education 2001 MFA, Painting, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 1997 Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Studio Art, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 1995 AB cum laude, Fine Arts, Amherst College, Amherst, MA 1994 Studio Art Centers International, Florence, Italy solo and two-person exhibitions 2006 Right Clique, Lyons Wier • Ortt, New York, NY 2005 Recollection: Mary Henderson and Susan Slattery, InLiquid @ the Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, PA 2004 Thrills, Zg Gallery, Chicago, IL Amusements, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA 2003 Album, Zg Gallery, Chicago, IL selected group exhibitions 2005 Reality Show, Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Larchmont, NY Operation RAW, Ice Box Project Space, Philadelphia, PA Summer Show '05, Zg Gallery, Chicago, IL 2004 Summer Show '04, Zg Gallery, Chicago, IL -scope, Los Angeles (lyonswiergallery), New York, NY -scope, New York (lyonswiergallery), New York, NY Meat Market, lyonswiergallery, New York, NY Young Painters Competition, Miami University, Oxford, OH 2003 As Small As Possible, Zg Gallery, Chicago, IL Compendium, Zg Gallery, Chicago, IL really, gescheidle, Chicago, IL Momenta Art Benefit 2003, Momenta Art, Brooklyn, NY and White Columns, New York, NY 2002 Less Than One, Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Larchmont, NY Slide File, White Columns, New York, NY (2002-2007) Night of 1000 Drawings, Artists Space, New York, NY 12"x12", Zg Gallery, Chicago, IL Affordable Art Fair (Kenise Barnes Fine Art), New York, NY 2001 Slide Registry, The Drawing Center, New York, NY (ongoing) Talking Heads, Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Larchmont, NY The Future is Now, Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, Wilmington, DE New Talent, Gross-McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA MFA Thesis Exhibition, Horton Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2000 GSFA Award Winners' Show, Meyerson Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Small Print Show, Fox Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA awards/residencies 2005 Pennsylvania Council on the Arts SOS Grant 2004 Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Fellowship, Visual Arts - Painting 2003 Artist Residency, Jentel Foundation, Banner, WY 2000 Neil Welliver Award, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 1999-2001 Chairman's Merit Scholarship, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA bibliography "Mary Henderson at Lyons Wier • Ortt," Michaël Amy, Art in America, January 2007 Harper’s Magazine, December, 2006 (reproduction) “Photorealism: Who is the Man?” John Firestone, Iridescent Art News, Pennlive.com “Raw Bits—More Ice Box Morsels,” Libby Rosof, Artblog (fallonandrosoff.com), September 24, 2005 “First Friday Focus,” Lori Hill, Philadelphia City Paper, March 31-April 6, 2005 “Art Attack,” Philadelphia Style Magazine, March/April, 2005 (reproduction) “Now Showing,” Fred Camper, Chicago Reader, December 24, 2004 “Twirling Pink Teacups,” Carrie Sandler, UR Chicago, November 18 - December 15 2004 "This Week in the Arts," Celeste Starita, The Weekly Press, Philadelphia, April 21, 2004 Cover image, XConnect: Writers of the Information Age, Vol. 6, Philadelphia: Cross Connect, Inc., 2004 “What you see isn’t what you get: ‘Really’,” Lisa Stein, Chicago Tribune, May 16, 2003 “Lipservice: Our Short List for Fall 2002,” Mouth to Mouth, Fall 2002 New American Paintings: MFA 2001, Open Studios Press, Boston, MA "Sketches: Fresh Palette," Roberta Fallon, Philadelphia Weekly, July 11, 2001 teaching/professional experience Teacher, Baldwin School, Bryn Mawr, PA (2002-2005) Lecturer, Fine and Performing Arts, St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA (2001-2005) Instructor, Pre-College and Continuing Education, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA (2001-2002) Education Advisor, Winsor and Newton, Piscataway, NJ (2001-2002) Instructor, Painting, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA (2001) Instructor, Painting, College of General Studies, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (2000)