Mary Esch | Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Mary Esch

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Photo of Mary wearing a brown jacket and navy blue top.

  • Continuing Education Instructor

Education
Bachelor of Fine Art in Drawing, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland

Mary Esch is known for her incisive drawing style, large-scale limited-edition wallpaper installations, landscape-based narrative paintings, and portraiture. She has a special interest in helping adults rediscover their creativity. Her teaching experience includes Life Drawing, Botanical Drawing, Watercolor, and Color Theory with Color Pencil for Continuing Education Programs at such places as Como Zoo and Conservatory, St. Paul Public Schools, and St. Catherine University. She has exhibited nationally.

Her works are in the collections of the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis Institute of Art, and private collections internationally. She is a two-time winner of the Minnesota State Arts Board Fellowship, a Jerome Fellow, and a Bush Fellow. She has a studio in St. Paul’s Frogtown.

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2501 Stevens Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55404

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612.874.3700
800.874.MCAD (6223)
Fax: 612.874.3701

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