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Out of the Darkness, Into the Light

12/2/2022

 
I'm pleased to let you know that three of my photographs have been included in "Out of the Darkness, Into the Light" at the Bartolini Gallery in San Rafael.  The exhibition goes through February 10, 2023.
Fall Vines 2
Fall's Last Color
Textured Wall
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2022 solo exhibition "Nature's Designs"

8/12/2022

 
Early Light
Fall Vines
My 2022 solo exhibition, "Nature's Designs," was recently held at the Mill Valley City Hall. The exhibition featured a collection of images I have taken over time, in a wide range of environments: from the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee to the Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island. 
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2022 Group Exhibition "Quiet Landscape"

8/12/2022

 
Farmland's Simple Lines
Farmland's Simple Lines
I'm pleased to announce that my photograph, "Farmland's Simple Lines," has been chosen for  PhotoPlace Gallery's Spring 2022 Exhibition, "Quiet Landscape." 

​The exhibition was juried by Jacob and Alissa Hessler.  An exhibition catalogue is also available  (see www.photoplacegallery.com).
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STILL POINT ART GALLERY - Winter 2021/2022

3/11/2022

 
Mary Macey Butler’s image ‘Room in Abandoned House’ was included in the Winter Edition of Still Point Arts Quarterly, Maine from December 2021 through February 2022. The quarterly theme was ‘Ruins’ and it included the work of “roughly 50 artists and writers from around the world.”
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Room in Abandoned House

Good News from Mary Macey Butler

6/4/2021

 
I’m pleased to announce that my photograph, “Fall in the Sierra Nevada,” has been chosen for PhotoPlace Gallery’s exhibition, “In Celebration of Trees,” to be held in the Middlebury, Vermont gallery during June - July 2021.  There will also be an exhibition catalog available.
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“Fall in the Sierra Nevada” was one of 35 images selected for the gallery show.  The juror, Catherine Couturier, is a “Houston-based gallerist who specializes in 20th century photography and contemporary work of the highest quality.”
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The exhibition pays homage to trees “in all their seasons, all their ages and geographies.”
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Mill Valley Virtual Art Walk

2/12/2021

 
I’m pleased to report that I have been chosen to be the Featured Artist for the February 2021 Mill Valley Art Commission’s Virtual Art Walk.  My exhibition was titled Nature’s Designs. 
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A Smith Gallery "Light" Exhibition

9/10/2020

 
I'm delighted to share some good news!  One of my images has been accepted into the exhibition "Light," a juried show at a well known photography gallery in Texas.
Alcove and Light
Alcove
“Light”
Juror | Richard McCabe
Exhibition dates | October 2 to November 15, 2020
Receptions | October 31, 2020 4PMCST Facebook Live
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‘The Astoria Clown Car, Astoria, Oregon

9/10/2020

 
These abstract photographs that I took last year are close up images of 'the Astoria Clown Car' in Astoria, Oregon. You can read about its storied history here:  https://www.oldastoria.com/buncha-clowns.php   In 1955, a group of men from the Astoria Chamber of Commerce became trained clowns, purchased a '48 Chrysler and painted it with bright colors.  This became the 'Clown Car', which was driven in parades and used to help raise funds to build a bridge over the Columbia River, from Astoria, Oregon, to Washington. 

Still Point Arts Quarterly, ‘A Community Wall’

9/10/2020

 
The first time I came across this community wall in a rough neighborhood in Oakland, California, I was struck by the extraordinary designs and composition, the patterns and layers of color and texture covering what began as a chain link fence. The images on the wall seemed to suggest layers of time:  ancient maps of Europe, regions of the USA, even imaginary trade routes.  When I returned a year later I saw that people had continued to add swaths of color and texture.  The wall was a living thing, with its own evolving beauty.
​Portfolio: scroll to pages 66-67
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Gallery images, the 3 images in 4th row down:
https://stillpointartgallery.myportfolio.com/making-a-mark-1?mc_cid=8d683bf33f&mc_eid=563b6803dc

Riverfront Art Gallery in Petaluma, CA

6/5/2019

 
​Three of my recent images are currently being exhibited at the Riverfront Art Gallery in Petaluma, CA as part of their ‘Early Summer Show’, May 8 – July 7, 2019.

The vine images were taken at a winery just north of Napa, CA and at a wall along a main road by my home in Marin County, respectively, and the image of a garden with colorful trees was taken at Butchart Gardens in Vancouver, Canada. The Gallery is located at 132 Petaluma Blvd. North, Petaluma, CA.

Center for Photographic Art

5/17/2019

 
San Francisco d Asis, Taos by Mary Macey Butler
San Francisco de Asis, Taos’ was accepted into the Center for Photographic Art’s 2019 Member Juried Exhibition, Carmel, CA.
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Still Point Art Gallery - Spring 2019

5/17/2019

 
These images were accepted into Still Point Art Gallery’s quarterly exhibition ‘The Garden’, Spring 2019.
Autumn's Palette by Mary  Macey Butler
Autumn's Palette
Wall Vine by Mary Macey Butler
Wall Vine
Forest Abstract by Mary Macey Butler
Forest Abstract

Colusa Wildlife Refuge

2/6/2019

 
Colusa Wildlife Refuge
These images were taken in the area of the Colusa Wildlife Refuge, part of a wide complex of refuges north of Sacramento, CA, in late January of this year. In addition to the huge number of geese, ducks and other waterfowl attracted to the area at this time of year, it is also the setting for a large variety of grasses growing in the ponds.

​I was drawn to the patterns made by their reflections which create unusual graphic patterns, almost resembling hieroglyphics. Have also included a motion image taken of an orchard on the way home.
Tree Bark by Mary Macey Butler

Jan-Feb 2019 Photography Show

1/15/2019

 
Nature's Designs by Mary Macey Butler
​‘Nature’s Designs’

Photography Show at Smith Ranch Homes, San Rafael

January-February 2019

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Image in Still Point Art Quarterly

11/1/2018

 
Shady Glen by Mary Macey Butler
Shady Glen
I was pleasantly surprised Tuesday morning to see that one of my images was used to illustrate the upcoming theme "The Garden" for Still Points Art Quarterly, in which I’ve had work published over the past couple of years.

​Three of my images were accepted for "Nature’s Texture". This image was taken at Butchart Gardens.

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Taos and Santa Fe, New Mexico

9/1/2018

 
Bowl and Mantel, Taos by Mary Macey Butler
I have wanted to photograph in the Taos and Santa Fe area of New Mexico for a long time, since visiting there briefly some years ago. Recently I spent five days there experiencing and photographing southwest scenes, some of which I knew about beforehand and sought out, such as the Taos Pueblo and San Francisco de Asis Church, and others I researched or came upon.

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The Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee

8/1/2018

 
Falling Leaves by Mary Macey Butler
These images were taken last Fall in the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee. I took some 'straight-on' images but mostly I concentrated on achieving an 'impressionistic look' of the scene.
​This was often done using multiple exposure or camera motion, i.e. taking up to ten images of the same scene while moving the camera very slightly between shots. Or by actually moving the camera slowly while taking one shot. There are various ways to achieve these 'looks'.

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Wall Vines - Napa, California

7/1/2018

 
Fall Vines by Mary Macey Butler
I recently returned to some places in the Napa Valley where I knew they had vines growing on their walls. I was hoping for a 'Spanish' look in the buildings and attractive vines. 
Having finally located one spot, I spent time concentrating on photographing 'arrangements' of the vines. One can get lost in the moment, searching for compositions that are pleasing to one's eye but also have 'tension'. ​

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"The Wall" - Oakland, California

6/1/2018

 
The Wall #4 by Mary Macey Butler
Three of us went to Oakland to photograph a ‘community wall’, mesmerized by its layers of paper, paint, cardboard and other materials, and the effects of weather and time.​
​The following year I went back again, adding to my collection of these images of patterns, textures, shapes and lines, all rendered unique by their arrangement and the elements.

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