




BIOGRAPHY
760 W. Riverview Dr.
Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401
(208) 524-1284
Website: http://www.cherryart.biz
Mary Ann Cherry, psa, waow
Mary Ann is a signature member of both the Pastel Society of America
and the Women Artists of the West. She is the founder of the Pastel
Society of the Northern Rockies and an active member of the Snake
River Plein Air Painters in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Recent awards include Best of Show, the Founders Award, and Best
Pastel at the 2007 Phippen Museum national juried show in Prescott,
Arizona. Cherry has been featured in the Wildlife Art Magazine's "Artists'
Viewpoint". She's also been a finalist in both the Pastel Journal
Magazine's "Pastel 100" competition and the American Artists'
Magazine's annual competition. Cherry won the first statewide parks
competition, "Idaho Paints Idaho", with her pastel, "Hot Day at Massacre
Rocks".
Mary Ann works in soft pastel, watercolor or oils, depending on the
subject matter. Because Cherry's studio is near the Snake River in
Idaho, where wildlife and birds are abundant wildlife and animals are
favorite subjects. She is, however, comfortable with any subject matter
and is a prolific painter.
She accepts commissions and is always available for workshops in oil,
watercolor or pastel.
