My Work
Painting
Performing
Painting
Painting is an emotional, messy process of instantaneous problem-solving coupled with lots of handwringing and handwashing.
Current & Upcoming Exhibitions
Feb-May 2023: INFOBAHN, New Smyrna, FL
Feb - June 2023: Guardian Gallery/Lowell
March - May 2023 West MI Arts Competition
May - June 2023: LowellArts Gallery
June-July 2023: Holland Area A
Painting is an emotional, messy process of instantaneous problem-solving coupled with lots of handwringing and handwashing.
Current & Upcoming Exhibitions
Feb-May 2023: INFOBAHN, New Smyrna, FL
Feb - June 2023: Guardian Gallery/Lowell
March - May 2023 West MI Arts Competition
May - June 2023: LowellArts Gallery
June-July 2023: Holland Area Arts Council
Sept 14-Oct 1: ArtPrize
Oct 6-Nov 11: Holly Palmer Memorial Juried Art Exhibition
Oct. 8, 2023: Pop-Up Bazaar and Art Market
Feb - May 2024 Guardian Gallery/Grand Rapids
May 2024: TerryBerry Gallery
Oct-Dec 2024: Amy VanAndel Library
Ongoing: All Art Works Online Gallery
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Writing
Performing
Painting
Mary Jane releases her new book, Color Me Happy: A Memoir in Poetry, Painting, and Prose .
June 2023 Book Launch and Tour
Mary Jane and fellow poet and debut novelist, Cheryl J. Fish, will be hosting readings and a workshop in Michigan.
6/ 7: Holland at the Felt Estate
6/11: Grand Rapids at Grand Valley Artists
Mary Jane releases her new book, Color Me Happy: A Memoir in Poetry, Painting, and Prose .
June 2023 Book Launch and Tour
Mary Jane and fellow poet and debut novelist, Cheryl J. Fish, will be hosting readings and a workshop in Michigan.
6/ 7: Holland at the Felt Estate
6/11: Grand Rapids at Grand Valley Artists
6/12: Suttons Bay at Bay Books
6/15: Kalamazoo with Bonnie Jo Campbell
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Performing
Performing
Performing
Performing allows Mary Jane to "discover the characters hiding inside and learn from them."
News
April 2023 - MC for Chili Cook-Off and Grand Ole Opry Fundraiser
Fall 2021 performed Shauna Johannessen's M is for Music with the Lima Symphony Orchestra.
December 2021 performed The Miracle of Chanukah at Jewish Theater Grand Rapids.
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