Mari Biro
About Mari Biro
Education
Hunter College (1998) New York, NYMASTER OF ARTS, Summa Cum Laude, majored in EducationPratt Institute (1972) Brooklyn, NYB.F.A., Summa Cum Laude, Dean’s List, majored in Painting and SculptureBrooklyn College (1972, 1979, 1989) New York, NYCompleted Courses in Reading Methods and EducationArt Students League (1972-1973) New York, NYAttended painting classesFashion Institute of Technology (1967) New York, NYAttended classes in painting and drawingLycee of Fine Arts
(1963-1965) Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Teaching Experience
New Utrecht High School (1998-2010) Brooklyn, NY· Teacher of Art and English as a Second LanguageSunset Park Studio (1988-2020) Brooklyn, NY· Taught drawing, painting, and sculpture at own studio
Career Highlights
The Sunset House of Art (2009) Brooklyn, NYFounded a small museumOne Artist’s Struggle Against The Invisible Enemy (2009)Self-published memoir, hardcover, 10x11 inches, 500 pages of art images and textSelf-published 5 books on Amazon
Honors and Awards
Jeffrey Childs Willis Memorial Award for Sculpture (1995)NYC High Schools Art Competition Award (1966)
Commissions and Where Presented
Written texts and resume (1995) Washington D.C.· Collection of the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian InstitutionWorks on paper (1975) Rockefeller Center, New York, NY· Collection of Librairie FrancaisePortrait of Philip Morse (1972)· Bas relief, collection of Philip Morse, President of Electro Products New York, NY
Art Exhibitions
Solo art exhibition at Orchard Art Gallery with classical/contemporary musical and ballet performances at Orchard str, NY, NY 5. 2019Featured on Channel 1 TV, NYC, May, 2019Moderated "An Artist's Role in Society", Artists Talk on Art (ATOA), National Arts Club, NYC, 2016Brooklyn Waterfront Artists’ Coalition, group exhibitions (1992-1995 & 2002-2005) Brooklyn, NYNational Association of Women Artists, group exhibitions (1995-1999) NY & NJ, multiple locationsGroup exhibition titled, Machine in the Garden Revisited, organized by the Rotunda Gallery at Kingsborough Community College (1993) Brooklyn, NYDrawing exhibition, Hansen Gallery, SOHO, NY, NY (1975) New York, NY