MARY O'SHAUGHNESSY

Jane and Mary at Mary's opening, October 2, 2009.

“The figures look like torsos, the iconic headless, armless torsos that we associate with classic art, but I see them as the external manifestation of these internal dialogues. As a woman, I have struggled to overcome these internal dialogues, and see myself for who I am, not through the critical eye that was created by me as a reaction to words or events that have happened. After having many conversations with other women, I know that we all have these demons, and by creating  sculpture that addresses some of these universal concerns, in a humorous way, I hope to let others know that they are not alone, and that they can move beyond the circular thinking that keeps them from moving forward.”

...................Mary O’Shaughnessy

Education
M. Arch., University of Illinois at Chicago, 1991
B.A., Barat College (Theatre), 1974

Selected Exhibits
2008 Krasl Art Center, Sculpture Biennale
2008 FLATFILE Gallery, CSI Biennale
2007 Women Made Gallery,15th Anniversary Invitational
2007 Koehnline Museum of Art, “Sculpture Invasion” CSI Sculpture Show
2007 Peace Tower, Public Art Program
2007 ARC Gallery,”Re-Assignment” Group Show
2007 “ImPerfect Balance”, Group Show
2005 Suburban Fine Arts Center,
Sculpture Group Show
2005 Columbia College Center for Book and Paper, Members Group Show
2004 Wood Street Gallery, Sculpture Group Show
2004 Suburban Fine Arts Center, “Altered States” group show
2003 Chicago Artist Month Group Sculpture Show
2002 Grounds For Sculpture,
.ISC Board Member Show
2002 Pittsburgh Sculpture Exhibition
2000 Sculpture in the City, Group Show
(Washington D.C.)
1999 Pier Walk, (Chicago)
1998 Pier Walk, (Chicago)

Affiliations
Member, CSI 2004-Present
Advisory Council, Snite Museum of Art, University of
Notre Dame, 1995-Present
Board Member, Illinois Arts Alliance, 1997-Present

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