Mary Ann Stephen Mein
Mary Ann studied art at Riverina College of Advanced Education, Wagga Wagga, graduating in 1981 with an Applied Arts Diploma majoring in Graphic Design. Since then she has been working as a graphic designer, specialising in computer generated artwork through to prepress finals. Mary Ann has been a calligrapher and painter for 15 years before deciding to take a long time passion in gardens further by studying Horticulture. She gained a Certificate in Arboriculture Techniques in 1995, followed by an Advanced Certificate in Urban Horticulture at Ryde Tafe, Graduating 1998. In February 1998 she began teaching Botanical Art at Ku-ring-gai Art Centre, Roseville. With the encouragement of her class she was part of a committee that in early 1999 formed the Botanical Art Society of Australia Inc. Mary Ann has exhibited in several local art shows including the Sydney and St.Ives Shows, with prises for her calligraphy, botanical and still life painting (Obtained first, second and highly commended), the Warringah Art Prize, King's School Art Show 2000 and other School and Community Exhibitions. Most recently she has exhibited in the 'Botanica' 2000, 2001, 2002 Exhibitions at the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens and at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne The Art of Botanical Illustration 2000.
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Catalogue No 84 Passiflora coccinea, Passiflora caerulea and Passiflora edulis 'Nellie Kelly' $1,650 |
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