EXHIBITIONS:

• Members Juried II, Photography, Drawing & Graphics, Concord Art Association, Concord, MA. 2008
  
  
• Members Juried I, Painting & Sculpture, Concord Art Association, juried by Peter Alpers, Alpers Fine Art,
  Andover, MA. 2008
  

"Oh My Gouache!" watercolor, 22"x15"

• Fall Salon, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA. 2007
  
  
• "Ode to Cornell", juried by Lynda Roscoe Harrington, Peabody Essex Museum at Old Town Hall, Salem, MA. 2007
  
  
• "Paint the Town Auction", Concord Art Association, Concord, MA. 2007
  
  
• Open Studios, Emerson Umbrella Center for the Arts, Concord, MA. 2007
  
  
• Members Juried I Painting and Sculpture, Concord Art Association, juried by Jennifer Witham Roth of Decordova Museum, 2007
  
  
• “Blue”, juried by Carole Anne Meehan, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, at Katherine Schultz Gallery, 2006
  
  
• Fall Salon, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA. 2006
  
  
• “Annual Show of Lincoln Artists” at the Lincoln Public Library, Lincoln, MA. 2006
  
  
• The Frances N. Roddy Open Competition, juried by Howard Yezerski of Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston, MA, at Concord  Art Association, Concord, MA.  2006
  
  
• "The Way We Live”,  juried by Jon Imber, at Katherine Schultz Gallery, Cambridge, MA. 2006 (Juror’s Choice Award)


• “Red”, juried by Nick Capasso of Decordova Museum and Sculpture Park, at University Place Gallery, Cambridge, MA. 2005

• “The Decisive Moment”, juried by Judi Rotenberg of Judi Rotenberg Gallery, at CAA, Cambridge, MA. 2005

• Open Studios, Munroe Center for the Arts, Lexington, MA. 2005
  


• “Watercolor Abstracted”, two person show, Art Gallery at Concord Free Public Library, Concord, MA. 2005
  


• Brookline Public Library Gallery, (25 works), Brookline, MA. 2004
  


• “Brookline Artists’ Open Studios”, Brookline, MA. 2004, 2003, 2000, 1998, 1996.
  


• “Pushing the Envelope”, juried by Robert Siegelman of School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, at Lowell Gallery, Cambridge, MA. 2003
  


• Zaftig’s solo exhibition (23 works), Brookline, MA. 2003
  


• Wellspace, solo exhibition, (35 works), Cambridge, MA. 2001
  


• “Festival Femina”, The International Cultural Union, Haifa, Israel. March 2001
  


• “Beauty”, juried by Elaine Scarry, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. March 2001
  


• Cambridge Art Association National Prize Show, juried by Maxwell Anderson of Whitney Museum NY, at University Place Gallery, Cambridge, MA. 2001. Honorable Mention.
  


• “Red”, juried by Harry Cooper, Harvard University Art Museums, at University Place Gallery, Cambridge, MA. 2001
  


• “Dreams and Fantasies”, juried by Howard Yeserski of Yeserski Gallery, for Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA. 2000
  


• “Members’ Show”, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA. 1999
  


• “Home Berth: Places of Safety”, Canyon Crossing Gallery, Brattleboro, VT. 1997
  


• “Furnishing the Future”, The Revolving Museum and Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless, Boston, MA. 1997
  


• “Sanctuary”, The Bunting Institute of Radcliffe College, Cambridge, MA. 1997, in honor of International Women’s Day.
  


• “Taking It to the Streets”, Women’s Caucus for Art, Boston, MA. 1996
  


• “Beacon Hill Art Walk”, Boston, MA. 1996
  


• “Jewish Women Uncensored”, Cragin Fife Gallery, Brookline, MA, 1996. (In conjunction with the Women’s Caucus for Art National Conference). Juried by Rachel Rosenfield Lafo of Decordova Museum, Lincoln, MA.
  


• “She Who Laughs Lives”, The Bunting Institute of Radcliffe College, Cambridge, MA. 1996. In honor of International Women’s Day.
  


• “Gender in Art: What Women See/What Men See”, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA. 1996. Juried by Bonnie Porter and Ron Platt.
  


• “The Journey Back to Self”, Gutman Memorial Library, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA. 1995. Juried by Carolyn Boriss-Krimsky and Karen Frostig.
  


• “Les Artisans du Nord Annual Exhibit”, Shawbridge, Quebec. 1971, 1972, 1973.

PRIZES:

Juror's Choice Award, 2006, "The Way We Live", juried by Jon Imber, Cambridge, MA

Honorable Mention, Cambridge Art Association National Prize Show 2001, juried by Maxwell Anderson, Director, Whitney Museum, New York.

PROFESSIONAL ART EXPERIENCE:

CITIZENS SCHOOLS APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, "Art and Creative Thinking", Robinson Middle School,
Lowell, MA. 2007.
Instructor.

CITIZENS SCHOOLS, Lowell, MA. 2007. Instructor at Millie's Place to children living in shelters.

ABRUZZI MOUNTAIN WORKSHOP, Anversa degli Abruzzo, Italy. 2005. Painting Intensive.

THE BRUSH AND THE SWORD, haikido sword and big brush painting retreat with Barbara Bash and Bob Wing, Skylake Retreat Center, Rosendale, NY. 2005

VERMONT STUDIO CENTER, Johnson, VT. 2003. Painting fellowship.

“PAINT YOUR ESSENCE™”, 4 week series taught continuously at Tree of Life, Somerville, MA, and Ballet, Etc., Brookline, MA. 1999-2002
Instructor.

EARTHDANCE, Cummington, MA. 1999
Artists’ retreat.

“PAINT YOUR DANCE, DANCE YOUR CANVAS”, workshop, Jamaica Plain, MA. 1999
Instructor.

“IMPROVISATIONAL PAINTING”, class taught at SPRING HOUSE, an independent living and assisted living residence in Jamaica Plain, MA. 1999
Instructor.

MEDICINE WHEEL, Gardiner, MA. 1998
Artists’ retreat.

"PAINT YOUR DANCE", class taught at CABOT PARK VILLAGE , an independent living residence, Newton, MA. 1998
Instructor.

THE ELDER INITIATIVE, Boston, MA. 1998
Training with Peter DiMuro,sponsored by Massachusetts Cultural Council and MA Extended Care Federation for artists and elder care providers.

DANCE NEW ENGLAND, Poland Spring, ME. 1997
Instructor, “Paint Your Dance”.

EXPRESSION: JEWISH WOMEN’S CREATIVITY AND SPIRITUALITY CONFERENCE, Newton, MA. 1997
Instructor, “Let the Wings of the Shechinah Enfold You: A Collaborative Tapestry”.

WOMEN’S CAUCUS FOR ART, Boston, MA. 1995 - 1997
Assistant Treasurer and member 1995- present.

CAMBRIDGE ART ASSOCIATON.
Member 1995- present.

JEWISH WOMEN ARTISTS’ NETWORK, National Sub-caucus of Women’s Caucus for Art.
Coordinator, “Jewish Women Uncensored”, Cragin Fife Gallery, Brookline, MA. 1999

VEHICULE ART, Montreal, Canada.
Assistant Director and Instructor, 1974-76

• Key member in conceptual art gallery.
• Conceived, marketed and facilitated art/perception/communication workshops at French and English high schools and CEGEP's (junior colleges).

LES ARTISANS DU NORD, Shawbridge, Quebec
Director and Instructor, 1971-74

• Conceived and directed government funded community art center of 17 artists.
• Taught silk-screening on fabric and pursued my own work with fiber and textile printing.

EXPLORATIONS IN THE FOLLOWING MEDIA:

• Watercolor, ink drawings and assemblage: 1988 - present
• Painting on silk: 1983 – 88
• Silk-screening on cotton and rayon, painting on cotton, rayon and silk, batik, tie-dye, macramé, appliqué. Designed clothing and furniture from my own printed and hand painted fabrics. Created large tapestries. 1970-77
• Photography: 1965-present.
  
  
  
  To contact Mary Kostman:
  Phone: 781.258.8626
  eMail: info@MaryKostman.com