Collection: Mary Wilhelm - Featured Artist

Wilhelm received a Master of Fine Arts from Illinois State University in 2021 and a Bachelors of Art from the University of Saint Francis in 2018. Her work has been exhibited nationally as well as locally within the Midwest; including the National Juried Student Exhibition at NCECA and the McLean County Art Center’s Emerging Artist Exhibition. Wilhelm is currently the Associate Director of the Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass Studio, a non-profit community art center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Artist Statement:

After experiencing the loss of my mother, my work has been deeply influenced by personal relationships. Grief, memories, family videos, photos, and objects all influence the trajectory of my work as I attempt to connect and understand my past in relation to my adult emotions and fears. My studio practice questions and embraces the life of objects, things, materiality, the tangled nature of relationships and collective memories, and the everyday complexities of life.

Find Mary’s Artaxis page: https://artaxis.org/artist/mary-wilhelm/

Find Mary on Instagram: @marywilhelm_art