ARTIST BIO
“Return to your longing, it will teach you everything.”
- Sue Monk Kidd, The Book of Longings
Mary Grace Wynn is an artist based out of Augusta, GA. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from The University of North Carolina at Asheville in 2013 with a concentration in Photography. Dedicated to film photography, 35mm and medium format, Mary Grace searched in earnest to explore human nature’s connection with the divine and each other in her solo exhibition Interpretations of a Flexible God.
After graduating from a meaningful college art career, Mary Grace took an unplanned break from art to explore business management and insurance sales. Yes, as sexy as it sounds. After a few years of growth in business management and many lessons along the way, Mary Grace left that career to travel and take time exploring what she truly wanted to devote her time and energy to.
Soon after, she created Wynn & Co., a European antique and home decor business that she greatly enjoys curating today.
Through the forced solitude of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mary Grace has once again found herself in a studio - eat, sleep, breathing art. A change from her previous art years focusing on film photography, Mary Grace is now working with drawing and painting. The freedom and accessibility to dig into different materials and see how they respond to one another have become essential in her latest work.
Focusing on the opacity and depths of color and the delicate addition of layering, Mary Grace has completed a new series of work titled Foliorum. The Foliorum series is abstract in form with delicate leaves exploring the organic movement and gentle folds of plant life.
Mary Grace looks forward to sharing her recent creations and continuing to explore form and color in upcoming work.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Mary Grace Wynn
Augusta, GA.
marygracewynn.com
EDUCATION
The University of North Carolina at Asheville
Bachelor of Fine Arts, 2013
Concentration: Photography
Distinction in Art
Distinction as University Research Scholar
Semester Abroad, Paris, FR. 2011
EXHIBITION HISTORY
Seeds VII
Westobou Gallery, Augusta, GA, 2021
Juror: Shai Perry, Curator, Kansas City, MO.
Thought-Provoking Work by UNC Asheville Alumni
Asheville Area Arts Council Gallery, Asheville, NC, 2013
Invitation Only
Interpretations of A Flexible God
S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, Asheville, NC, 2013
Solo Exhibit
46th Annual Juried Show
S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, Asheville, NC, 2013
Juror: John Oles, Ceramicist, New Orleans, LA.
Big South Undergraduate Research Symposium
Intercollegiate Juried Exhibition, Rock Hill, SC, 2012
Juror: Virginia Derryberry, Painter, Asheville, NC.
Annual Art Front Student Show
Highsmith University Union Gallery, Asheville, NC, 2012
Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing Exhibit
Flood Gallery, Phil Mechanic Studios, Asheville, NC, 2012
45th Annual Juried Show
S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, Asheville, NC, 2011
Juror: Kate Silvio, Sculpturist, Grand Rapids, MI.
Art Front Student Show
The Highsmith University Union Gallery, Asheville, NC, 2011
Selected Student Show
The Highsmith University Union Gallery, Asheville, NC, 2011
Juror: Leisa Rundquist, Art Department Chair, UNCA
Invitation Only
44th Annual Juried Show
S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, Asheville, NC, 2010
Juror: Nina Katchadourian, Director, Drawing Center, New York, NY
AWARD AND SCHOLARSHIP HISTORY
Recipient of 2nd Place Award, 46th Annual Juried Show, 2013
Art Alumni and Friends Scholarship, 2012-2013
Recipient of Juror’s Choice Award, Big South Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2012
Recipient of Juror’s Choice Award, 45th Annual Juried Show, 2011
Recipient of Best 2D Piece Award, ART FRONT Student Show, 2011
Art Alumni and Friends Scholarship, 2011-2012
PUBLICATIONS
Southern Home Magazine - The Color Issue
March/April 2024
Artwork placed by designer Yancey Seibert Shearouse
Home of Virginia and Matt McKnight
Interpretations of a Flexible God
Journal of Undergraduate Research
The University of North Carolina at Asheville, 2013
Faculty Advisors: Brent Skidmore & Eric Tomberlin
