Mary is an active watercolorist as well as an experienced printmaker. She is a member at the Newburyport Artist Association, The Monotype Association, The New Hampshire Art Association, and the Audubon Society at the Salmagundi Club in New York.

She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Massachusetts College of Arts and a Master of Fine Arts at Boston University. She is the recipient of nine national art awards along with many regional awards & exhibits.