Mary Durgunoglu-Brown

Mary Durgunoglu-Brown is a contemporary artist residing in the Bay Area. Her diverse portfolio encompasses a range of oil paintings, spanning from contemporary abstract to figurative realism and plein air. While her primary medium is oil, she occasionally works in porcelain pottery. Mary's art has focused on capturing women's self-perceptions of their social personas and delves into the private struggles of postpartum and motherhood experiences. Her recent work focuses on figurative realism through photorealism.

Mary is currently represented by Chloe Gallery in San Francisco, CA.

Exhibitions & Publications

Chloe Gallery, Summer Kick-Off SF, June + July 2024
San Francisco Art Fair with Chloe Gallery, SF, April 2024
Chloe Gallery, Women In Art: Great Artists Who Just Happen To Be Women, SF, March 10 - April 13, 2024
The de Young Museum, The de Young Open, San Francisco, 2023-24
Chloe Gallery, Annual Holiday Group Show, San Francisco, Dec ‘23 - Jan ‘24
Salmagundi Juried Figurative Exhibition, New York, August 2023
CSUSB Anthropology Museum, Afrontalo Exhibition, September 2023
Berkeley Potters Studio, Holiday Show, Berkeley, CA 2021
Imagine Dragons, Bass Guitar Paint & Pyrography 2015
Edible East Bay, Japanese Cookware Illustrations, CA 2014
Edible East Bay, Avocado Illustrations, CA 2013
Studio Gallery, Tiny Show - Group Exhibition, San Francisco 2008

Education

San Francisco State University, B.A. Anthropology 2010
UCLA Summer Session, Painting Studio 2006
Lee Price, Portrait Workshop 2022
Pottery, Berkeley Potters’ Studio 2018-2022
Portrait Painting Workshop NYAA, Kristy Gordon 2020
Pottery, Richmond Art Center 2018
Character Design, Animation Collaborative 2013
Pottery, Studio One, Oakland 2018
CCA California College of the Arts, Figure Drawing 2013

Experience

City of Berkeley, Civic Arts Grants Panelist 2022-23
Board Member, ArtStart Board of Directors 2023
East Bay Regional Park District, Finance 2017-2023
Studio Artist, Angie Crabtree Studios 2017