ABOUT MARY PAPAS
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Mary was born in Egypt by parents of Greek descent.
At age 10 the family moved to Libya in North Africa and after a year settled in Greece for 6 years where she attended Greek schools. At age 14 Mary took her first art course through the long distance learning ABC Art School, situated in France. At age 17 the family moved again for the last time to South Africa where she still resides permanently. From a very young age Mary was sketching people, animals and the scenery around her, Sketching was her favorite way to pass time and Art was her best subject in school, always achieving the best marks!

Later, when Mary could dedicate more time to art, she attended advanced painting classes for four years developing and learning different styles and techniques from leading professional art teachers and another three years for abstract studies learning to think and express these thoughts and ideas in an abstract way.
Mary has received two awards for her abstract paintings, by taking part in International competitions with the U.K based gallery – Art Now in 2007 and the French based online gallery – Art Majeur in 2014.

Mary has taken part in many exhibitions locally with other artists and with the art clubs that she is a member of.
In 2008 exhibited overseas at the Royal Dublin Society Art fair which proved to be a wonderful experience and very rewarding!
Mary is selling her artwork through her website, other art galleries online, local and foreign.

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EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS

1992-1993 

Edenvale Town Council

2008-2011

Picasso & Co. Gallery

1993-2019 

Paint & Palette Group Annual Exhibition

2008

‘Diploma of Excellence-Honorable Award’

1996

Brush & Chisel

2008

R.D.S. ‘ART IRELAND’

1998

Von Zweel Gallery

2008

Association of Arts, Pretoria

2000–2001/2010

Cottage Framer’s

2009-2010

S.A.Association of Artists, Cape Town

2003–2019    

Pandanassa Church, Ladies Committee Annual Exhibition

2009–2012

St Margaret of Scotland

2006

Roselyn Gallery

2009–2013

Hobbitech

2006

Deloitte Touch Tohmatsu

2010-2012

YF Creative Craft & Art Expo, Emperor’s Palace

2006-2007

Singing Fig

2012

Edmore Gallery

2007-2008

Protactic, Strategic, Communications, Corporate Exhibition & competition, monetary award received

2013

Uncle Tim’s & Paint & Palette Group exhibition

2007 – 2008

IDC Permanent Exhibition

2013–2014

Melrose Arch & Paint & Palette Group

2007

Civic theatre “Dance” Exhibition

2014-2019

Selected member Artists Under the Sun

2007

Yapanis at The Gallery & Rotery Club “Art With A View”

2014

Kyalami Estate Art Exhibition

2007

ArtsCape Opera House, Cape Town, “Womanhood” Exhibition

2014

Art Majeur, silver award- category Abstract

2007

Artoteque-ArtNow2, Global-Art-Competition,‘Award Nomination’ & winner

2014

Rosebank Art Fair

2007

Akuwaiseni Guest House

2015

The Depot & Paint & Palette Group

2007 /2010/2012

Greenstone Shopping Centre, Open Exhibition

2016

Rosebank Art Precinct at Crown Plaza Hotel