About the Artist
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Mary J. Rose
mary@maryjrose.com
850-443-1503 * 954-474-3886
Mary Rose has loved to draw and paint since her early childhood, having been supplied always with pastels by her grandmother. She studied privately for some years with respected Tallahassee portrait artist Edward Gordon. Mr. Gordon had studied under Haddon Sundblom in Chicago and was a successful illustrator for years, having illustrated one of the Sally, Dick, and Jane readers. He then turned to portraiture as a successful means of expressing his creativity and strong observational skills. It was a privilege to have studied under this remarkable gentleman. Mr. Gordon was 87 years old when he accepted Ms. Rose into his weekly class where he taught from his studio that looked out over the beautiful Lake Talquin.
Mary has painted many portrait commissions in the North Florida area and has also had success as a landscape artist. Her paintings are in private and corporate collections throughout the North Florida, South Georgia region. She has won awards for her work on both local and regional levels. The artist currently resides in the Fort Lauderdale, Florida area where she lives with her husband and daughter. She enjoys a sensitivity to the individual qualities inherent in each individual whether a child or adult. Her range extends from pastel-like impressionistic imagery to the deeper warm tones seen in the tradition of the Masters. Each individual and their setting dictate their own unique translation. Ms. Rose would welcome meeting with you and discussing your needs in determining what would work best
for your anticipated painting.
Exhibits
Bachelor of Science Graduation Show Florida State University
621 Gallery/Nan Boynton Gallery, May 2010
Thomasville Cultural Center 21st
Annual Summer Showcase Regional
Juried Exhibition, 2010, Juror Suzanne Winton.
Offices of the Attorney General, Bill McCullum. Five paintings on display at the Collins Building through Florida State University, March-Nov. 2009.
Thomasville Cultural Center 20th Annual Summer Showcase Regional Juried Exhibition,
Summer of 2009;
Juror Julie Bowland. Third Place Award. $1500 purchase.
Thomasville Cultural Center 18th Annual Summer Showcase Regional Juried Art Competition
andExhibition, $1700 Purchase Award permanent collection Thomasville Cultural Center,
as well as 3rd place,"Morning Glow," July-Aug 2009.
Exhibition, Turmoil at the Unfair, Chaotic Art Gallery Nov. 2008; Club Downunder,
Florida State
University.
The Artists League of Tallahassee Summer Annual 2007 Regional Juried Exhibition,
Museum of Fine Art,
Florida
State University, Thomas Eads Juror.
An exhibition of my paintings, Main Gallery Winter Festival January 12 through March 20,
2007,Thomasville Cultural Center.
Thomasville Cultural Center 17th Annual Summer Showcase Regional Juried Art Competition
and
Exhibition,
4th place "The Mighty Tide," June-August 2006,
Joe McFadden/Barbara Cohenour Jurors.
My Favorite Things,Thomasville Cultural
Center,
Spring of 2006. 
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2005 Brushstrokes Juried Members'
Exhibition, Tallahassee Watercolor
Society, R.A. Gray Building
Tall., FL Oct. 7-Nov. 10, 2005.
Brushstroke Highlights, Selections
from Brushstrokes Exhibition, Nov. 16-Dec. 9,
2005, The
Vereen Gallery, Moultrie, GA.
Florida State University Museum of Fine
Arts, Artists League of Tallahassee Summer Annual
Regional Juried Exhibition, June/July 2005.
Thomasville Cultural Center 16th Annual Summer Showcase Regional Exhibition, June-August, 2005.
Creative Tallahassee Annual Juried Fine Art Exhibition, Tallahassee City Hall, Tallahassee,
Florida, April-May, 2005.
Show of Works at Tallahassee City Hall awarded by the Tallahassee Cultural Resource
Commission, September of 2004. (Half of two artist show with Eddie Brown).
"Ribbons" 48x60 Oil, chosen for publication, Cultural Resource Commission First Friday
Gallery & Museum Guide, 2004
South of Soho Group Exhibit, Firehouse Gallery, Bainbridge, GA, June 2004.
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Participating Artists 9/11 Exhibit Spring of 2003, Thomasville Artist Guild, honoring
individuals victimized by the 9/11/01, terrorist attacks.
Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, Artists League of Tallahassee Exhibit, Summer
of 2003.
2002 Florida Invitational, May 1-12, Perry, Florida, Richard Schmidt, Jurist.
Portrait Society of America Scholarship Award, Edward Jonas Vice Chairman,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Conference, Spring of 2002.
Fourteenth Annual Summer Showcase Regional Juried Art Competition and Exhibition,
Thomasville Cultural Center, Thomasville, GA June-August 2002.
Portrait Society of America Quarterly, Publication of Portrait "Randy" Spring of 2002.
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Tallahassee City Hall Art Gallery, Cultural Resources Commission Juried Exhibition.
May-June 2001.
Twelfth Annual Summer Showcase, Regional Exhibition, Thomasville Cultural Center.
June-August 2000.
Community Gallery Exhibition of my paintings, Thomasville Cultural Center, featuring
works done in oils
and watercolors, June-July 1998.
Ninth Annual Summer Showcase Regional Juried Art Competition & Exhibition,
Thomasville Cultural Center, Summer 1998.
Thomas County Public Library Arts Guild Show/Georgia/Spring 1998.
Pelham Wildlife Festival Regional Art Show & Competition, 3rd place Professional Category,
Pelham Chamber of Commerce, Fall of 1997.
Tallahassee City Hall/Cultural Resources Commission Indian Summer Portrait Group
Exhibition, September-October 1997.
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Exploration into Creativity, Thomasville Artists Guild Member Exhibit, October-
November 1996, Quitman Brooks County Museum & Cultural Center, Quitman, GA.
Thomasville Artists Guild Summer Showcase Exhibition, Summer of 1996.
The Artists League of Tallahassee/Florida State University Museum, The Artists
League Summer Annual, May 1996.
Thomasville Arts Guild Summer Showcase Regional Exhibition, 1995, 3rd place
Visitors Choice Award.
Community
Teaching Painting Workshops, Representative of Grumbacher Paints 2010-11,
Chartpak, Leeds, Mass.
Organizing and teaching an art project (through the Broward Art Guild)
at " Gilda's House" in Fort Lauderdale for children touched by cancer, October 2010.
Teaching acrylic and oil painting, Tuesday afternoons and evenings
at the Thomasville Cultural Center, Thomasville, Georgia, 2007-8.
Publicity Chair, Tallahassee Watercolor Society, 2006-8.
An evening with the artists, Eluster Richardson and Mary Rose, painting
demonstrations at the Thomasville Cultural Center Thursday March 29,
2007, 6:30-8:30 pm.
Artist in Residence Visual Arts Enrichment Program, October 2006, Visiting artist
Cross
Creek Elementary School, Thomasville, GA.
Artist Presentation Day Nims Middle School, Spring of 2006.
"Two for One" speaking presentation along with artist Hilary Miller, LeMoyne
Art Museum, Tallahassee, Fl, Spring of 2006.
Artist in Residence Visual Arts Enrichment Program, Oct. 2005, Visiting artist
Brookwood Elementary, Thomasville, Georgia.
Children's Mural Workshops. Covenant Presbyterian Church, Tallahassee. 1994-8.
Studies
Currently in graduate studies with the Academy of Art University.Bachelor of Science in Studio Art, Florida State University.
Edward Gordon, Tallahassee Portrait Artist, 3 years along with weekly attendance
with Mr. Gordon at Paint-From-Life Tallahassee Portrait Group.
Dean Gioia, Tallahassee Landscape Artist.
Daniel Greene, Portrait Artist, Salem, New York.
Phyllis Miller Florida Watercolor Society Signature Member (one year study).
Edward Jonas, Tallahassee sculptor and painter.
Lillian Garcia-Roig, Florida State University
Carrie-Ann Jones-Baade, Florida State University
Esther Tubbs, Watercolor Pour Workshop, 2005.
Melinda Cooper Acrylic Workshop, October 2006, Thomasville Cultural Center.
Sergei Oil Workshop, 2005, Thomasville Cultural Center.
Corporate, Private Collections
GNP International, Inc. (Poster Illustrations).
Tallahassee Community College History Deprtment, Oil Landscape).
Covenant Presbyterian Church, Tallahassee, Florida (Portrait of Rev. Breck Castleman).
Northeast Christian Church, Tallahassee, Florida (Mural).
Nims Middle School, "20th Century Past."
Thomasville Cultural Center permanent collection, "Morning Glow."
Private collection upon request (Landscapes and Portrait commissions, Portrait Associates
of Birmingham).
Associations, Memberships
Portrait Society of America
Thomasville Artist Guild
Artist League of Tallahassee
Tallahassee Watercolor Society
Tallahassee Community College Art Club 2004-2005.
Broward Art Guild
Affiliations
Meridian Gallery, 126 Broad Street, Thomasville, Georgia
South of Soho Co-op Gallery, Railroad Square, Tallahassee, FL 2003-2005.
Portrait Associates of Birmingham, Alabama, 2004
