“Extended Afternoon, Phase 3″ at the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT, 2006, latex paint on existing architecture, hardwood planks, wood stain, varnish, 17 x 24 x 23.5 in.
The Saint-Gaudens Memorial is pleased to announce the awarding of its 2010 Fellowship to Mary Temple. Temple is best known for her large, site-specific trompe l’oeil installations painted on the outside of buildings or inside, on the walls and floors, often in unexpected locations.
Born in Phoenix, Arizona, Temple received her MFA from Arizona State University in Tempe. She has exhibited in numerous museums and galleries in the United States, including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Mass MoCA, and the Brooklyn Museum and has had her work shown abroad in France, Italy, Luxembourg, and Slovakia. She currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
The Fellowship of the Saint-Gaudens Memorial was established in 1977 to assist artists of promise. A Fellow is selected annually by the Saint-Gaudens Memorial from a pool of candidates put forward by the Fellowship Committee and advisors, and is awarded to artists who have completed a body of work that demonstrates exceptional talent, and who may benefit from the recognition and financial grant that accompany the Fellowship. The year following the Fellowship, the artist submits works for installation, as part of the Saint-Gaudens Memorial exhibition series at the Picture Gallery.
