One-Person Museum Exhibitions:
MONTGOMERY MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, Montgomery, AL,
"Towards the Horizon: Recent Works on Paper by Mary Ellen Doyle,"
Nov. 20, 1999 - Jan. 2, 2000.MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM OF ART, Jackson, MS,
"Towards the Horizon: Recent Works on Paper by Mary Ellen Doyle,"
Aug. 26 - Sept. 28, 1999.THE COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART, Columbus, GA,
"Towards the Horizon: Recent Works on Paper by Mary Ellen Doyle,"
June 20 - Aug. 15, 1999.THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION, Washington, DC,
"Mary Ellen Doyle: Works on Paper,"
June 17 - Oct. 5, 1997.Selected Exhibitions:
THE LONG ISLAND MUSEUM, Stony Brook, NY
"Two Centuries of Long Island Women Artists 1800-2000"
March 3 - September 4, 2022SOUTHAMPTON CULTURAL CENTER, Southampton, N.Y.
"Winter Light", East End Artists
Jan. 1 - Feb. 16, 2016
"375th Anniversary, Artists and Southampton: A Living Legacy"
June 2 - Aug. 3, 2015THE LONG ISLAND MUSEUM, Stony Brook, NY, (formerly The Museums at Stony Brook),
“The Little Continent of Long Island”, Landscapes from the Permanent Collection,
Jan. 22 – Sept. 11, 2005.THE COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART, Columbus, GA,
"A Celebration of Creativity: Three Centuries of American Masterworks On Paper,"
May 11 – Aug. 31, 2003.FINE ARTS MUSEUMS OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA PALACE OF THE LEGION OF HONOR, San Francisco, CA,
"Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary Works on Paper, Part II: Everywhere but California,"
Mar. 9 - June 23, 2002.THE LONG ISLAND MUSEUM, Stony Brook, NY
"Long Island: Morning, Noon, and Night,"
July 21 - Sept. 16, 2001.BARUCH COLLEGE, New York, NY,
Sidney Mishkin Gallery, "Long Island Landscape Painting Today,"
Oct. 1 - 28, 1999.THE PARRISH ART MUSEUM, Southampton, NY,
"The Centennial Open," Mar. 21 - Apr. 26, 1998.
Juried exhibitions 1988, 1984, 1981, 1976.AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS, New York, NY,
"47th Annual Exhibition,"
Nov. 6 - Dec. 3, 1995.BOSTON UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY, Boston, MA.
"Alumni Drawings: Celebrating Forty Years of the Visual Arts
at Boston University School for the Arts,"
Mar. 4 - Apr. 9, 1995.
Student Exhibitions, 1960 to 1962.GUILD HALL, East Hampton, NY,
"Landscape Today: East End Views," May 7 - June 19, 1994.
Participated in juried exhibitions between 1973 and 2016.THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN, New York, NY,
"169th Annual Exhibition," 1994.
"165th Annual Exhibition," 1990.
"163rd Annual Exhibition," 1988.MICHAEL INGBAR GALLERY, New York, NY
"Nocturnal Sites," Aug. 9 - Aug. 28, 1993.THE LONG ISLAND MUSEUM, Stony Brook, NY,
(formerly The Museums at Stony Brook),
"Twentieth-Century Long Island Landscape Painting,"
June 17 - Nov. 25, 1990.VASSAR COLLEGE ART GALLERY, Poughkeepsie, NY,
"A Thirst for Art: A Tribute to Donors at Reunion 1990,"
June 8 - Aug. 19, 1990.HUMPHREY GALLERY, New York, NY,
"Mary Ellen Doyle: Cityscapes/Countryscapes,"
Sept. 20 - Oct. 21, 1989 (One-Person Exhibition).THE NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH, New York, NY,
The New School Associates, "Mary Ellen Doyle: Architectural
Images," Apr. 7 - 28, 1989 (One-Person Exhibition)
"Mary Ellen Doyle: Architectural Images - Watercolor Drawings,"
June 4 - 30, 1982 (One-Person Exhibition).BOSTON UNIVERSITY ALUMNI VISUAL ARTS CENTER, Boston, MA,
George Sherman Union Art Gallery, "Landscape: Vision and Space,"
May 5 - 29, 1981.WADSWORTH ATHENEUM, Hartford, CT,
Watercolor Society, annual juried exhibitions 1962, 1956, and 1955.
Exhibitions at Susan Conway Gallery, Washington, DC:One person:
"Mary Ellen Doyle: New Work on Paper," Apr. 23 - June 15, 2002.
"Mary Ellen Doyle: Towards the Horizon and New Work," Feb. 1 – Mar. 4, 2000.
"Mary Ellen Doyle: Watercolors on Handmade Paper," July 10 - Aug. 31,1999.
"Mary Ellen Doyle: New Work on Paper," Sept. 9 - Oct. 4, 1997.
“Mary Ellen Doyle: New Works on Handmade Paper," May 10 - June 4, 1994.
"Mary Ellen Doyle: Intimate Landscapes and Seascapes on Handmade Paper," Jan. 7 - Feb. 1, 1992.Group:
"Art Chicago", Chicago, IL, May 10 -13, 2002.
"Survey," Dec. 2, 1997 - Jan. 17, 1998.
"Small Treasures," Dec. 12, 1996 - Jan. 17, 1997.
"VII + I," Dec. 12, 1995 - Jan. 17, 1996.
"Architectural Elements," four-person exhibition, June 14 - July 3,1988.Exhibition at Susan Conway Gallery, Santa Fe, NM:
One person:
"Mary Ellen Doyle: Watercolors on Handmade Paper", July 10 – Aug. 31, 1999.
Awards:
BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS, Boston, MA.
2000 Visual Arts Division Distinguished Alumni Award.NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN, New York, NY.
Adolf and Clara Obrig Prize for a watercolor by an American artist, 1994.
Walter Biggs Memorial Award for a watercolor, 1988.GUILD HALL, East Hampton, NY. Prize for best work on paper, 1990.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN ARTISTS, New York, NY.
M. Grumbacher, Inc., Award for Watermedia Painting, 1979.
House of Heydenryk, Jr., Inc., prize for a serigraph, 1978.THE PARRISH ART MUSEUM, Southampton, NY.
Judges' Award for two collage-paintings, 1976.NEW BRITAIN MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, New Britain, CT.
Prize for a collage-painting, 1973.CONNECTICUT WATERCOLOR SOCIETY, Harford, CT.
Prize for a watercolor, 1962.BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF FINE AND APPLIED ARTS, Boston, MA.
First Prize in Painting, 1962.
Drawing Prize, 1961.Biography:
Born in Hartford, CT, 1938.
Current Studios: New York, NY and Bridgehampton, NY
Pratt Graphic Arts Center, New York, NY, 1974-77.
Columbia University School of Painting and Sculpture, New York, NY,
graduate study in painting, 1963-64. Student of John Heliker.
New York University, graduate study in painting, 1962-63.
Boston University School of Fine and Applied Arts, Boston, MA,
Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1962. Student of Walter Murch.
Ruskin School of Fine Art, Oxford, England, 1958-59.
Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, 1956-58.Teaching Experience:
The New School for Social Research, New York, NY, 1978-94.
Continuous Service Award, 1995.The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, 1963-70.
Barnard College, New York, NY, 1962-65.
Bibliography:
Protzman, Ferdinand. "Geometry’s Pretty Picture." Review of "Mary Ellen Doyle: Towards The Horizon and New Work", at Susan Conway Gallery. Washington D.C. The Washington Post, Arts, Galleries. March 2, 2000, C5
Butler, Charles Thomas. Introduction to the exhibition catalogue, Towards the Horizon: Recent Works on Paper by Mary Ellen Doyle. Columbus, GA: The Columbus Museum of Art, in association with the Susan Conway Gallery, Washington, DC, 1999.
Moffett, Charles S. Introduction to the exhibition catalogue, Mary Ellen Doyle: Works on Paper. Washington, DC: The Phillips Collection, 1997.
Weil, Rex."Mary Ellen Doyle." Review of the exhibition "New Work on Paper," Susan Conway Gallery, Washington, DC. ARTnews 96, no. 11, (Dec. 1997) 167.
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Wilson, Janet. "Mary Ellen Doyle: Long Island Lights." Review of the exhibition "Mary Ellen Doyle: Intimate Landscapes and Seascapes on Handmade Paper," Susan Conway Gallery, Washington, DC. The Washington Post, Galleries Section, Jan. 18, 1992, G2.
Pisano, Ronald G. Long Island Landscape Painting, Volume II: The Twentieth Century. Boston and Toronto: Little, Brown and Co., 1990.
Johnson, Deborah J. and Ronald G. Pisano. Essay in the exhibition catalogue, Twentieth-Century Long Island Landscape Painting.
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