Mary Elizabeth Marvin

Contemporary Artist

Biography

Mary Elizabeth Marvin is a museum-trained contemporary artist whose abstract paintings explore memory, atmosphere, and the quiet experience of place. Working in evolving series rather than isolated works, she creates paintings intended to reveal themselves gradually through time and attention.

Her practice has been shaped by decades of dedicated studio work, museum-based study at the Corcoran College of Art + Design in Washington, DC, and artist residencies at Vermont Studio Center, Millay Arts, and Burren College of Art in Ireland. These experiences fostered a lifelong commitment to careful observation and the enduring power of restraint.

Marvin's original paintings are held in private collections throughout the United States and internationally. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and museums and placed within residential, corporate, hospitality, and healthcare environments. She is represented by SH Modern Art in Naples, Florida.

Earlier work, exhibitions, publications, and licensed collections may appear under her former professional name, MaryElizabeth Peterson.
Education
  • University of Connecticut
    Storrs, Connecticut — Art History and Journalism
  • Corcoran College of Art + Design
    Washington, DC — Museum-based studio and art studies
Residencies & Recognition
Selected Exhibitions
  • 73rd Art of the Northeast (A-ONE), Silvermine Arts Center 2023
    New Canaan, Connecticut; curated by Madeline Cornell
  • Shifting Tides: Art That Speaks to Ever Changing Times (Solo Exhibition) 2022
    Willoughby Wallace Library, Branford, Connecticut
  • ArtFields 2019 2019
    Lake City, South Carolina
  • Guild Exhibition, Silvermine Arts Center 2018
    New Canaan, Connecticut; curated by Susan Eley
  • Color Inside the Lines (Solo Exhibition) 2017
    Sozo Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina
  • The Shape of Things: New Geometric Abstracts 2016
    Saatchi Art; curated by Kat Henning
  • N'oreaster, New Britain Museum of American Art 2015
    New Britain, Connecticut; curated by Sharon Butler
  • Spectrum, Carriage Barn Arts Center 2015
    New Canaan, Connecticut; juried by Amy Smith-Stewart, Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
  • N'oreaster, New Britain Museum of American Art 2013
    New Britain, Connecticut; curated by Lexi Lee Sullivan
  • 44th Annual Juried Members Exhibition, New Britain Museum of American Art 2013
    New Britain, Connecticut
  • Summer, Westport Arts Center 2010
    Westport, Connecticut; curated by Alexandra Munroe, then Senior Curator of Asian Art at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
  • White Walls, Corcoran Museum 2001
    Washington, DC; curated by William Christenberry
Collections & Placements
  • The Mayfair, London
    17-work installation
  • Hilton Miami Brickell
    Miami, Florida
  • Hourigan Group
    Richmond, Virginia
  • Private Collections
    Held throughout the United States and internationally
  • Corporate, Hospitality, Healthcare & Residential Environments
    Selected fine art placements
Representation
FINE ART — EXCLUSIVE

SH Modern Art

Original works available through the gallery. Inquiries directed through SH Modern Art in Naples, Florida.
Visit SH Modern Art
Collaborations
  • Leftbank Art
  • Prestige Arts / Art Trends

Selected licensed artwork and reproductions have also appeared through Serena & Lily, Neiman Marcus, Horchow, Crate & Barrel, Pottery Barn, and Williams Sonoma Home.

Press & Publications
  • Saatchi Art
    New Heirlooms: Meet the Next Generation of Master Artists
  • CANVAS by Saatchi Art
    Inside the Studio: Mary Elizabeth Peterson
  • QC Exclusive Magazine
    Artist Profile
  • The English Room
    Artist Spotlight
  • Connecticut Post
    Artist Profile and exhibition coverage
  • Art Uncovered
    Podcast Interview
Affiliations
Silvermine Guild of Artists
Juried Artist Member