Mary Block

b. 1951, St Louis, MO

Mary lives and documents life in a small midwestern rural-berg. She is a graduate of the University of Illinois and was awarded a scholarship to and attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine. Mary began the graduate program at the University of low, but left the program after receiving a grant from Alloy Casting Company and the School of Engineering at the University of Illinois. When the grant was completed, Mary left the engineering program for travel throughout Israel and part of Egypt. She completed graduate school, obtaining a Masters of Health Sciences degree at Rush University, several years later. The bulk of Mary's sculpture is in public and private sculpture commissions. Public work includes purchases by the state of Illinois, the state of Alaska, as well as smaller cities and schools. Molds and documentation of two of her pieces are included in the Chicago Historical Society and Art Institute Archival Collections.