P O R T R A I T
Voices of Women series of exhibitions.
When Whyte’s paintings are
exhibited together, the viewer is
offered a rare glimpse into the
artist’s private world. Here are
the folks Whyte has met along
the way and has gotten to know.
The result is the feeling that we
have ventured into a family reunion, and are surrounded by
faces that feel familiar to us.
We are drawn in, and become
witness not only to our universal commonality, but also to
the life and work of an accomplished artist.
Whyte’s paintings have earned
international recognition and
are held in numerous private,
corporate, and museum collections. She is the author of several
books, including Working South,
Down Bohicket Road and Painting Portraits and Figures in Watercolor. In 2013, the biography
of her life and work, More Than
a Likeness: The Enduring Art of
Mary Whyte by Martha Severens,
was published by University of
South Carolina Press. O n V iew
opposite page:
mary whyte,
photo: Jack Alterman.
this page
(clockwise from top left):
1. Sweet Potatoes,* 2012,
watercolor on paper.
2. Graffiti,* 2008,
watercolor on paper.
3. Armistice, 2014,
watercolor on paper,
on loan from the artist.
*on loan from
Coleman Fine Art:
www.colemanfineart.com
special events:
The Mennello Museum
will host an opening
reception with
Mary Whyte on Friday,
October 16, 2015, from 6-8 pm.
the artist will also lead
tours through
her exhibition on
October 17, 2015
at 11 aM and 3:30 pm.