/Otherwise: Didnât Even Know I Needed This!â by Jennifer Fundora
11/21/17 Decaturish, âAgnes Scott hosting climate change art exhibitionâ by Dan Whisenhunt
11/8/17 âThe data and the flood: Artists respond to climate change in prophetic âWeatherwiseââ by âWeatherwise/Otherwise: Artists Respond to Climate Changeâ by Understanding Climate Change, Lauren Balotin,
May 2017 Charleston Magazine, âForce of Natureâ by Stephanie Hunt
Winter 2016-17 Elysian, Arts & Culture Feature, âSacred geographyâ by Abby Deering
7/6/16 The Island Packet, âLowcountry artists have big things happening in Charlestonâ by Nancy K. Wellard
4/15/16 The Post & Courier, âEarth Artâ by Adam Parker
5/19/16 CoastalCare.org, âExploring Deep Sea Volcanoes off the Coast of Barbadosâ by Celie Dailey
2016 South Carolina Arts Commission, Elizabeth OâNeill Verner Award, âMary Edna Fraser, 2016 Artist Awardâ
9/29/15 Columbia Museum of Art, âIndependent Spirits: Mary Edna Fraserâ video interview
8/10/15 AL.com, âArtist celebrates Mobile in flying colors at new GulfQuest museumâ by Michelle Matthews
8/11/14 The Island Packet, âMary Edna Fraser flies high with creativity and insightâ by Nancy K. Wellard
8/5/14 CODAWORX, featured Collaborative Project, Chadwick 1 & 11
11/7/13 The Palmetto Scene, SCETV
9/20/13 Manitou Messenger, âMapping the Planets crosses disciplinesâ by Vivian Williams
9/18/13 Freunde von Freunden, âMary Edna Fraser: Artist, House & Studio, James Island, Charlestonâ by Kristen Gehrman with photography by Olivia Rae James
6/3/13 Spoleto Today, SCETV, Mary Edna Fraser at the Piccolo Spoleto Invitational Exhibition
2012 Eno, Sprng, Issue 2 (pg. 26), Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Raleigh, NC, article by Celie Dailey
12/06/09 The Post and Courier, âFraser Exhibit to open Thursday at 214 King Streetâ by Bill Thompson
3/21/08 Manitou Messenger âBatiks Illustrate Climate Changeâ by Margaret Wade
2006 Deleware Now âAnother Look at Our Islandsâ by Carol Vaughn, Barrier Islands Center
9/06 The Virginian-Pilot, âBarrier Islands Inspire Batik Artistâ by Teresa Annas
3/8/06 The Norman Transcript âArtist Shows Color of Earthâ by Calvin Son
2/4/06 Pop, âBrining art and science together: Mary Edna Fraserâs batiksâ by Elizabeth Burr
1/06 Cambridge Tab, âPropeller stirs up dance at Green Street Studios in Cambridgeâ by Theodore Bale
1/06 The Herald, âChoreographer stirs up fun with Propellerâ by Theodore Bale
6/05 Boston Globe, âCut from different clothsâ by Thea Singer
6/05 South Carolina Magazine, âBehind the Sceneryâ by Nicole Seitz
6/05 Canton Journal, âBarrier Islands Shaped from plane captured in artistâs batiksâ by Sharla Allara
5/05 The Patriot Ledger, âSilk Batik Exhibit: Womenâs Work Comes From Her Love of Natureâ by LE Campenella. Canton, MA
5/05 Canton Times, âWorld Traveler, Silk Batik Artist Opens Show in Cantonâ by Christopher Low
Spring 05 Charleston Home, âMary Edna Fraser, Batik Artistâ
2005 Daniel Island, âMeet the Artistsâ
7/9/2004 TSL Limited, The Times Higher Education Supplement, Section: Books; Travel; No 1648: page 30, âItâs Not All Fun and Sun On Threatened Coastal Islesâ by Andrew Goudie
8/2004 Oceanography, Volume 17, Number 3, âA Celebration of the Worldâs Barrier Islandsâ by Harold Palmer
10/14/03 Turner Studios, Southern Living episode 517, âBatik Artistâ
11/03 Newsweek Budget Travel, volume 6 issue 9 page 24, âBarrier Batiksâ
8/4/03 The New Yorker, New York, NY, âBook Currents Great Barriersâ by Lauren Porcaro
6/16/03 National Geographic Today, Washington, DC, âFlying Artist Preserves Beauty of Shifting Barrier Islandsâ by Bijal P. Trivedi. Also featured on Television special with Patty Kim
3/01 Carolinas, Wilmington, NC, âIslands From The Skyâ by Billy Cone
5/01 Home Magazine, New York, NY, âThe Cozy Houseâ by Gale Steves
9/00 Coastal Living, Birmingham, AL, âArtist with an Altitudeâ by Susan Haynes
8/97 Chicago Tribune, Chicago, IL, âPilot with a Paletteâ by Michael Kilian
11/96 Fiberarts, Asheville, NC, âAn Emissary for American Artists â Jackie Bailey Labovitzâ by Carol Russell
12/17/95 Chicago Tribune, Chicago, IL, âSpiritual Link: Artists Join to Save the Earth with their Shared Creativityâ by Aida Rogers
11/94 Smithsonian Magazine, Washington, DC, âLofty Perspectives: the Silk Batiks of Mary Edna Fraserâ by associate editor Diane M. Bolz
11/26/94 The Post and Courier, Charleston, SC, âMary Edna Fraser: High Profileâ by Dawn Brazell
10/16/94 The Oregonian, Portland, OR, âFlying Landscapesâ by Hank Burchard
10/94 Air & Space, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, âMy Sister, the Artistâ by Rebecca Burkhead
9/15/94 The Washington Post, Washington, DC, âAirborne Batikâ by Jene Stonesifer
9/11/94 The State, Columbia, SC, âSkyâs the Limitâ by Jeffrey Day
9/9/94 Washington Post, Washington, DC, âA Seamless Show of Fabric Artâ review by Hank Burchard
7/22/93 The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, NC, âAerial Artâ by Doug Smith
5/31/85 The Wall Street Journal, New York, âOur Girl Doesnât Much Like Their âGirlâ â by Manuela Hoelterhoff
2019 The Batik Art of Mary Edna Fraser, by Cecelia Dailey, University of South Carolina Press
2018 On the Mediterranean and the Nile: The Jews of Egypt, by AimĂŠe Israel-Pelletier, Indiana University Press, âNile Delta Desert Islandsâ batik on silk, 52â x 36â cover art
2018 Quote on the jacket of The Magic Dolphin: A Young Humanâs Guide to Beaches, Sea Level Rise and Living with the Sea, by Charles Pilkey with Orrin Pilkey
2018 Memory Lands, by Christine M. DeLucia, Yale University Press, âNarragansett Bayâ batik on silk, 66â x 46â cover art
2017 Anthropocene Blues, by John Lane, Mercer University Press, âKiawah Islandâ batik on silk, 108″ x 72″ (detail)
2017 Chamber Music Charleston program cover, âAshley Riverâ batik on silk, 67″ x 35″
November 2016 Plein Air Magazine, âShem Creek Parkâ 32â x 83.5â oil on canvas, featured in âShorelineâ Expanded Digital Edition Content
October 2016 Athropocene, âHurricane Katrinaâ 50.625â x 53.75â batik on silk, art used on first page of first issue
2/1/16 CoastalCare.org, âCape Romain: Part 1, Decoding the Structure of Cape Islandâ by Celie Dailey, featuring aerial photographs by Mary Edna Fraser2014 Coastal Conservation League Summer Cover, âRising Tideâ 104â x 45.5â batik on silk
2014 âCharting the Future of Careâ MUSC, âCharleston Coastlineâ 5â9â x 18â9â batik on silk (detail), art used on front and back interior end papers, annual publication distributed nationally
2011 Global Climate Change: A Primer, Duke University Press, text by Orrin and Keith Pilkey, art by Mary Edna Fraser
2010 The Endless Repetition of an Ordinary Miracle, Press 53, Poems by Marjory Heath Wentworth
2010 Principles and Practice of Psychiatric Nursing, 10th Edition, Esevier Mosby, Text by Gail W. Stuart and Michele T. Laraia, Art by Mary Edna Fraser
2009 The Map as Art: Contemporary Artists Explore Cartography, Princeton Architectural Press, includes âMaine Coastline,â âLouisianaâs Disappearing Chains,â and âVenice (Italy)â batiks on silk, Text by Katherine Harmon, Essays by Gayle Clemans
2009 Web of Water, Film by Lowcountry Enviornmental Education Programs (LEEP), Promotional Art
2009 Principles and Practice of Psychiatric Nursing, 9th Edition, Esevier Mosby, Text by Gail W. Stuart and Michele T. Laraia, Art by Mary Edna Fraser
2008 East: The Magazine of East Carolina University, Cover and Article
2004 Principles and Practice of Psychiatric Nursing, 8th Edition, Esevier Mosby, Text by Gail W. Stuart and Michele T. Laraia, Art by Mary Edna Fraser
2004 Innovation by Design, âSalt Water Branchesâ 61â x 41â batik on silk cover, The H. John Heinz III Center for Science Economics and The Environment
6/03 A Celebration of the Worldâs Barrier Islands, Columbia University Press, Text by Orrin Pilkey, Art by Mary Edna Fraser
11/02 What The Water Gives Me, Booksurge, Poetry by Marjory Wentworth, Art by Mary Edna Fraser
2002 Human Links to Coastal Disasters, âExpecting Thunderâ 14.5â x 8.5â monotype on paper cover, The H. John Heinz III Center For Science, Economics and the Environment
2001 BATIK for Artists and Quilters, Hand Books Press, âWest Coast USAâ 84âł x 48âł batik on silk title page, Batiks throughout the book, Eloise Piper
1999 The Hidden Costs of Coastal Hazards: Implications for Risk Management and Mitigation, Island Press, âHurricane Seasonâ 50âł x 36âł batik on silk cover, H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment
6/98 Living in Our World, 5th grade textbook, North Carolina State University, Connections, Geography & the Arts, âCore Banksâ 48âł x 35âł batik on silk
4/97 Women and Flight, Bullfinch Press, Little Brown, and Company, Inc., Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Carolyn J. Russo, a book and Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition (through the year 2003) honoring innovative women aviators
1996 Forest Patches in Tropical Landscapes, Island Press, Washington, DC, âCharlestonâ 85âł x 144âł batik on silk cover (detail), Ed. John Schelhas and Russell Greenberg
1995 Surface, Volume 19, Number 4, âRio Grandeâ 72âł x 36âł batik on silk cover, Surface Design Magazine
1995 Nightjars, Laurel Publishing Company, Charleston, SC, âHawaiiâ 184âł x 36âł batik on silk cover (detail), by Marjory Wentworth
1991 Textile Designs: Ideas and Applications, New York: PBC International, Inc., 1991, by Joel Sokolov
4/19 TEDxCharleston: Currents, Artist Backdrops, two 22 x 16 foot banners
4/19 Artist in Residence, Audubonâs Francis Beidler Center and Sanctuary
3/5/18-3/11/18 Artist in Residence and 3-day workshop, Spring Island Trust, Okatie, SC
11/6/16-11/12/16 Artist in Residence, Spring Island Trust, Okatie, SC
2016 Elizabeth OâNeill Verner Governorâs Awards for the Arts, SC Arts Commission
8/16/15-8/29/15 Artist in Residence, Sperry Chalet, Glacier National Park
5/15 Selected as one of Charlestonâs 40 Most Influential Visual Artists (1670-2015), Charleston Mag
5/11 SC Arts Commission and NEA grant for Kimono Silks exhibit during Spoleto Festival USA
3/11 Textile Symposium, Raleigh, NC. Exhibition NCMNS and Speaker at NC State University
12/2010 Awarded an Artist Venture grant from South Carolina Arts Commission to sponsor Kimono Silks show during Spoleto 2011 (May 12-June 21)
7/08 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Washington, DC (Demonstrated batik & panel participant for NASA)
8/07 âThe World From Aboveâ Wave Hill, Bronx, NY (Family art weekend monotypes project)
2/06 â 3/06 âPoets and Paintersâ Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleton, SC (Teaching art for public schools)
6/05 âPrayers For The Planetâ Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA (Set design with Nicola Hawkins Dance Company and Dinosaur Annex Music Ensemble with original music by Evan Ziporyn in conjunction with the World Batik Conference, Boston, MA)
11/2000 â 4/2001 Southern Living Showcase House, Brookgreen Gardens, Pawleys Island, SC (batiks and monotypes)
10/2000 â 11/2000 Home Magazineâs Charleston Cozy Cottage, Charleston, SC (batiks and monotypes)
4/2000 River Management Symposium, âBlending Art and Science,â Charleston, SC Aquarium (Organized the Ace Troops and presented dance, music, theater & art programs)
8/98 EROS Data Center, âHawaiiâ 184âł x 36âł batik on silk, Sioux Falls, SD (Third place in a national juried competition)
8/98 South Carolina Arts Commission, Awarded the Individual Fellowship Grant, Invested in SCETV video, âACE Basinâ
5/98 Planning grant from the Donnelley Foundation in support of Embracing the ACE, The Ace Troops
2/97 â 4/97 âHarmony House,â HOME Magazineâs Featured Ecology-minded House, Dewees Island, SC
12/93 Judge, Oregon Arts Commission Fellowship Panel
5/92 South Carolina Arts Commission Project Grant, produced a community drama âAny Natural Disaster,â International Spoleto Festival, Charleston, SC
11/89 ICI Americaâs Matching Corporate Grant, Educational artist video, âIslands from the Skyâ
7/89 Trident Community Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts Expansion Arts Fund, Individual Artist Grant for artist video, âIslands from the Skyâ
7/88 South Carolina Arts Commission Professional Discipline Individual Grant, Awarded for âIslands from the Skyâ video
Continuous education with Dr. Orrin Pilkey, Professor Emeritus of Geology, Duke University, 1994 to present
Hilton Head Island, SC. Sole apprentice with master batik artist Fred Andrade, South American winner of the American Bicentennial Award, summer 1977
Surface Design Southeast Conference, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. Tutorial with Chungi Choo, summer 1977
Arrowmont School of Crafts, University of Tennessee, Gatlinburg, TN. Graduate courses in direct dye techniques with Lenore Davis and resist techniques with Sister Mary Remy Revor, summers 1975 and 1976
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. Double major: Clothing and Textiles, and Interior Design. Bachelor of Science degree awarded, June 1974, graduated with honors
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Selected one woman exhibitions
2025 Awakening, Myrtle Beach Art Museum, SC; Horizons, Hagan Fine Art Gallery, Charleston SC
2023 Natures Tapestry, Hagan Fine Art Gallery, Charleston SC
2022 FLIGHT, Aiken-Rhett House Museum, Charleston SC
2021 Dewees Island, Huyler House Gallery, Dewees Island SC
2019 Gateway to Glacier, Hockaday Museum of Art, Kalispell MT
2018 Museum of the Earth, Ithaca NY
2017 International Cartographic Conference, Washington DC; Museum of the Earth, Ithaca NY
2016 Circular Congregational Church, Charleston SC; Edisto Island Preservation Alliance, SC
2015 City Gallery at Waterfront Park, Charleston SC
2014 Ann Long Fine Art, Charleston SC
2013 Museum of the Earth, Ithaca NY; The Citadel, Charleston SC; Flaten Art Museum, Northfield MN
2012 Duke Energy Hub, Duke University, Durham NC; International Balloon Museum, Albuquerque NM
2011 North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh NC; SciWorks, Winston-Salem NC
2010 McKissick Museum of Art, University of SC; Florence Museum of Art, Science and History, Florence SC
2009 Flaten Art Museum, Dittman Center, St. Olaf College, Northfield MN
2007 Horsham Regional Art Gallery, NSW and Borrodell Winery, Orange, NSW, Australia
2006 Stevenson Research & Technology Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman OK
2005 Massachusetts Audubon Visual Arts Center, Canton MA; Peabody Essex Museum, Salem MA
2004 Oberlin College, Oberlin OH; Outer Banks History Center, Manteo NC; Emory University, Atlanta GA
2003 Fayetteville Museum of Art, NC; Smail Gallery, Macalester College, St. Paul MN
2002 George Washington University, Washington DC; Burroughs Chapin Art Museum, Myrtle Beach SC
2001 National Academy of Sciences, Washington DC; Old City Jail, Piccolo Spoleto Festival, Charleston SC
1999 Duke University Museum of Art, Durham NC; National Science Foundation, Arlington VA
1997 National Center Gallery, USGS, Reston VA
1996 Fayetteville Museum of Art, NC; Walter Greer Gallery, Hilton Head Island SC
1994 Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum, Washington DC
1993 Spoleto Festival USA, Charleston SC
1989 Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston SC
1985 Spoleto Festival USA, Charleston SC
1982 Surroundings Gallery, New York NY
1981 Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah GA; Red Piano Art Gallery, Hilton Head Island SC
Selected invitational exhibitions
2024 Fiber, James Island Arts and Cultural Center, James Island SC; The World In Which We Live: The Art of Environmental Awareness, Miami University Art Museum, Oxford OH
2022 Creek by Creek, City Gallery, with Jeff Kopish, Charleston SC
2020 The Weather, Long Beach Foundation, NJ, âHurricane Florence, batik, 41.5â x 53.5â
2019 PRIMO20 International Symposium Featured Artist, Art and Environmental Activism, Charleston SC
2018 The Southern, Charleston SC; SC State Museum 30th, Columbia SC; CO University Boulder; Arrowmont TN
2017 Highfield Hall, Falmouth MA; Dalton Gallery, Decatur GA
2016 Out of Line Gallery, Chicago IL; Martin Gallery, Charleston SC
2015 Columbia Museum of Art SC; Peabody Essex Museum, Salem MA
2014 Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino CA; Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, GA
2013 American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington DC; Roper Hospital, Charleston SC
2012 Florida State University, Tallahassee FL, catalog
2011 Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN
2009 Sinclair Gallery, Geelong, Australia
2008 Peabody Essex Museum, Salem MA; Rosny Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania
2007 Craft Alliance, St. Louis MO
2005 Paine Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston MA
2004 Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum, Washington DC; Waterfront Gallery, Charleston SC
2000 Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston SC
1999 Artrain traveling exhibition, NASA and Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum Art Collections
1999 University Gallery & Mineralogical Museum, University of Delaware DE
1998 National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington DC
1997 Cranbrook Academy of Arts, Rochester MN; Gray Gallery, East Carolina University, Greenville NC
1995 Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York NY
1993 Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum, Washington DC, national competition, awarded 3rd prize
1990 Southern Ohio Museum, Portsmouth OH
1988 Furman University, Greenville SC
1985 Verbena Galleries & Donnell Library, New York NY (also 1984)
Selected presentations
2024 Environmental Activism with Trapper Fowler, Brookgreen Gardens, Murrells Inlet SC
2023 Edisto Art Guild, Creek by Creek Keynote, Edisto Island SC; PechaKucha 42, presenter & poster design, Charleston Music Hall
2022 Mapping Your Personal Landscape, batik workshop with Reba Fraser, John C Campbell, Brasstown NC
2021 Carolinas Climate Resilience Conference, Communicating Climate Through the Arts, closing, Durham NC
2019 The Art and Science of Climate Change on the Coasts, with Pilkey, Chesapeake Biological Lab, Solomons MD
2018 Lecture & oil workshop, Spring Island SC; Lecture & batik workshop, SPIN Arrowmont, Gatlinburg TN
2017 Awakening V: King Tide, Charleston SC; STEAM, Hobcaw Barony SC
2016 Spring Island Trust, Okatie SC; STEAM, Hobcaw Barony SC
2015 Environmental Studies Program, Wofford College, Spartanburg SC; STEAM Lecture, Hobcaw Barony SC
2014 STEAM Lecture, SC Sea Grant Consortium, Edisto SC; Sierra Club & Piccolo Spoleto lecture, Charleston SC
2013 The Textile Museum, Washington DC
2012 Silk Painters International, Santa Fe NM, keynote; Cary Institute, Millbrook NY, lecture with Orrin Pilkey
2011 Gregg Museum of Art & Design, North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC, panelist
2009 Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia, presentation; TAFTA Batik Workshop, Geelong, Australia
2008 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Washington DC, batik demonstration and panel discussion
2005 World Batik Conference, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston MA, presentation
2001 Geological Society of America, Annual Exposition, Boston MA, keynote lecture with Orrin Pilkey
2000 Tainan, Kaohsiung, and Taipeiâs leading Universities, Taiwan, lectures with Orrin Pilkey
1999 Peabody Essex Museum, Salem MA, presentation with Marjory Wentworth
1998 EROS Data Center, Sioux Falls SD, 3rd place in national competition
1995 Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, series of lectures and workshops
1996 Dutch Cultural Center, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, presentation
1987 American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists, Charleston SC, concluding symposium speaker
1983 Textile Museum, Washington DC, demonstrated batik
Notable Collections
Frampton Inlet, 48â x 36â, batik on silk, Linda Blackman, Edingsville & Spartanburg SC
Charleston Charted, 40′ x 13/5′ wall metallic canvas, Ingevity, Charleston SC
Daniel Island Recreational Center, site specific Daniel Island Nocturne metallic, Charleston SC
College of Charleston Foundation & School of Languages, Cultures and World Affairs, Charleston SC
Charleston Visitor Center, Charleston SC
Duke University Marine Lab, Beaufort NC, site specific commission
Elliot School of International Affairs, George Washington University, Washington DC
First Union National Bank, Charleston SC
Flaten Art Museum, St. Olaf College, St. Louis MN
Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston SC
Greenville Library, SC, site specific sculpture
GulfQuest, the National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico, Mobile AL, site specific sculpture
Hobcaw Barony Discovery Center, Georgetown SC
Hollings Marine Laboratory, Charleston SC, site specific sculpture
Honorable Philip J. Lader, former ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston SC
National Aeronautics & Space Administration, Washington DC
New England Aquarium, Boston MA
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh NC
Roper Hospital Chapel, Charleston SC
Saluda Shoals Park, Columbia SC
Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum, Washington DC
The American Embassy of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand
The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics & The Environment, Washington DC
Tres Acres Vineyard, Mendoza Argentina
Selected Media
2023 Bold Journey Meet Mary Edna Fraser…
2020 The Journal of Ocean Technology, Vol 15 #3 2020 page 180, Parting Notes, Bayan Mud Volcanoes
2019 Garden&Gun, Talk of the South, Birdâs-Eye Beauty, by Jenny Everett
2018 E-Squared Magazine, Art & Science, issue 4, pages 143-146
2017 Charleston Magazine, Force of Nature by Stephanie Hunt
2016 Elysian, Arts & Culture Feature; The Post & Courier, âEarth Artâ
2015 Columbia Museum of Art, video interview; âArtist celebrates Mobile in flying colorsâ
2014 CODAWORX, featured Collaborative Project, Chadwick 1 & 11
2013 The Palmetto Scene, SCETV; Manitou Messenger, âMapping the Planets crosses disciplinesâ by Vivian Williams; Freunde von Freunden, âMary Edna Fraser: Artist, House & Studio, James Island, Charlestonâ
2005 Boston Globe, âCut from different clothsâ by Thea Singer
2003 National Geographic, Washington, DC, âFlying Artist Preserves Beauty of Shifting Barrier Islandsâ by Bijal P. Trivedi, television special with Patty Kim; Turner Studios, Southern Living, episode 517, âBatik Artistâ
2000 Coastal Living, Birmingham, AL, âArtist with an Altitudeâ by Susan Haynes
1997 Chicago Tribune, Chicago, IL, âPilot with a Paletteâ by Michael Kilian
1996 Fiberarts, Asheville, NC, âAn Emissary for American Artists – Jackie Bailey Labovitzâ by Carol Russell
1995 Chicago Tribune, Chicago, IL, âSpiritual Linkâ by Aida Rogers
1994 Smithsonian Magazine, Washington, DC, âLofty Perspectives: the Silk Batiks of Mary Edna Fraserâ by
Diane M. Bolz; Washington Post, Washington, DC, âA Seamless Show of Fabric Artâ by Hank Burchard
1991 The American Institute of Architects, âArt with Architecture in Mindâ by Stephanie Stubbs
1980 Artcraft, âMary Edna Fraserâ by Shannon Wilkinson
Publications
2019 The Batik Art of Mary Edna Fraser, by Cecelia Dailey, University of South Carolina Press
2018 Memory Lands, by Christine M. DeLucia, Yale University Press, cover; On the Mediterranean and the Nile: The Jews of Egypt, by AimĂŠe Israel-Pelletier, Indiana University Press, cover
2017 Anthropocene Blues, by John Lane, Mercer University Press, cover
2016 Plein Air Magazine and Expanded Digital Edition Content; Anthropocene inaugural issue
2011 Global Climate Change: A Primer, Duke University Press, Orrin H. & Keith Pilkey, art illustrations
2010 The Endless Repetition of an Ordinary Miracle, Press 53, Marjory Heath Wentworth, cover
2009 The Map as Art: Contemporary Artists Explore Cartography, Princeton Architectural Press; Web of Water, Film by Lowcountry Environmental Education Programs (LEEP); Principles and Practice of Psychiatric Nursing, 9th & 8th Edition, Elsevier Mosby, Gail W. Stuart & Michele T. Laraia, art illustrations
2004 Innovation by Design, The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics & The Environment, cover
2003 A Celebration of the Worldâs Barrier Islands, Columbia University Press, Orrin Pilkey, art illustrations
2002 What The Water Gives Me, Booksurge, Marjory Wentworth, art by Fraser; Human Links to Coastal Disasters, The H. John Heinz III Center For Science, Economics & the Environment, cover
2001 BATIK for Artists and Quilters, Hand Books Press, Eloise Pipe, art on title page and within book
1999 The Hidden Costs of Coastal Hazards: Implications for Risk Management and Mitigation, Island Press, cover
1998 Living in Our World, 5th grade textbook, North Carolina State University, Connections, Geography & the Arts
1997 Women and Flight, Bullfinch Press, Little Brown, & Company, Inc., Carolyn J. Russo
1996 Forest Patches in Tropical Landscapes, Island Press, John Schelhas & Russell Greenberg, cover
1995 Surface, Volume 19, Number 4, cover
1991 Textile Designs: Ideas and Applications, New York: PBC International, Inc., Joel Sokolov
Honors & Grants
2024 Conservationist Award, Dewees Island Conservancy
2020 Silk Painters International Master Dyer
2019 Artist in Residence, Audubonâs Beidler Sancturary; TEDxCharleston: Currents, Artist Backdrops, two 22 x 16 foot banners
2016 Elizabeth OâNeill Verner Governorâs Award for the Arts
2011 SC Arts Commission and NEA grant for Kimono Silks exhibition during Spoleto Festival USA
1998 SC Arts Commission, Individual Fellowship Grant
1993 Judge, Oregon Arts Commission Fellowship Panel
1992 SC Arts Commission Project Grant for producing âAny Natural Disasterâ
1989 ICI Americaâs Matching Corporate Grant, educational video, âIslands from the Skyâ
1989 Trident Community Foundation, NEA Individual Artist Grant
1988 SC Arts Commission Professional Discipline Individual Grant
- SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
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10/4/19-1/4/20 Gateway to Glacier, Hockaday Museum of Art, Kallispell, MT, one woman exhibition
1/25/20-3/19/20 The Weather, Long Beach Foundation, NJ, âHurricane Florence, batik, 41.5â x 53.5â, invitational
5/19/19-5/22/19 Pollutant Responses In Marine Organisms International Symposium Featured Artist (PRIMO20), Art and Environmental Activism, Charleston, SC
11/3/18-3/9/19 SC State Museum 30th Anniversary Juried Exhibit, âShem Creek Parkâ 32â x 83.5â oil on linen
9/1/18-12/21/18 NEST, Colorado University Boulder Campus, âSelenga Deltaâ 43â 44.75, âShishmarefâs Shoresâ 34â x 98â, Sinking Colombian Shores 34â x 63â, batik on silk
9/1/18-11/12/18 Transcendent Silk: Beyond the Ordinary, Silk Painters International Festival, Arrowmont, Gatlinburg, TN, âAshepooâ 60â x 39â & âBayan Mud Volcanoesâ 105.75 x 45.5â
5/25/18-7/29/18 âFamily Ties,â The Southern & Gallery 26 Vendue, with daughters Labanna Babalon and Reba West Fraser, Charleston, SC, invitational
9/22/17-4/30/18 âMapping the Planets in Silk and Sound,â Museum of the Earth, Ithaca, NY, one woman exhibition
11/17/17 Meet the Artist, Noddy Charleston, SC, reception
7/5/17-8/26/17 âRising Tidesâ International Cartographic Conference, Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at Smith Center, Washington DC, one woman exhibition
7/2/17-7/6/17 âcARTographyâ International Cartographic Conference, Marriott Wardman Park, Washington DC, atrium installation, invitational, one woman exhibition
8/23/17-10/13/17 âAerial Inspirationsâ Patuxent River Naval Air Museum PRNAM, Lexington Park MD, lecture August 24th, invitational, one woman
9/14/17-12/9/17 âWeatherwise/Otherwise: Artists Respond to Global Climate Changeâ curated by Dot Moye, Dalton Gallery, Dana Fine Arts Building, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA, with Orrin Pilkey, invitational
6/20/17-9/8/17 âInterwoven: Art Meets Natureâ with Fiber Art Now Highfield Hall and Gardens, Falmouth MA, invitational
4/29/17-5/26/17 âAwakening V: King Tideâ event series with Enough Pie, âRising Tidesâ at Dart Library included 3 new large-scale oil paintings and âCharleston Airborne Floodedâ 100-foot banner installed on Joseph Floyd Manor
2/23/17-4/21/17 âLowcountry Silks & Oilsâ Sumter County Gallery of Art, SC
11/7/16-11/11/16 âMary Edna Fraser and Cecelia Naomi Daileyâ Spring Island Trust, Okatie, SC
11/6/16 âMary Edna Fraser, Artist, Environmentalistâ Guest Speaker, Edisto Island Preservation Alliance Annual Meeting, Edisto Island, SC
5/6/16-6/19/16 âMary Ednaâs Floating Worldâ Martin Gallery, Charleston, SC, invitational
4/26/16-4/20/16 âBlue Blue Planetâ Out of Line Art Gallery, Chicago, IL, invitational
4/22/16-4/29/16 âVisual Prayers for Earth Dayâ Circular Congregational Church, Charleston, SC, invitational, one woman, opening with community group leaders including Charleston Waterkeeper, Sierra Club Robert Lunz Group, Coastal Community Foundation, and South Carolina Environmental Law Project
4/7/16-8/16 âFreshwater Veinsâ The Gallery at City Hall, Columbia SC, curated by the Palmetto Curatorial Exchange, invitational, promotional material featured âCainhoyâ batik on silk
11/12/15-1/7/16 âSilks & Oilsâ Jericho Advisors Gallery, Charleston, SC, invitational, one woman
10/16/15-11/4/15 âLowcountry Oils and Silksâ University of South Carolina Beaufort, Center for the Arts Gallery, SC, invitational, one woman
10/10/15-9/18/16 âSizing it Up: Scale in Nature and Artâ Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA, invitational
10/9/15-1/10/16 âIndependent Spirits: Women Artists of South Carolinaâ Columbia Museum of Art, SC, invitational, selection of approximately 30 works of art by South Carolina women artists, shown in conjunction with âGeorgia OâKeeffe: Her Carolina Storyâ
5/14/15-7/31/15 âFlight Patterns: An Exhibition of Fiber Artâ Welch School Gallery, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, invitational, curator Dorothy Moye, with Jon Riis and Jim Arendt
3/21/15-5/3/15 âAbove, Between, Belowâ City Gallery at Waterfront Park, Charleston, SC, one woman
9/7/14-3/1/15 âSecond Time Around: The Hubcap as Artâ The Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, Winchester, Virginia, invitational
8/16/14-3/15/15 âBuilding A Universeâ SC State Museum, Columbia, SC, invitational
6/4/14-7/9/14 âSilk & Glassâ Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA, invitational
5/28/14-8/23/14 âLowcountry Silksâ Picture This Gallery, Hilton Head Island, SC, one woman
5/24/14-6/6/14 âBatiks!â Ann Long Fine Art, Charleston, SC, one woman
4/14-4/15 âFlight Patterns: An Exhibition of Fiber Artâ Concourse T North, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, GA, invitational, curator Dorothy Moye
9/13/13-10/20/13 âMapping the Planets in Silk and Soundâ Flaten Art Museum, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN, with Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum planetary geologist Ted Maxwell and Los Angeles composer Mark Mercury
9/7/13-11/14/13 âConnecting Concept & Medium: Fiber Art in South Carolinaâ Pickens County Museum of Art & History, Pickens, SC, invitational
7/15/13-9/27/13 âThe Art of Science Policyâ American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC, invitational
6/1/12-6/1/13 âThe Art of Healingâ Roper Hospital, Charleston, SC, monotypes on paper, invitational
5/30/13-11/3/13 âEthereal Edges: Lowcountry Coastlines in Batikâ Daniel Library, The Citadelâs first Piccolo Spoleto exhibition, Charleston, SC, one woman
4/20/13 âFrom Local to GlobalâAn Artistâs Inspiration for Conservationâ The Nature Conservancy, Wadmalaw Island, SC, invitational
1/25/13-5/13/13 âOur Expanding Oceansâ Paleontological Research Institution and its Museum of the Earth, Ithaca, NY, one woman, with text by Orrin H. Pilkey, Professor Emeritus of Geology at Duke University
7/25/12-10/31/12 âAerial Perspectives: Silk Batiks by Mary Edna Fraserâ Anderson-Abruzzo International Balloon Museum, Albuquerque, NM, one woman
7/22/12-7/27/12 âThe Road Less TraveledâNew Silk Visionsâ Silk Painters International Festival, IAIA Campus, Sante Fe, NM, juried
2/3/12-2/25/12 âTerraqueous: Silk Batiks by Mary Edna Fraserâ Duke Energy Hub, art used for poster to promote the symposium âWater and Energy: Improving Access Through Small Scale Solutionsâ organized by the Student International Discussion Group, Nicholas School for the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC
2/10/12-3/28/12 âThread of Lifeâ Museum of Fine Arts, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, invitational
11/17/11-12/21/11 South Carolina Biennial, 701 Center for the Arts, Columbia, SC, invitational
11/12/11-2/25/12 âOur Expanding Oceansâ SciWorks, Winston-Salem, NC, one woman installation with text by Orrin Pilkey
7/9/11-7/30/11 âReflections on Waterâ Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, part of the âConfluence,â the 2011 Surface Design Association conference, invitational, with Linda Gass and Barbara Lee Smith
9/22/11-10/27/11 âA Celebration of the Worldâs Barrier Islandsâ Barrier Islands Center, Machipongo, VA, one woman
6/26/11-11/6/11 âOur Expanding Oceansâ North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC, one woman installation with text by Orrin Pilkey
5/12/11-6/21/11 âKimono Silksâ 214 King Street, Charleston, SC, one woman
4/26/11-5/12/11 âPrayer Flagsâ Circular Congregational Church, Charleston, SC, one woman installation
1/10/11-2/18/11 âOur Expanding Oceans,â Circle Gallery, College of Environment and Design, University of Georgia, Athens, GA (One woman)
8/10-12/10 âThe Art of Environmental Awareness: The Batiks of Mary Edna Fraserâ McKissick Museum, University of SC (One woman, curator Jason Shaiman)
3/10-5/10 âTerraqueous Silksâ Florence Museum of Art, Science and History, Florence, SC (One woman, curator Stephen Motte)
12/09-1/10 âKimono Silks 214 King Street, The Real Estate Studio, Charleston, SC (One woman)
10/09 âTAFTAâ Sinclair Gallery, Geelong, Australia (Invitational)
6/09-10/09 âGlobal Perspectiveâ Carrboro Branch Library, Duke University Wetland Center & Nicholas School of the Environment, Carrboro, NC (Invitational, curator Mengchi Ho)
2/09 âDelete Apathyâ Fraser Studio, Charleston, SC (Coastal Conservation League event with Celie Dailey, filmmaker of featured documentary 50 Houses on Kiawah Sand)
11/1/08-1/31/09 âEarthscapingâ McClellanville Arts Center, McClellanville, SC (One woman)
6/08-6/09 âPolar Attractionsâ Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA (Invitational)
3/15/08-4/13/08 âExpanding Oceansâ Flaten Art Museum, Dittman Center, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN (One woman)
3/08-4/08 âCelebrating the Worldâs Barrier Islandsâ Gould Library, Carleton College, Northfield, MN (One woman)
3/08 âEndangeredâ Rosny Schoolhouse Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania (Invitational, curator DĂŠsirĂŠe Fitzgibbon)
5/07-7/07 âMapping the Territoryâ Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO (Invitational, curator Louanne Rimel)
3/07-4/07 âSilk Perspectiveâ traveled to Horsham Regional Art Gallery, NSW and Borrodell Winery, Orange, NSW (Sponsored by the Australian Forum for Textile Arts, tutored for two weeks, One woman)
3/07-4/07 âWater for Lifeâ City Gallery at Waterfront Park, Charleston, SC (In conjunction with Water Missions International and World Water Day, One woman)
1/07-3/07 âOur Earth and Beyondâ Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory, NC (One woman)
9/06-11/06 âIslands From The Skyâ Barrier Island Center, Machipongo, VA (One woman)
5/06-6/06 âScenes From Aboveâ Wells Gallery, The Santuary at Kiawah Island, SC (One woman)
3/06-4/06 âDeltas, Barrier Islands and Beyondâ Stevenson Research & Technology Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK (One woman installation)
11/05-12/05 âDaniel Islandâ Daniel Island, SC. Sponsored by the Gibbes Museum of Art (Invitational)
11/05-12/05 âNaturescapes: Silk Batiks by Mary Edna Fraserâ University of North Carolina Charlotte (One woman)
5/05-9/05 âNaturescapesâ Massachusetts Audubon Visual Arts Center, Canton, MA (One woman)
6/10/05-6/24/05 âWax Eloquentâ Massachusetts College of Art, Boston (Juried Exhibition)
6/05 âSilk Tableausâ Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA (One woman installation with documentary videos)
9/04-8/06 âGenerous Friends: Building an Art Collection for the National Air and Space Museumâ Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (Invitational, group exhibition, curator Tom Crouch)
8/04-9/04 âCollaborative Batiks: Islands from the Skyâ Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH (Environmental Studies Atrium, sponsored by the Textile Art Alliance of the Cleveland Art Museum and the Geology Department, One woman)
9/04-12/04 âRibbons of Sand: Batik Art of Barrier Islandsâ Outer Banks History Center, Manteo, NC (One woman)
5/04-7/04 âContemporary Charleston 2004â City Gallery at Waterfront Park, Piccolo Spoleto, Charleston, SC (Invitational, curator Brad Collins)
5/04-6/04 âOuter Banks to Outer Spaceâ Spoleto Festival, Gaillard Auditorium, Charleston, SC (One woman installation)
1/04-4/04 âFrom Outer Banks to Outer Spaceâ Mathematics and Science Center Atrium, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (One woman installation)
11/03-12/03 âEarth and Flightâ Theatre Art Galleries, 100th Anniversary of Flight, with artist Eric Lawing, High Point, NC
5/03 âOuter Banks to Outer Spaceâ Festival of Flight, 62 suspended batiks, Fayetteville Museum of Art, NC (One woman installation)
9/02-5/03 âSands of Time: Wind, Waves, & Shifting Sandsâ James R. Smail Gallery, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN (One woman, displayed every 5 years for new students)
5/02-8/02 âCoastal Inspirations: Silk Batiks by Mary Edna Fraserâ Burroughs Chapin Art Museum, Myrtle Beach, SC (One woman)
4/02 âDark and Lightâ Hand Chapel, George Washington University, Mount Vernon Campus, Washington, DC (One woman installation, curators Barbara Brennan and Leslie Jacobs for Horizons Theater)
6/01-9/01 âA Celebration of Barrier Islandsâ National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC (One woman)
5/19/01-6/9/01 âCycles of Spheres: Mapping the Planets in Silk and Soundâ Old City Jail, Piccolo Spoleto Festival, Charleston, SC (One woman multi-media installation, music by Mark Mercury, curator Anne Collins Goodyear)
6/00-9/00 âAshepoo, Combahee and Edistoâ SCETV production of art, music, dance and theater, Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC (Project director & exhibitor)
7/99-12/02 âArtistry of Spaceâ Artrain exhibition, NASA and Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Art Collections, Union Station, Washington, DC (Traveled to 40 sites around US, catalog, Invitational, curator Susan Lawson-Bell)
5/99-11/99 âOne Small Step: Exploring Americaâs Adventures in Space, 1959 â 1999â The University Gallery & Mineralogical Museum, University of Delaware, DE (Invitational exhibition, curator Belena S. Chapp)
1/99-3/99 âA Celebration of Barrier Islands: Restless Ribbons of Sandâ Duke University Museum of Art, Durham, NC (Collaboration with scientist Orrin Pilkey & poet Marjory Wentworth, interactive CDRom by Greg Bryant)
4/99-5/99 âA Celebration of Barrier Islands: Restless Ribbons of Sandâ Art of Science Project, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA
10/98 âWomen Artists of the NASA Art Programâ National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC (Invitational)
5/98 âEnvisageâ Audubon Wildlife Gallery, Charleston, SC (Invitational)
11/97-12/97 âArtist as Activist: Ecological Concerns in the 90sâ Gray Gallery, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC (Invitational exhibition and symposium, Outer Banks field trip with Orrin Pilkey & Stan Riggs)
9/97 âAerial Perspective: Batiks, Monotypes, & Photographsâ National Center Gallery, USGS, Reston, VA (One woman)
4/97-6/97 âThe Shapes of Time and Tideâ Projects For A New Millennium, The Mystic Art Association, Mystic, CT (Invitational, curator Joy Wulke)
3/97 âOff The Mapâ Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Cranbrook Academy of Arts, Rochester, MN (Invitational, curator Margo Mensing)
11/96-12/96 âMary Edna Fraser: Aerial Homecomingâ Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, NC (One woman)
5/96-7/96 âIslands from the Skyâ Walter Greer Gallery, Hilton Head Island, SC (One woman)
9/95-11/95 âOuter Banksâ North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC (One woman)
5/95-7/95 âVisual Poetryâ Gibbes Museum of Art, International Spoleto Festival, Charleston, SC (Collaborative installation with poet Marjory Wentworth)
2/95-4/95 âFashion is a VERB!â The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY (Invitational exhibition, FITâs 50th anniversary)
9/94-5/95 âAerial Inspirations: Silk Batiks by Mary Edna Fraserâ Flight and the Arts Gallery at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC (The museumâs first textile and one woman exhibition consisting of 70 batiks and monotypes, curator Susan Lawson-Bell)
5/93-6/93 âA Collection of Earth Viewsâ International Spoleto Festival, Charleston, SC (One woman)
5/93-6/93 âPoint of View,â Monotype exhibition, Art Thomas Gallery, Charleston, SC (One woman)
10/90 âBatik: The Dyeing Art Today â Contemporary Batik Artistsâ Southern Ohio Museum, Portsmouth, OH (Invitational)
11/89 âIslands From the Sky: Coastal Batiksâ Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC (One woman)
3/88 âSouth Carolina Women Artistsâ Furman University, Greenville, SC (Invitational)
5/86 âEarth Viewsâ Flight & The Arts Gallery, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC (Juried opening exhibition, curator Priscilla Strain, awarded 3rd prize)
9/85 âFifth International Batik Exhibition: Contemporary Mastersâ Donnell Library, New York, NY (Invitational)
6/85 âTerraqueous Batiksâ International Spoleto Festival, Charleston, SC (One woman)
9/84 âFourth International Batik Exhibition: Contemporary Mastersâ Verbena Galleries and Donnell Library, New York, NY (Invitational)
8/82 âIslands From the Skyâ Surroundings Gallery, New York, NY (One woman)
8/81 âIslands From the Skyâ Red Piano Art Gallery, Hilton Head Island, SC (One woman)
3/81 âIslands From the Skyâ The Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA (One woman)
6/80 âLowcountry Silks and Cottonsâ Riverworks Gallery, Savannah, GA (One woman)
3/78 Fox Grape Gallery, Hilton Head Island, SC (Invitational)
5/75, â76, â77 Savannah Arts Festival, Savannah, GA
11/75 Hilton Head Arts and Jazz Festival, Hilton Head Island, SC
- LECTURES
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11/14/19 âBarrier Islands & Global Climate Changeâ keynote with Dr. Orrin Pilkey, NC Association of Science Teachers Association 50th Anniversary, Winston Salem, NC
5/11/19 âThe Art and Science of Climate Change on the Coastsâ presentation with Dr. Orrin Pilkey, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland, Solomons Island, MD
1/18/19 âBarrier Islands and Sea Level Riseâ presentation with Dr. Orrin Pilkey, Barrier Island Center, Marchipongo, VA
10/5/18-10/12/18 âMapping Your Personal Landscapeâ 2 workshops, âPassion to Productivityâ lecture, Silk Painters International Festival, Arrowmont, Gatlinburg, TN
3/5/18-3/11/18 âArtist as Activistâ lecture, exhibition, and 3-day workshop as artist-in-residence, Spring Island Trust, Okatie, SC
12/7/17 âWeatherwise/Otherwise: Artists Respond to Global Climate Changeâ closing lecture with Dr. Orrin Pilkey, Dalton Gallery, Dana Fine Arts Building, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA
7/23/17-7/25/17 âArist as Environmental Activistâ lecture, Salt Marsh STEAM, Hobcaw Barony, Georgetown, SC
6/27/17 Panelist, NMEA Coastal Cultural Connection Plenary, Marriott, Charleston, SC
5/4/17 âRising Tidesâ Artist Talk, Joseph Floyd Manor, 2106 Mt Pleasant Street, 4 PM & 6 PM for âAwakening V: King Tideâ
1/10/17 Charleston Artist Guild, presentation
11/6/16 âMary Edna Fraser, Artist, Environmentalistâ Guest Speaker, Edisto Island Preservation Alliance Annual Meeting, Edisto Island, SC
11/9/16 âArtists as Activistsâ Spring Island Trust, Okatie, SC with Cecelia Naomi Dailey
9/3/15 âAbove Between Belowâ lecture, Salt Marsh STEAM (Science-Technology-Engineering-Art-Math) Workshop, Hobcaw Barony, SC
10/20/15 âGlobal Climate Change â A Primerâ Santee Cooper Lecture Series on Sustainability and Energy Issues, Environmental Studies Program, Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC, lecture with Orrin Pilkey
10/11-18/16 Batik Retreat at La Cascade, Durfort, France
10/17-10/18/15 Batik Workshop, Columbia Museum of Art, SC
4/18/15 âAbove, Between, Belowâ Artist Lecture, City Gallery, Charleston, SC8/4/14 âArt and Scienceâ STEAM Lecture, SC Sea Grant Consortium, Edisto, SC
6/5/14 âOur Common Thread: Environmental Awarenessâ Sierra Club & Piccolo Spoleto lecture, Charleston, SC
8/9/13-8/11/13 âMapping Your Personal Landscape Two-Day Batik Workshopâ, SPIN, Tallahassee, FL
7/27/13-7/28/13 âMapping Your Personal Landscape Two-Day Batik Workshopâ, The Textile Museum, Washington, DC
1/24/13 âOur Expanding Oceansâ Paleontological Research Institution and its Museum of the Earth, Ithaca, NY, lecture with Orrin Pilkey
7/22/12-7/27/12 Silk Painters International Festival, Santa Fe, NM, keynote speaker, panelist, and teacher
2/2/12 Carolina Science Cafe, lecture with Orrin Pilkey, Morehead Planetarium & Science Center, Chapel Hill, NC
1/20/12 Cary Institute of Ecological Studies, Millbrook, NY, lecture with Orrin H. Pilkey
10/14/11 North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) Conference, NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC, guest lecturer with Orrin Pilkey for Global Climate Change: A Primer
9/8/11 Book signing & lecture for Global Climate Change: A Primer, with Orrin Pilkey, SC Coastal Conservation League event, Charleston Library Society, Charleston, SC
7/10 Performance Batik, Seascape, Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center, MA
10/10/09-10/13/09 Batik Workshop, Sydney, Australia
10/08 & 09/09 Lectures, University of New South Wales for the College of Fine Arts, Sydney, Australia
10/11/09 âAerial Inspirationsâ Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia
09/09-10/09 TAFTA Batik Workshop, Geelong, Australia
8/20/09 Webcast through MyMoon website, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX
8/5/09 âPassion to Productivityâ Art Institute of Charleston, SC
11/15 & 11/16/09 âPolar Attractionsâ Batik demonstration, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA
11/21/08 âWomen, Nature, and Creative Collaborationsâ Monotype demonstration, sponsored by SC Arts Institute and USC Green Quad Learning Center for Sustainable Futures, Columbia, SC
7/8/08 âNASA: Fifty Years and Beyondâ Batik demonstration and panel discussion, Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Washington, DC
5/20/08 âWoman and the Business of Artâ workshop, Center for Women, Charleston, SC
4/26/08 âSilk Perspective: Mary Edna Fraserâs Batiksâ keynote speaker, American Society of Landscape Architects 2008 Tri-State Conference, Charleston, SC
4/08 âCelebrating the Worldâs Barrier Islandsâ with Orrin Pilkey, Carleton College, Northfield, MN
3/31/08 âA Science and Art Collaborationâ with Orrin Pilkey, Dittmann Center, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
9/07 âA Celebration of the Worldâs Barrier Islandsâ with Orrin Pilkey, New England Aquarium, Boston, MA
9/06 âBarrier Islandsâ with Orrin Pilkey, Barrier Island Center, Machipongo, VA
3/06 âDeltas, Barrier Islands and Beyondâ and âBarrier Islandsâ University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
6/05 âLarge Scale Public Artâ World Batik Conference, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
6/05 âSilk Tableausâ Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA
2/05 âA Celebration of the Worldâs Barrier Islandsâ with Orrin Pilkey for Duke University graduate students, studio visit, Charleston, SC
9/04 âCollaborative Batiksâ and âA Celebration of the Worldâs Barrier Islands,â with Orrin Pilkey, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
3/04 âAerial Photography and Artâ Charleston Center for Photography, Charleston, SC
2/04 âWhat The Water Gives Meâ Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
1/04 âOur Barrier Islandsâ with Orrin Pilkey, Hanes Auditorium, Chapel Hill, NC
1/04 âCollaborative Process with Environmental Scientists and Astronomersâ and âLarge Scale Silk Batiksâ Emory University, Atlanta, GA
12/03 âA Celebration of the Worldâs Barrier Islandsâ with Orrin Pilkey, Center for A Sustainable Coast, St. Simons, GA
11/03 âOuter Banks to Outer Spaceâ Theater Art Galleries, High Point, NC
11/03 âA Celebration of the Worldâs Barrier Islandsâ Seattle Museum of Art, Seattle, WA
10/03 âWhat The Water Gives Meâ with Marjory Wentworth, South Carolina Art Education Association 2003 Staff Development Conference, Charleston, SC
6/03 âA Celebration of the Worldâs Barrier Islandsâ with Orrin Pilkey, South Carolina Coastal Conservation League, Charleston, SC
9/02 âWind, Waves, and Sandâ James R. Smail Gallery Exhibition Opening, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN
5/02 âA Celebration of Barrier Islandsâ with Orrin Pilkey, NC Coastal Federation, Hammocks Beach State Park, NC
11/01 âA Celebration of Barrier Islandsâ with Orrin Pilkey, Geological Society of America, Annual Exposition, Boston, MA
6/01 âA Shared Vision: Preserving the Barrier Islands through Science and Artâ with Orrin Pilkey, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC
1/01 âUsing Art to Promote Conservationâ Alliance of National Heritage Areas National Conference, Charleston, SC
1/00 âA Global View of Barrier Islandsâ with Orrin Pilkey, Tainan, Kaohsiung, and Taipeiâs leading Universities, Taiwan
11/99 âBlending Art and Scienceâ with Orrin Pilkey, Sigma Xi, Scientific Research Society, Charleston, SC
8/99 âWhat the Water Gives Meâ with Marjory Wentworth, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA
8/99 âA Celebration of Barrier Islandsâ keynote address with Orrin Pilkey, National Marine Educators Association, Pawleys Island, SC
1/99 âRestless Ribbons â with Orrin Pilkey and Marjory Wentworth, Duke University Museum of Art, Durham, NC
3/98 âCoastal Imageryâ NOAA, Charleston, SC (Presented slides depicting coastal vulnerability, repeated in April for the Heinz Foundation & June for a Duke University postgraduate field trip)
7/18/96 âTextile Mappingâ Dutch Cultural Center, Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia (Presented two decades of batiks inspired by aerial views, gathered Asian and European artists to discuss batik in a modern context)
6/1/96 âCelebration of Textiles Dayâ The Textile Museum, Washington, DC (Demonstrated large scale batiks)
3/95 Series of lectures conducted at the Smithsonian Institution,Washington, DC:
âDocents Forumâ Smithsonian Education Volunteers Advisory Board annual meeting, training session for all museums
âOur Solar Systemâ Mutual Concerns Seminar, American Association of Museums & Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, tour of âAerial Inspirationsâ with curator Susan Lawson-Bell
âTrio of Collaboratorsâ interactive haiku workshop with Marjory Wentworth and Barbara Hagerty, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
âMap of Experienceâ Smithsonian Institution Associates, addressed the creative process and its evolution from inspiration to completion
âPortfolio Networkâ Smithsonian Institution Associates, shared professional communications and portfolio experience, critiqued participantsâ presentations with curator Susan Lawson-Bell9/94 âA Shared Vision: Preserving the Barrier Islands through Science and Art,â with Orrin Pilkey, Einstein Planetarium, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC
11/93 âBuilding Coalitions for a Creative Americaâ National Endowment For the Arts, Charleston, SC (Four-batik visual display for a national teleconference viewed by 600 arts leaders throughout the US)
7/87 American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists, Charleston, SC (Concluding symposium speaker)
6/83 âCelebration of Textiles: Fiber to Fashion,â Textile Museum, Washington, DC (Demonstrated batik)
- COMMISSIONS
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2020 âCharleston Charted Wallâ, metallic canvas, 40â x 13.5â, Ingevity Headquarters, Charleston, SC
2020 âOur Galaxyâ, batik on silk, 51â x 171.5â, Ingevity Headquarters, Charleston, SC
2020 âPalmetto Bluffâ, 46â x 47.5â, private commission, Palmetto Bluff, SC
2018 âSeascape Iâ, oil on canvas, 36â x 60â, Jane and Dan Geddie, Charleston, SC
2016 âThe Power of Natureâ oil on linen, 32â x 83.5â College of Nursing, MUSC, Charleston, SC
2015 âAbove Mobile Bayâ batik on silk, 21â x 30â x 14â GulfQuest, the National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico, Mobile, AL, Architect: Lyons/Zaremba, Inc.
2015 âLower Saluda Riverâ batik on silk, 102â x 35â, Saluda Shoals Park, Columbia, SC
2015 âTres Acres Vineyardâ batik on silk, 44â x 36â, Tres Acres Vineyard, Mendoza, Argentina2014 âBeaufort Inletâ batik on silk, 45â x 91â diptych, Duke University Marine Laboratory, Beaufort, NC
2013 âAbove Mobile Bayâ batik on silk, 21â x 30â x 14â GulfQuest, the National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico, Mobile, AL, Architect: Lyons/Zaremba, Inc.
2013 âChadwick Iâ batik on silk, 60âł x 58âł and âChadwick IIâ batik on silk, 70âł x 30âł, kinetic art hides 54â flat screen television, for private collection Susan Pearlstine
2013 âFall Marsh Triptychâ three photographs each 36â x 54â Trident Community Foundation, Charleston, SC
2012 âHolden Beachâ batik on silk, 92â x 37.75â North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC
2011 âWhispering Marshâ two 7Ⲡx 1Ⲡpanels, private collection of Glen and Cyndy Keyes, Charleston, SC
2011 âFlywayâ 96â x 36â private collection, Kiawah Island, SC
2008 âVibrant,â 22.25âł x 30âł Flaten Art Museum, St. Olaf College, St. Louis, MN
2008 âIcebergâ 77âł x 44.5âł Flaten Art Museum, St. Olaf College, St. Louis, MN
2008 Three framed batik prints, Contemporary Carolina Collection, Medical University of South Carolina
2008 âMay Riverâ 7Ⲡx 3ⲠPalmetto Bluff, Bluffton, SC
2007 â1998 & 1993â & âFlooded & 2007âł 35.5 x 21âł & 36.5 x 31â private collection Marty & Cathy Wice, St. Louis, MO
2005 âRidley Coveâ 6â x 3â private collection Anne & Bill Kirkley
2004 âSapelo and Doboy Soundsâ (GA) 45â x 54â private collection Caroline Harrington
2003 âNorth Edisto IIIâ (SC) 135â x 36â private collection Dr. Sally Webb
2002 âVenusâ 112â x 37â Elliot School of International Affairs, George Washington University, Washington, DC
2002 âBeyond Fort Johnsonâ three 21â x 3â panels suspended in Atrium Entry, Hollings Marine Laboratory, Charleston, SC
1999 â 2001 âCharleston Red IIâ 108â x 72â, Honorable Philip J. Lader, ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
5/99 âGlobal Perceptionâ 876 square foot silk sculpture (largest batik in the world), Four-story Atrium, CSC Headquarters, Columbia, SC
5/99 âSlice of South Carolinaâ 27â x 6â Visitorâs Atrium, CSC Headquarters, Columbia, SC
10/98 âReflectionsâ 36â x 84â Roper Hospital Chapel, Charleston, SC
7/98 âHurricane Seasonâ 50â x 36â The Heinz Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, Washington, DC
5/98 âCape Fearâ 38â x 45â & 13â x 4â dyed silk backdrop, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston
4/97 âOregon Coastâ 100â x 36â and âBostonâ 39â x 126â New England Aquarium, Boston, MA
2/96 âPondsâ three 36â x 36â panels, New England Aquarium, Boston, MA
12/95 âAmazon Riversâ 103â x 35â National Aeronautics & Space Administration, Washington, DC
7/95 âCity of Angelsâ 7â x 20â, âEast Coast USAâ 7â x 4â, âWest Coast USAâ 7â x 4â The American Embassy of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand
6/91 âFlying Near Beaufortâ 64â x 29â First Union National Bank, Charleston, SC
5/91 âCharleston Coastlineâ 5â9â x 18â9â Charleston Visitor Center, Charleston, SC (Five panel aerial view of Charleston Harbor, Design consultant with master blacksmith Philip Simmons for the City Gates, Architect: Lyons/Zaremba, Inc.)
7/90 âRidges and Riversâ 60â x 144â & two 3â x 16â drapes, Greenville Library, SC (Sculptural installation of Appalachian Mountains, Architect: Craig, Gaulden, and Davis, Inc.)
4/89 âCharleston Waterwaysâ 74 yards x 36â Charleston International Airport, SC (Silk sculpture of the Charleston coastline. Designed gazebo with master blacksmith Philip Simmons, Architect: LS3P)
8/87 âSeven Sistersâ 82â x 66â, Roper Hospital, Charleston, SC
5/86 âKiawah,â 108â x 72â, Smithsonian Institution Acquisition, National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC (Awarded 3rd prize in âEarth Views,â national juried competition)
- REVIEWS
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2020 The Journal of Ocean Technology, Vol 15 #3 2020 page 180, Parting Notes, Bayan Mud Volcanoes
12/18 -1/19 Garden&Gun, Talk of the South, Birdâs-Eye Beaty, by Jenny Everett
12/2018 E-Squared Magazine, Art & Scince, issue 4, pages 143-146
12/6/17 The EnviroMaven, âWeatherwise/Otherwise: Didnât Even Know I Needed This!â by Jennifer Fundora
11/21/17 Decaturish, âAgnes Scott hosting climate change art exhibitionâ by Dan Whisenhunt
11/8/17 âThe data and the flood: Artists respond to climate change in prophetic âWeatherwiseââ by âWeatherwise/Otherwise: Artists Respond to Climate Changeâ by Understanding Climate Change, Lauren Balotin,
May 2017 Charleston Magazine, âForce of Natureâ by Stephanie Hunt
Winter 2016-17 Elysian, Arts & Culture Feature, âSacred geographyâ by Abby Deering
7/6/16 The Island Packet, âLowcountry artists have big things happening in Charlestonâ by Nancy K. Wellard
4/15/16 The Post & Courier, âEarth Artâ by Adam Parker
5/19/16 CoastalCare.org, âExploring Deep Sea Volcanoes off the Coast of Barbadosâ by Celie Dailey
2016 South Carolina Arts Commission, Elizabeth OâNeill Verner Award, âMary Edna Fraser, 2016 Artist Awardâ
9/29/15 Columbia Museum of Art, âIndependent Spirits: Mary Edna Fraserâ video interview
8/10/15 AL.com, âArtist celebrates Mobile in flying colors at new GulfQuest museumâ by Michelle Matthews
8/11/14 The Island Packet, âMary Edna Fraser flies high with creativity and insightâ by Nancy K. Wellard
8/5/14 CODAWORX, featured Collaborative Project, Chadwick 1 & 11
11/7/13 The Palmetto Scene, SCETV
9/20/13 Manitou Messenger, âMapping the Planets crosses disciplinesâ by Vivian Williams
9/18/13 Freunde von Freunden, âMary Edna Fraser: Artist, House & Studio, James Island, Charlestonâ by Kristen Gehrman with photography by Olivia Rae James
6/3/13 Spoleto Today, SCETV, Mary Edna Fraser at the Piccolo Spoleto Invitational Exhibition
2012 Eno, Sprng, Issue 2 (pg. 26), Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Raleigh, NC, article by Celie Dailey
12/06/09 The Post and Courier, âFraser Exhibit to open Thursday at 214 King Streetâ by Bill Thompson
3/21/08 Manitou Messenger âBatiks Illustrate Climate Changeâ by Margaret Wade
2006 Deleware Now âAnother Look at Our Islandsâ by Carol Vaughn, Barrier Islands Center
9/06 The Virginian-Pilot, âBarrier Islands Inspire Batik Artistâ by Teresa Annas
3/8/06 The Norman Transcript âArtist Shows Color of Earthâ by Calvin Son
2/4/06 Pop, âBrining art and science together: Mary Edna Fraserâs batiksâ by Elizabeth Burr
1/06 Cambridge Tab, âPropeller stirs up dance at Green Street Studios in Cambridgeâ by Theodore Bale
1/06 The Herald, âChoreographer stirs up fun with Propellerâ by Theodore Bale
6/05 Boston Globe, âCut from different clothsâ by Thea Singer
6/05 South Carolina Magazine, âBehind the Sceneryâ by Nicole Seitz
6/05 Canton Journal, âBarrier Islands Shaped from plane captured in artistâs batiksâ by Sharla Allara
5/05 The Patriot Ledger, âSilk Batik Exhibit: Womenâs Work Comes From Her Love of Natureâ by LE Campenella. Canton, MA
5/05 Canton Times, âWorld Traveler, Silk Batik Artist Opens Show in Cantonâ by Christopher Low
Spring 05 Charleston Home, âMary Edna Fraser, Batik Artistâ
2005 Daniel Island, âMeet the Artistsâ
7/9/2004 TSL Limited, The Times Higher Education Supplement, Section: Books; Travel; No 1648: page 30, âItâs Not All Fun and Sun On Threatened Coastal Islesâ by Andrew Goudie
8/2004 Oceanography, Volume 17, Number 3, âA Celebration of the Worldâs Barrier Islandsâ by Harold Palmer
10/14/03 Turner Studios, Southern Living episode 517, âBatik Artistâ
11/03 Newsweek Budget Travel, volume 6 issue 9 page 24, âBarrier Batiksâ
8/4/03 The New Yorker, New York, NY, âBook Currents Great Barriersâ by Lauren Porcaro
6/16/03 National Geographic Today, Washington, DC, âFlying Artist Preserves Beauty of Shifting Barrier Islandsâ by Bijal P. Trivedi. Also featured on Television special with Patty Kim
3/01 Carolinas, Wilmington, NC, âIslands From The Skyâ by Billy Cone
5/01 Home Magazine, New York, NY, âThe Cozy Houseâ by Gale Steves
9/00 Coastal Living, Birmingham, AL, âArtist with an Altitudeâ by Susan Haynes
8/97 Chicago Tribune, Chicago, IL, âPilot with a Paletteâ by Michael Kilian
11/96 Fiberarts, Asheville, NC, âAn Emissary for American Artists â Jackie Bailey Labovitzâ by Carol Russell
12/17/95 Chicago Tribune, Chicago, IL, âSpiritual Link: Artists Join to Save the Earth with their Shared Creativityâ by Aida Rogers
11/94 Smithsonian Magazine, Washington, DC, âLofty Perspectives: the Silk Batiks of Mary Edna Fraserâ by associate editor Diane M. Bolz
11/26/94 The Post and Courier, Charleston, SC, âMary Edna Fraser: High Profileâ by Dawn Brazell
10/16/94 The Oregonian, Portland, OR, âFlying Landscapesâ by Hank Burchard
10/94 Air & Space, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, âMy Sister, the Artistâ by Rebecca Burkhead
9/15/94 The Washington Post, Washington, DC, âAirborne Batikâ by Jene Stonesifer
9/11/94 The State, Columbia, SC, âSkyâs the Limitâ by Jeffrey Day
9/9/94 Washington Post, Washington, DC, âA Seamless Show of Fabric Artâ review by Hank Burchard
7/22/93 The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, NC, âAerial Artâ by Doug Smith
5/31/85 The Wall Street Journal, New York, âOur Girl Doesnât Much Like Their âGirlâ â by Manuela Hoelterhoff
- COVER ART
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2019 The Batik Art of Mary Edna Fraser, by Cecelia Dailey, University of South Carolina Press
2018 On the Mediterranean and the Nile: The Jews of Egypt, by AimĂŠe Israel-Pelletier, Indiana University Press, âNile Delta Desert Islandsâ batik on silk, 52â x 36â cover art
2018 Quote on the jacket of The Magic Dolphin: A Young Humanâs Guide to Beaches, Sea Level Rise and Living with the Sea, by Charles Pilkey with Orrin Pilkey
2018 Memory Lands, by Christine M. DeLucia, Yale University Press, âNarragansett Bayâ batik on silk, 66â x 46â cover art
2017 Anthropocene Blues, by John Lane, Mercer University Press, âKiawah Islandâ batik on silk, 108″ x 72″ (detail)
2017 Chamber Music Charleston program cover, âAshley Riverâ batik on silk, 67″ x 35″
November 2016 Plein Air Magazine, âShem Creek Parkâ 32â x 83.5â oil on canvas, featured in âShorelineâ Expanded Digital Edition Content
October 2016 Athropocene, âHurricane Katrinaâ 50.625â x 53.75â batik on silk, art used on first page of first issue
2/1/16 CoastalCare.org, âCape Romain: Part 1, Decoding the Structure of Cape Islandâ by Celie Dailey, featuring aerial photographs by Mary Edna Fraser2014 Coastal Conservation League Summer Cover, âRising Tideâ 104â x 45.5â batik on silk
2014 âCharting the Future of Careâ MUSC, âCharleston Coastlineâ 5â9â x 18â9â batik on silk (detail), art used on front and back interior end papers, annual publication distributed nationally
2011 Global Climate Change: A Primer, Duke University Press, text by Orrin and Keith Pilkey, art by Mary Edna Fraser
2010 The Endless Repetition of an Ordinary Miracle, Press 53, Poems by Marjory Heath Wentworth
2010 Principles and Practice of Psychiatric Nursing, 10th Edition, Esevier Mosby, Text by Gail W. Stuart and Michele T. Laraia, Art by Mary Edna Fraser
2009 The Map as Art: Contemporary Artists Explore Cartography, Princeton Architectural Press, includes âMaine Coastline,â âLouisianaâs Disappearing Chains,â and âVenice (Italy)â batiks on silk, Text by Katherine Harmon, Essays by Gayle Clemans
2009 Web of Water, Film by Lowcountry Enviornmental Education Programs (LEEP), Promotional Art
2009 Principles and Practice of Psychiatric Nursing, 9th Edition, Esevier Mosby, Text by Gail W. Stuart and Michele T. Laraia, Art by Mary Edna Fraser
2008 East: The Magazine of East Carolina University, Cover and Article
2004 Principles and Practice of Psychiatric Nursing, 8th Edition, Esevier Mosby, Text by Gail W. Stuart and Michele T. Laraia, Art by Mary Edna Fraser
2004 Innovation by Design, âSalt Water Branchesâ 61â x 41â batik on silk cover, The H. John Heinz III Center for Science Economics and The Environment
6/03 A Celebration of the Worldâs Barrier Islands, Columbia University Press, Text by Orrin Pilkey, Art by Mary Edna Fraser
11/02 What The Water Gives Me, Booksurge, Poetry by Marjory Wentworth, Art by Mary Edna Fraser
2002 Human Links to Coastal Disasters, âExpecting Thunderâ 14.5â x 8.5â monotype on paper cover, The H. John Heinz III Center For Science, Economics and the Environment
2001 BATIK for Artists and Quilters, Hand Books Press, âWest Coast USAâ 84âł x 48âł batik on silk title page, Batiks throughout the book, Eloise Piper
1999 The Hidden Costs of Coastal Hazards: Implications for Risk Management and Mitigation, Island Press, âHurricane Seasonâ 50âł x 36âł batik on silk cover, H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment
6/98 Living in Our World, 5th grade textbook, North Carolina State University, Connections, Geography & the Arts, âCore Banksâ 48âł x 35âł batik on silk
4/97 Women and Flight, Bullfinch Press, Little Brown, and Company, Inc., Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Carolyn J. Russo, a book and Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition (through the year 2003) honoring innovative women aviators
1996 Forest Patches in Tropical Landscapes, Island Press, Washington, DC, âCharlestonâ 85âł x 144âł batik on silk cover (detail), Ed. John Schelhas and Russell Greenberg
1995 Surface, Volume 19, Number 4, âRio Grandeâ 72âł x 36âł batik on silk cover, Surface Design Magazine
1995 Nightjars, Laurel Publishing Company, Charleston, SC, âHawaiiâ 184âł x 36âł batik on silk cover (detail), by Marjory Wentworth
1991 Textile Designs: Ideas and Applications, New York: PBC International, Inc., 1991, by Joel Sokolov
- HONORS AND GRANTS
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4/19 TEDxCharleston: Currents, Artist Backdrops, two 22 x 16 foot banners
4/19 Artist in Residence, Audubonâs Francis Beidler Center and Sanctuary
3/5/18-3/11/18 Artist in Residence and 3-day workshop, Spring Island Trust, Okatie, SC
11/6/16-11/12/16 Artist in Residence, Spring Island Trust, Okatie, SC
2016 Elizabeth OâNeill Verner Governorâs Awards for the Arts, SC Arts Commission
8/16/15-8/29/15 Artist in Residence, Sperry Chalet, Glacier National Park
5/15 Selected as one of Charlestonâs 40 Most Influential Visual Artists (1670-2015), Charleston Mag
5/11 SC Arts Commission and NEA grant for Kimono Silks exhibit during Spoleto Festival USA
3/11 Textile Symposium, Raleigh, NC. Exhibition NCMNS and Speaker at NC State University
12/2010 Awarded an Artist Venture grant from South Carolina Arts Commission to sponsor Kimono Silks show during Spoleto 2011 (May 12-June 21)
7/08 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Washington, DC (Demonstrated batik & panel participant for NASA)
8/07 âThe World From Aboveâ Wave Hill, Bronx, NY (Family art weekend monotypes project)
2/06 â 3/06 âPoets and Paintersâ Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleton, SC (Teaching art for public schools)
6/05 âPrayers For The Planetâ Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA (Set design with Nicola Hawkins Dance Company and Dinosaur Annex Music Ensemble with original music by Evan Ziporyn in conjunction with the World Batik Conference, Boston, MA)
11/2000 â 4/2001 Southern Living Showcase House, Brookgreen Gardens, Pawleys Island, SC (batiks and monotypes)
10/2000 â 11/2000 Home Magazineâs Charleston Cozy Cottage, Charleston, SC (batiks and monotypes)
4/2000 River Management Symposium, âBlending Art and Science,â Charleston, SC Aquarium (Organized the Ace Troops and presented dance, music, theater & art programs)
8/98 EROS Data Center, âHawaiiâ 184âł x 36âł batik on silk, Sioux Falls, SD (Third place in a national juried competition)
8/98 South Carolina Arts Commission, Awarded the Individual Fellowship Grant, Invested in SCETV video, âACE Basinâ
5/98 Planning grant from the Donnelley Foundation in support of Embracing the ACE, The Ace Troops
2/97 â 4/97 âHarmony House,â HOME Magazineâs Featured Ecology-minded House, Dewees Island, SC
12/93 Judge, Oregon Arts Commission Fellowship Panel
5/92 South Carolina Arts Commission Project Grant, produced a community drama âAny Natural Disaster,â International Spoleto Festival, Charleston, SC
11/89 ICI Americaâs Matching Corporate Grant, Educational artist video, âIslands from the Skyâ
7/89 Trident Community Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts Expansion Arts Fund, Individual Artist Grant for artist video, âIslands from the Skyâ
7/88 South Carolina Arts Commission Professional Discipline Individual Grant, Awarded for âIslands from the Skyâ video
- EDUCATION
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Continuous education with Dr. Orrin Pilkey, Professor Emeritus of Geology, Duke University, 1994 to present
Hilton Head Island, SC. Sole apprentice with master batik artist Fred Andrade, South American winner of the American Bicentennial Award, summer 1977
Surface Design Southeast Conference, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. Tutorial with Chungi Choo, summer 1977
Arrowmont School of Crafts, University of Tennessee, Gatlinburg, TN. Graduate courses in direct dye techniques with Lenore Davis and resist techniques with Sister Mary Remy Revor, summers 1975 and 1976
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. Double major: Clothing and Textiles, and Interior Design. Bachelor of Science degree awarded, June 1974, graduated with honors