who
"I do much better as a goddess," she said, "since my secretarial skills have always been limited."
-Brian Andreas, www.storypeople.com
Mary Fincke McBride
Multi-media artist
contact: mrsgorgon@gmail.com
Artist's Statement
I work in all media from paper and paints to metal and fiber. I enjoy the tactile values of the different materials and combine them in the same works whenever possible. Although I’ve sewn since early childhood, building artwork with fibers came slowly as I first made quilts of paper, wire, and clay. I collage the fabrics by fusing and then hand stitching to add a homey feeling to them. My works are usually stories that I’ve been told and I am passing them on, or they are new dialogs I wish to share with the public.
Working Artist
As well as playing with my own art, I curate exhibitions, jury shows, run retreats, do lectures and workshops, and continue to be active in the art world. I am currently curating exhibitions at the Gateway Center for the Arts, DeBary and the Peabody Auditorium Rose Room, Daytona Beach. I am the FL/GA SAQA representative for fiber artists and mentor to the representatives.
Artist's Resume
Education
Stetson University, DeLand, BA - Art
1985 - 1994
1985 - 1994Minors: Art History, Women & Gender Studies, English
Daytona Beach Community College, AA/AS, Fine & Commercial Arts1977 - 1980
1977 - 1980Daytona Beach Community College, Certificate, Architectural Drafting1975 - 1977
1975 - 1977 Curator for Exhibitions
Abstracted Women at the Peabody, September 20-December 16, 2009. Peabody Auditorium, Daytona Beach. Twenty-four works by Judy Gilmer, Margaret Hodge and Patricia Zalisko in the Rose Room Gallery.
Skinny Envelope, October 25-November 23, 2009: Gateway Center for the Arts, DeBary. Eleven artists with 31 works in fiber - art quilts, sculptures and wearables.
Braz Cauz, October 9-20, 2009: Gateway Center for the Arts, DeBary. Art bra donations for a breast cancer fund raiser for the Florida Hospital Fish Memorial in Orange City. Forty-nine bras as wall hangings, sculptures and wearables. http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/local/100109bras
NMWA Show, July 19-August 16, 2009: Gateway Center for the Arts, DeBary. Multimedia exhibition of art by National Museum of Women in the Arts, Florida Committee Central and Central East members. Thirty-five artists featuring 78 works including sculpturess, paintings and photographs.
Southern Fried Fiber, January 7-February 27, 2009: Lake County Administration Building, Tavares. Fifty fiber art works including many quilts by 18 artists from FL/GA SAQA and ArtsEtc.
I-4 Corridor: Stretching Threads Across Florida, June 7-28, 2008: Harris House Gallery, New Smyrna Beach; Comma Gallery, Orlando; Peabody Auditorium, Daytona Beach. Seventy-five quilts by 63 international artists distributed to the three galleries. Another 64 quilts distributed around town for Quilt Walk to 22 participating merchants. This program was in conjunction with the Handweaver’s Guild of America Convergence 2008 in Tampa.
Stretching Threads, 2007, April 1-30: Harris House Gallery, New Smyrna Beach. Fifty-three artists selected from 160 applicants in various fiber techniques.
Considering Quilts, April: 2003, 2004, 2006: Harris House Gallery, New Smyrna Beach. Between 30 and 45 artists selected each year from 100 plus applicants.
Juror for Exhibitions
Juror for above listed exhibitions.
Calendar years, 2004, 2005, 2008: Harris House Gallery, New Smyrna Beach
Selected Group Exhibitions
September/October 2008, Mt. Dora Center for the Arts, Mt. Dora
Fiber Expose, "There's a Damn Frog at the Door" and "My Dear Sainted Mother..."
February 2008, Artists’ Workshop, New Smyrna Beach
50th Anniversary Exhibition, “Last Leaf” monoprint. Award for upcoming artist.
July-September 2006, Ormond Memorial Art Museum, Ormond Beach
Summer Impressions: The Vivid, The Serene, The Enlightening,
art quits “Snowbirds in a November Sky” and “Mary, Mary Quite Contrary”
April 2006, Orange County Fair, Fair Grounds, Orlando, Special Exhibition ArtsEtc.
4x4 Challenge. art quilt “Snowbirds in a November Sky”
December 2005, Atlantic Center for the Arts Harris House Gallery, New Smyrna Beach,
It All Started with Bonnie…, art quilt “View from my Window”
November-December 2005, Atlantic Center for the Arts Harris House Annex, New Smyrna Beach, Florida,
4x4 ArtEtc Challenge,” art quilt “Snowbirds in a November Sky”
October 2005- November 2006, Houston, Texas, Special Exhibition at Quilt International Festival
I Remember Mama, art quilt “My Dear Sainted Mother and Her One-Eyed Dog”
Exhibition traveled to Chicago, Lyons, France and Lowell, MA
October 2005-November 2006, Houston, Texas, Special Exhibition at Quilt International Festival
QA at 10, art quilt “Profit Margin,” exhibition traveled with above works.
October 2005-November 2006, Houston, Texas, Special Exhibition at Quilt International Festival
Journal Quilts, 5 art quilts “Women in Art” series, exhibition traveled with above works.
August 2005, New Smyrna Beach Public Library, Special Exhibition of Hurricane works.
It all Started with Bonnie…, art quilt “View From My Window”
May 2005, Orange County Fair, Fair Grounds, Orlando, Special Exhibition Hurricane works.
It all Started with Bonnie…, art quilt “View From My Window”
April 2005, New Smyrna Art Gallery, New Smyrna Beach,
Right to Life, art quilt “Profit Margin”
July 2004, The Webber Center, Central Florida Community College, Ocala, FL.
Strappo Reaching Critical Mass, multi-media strappo “Green Tea”
September 2003, Lake Eustis Museum of Art, Eustis, Florida,
Strappo Reaching Critical Mass, multi-media strappo “Laundry”
June 2003, Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Gardens, Ormond Beach, Florida
Strappo Reaching Critical Mass, multi-media strappo “Footprint” & “Homage to Harold”
January—March 2003, Peabody Auditorium Rose Room, Daytona Beach, FL,
Strappo Reaching Critical Mass, multi-media strappo “Footprint” & “Homage to Harold”
February, 2003, Seminole Community College, Sanford, FL. Women for Art Caucus, Florida
Not Just Another Pretty Face, art quilt “Mrs. Gorgon: Goddess of multi-media who can
even manage the sun and the moon if needed”
June 1994, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, Watercolor Society Exhibition
Annual Water Color Exhibition, watercolor “The Gorgon Sisters: Ava, Eva, and Medusa”
April 1994, DeLand Museum of Art, DeLand, Watercolor Society Exhibition
Annual Water Color Exhibition, watercolor “The Gorgon Sisters: Ava, Eva, and Medusa”
Spring 1995, Daytona Art League, Daytona Beach, Stetson University Alumni,
art quilt “Granny Kisses for Andy Worhol’s Kid”
May 1994, Stetson University, DeLand, Senior Theses, 20 multi-media works
April 1994, Stetson University, DeLand, Student Exhibition, multi-media “Ms. Gorgon”
April 1993, Stetson University, DeLand, Student Exhibition, multi-media “Family Jewels”
On-Line Exhibitions
2008 SAQA.com, Member Auction, "Good Bones; Bad Moves" SOLD
2005-2006 SAQA.com, professional artist, “Profit Margin” and “There’s another damn frog at the door”
2005 Why is the Sky Blue, art quilt “Snowbirds in a November Sky”
http://www.quiltart.com/challenges
Make Quilts Not War, art quilt “Profit Margin”
Name Challenge, “Ms. Gorgon: Goddess of multimedia…”
Black and White, “Shelia-na-gee meets Mrs. Gorgon”
Soul Holes, “”Vietnam Soul Holes” http://www.quiltart.com/challenges/soulhole/
Art Festivals
Art in the Park, Ormond Beach, 1995, 1996
DeLand Art Festival, 1983-1995
Manatee Art Festival, DeLand 1981-1986
Current Professional Associations
Artists Workshop, New Smyrna Beach, 2004
ArtsEtc, New Smyrna Beach, founder 2004
Gateway Art League, DeBary, 2008
Florida Society of Gold Smiths, 2003
Florida Craftsmen, 1997
Florida Committee, National Museum of Women in the Arts, 2005
Pioneer Fiber Arts Guild, Barberville Settlement for the Arts, 2000
Studio Art Quilt Associates, SAQA FL/GA representative, professional artist, 2005
Women’s Caucus for Art, 2003
Publications
SAQA Journal, June/July 2008, full page on fiber art retreats
SAQA Portfolio 13, 2007, full page photo of "Snowbirds in a November Sky"
SAQA Journal, Oct 2005, ½ page article w/photos
I Remember Mama, book published 2005, ½ page for quilt plus shared cover
Quilter’s Newsletter, Oct/Nov 2005, “My Dear Sainted Mother…” image w/article about exhibition
American Affenpincher Journal, Nov 2005, “My Dear Sainted Mother…” image and story about the one-eyed dog
