ARTIST STATEMENT
Landscape reminds us of beginnings and endings. The Sun and Moon offer endless visual reminders of time passing—marking the rhythm of our days and quietly bearing witness to the cycles of our lives.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Mary Barnes-Gingrich is a Chicago-based painter and printmaker inspired by nature and music. Her work moves between clear narrative and abstract feeling, exploring how shapes, color, and line can communicate both recognizable subjects and emotional experiences.
Barnes-Gingrich exhibits throughout the Midwest, including Firemouth Pottery and Gallery in Wisconsin and the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art in Iowa. She teaches at The Art Center of Highland Park, and her work is held in private collections throughout the United States and Europe.
As a printmaker, Barnes-Gingrich works with drypoint, acid, aquatint, and other techniques. Recently, she has been painting with acid directly onto copper plates to create intaglio prints. She also creates plaster blocks, carving them while wet for block printing. Mary enjoys exploring the many papers available for Chine Collé.
Her work balances intention and discovery, allowing images to move beyond representation to evoke feeling.
© Mary Barnes-Gingrich