MEF at PechaKucha 42May 16th, 2023
On May 3rd, Mary Edna led the pack of dynamic speakers at PechaKucha 42 held at Charleston Music Hall. View a video recording of her short talk on our Blog...
Painting in the ACE BasinMarch 21st, 2023
On March 13th, Mary Edna presented at the Edisto Art Guild and then spent the remainder of the week painting plein air...
Metallic Canvas PrintsFebruary 22nd, 2023
Over the past year, we have installed several metallic canvas prints based on Mary Edna's batiks and oils. This format is an affordable way to fill a large space with a durable product that can better withstand sunlight and public interaction. So satisfying are the end results, we are pleased to offer this option for your homes and offices.
FLIGHT at Aiken-Rhett House MuseumAugust 28th, 2022
Mary Edna teams with poets Marjory Wentworth and J Drew Lanham to create an installation of oils, silks and words honoring the enslaved people who lived and worked in the Aiken-Rhett House. Half of all proceeds from art sales will go to Charleston based Center for Heirs Property - Preserving Family Land. Their legal and forestry work has started an economic and land conservation movement that creates intergenerational wealth among historically underserved landowners. Wentworth and Lanham share poems in the Servants Quarters and Laundry. Oils in black frames are placed to tell a visual story of swamps, rivers and landscapes folks traversed seeking freedom. Silks drape through rooms suggesting the spirits of those who were lost and voiceless. Batiks on silk and oils add a visual narrative to the poetry.
Studio as Creative SanctuaryJuly 13th, 2022
In Charleston’s July heat the studio becomes a creative sanctuary...
Creek by Creek at City GalleryMarch 19th, 2022
Creek by Creek is a collaborative effort by artists Mary Edna Fraser and Jeff Kopish, underscoring the perils of plastic pollution and the importance of protecting the Lowcountry’s unique waterways. Featuring an array of Fraser’s batiks on silk and oil paintings and Kopish’s ceramic and found object sculptures incorporating everything from recycled plastic to actual trash, this exhibition aims to further educate the public on environmental issues through the lens of art, and to remind viewers of the consequences of their own actions within the larger ecological systems of which they are a part.... The installation will be on view Wednesdays through Sundays from noon to 5pm starting March 18 and closing May 8, 2022 at City Gallery.
Simplicity of SmallDecember 13th, 2021
Now that Mary Edna's Dewees oils are back in the studio, we have on display a wonderful selection of small 6" x 4" plein air oils (including gold easels) still available for purchase...
SilkwormDecember 13th, 2021
Such an honor to be featured as SPIN Master Dyer in the Fall 2021 issue of Silkworm magazine...
Dewees PressNovember 5th, 2021
Thanks to all the recent buzz, we've added a few more openings to take the ferry over to Dewees Island for a tour of Mary Edna's show at the Huyler House. SIGN UP HERE: www.signupgenius.com/go/mef
Dewees Island OilsSeptember 22nd, 2021
In freezing Winter weather, Mary Edna painted from observation towers on Dewees.... All 18" x 24" paintings are $2,200 and proceeds benefit the Dewees Island Conservancy.
