MARY LAINE

Mary Laine has lived and travelled in many countries of the world including Europe, Asia, The United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. She holds a degree in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University, but has been cultivating an art education her whole life through mentors and universities. She officially made the change from poet to professional artist in 1993 and has been practicing and exhibiting as a full time artist since then.

Mary has worked with and explored many media including, but not exclusive to, clay, welded metal, glass casting, textile arts, and mixed media (such as paper, wire and found objects), as well as a wide variety of paints such as acrylics, oils and watercolours. She is most known for her emotive art dolls and marionettes, and the narratives around these little beings as each one comes to life.

Mary is currently living and working in New Zealand.