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Exhibit Info + Catalogue

Keeping the Bubble Happy

December 6th, 2019-January 17th, 2020
Opening Reception: December 6th, 2019  5-7pm
Solo exhibit of works by Mary Zeran
Mary Zeran was raised in a family of women artists whose textiles, embroidery, and woodcarvings, existed as their visual language; enigmatic shapes and forms were their words.  Each time she picks up a brush or scissors she immerses herself in the language of her family, which brings her ever closer to their traditions, histories, and stories. Mary Zeran received her B.F.A and M.F.A from University of Iowa. She was born in Iowa City in 1964 and now lives and works in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She is the recipient of several awards and honors and her works are in numerous public and private collections as well as many notable corporate collections. Her collage works have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in galleries and museums throughout the United States and abroad. Museum collections include The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, and Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids IA. She has been reviewed in The Art Examiner, Seattle Post Intelligencer, Artweek, and Kolaj Magazine.
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Keeping the Bubble Happy:
There’s a weight in the slog to keeping afloat at times. I structure my world around a system of patterns and habits to create a psychological ecosystem that allows me to transcend my sadness, fears, insecurities, and doubts.
 
Keeping the bubble happy? What it is for you, is exactly what you need. For me, it’s spending time in nature marveling at the wonder. It’s talking and walking with my husband and dogs. Nothing has the power to shift my mood more than my normal, everyday schedule. It’s the little constants of the day. They are the balm for my soul.
 
The bubble is where you ARE exactly in the moment- your mental location. These works are my conscious effort to place myself in blissful distraction. Balance. I am a participant in the collaboration with the material and my atmosphere is airy within dense and transparent layers, focusing on interactions with the natural world around me.

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    Weighing it Out

    Acrylic, duralar on cradled panel
    Art dimensions: 48" x 30" x 2"
    $2,800


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    Untamed

    Acrylic, duralar on cradled panel
    Art dimensions: 36" x 48" x 2"
    $2,800


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    Looking for Space

    Acrylic, duralar on cradled panel
    Art dimensions: 30" x 48" x 2"
    $2,800


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    Keeping the Bubble Happy

    Acrylic, duralar on cradled panel
    Art dimensions: 24" x 36" x 2"
    $1,200


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    The Perfect Habitat

    Acrylic, duralar on cradled panel
    Art dimensions: 30" x 30" x 2"
    SOLD


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    Patterns, Systems, Habits

    Acrylic, duralar on cradled panel
    Art dimensions: 24" x 24" x 2"
    SOLD


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    Largely Populated

    Acrylic, duralar on cradled panel
    Art dimensions: 24" x 24" x 2"
    $750


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    The Alluring Surface of Things

    Acrylic, duralar on cradled panel
    Art dimensions: 24" x 24" x 2"
    SOLD


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    Respond, Ponder, Learn, Again

    Acrylic, duralar on cradled panel
    Art dimensions: 24" x 24" x 2"
    $750


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    Do It to Get It

    Acrylic, duralar on cradled panel
    Art dimensions: 24" x 24" x 2"
    SOLD


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    A Greater Number

    Acrylic, duralar on cradled panel
    Art dimensions: 20" x 24" x 2"
    $750


    More Works by Mary Zeran
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    A Defiant Pink

    Acrylic, duralar on paper
    Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
    SOLD


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    Thanks to Focus

    Acrylic, duralar on paper
    Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
    $400 framed


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    What Makes Sense

    Acrylic, duralar on paper
    Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
    $400 framed


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    Exactly the Same Stage

    Acrylic, duralar on paper
    Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
    $400 framed


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    Another Day

    Acrylic, duralar on paper
    Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
    SOLD


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    Attracting Butterflies

    Acrylic, duralar on paper
    Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
    SOLD


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    Exquisite Beauty

    Acrylic, duralar on paper
    Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
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    Butterfly Kisses

    Acrylic, duralar on paper
    Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
    $400 framed


    More Works by Mary Zeran
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