Mary Ann Soerries photography flows from a love and respect for nature.  Although she is best known for macro floral photography, she strives to see beauty and harmony in all aspects of our natural world.

 

Solo Shows
--Spiva Center for the Arts Upstairs Gallery—2013

--Post Memorial Gallery—2012

--Cottey College P.E.O. Foundation Art Gallery—2012

--Art Central, Regional Gallery of Spiva Center for the Arts

--The Cellar Art Gallery, Kansas City, MO and Powell Gardens

 

Group Shows

Annual Art Central and Spiva Center Membership Shows

Photospiva, Barton County Art Center, Ft. Smith, AR Center for the Arts

Midwest Gathering of Artists.

 

Awards

--Second Place, St. Avips, 2014

--Juror’s Recognition Award Spiva Center Membership Show, 2011

--Third Place, Art Central Membership Show, 2010

--First Place, Arts Council of Barton County, 2005

--Honorable Mentions, Spiva Center Membership Shows, ’02, ’03, ‘06

 

Education

New York Institute of Photography

Rocky Mountain School of Photography: Field Workshops, Seminars
 

Professional Involvement

Chaired Mission and Goals sub-committee on the original Steering Committee of the Joplin Regional Artists Coalition: JRAC