Artist Bio
Mary Starke was born in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1988. She completed her BA in Studio Art with distinction at Meredith College in 2011. Mary works predominantly in the medium of Embroidery. Her passion for stitching started when her mother taught her a range of crewel stitches when she was seven years old. Mary did not pick up sewing again until a surface design class in college sparked her interest. Her embroidered drawings portray snapshots of people in different stages of life. Often times the work is inspired by the photographs of her family. Her work has been shown at CAM Raleigh, VAE, and the World of Art Showcase. Mary finds inspiration in the embroidered work of Joetta Maue and Jenny Hart. Her work has been published in the Colton Review. Mary lives and works in Raleigh.
Education
2011 Bachelor of Arts, in Studio Art, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
Minor in Art History
Exhibitions
2018 Anything Goes, Juried show, Litmus Gallery, Raleigh, NC
2018 Fresh, Juried by Jennifer Dasal, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art at the NC Museum of Art, Artspace, Raleigh, NC
2018 Meredith Iris Hues Art Exhibition, Curated Show; Lisa Pearce, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
2017 Scope: Landscapes of the South, Juried show; Juror Joe Bigley, VAE Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC
2017 Darning Memory, Juried Group show, Block Gallery, Raleigh NC
2016 Anything Goes, Juried show, Litmus Gallery, Raleigh, NC
2016 Camstalation, CAM Raleigh Museum of Contemporary Art, Raleigh, NC
2013 World of Art Showcase: International Fine Art Show, Raleigh, NC
2013 Salon Exhibition, Pullen Art Center, Raleigh, NC
2013 Primary, Visual Artist Exchange Gallery, Raleigh, NC
2011 2011 Senior Art Exhibition, Frankie G. Weems Art Gallery, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
2011 Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
2011 Resist Resistance, Frankie G. Weems Art Gallery, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
2011 Textile Design: Student Exhibition, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
2010 Artist Alliance Juried Show, Royal Bean Coffee Shop, Raleigh, NC
2009 Summer in the Southwest: Student Exhibition, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
2009 Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
2008 Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
Teaching Experience
2018 Embroidery Instructor: Meredith College Workshop for Meredith Iris Hues Art Exhibition,
2013-2015 Embroidery Instructor: Pullen Art Center, Raleigh, NC
2011 Student Teacher: Centennial middle school, Raleigh, NC
2009-2010 Arts Educator: Wake County public schools, at the Elementary, Middle, and High School level.
2009-2010 Arts Educator: Morehead School for the Blind, Raleigh, NC
2009 Hope Elementary Service Learning Project: ceramic workshop leader, Raleigh, NC
Awards and Honors
2011 Honorable Mention Printmaking: The Colton Review, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
2010 Deans List, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
2010 Honorable Mention: Spark Con Street Painting Festival, Raleigh, NC
2009 Honorable Mention Sculpture: The Colton Review, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
2008 Campus Choice Award: Annual Student Juried Show, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
2007 Deans List, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
Publications
2011 The Colton Review, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
2009 The Colton Review, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
Conference Presentations
2011 Danaë and Gustav Klimt: Thesis Presentation, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
2009 North Carolina Art Education Association Conference, Winston Salem, NC
Co Presenter: Art lessons in kits