About the artist
Mary Mirabal is an award-winning contemporary artist living in Tampa, Florida. Her exuberant paintings in oil paint and cold wax celebrate the regional colors, luscious textures and blissful ambience of the high desert of New Mexico – her “second home”. Her joyful works of art have won the hearts of many collectors worldwide.
Mary has had numerous solo and group exhibitions throughout the U.S. including those held at Highlands Museum of the Arts; the TECO Public Art Gallery; and Scarfone/Hartley Gallery at University of Tampa; among others.
The artist has also received many accolades, including Awards of Excellence from Renee Phillips, Director/Curator of Manhattan Arts International, NYC, NY, who wrote, “Mary Mirabal possesses extraordinary skill and versatility in fusing elements of realism with abstraction, juxtaposing harmonious colors, and building tactile surfaces to capture New Mexico’s natural beauty. Furthermore, she transcends geographic locale and lifts viewers to states of reverence and joie de vivre.”
Mary is a member of prestigious art organizations including: Professional Association of Acrylic Painters; Tampa Regional Artists; and WADA (Warehouse Arts District Association).
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Artist Statement
I paint with bold colors, the colors of my soul.
I strive to create paintings that speak of the simple beauty existing in everyday life. My abstract art reflects the colors and emotions of the high desert of New Mexico. Incorporating oil paints with cold wax in my process allows me to paint with a unique depth worthy of the captivating landscapes of Northern New Mexico. This sacred place calls to my soul and opens a space for my art to be a true reflection of my free spirit and enthusiasm for life.
Santa Fe, New Mexico is my second home. I spend several months each year in a charming, historic casita just off Canyon Road where I plan my adventures and paint the colors of my soul. Back in my Florida studio the many images captured on camera help me record, connect and reflect on special memories and form the inspiration for future paintings. As an abstract expressionist painter, I allow my intuitive artistic process to evolve with each new work.
New Mexico’s treasures include its many natural resources from majestic mountains, rivers and skies painted with highly saturated hues to the beautiful simplicity of a turquoise stone. Not only is turquoise a constant staple in my wardrobe, but you will also find the color turquoise in many of my paintings. It is my hope my art will shine a light on the landscapes, cultures and ambience that make New Mexico so remarkable.
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2019 Color Strokes at TECO Public Art Gallery - Tampa, FL
2019 Highlands Museum of the Arts – Sebring, FL
2019 Staybridge Suites Hotel – St. Petersburg, FL
2019 Rialto Theatre – Tampa, FL
2017 Rialto Theatre – Tampa, FL
2016 The Bunker – Tampa, FL
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2017 Color Chemistry – Red Door no. 5 Gallery, Tampa, FL
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2021 14th Annual Bay Area Art Exhibit – Old Hyde Park Art Center, Tampa, FL
2021 Sunday in the Arts – Las Damas de Artes, Tampa, FL
2020 The Healing Power of Arts & Artists “The Spirit of Resilience” - New York, NY
2020 Acrylic Painters USA Juried Exhibition – Scarfone/Hartley Gallery at UT- Tampa, FL
2020 Bay Area 13 Art Show – Old Hyde Park Art Center, Tampa, FL
2020 Envision Arts, black + white III
2019 Hue & Me - Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, FL
2019 Sunday in the Arts – Las Damas de Artes, Tampa, FL
2019 Her Story 2019 – Manhattan Arts International, New York, NY
2019 Bay Area 12 Art Show - Old Hyde Park Art Center, Tampa, FL
2018 Warehouse Arts District Member Show, St. Petersburg, FL
2018 Sunday in the Arts – Las Damas de Artes, Tampa, FL
2018 Bay Area 11 Art Show – Old Hyde Park Art Center, Tampa, FL
2018 First Impressions – Art Center Sarasota, Sarasota, FL
2017 Bay Area 10 Art Show – Old Hyde Park Art Center, Tampa, FL
2017 PAVA Exhibit at Gallery3 @HCC – Tampa, FL
2017 Five by Five 2016 – Tampa Museum of Art – Tampa, FL
2017 Sunday in the Arts – Las Damas de Artes, Scarfone/Hartley Gallery at UT, Tampa, FL
2016 Dreams II – Duncan McClellan Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL
2016 Bay Area 9 Art Show – Old Hyde Park Art Center, Tampa, FL
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2021 Second Place – Abstract Exhibit – Old Hyde Park Art Center, Tampa, FL
2021 Honorable Mention – 14th Annual Bay Area Art Exhibit, Tampa, FL
2020 Award of Excellence – The Healing Power of Art & Artists, Manhattan Arts Intl., New York, NY
2019 Third Place – What is Abstract Anyway? – Old Hyde Park Art Center, Tampa, FL
2018 Special Recognition – Botanicals Art Exhibit – Light Space & Time Gallery, Jupiter, FL
2018 Best of Show – Bay Area 11 Show, Old Hyde Park Art Center, Tampa, FL
2018 Honorable Mention – Forms, Lines and Color, Old Hyde Park Art Center, Tampa, FL
2018 Special Merit – 9th Annual Abstracts Art Exhibit, Light Space & Time Gallery, Jupiter, FL
2018 Honorable Mention – 9th Annual Abstract Exhibit, Light Space & Time Gallery, Jupiter, FL
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PAVA – Professional Association of Acrylic Painters
TRA – Tampa Regional Artists
WADA - Warehouse Arts District Association
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PAVA – Northwest Federal Credit Union (NWFCU) 2017
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“It’s Never Too Late to Become an Artist” published January 2018 for the Healing Power of Art & Artists by Manhattan Arts International, New York
http://www.healing-power-of-art.org/its-never-too-late-to-become-an-artist/