About the Artist
Based in
Indianapolis, IN
Biography

Mary Ann Davis enjoys the challenge of painting on location and has a reputation as one of Indiana’s premier Plein Air (outdoor) painters. Her paintings celebrate nature, emphasizing color and atmosphere. Her works have been included in Plein Air Magazine, American Art Review, Pastel Journal and Southwest Art magazines and two Painting Indiana books: Painting Indiana II, The Changing Face of Agriculture and Painting Indiana III, Heritage of Place.

Mary Ann exhibits widely, winning top awards. Her willingness to share knowledge has earned her a reputation as an outstanding artist and instructor. She is a signature member of the American Impressionist Society, Plein Air Artists Colorado and the Chicago Pastel Painters.

Her work can be seen at Gallery Two and the Hoosier Salon Gallery in Indianapolis, Castle Gallery in Fort Wayne, and the Greenwich House Gallery, OH.

 

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Exhibitions and Events

National Plein Air Events

  • Paint Grand Traverse. MI, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023
  • Bluff Strokes, IA, 2019 – 2024
  • Suffolk, VA 
  • Adirondack Plein Air, Saranac Lake, NY
  • Bath County Plein Air, VA
  • Door County Plein Air Festival, WI — 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013 – 2016
  • Plein Air Rockies, Estes Park, CO

National Juried Exhibitions

  • American Impressionist Society
  • National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society
  • Pastel Society of America
  • International Association of Pastel Societies
  • View Point, Cincinnati, OH
  • Arts for the Parks, finalist
  • International Competition
  • Chicago Pastel Painters, National Show

Regional Exhibitions

  • Chicago Pastel Painters
  • Oil Painters of America
  • Colorado Plein Air Painters

Indiana Exhibitions

  • Hoosier Salon
  • Indiana Heritage Arts
  • Indiana Artists Club
  • Richmond Art Museum Annual Show
  • Red Tail Conservancy Traveling Exhibition

Plein Air Competitions, Various Awards

  • Door County Plein Air, WI Invitational
  • Bath County Plein Air, VA Invitational
  • Suffolk Plein Air Festival, VA Invitational
  • Finger Lakes Plein Air, NY Invitational
  • Adirondack Plein Air, NY Invitational
  • Bluff Stokes, Dubuque, IA Invitational
  • Paint Grand Traverse, MI Invitational
  • Kekionga Plein Air, Fort Wayne IN
  • First Brush of Spring, New Harmony, IN
  • Last Stroke of Fall, Brookville, IN
  • Culver Plein Air, Culver, IN
  • First Brush of Fall, Converse, IN
  • Ohio Plein Air Society
  • TC Steele Great Outdoor Contest
  • Elora Plein Air Festival, ON, Canada