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"
  SOLD
  
  
  

  

  Untamed
  
  Acrylic, duralar on cradled panel
  Art dimensions: 36" x 48" x 2"
  SOLD
  
  
  

  

  Looking for Space
  
  Acrylic, duralar on cradled panel
  Art dimensions: 30" x 48" x 2"
  SOLD
  
  
  

  

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

  

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

  

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

  

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

  

  The Alluring Surface of Things
  
  Acrylic, duralar on cradled panel
  Art dimensions: 24" x 24" x 2"
  SOLD
  
  
  

  

  Respond, Ponder, Learn, Again
  
  Acrylic, duralar on cradled panel
  Art dimensions: 24" x 24" x 2"
  $750
  
  
  

  

  Do It to Get It
  
  Acrylic, duralar on cradled panel
  Art dimensions: 24" x 24" x 2"
  SOLD
  
  
  

  

  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
  
  
  

  

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

  

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

  

  Exactly the Same Stage
  
  Acrylic, duralar on paper
  Art dimensions: 20" x 16"
  SOLD
  
  
  

  

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

  

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

  

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

  

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

  More Works by Mary Zeran