Mara Gillen Beckwith

Education

1987-2002 Connecticut College BA in Studio Art, Painting

2001 University of Iowa Summer Printmaking Course, Italy

2000 Geneva College, PA Summer Drawing Course, Austria

1999 RISD Pont-Aven Summer Painting Course, France

1974-1975 General Dynamics Certificate Draftsman Program

Exhibitions

2010

3 Generations; Alvin Greiner, Daniel Gillen and Mara Gillen Beckwith, Studio M, Mystic, CT

Monotype Guild of New England Members 25th Anniversary Show, Falmouth Art Center, Falmouth, MA

Elected Artist Exhibition, Mystic Art Center, Mystic, CT

Stonington Printmakers Society, Cate Charles Gallery, Stonington, CT

2009

Making the Mark, Stonington Print Makers Society, Slater Memorial Museum, Norwich, CT

Monotype Guild of New England Members Show, Plymouth Guild for the Arts, Plymouth, MA

The Fourth Crossing, Juried Exhibition, Hygenic Art Gallery, NL, CT

Revealing Interiors, Second Prize Winner, Juried Art Show, Mystic Art Center, Mystic, CT

Annual Members Exhibit, Norwich Arts Council, Norwich, CT

2008

Silhouettes, Studio M, Groton, CT

Art=Gift, Invitational, Hygenic Art Gallery, NL, CT

Photo XXX, Juried Exhibition, Mystic Art Center, Mystic, CT

3 Generations; Alvin Greiner, Daniel Gillen and Mara Gillen Beckwith, Studio M, Groton, CT

In the Pink, A Celebration of Women's Strength, Beauty and Healing, Hygenic Art Gallery, NL, CT

52nd Regional Juried Show, Mystic Art Center, Mystic, CT

Our Extended Family, Annual Members Exhibit, Norwich Arts Council, Norwich, CT

Love Letters, Studio M Gallery, Groton, CT

Norwich Photo Four, Juried Art Show, Norwich Arts Council, Norwich, CT

Elected Artist Show, Mystic Art Center, Mystic, CT

2007

Invitational Art Show, Hygenic Art Gallery, New London, CT

Photo Show XXIX Juried Show, Mystic Art Center, Mystic, CT

Norwich Photo Three, Juried Art Show, Norwich Arts Council, Norwich, CT

One Way or Another, Annual Members Exhibit, Norwich Arts Council, Norwich, CT

Red, White and Black Juried Art Show, Mystic Art Center, Mystic, CT

Stonington Printmakers Society , Hoxie Gallery, Westerly, RI

Members and Invited Friends, Norwich Arts Council Gallery, Norwich, CT

2006

6 X 6, Norwich Arts Council Gallery, Norwich, CT

Small Works, Monotype Guild of New England, Stoughton Library, Stoughton, MA

Photo Show XXVIII Juried Show, Mystic Art Center, Mystic, CT

The 1st Annual Hygenic Juried Art Show, Hygenic Art Gallery, New London, CT

Hip to Be Square Juried Show, Mystic Art Center, Mystic, CT

2005

Blackstone Valley Art & Wine Festival, Asa Waters Mansion, Millbury, MA

Solo Show, Say What You Mean, NAC II Gallery, Norwich, CT

Regional Invitational Exhibition, Slater Memorial Museum, Norwich, CT

62nd Annual CT Artists Exhibition Juried Show, Slater Memorial Museum, Norwich, CT

Influence, A Gift of Art From One Generation to Another, Hoxie Gallery, Westerly, RI

Print Zero Exchange III, Blue Door Gallery, Seattle, WA

2004

Arts Connecticut 2004 Juried Show, The Mill Gallery, Guilford, CT

Solo Show, Face to Face, Greene’s Books and Beans, New London, CT

Water Juried Show, Monotype Guild of New England, Slater Mem. Park, Pawtucket, RI

61st Annual CT Artists Exhibition Juried Show, The Slater Memorial Museum, Norwich, CT

Bio

Mara Gillen Beckwith, is a painter and printmaker after

earning her BA degree in studio art from Connecticut College.

Her current work is conceptual in nature, drawing from

her life’s experiences in relationships, family, and the energy

points of the human body, (Chakra system).

Statement

I have not yet reached the depth of my creative energies,

I have only danced along the river of art.