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.
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
South African Artist, Johannesburg