Mary Engel

V I R T U A L C E R A M I C S E X H I B I T

Watch Dog

Ceramic and found objects
13"x 32"x 14"
1993

Artist Statement

Thirty five thousand years ago, the first intentional burials with ritual obJects occured, and with them the first expressions of hu~an faith appeared. A predominant burial inage was the aninal. The use of ritualized animal images has had enduring religious, mythic and aesthetic significance. The animal image, (especially the dog) is central to my work and philosophy. For me, the animal image symbolizes a bridge between the rational world of humans and the instinctual world of nature. By embellishing the animal forms with found objects, inspired by African and Southern "memory Jars", I seek to create a magical sense of time, memory and place.

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MARY ENGEL
256 Georgia Drive
Athens, GA 30605
706-549-6877

EDUCATION

1993       Master of Fine Arts
               University of Georgia
               Athens, Georgia

1988       Bachelor of Science
               Illinois State University
               Normal, Illinois


ONE AND TWO PERSON SHOWS


1995        Two Person Show
        Macon Museum of Arts and Sciences
        Macon, Georgia

1993        One Person Show
        Dorothy McRae Gallery
        Atlanta, Georgia

1993        "Sixth Sense"
        Georgia Museum of Art
        Athens, Georgia

1993        M.F.A. Exhibition
        Visual Arts Gallery
        University of Georgia
        Athens, Georgia

1992        Two Person Show
        Visual Arts Gallery
        University of Georgia
        Athens, Georgia