Edisto Island Preservation Alliance exhibit and talkDecember 6th, 2016
As guest speaker for the Edisto Island Preservation Alliance Annual Meeting, I put up a one-day exhibit for my talk “Mary Edna Fraser, Artist, Environmentalist” on November 6th, 2016. Cecelia Dailey helped hang the batiks in their beautiful old barn. What a wonderful group of environmentally-minded folks gathered to continue conservation of the ACE Basin!
Mary Edna Fraser exhibits with photographer Cecelia Naomi Dailey at Spring Island, SCDecember 5th, 2016
Mary Edna Fraser's oils paintings, both plein air and large scale studio pieces, capture the vibrancy of the lowcountry landscape. Cecelia Naomi Dailey's photographs use a camera-less technique called lumens, where plant materials are collected and laid on top of photo paper to create a light impression. Both artists extensively research and ground-truth the locations they depict in their chosen media. Fraser is known for her aerial imagery and working with Duke geologist Orrin Pilkey to educate the public on the fragile coast. Dailey works with Citadel botanist Richard Porcher on books and multi-media presentations which explore the relationship between culture and natural history. Spring Island hosted the two as artists in residence where they stayed for a week (November 6-12th, 2016) exploring the woods and marshlands as inspiration for their work. Their collaborative talk "Artists as Activists" and exhibition opening was November 9th.
Elysian Magazine features Mary EdnaDecember 5th, 2016
Abby Deering's article "Sacred geography" about Mary Edna Fraser was published in Elysian magazine, Winter 2016/2017.
PleinAir Magazine features “Akaiyan Falls”December 5th, 2016
PleinAir Magazine Dec/Jan 2017 issue (now available on newsstands) featured my "Akaiyan Falls" oil on panel, framed 8" x 24" as 1 of 11 in their series of National Parks Porfolio.
Mary Edna wins Verner AwardDecember 1st, 2016
Mary Edna is the recipient of South Carolina's highest honor for an artist, The Elizabeth O'Neill Verner Award, 2016. Read more here: http://www.southcarolinaarts.com/verner/2016/artist.shtml
PleinAir Magazine features Mary Edna’s oil paintingNovember 30th, 2016
The Oct/Nov 2016 “Shoreline” Expanded Digital Edition Content of PleinAir Magazine featured Mary Edna Fraser's large scale “Shem Creek Park" oil on canvas. View the Shoreline, Digital Expanded Edition Content. Mary Edna's art is on page 2.
Anthropocene Magazine features Mary Edna’s batikOctober 27th, 2016
An image of Mary Edna Fraser's batik on silk "Hurricane Katrina" 50.625” x 53.75” was featured on the first page of the inaugural edition of Anthropocene Magazine, October 2016.
Batik workshop at the University of North TexasOctober 25th, 2016
The Fibers Department of the University of North Texas sponsored a 2-day batik workshop for graduate students facilitated by their professor Amie Adelman. The students were amazing. I hope to return to Denton to teach monotyping and have an exhibition.
Hobcaw Barony’s Firetower View Has Come To An EndOctober 24th, 2016
Hobcaw Barony's firetower blew down in our recent storm, Hurricane Matthew. It marks the end of an era in my painting. One of my favorite things to do is paint plein air from an elevation point. Here are the first two oils done at Hobcaw Barony from this location. "From the Firetower I" was just acquired by Beth Thomas.
Hobcaw Barony Oil PaintingsAugust 17th, 2016
I climbed the firetower in the heat of summer at Hobcaw to make small paintings en plein air for several days. Inspired, I returned to the studio with digital panoramic photographs and produced two large 20" x 60" oils on canvas. Email or give a call to come by the studio to see the new work.
