Mary FLETCHER

Mary FLETCHER
1949

Mary Fletcher was born in Derby and studied Fine Art and Art History at Nottingham University, where she achieved her BA (Hons). She is also a trained art therapist, and adept at painting, ceramics and print-making and the connection they make to life experiences and helping others to express themselves. Her interests lie in feminist art criticism and in expression of the world of ideas through art.

In 1994 she initiated the art group 'Taking Space', a collective of women artists who show their work together at various venues in Cornwall.

Mary Fletcher’s short film, “My Uncle was always at Grandma’s” was awarded the jury prize in 'The Edge’, the category for experimental films, at Cornwall Film Festival in November 2010.

In autumn of 2016 her painting 'Burkha Selfie' was selected for the RWA's Annual Open Exhibition in Bristol.

Mary Fletcher is a regular exhibitor at STISA open shows. Her videos can be seen on Vimeo and on YouTube.

media

Painter, ceramicist, teacher, art therapist and film maker

works and access

Works incl:  Open Door

exhibitions

WCAA Founding Art Auction (2004), Queen's Hotel (Donor)

2006 selected for Studio 3, Canterbury University 'Art and Movement'

2009: Taking Space, Bay Gallery (Hotel Penzance)

2011: Taking Space, The Crypt Gallery, St Ives

2011: Solo exhibition: '7 Days at the Salthouse', Salthouse Gallery, St Ives

2014: St Ives Arts Club, Westcotts Quay

2015: Taking Space, The Salthouse, Norway Square, St Ives (24-30 Oct)

2016: Taking Space, Crypt Gallery, Norway Square, St Ives (26 Mar-1 Apr)

2016: Solo exhibition: 'Picturing Pedyr and other people', St Ives Arts Club (2-8 Apr)

2016: STISA Printmakers, Ceramics & Drawing Exhibition (28 May-27 June)

2016: Taking Space, Shire Hall, Bodmin (23 July-31 Aug)

2016: RWA Annual Open Exhibition (9 Oct-27 Nov)

2017: Taking Space, Crypt Gallery, St Ives (29 Apr-5 May)

2017: St Ives Arts Club (5-11 Aug)

2017: Project Space, CMR Gallery, Redruth (5-8 Oct)

2017: Capturing Movement, Studio 3 Gallery, Kent University, Canterbury (21 Sept-1 Dec)

2017: STISA Christmas Open Exhibition (25 Nov-2 Jan)

2018: Taking Space, Crypt Gallery, St Ives (24-30 March)

2018: STISA Spring Open Exhibition (28 April-22 May)

2018: Solo, St Ives Arts Club (4-10 Aug)

2018: Grief into Art, Redwing Gallery, Penzance (25 Aug-1 Sept)

2018: Taking Space, Rock Institute, Rock (16-21 Oct)

2018: STISA Christmas Open Exhibition (24 Nov-2 Jan)

2019: Taking Space, Crypt Gallery, St Ives (4-17 May)

2019: Taking Space, Morvah Schoolhouse, Morvah (24 Aug-6 Sept)

2019: Taking Space, Rock Institute, Rock (22-27 Oct)

2021: Taking Space, Crypt Gallery, St Ives (28 Aug-3 Sept)

2022: Variations - Morrab Syncopators & Taking Space, PZ Gallery, Penzance (Mar)

2022: Taking Space, Crypt Gallery, St Ives (20-26 Aug)

2022: Taking Space, Morvah Schoolhouse, Morvah (3-16 Sept)

2022: Taking Space, St Ives Arts Club, St Ives (15-21 Oct)

2023: Taking Space, Morvah Schoolhouse, Morvah (29 Apr-12 May)

2023: Taking Space, St Ives Arts Club, St Ives (24 June-7 July)

2023: Taking Space, Crypt Gallery, St Ives (7-13 Oct)

2023: Truro Open - Spirit of Cornwall, Royal Cornwall Museum (10 Oct-20 Jan)

2024: Cafe Art, St Ives (Mar)

2024: Women's Work, The Museum of Cornish Life, Helston (8-23 Mar)

2024: Taking Space, Crypt Gallery, St Ives (3-9 Aug)

2024: Taking Space, St Ives Arts Club, St Ives (7-13 Sept)

memberships

Taking Space

St Ives Arts Club

CMR project space, Redruth

misc further info

2006 MA Falmouth Contemporary Visual Art

references

Cornishman 5 Nov 2009

Whybrow (1996) Another View, Art in St Ives (illus, photo likeness)

WH Lane Sales Catalogue 23 Apr 2004, WCAA

Hoyle, H (March 2011 Women Artists in Cornwall www.cornishmuse.blogspot.com) 'Mary Fletcher - feminist, socialist - and artist'

Hoyle, H (April 2016 Women Artists in Cornwall www.cornishmuse.blogspot.com) 'Taking Space at the Crypt Gallery'