Curriculum Vitae

Invitational and Solo Shows

2021

Local Color—Paintings by Mary Ann Trzyna, Crete Creative, Crete IL

JOY: Color, Light, Essence, Energy, 5 Pastel Artists, Tall Grass Arts, Park Forest IL

Landscape Show, Water Street Studios, Batavia IL

2020

Prestwick Country Club, solo show, Frankfort IL

Journey Into Pastels, Frankfort Arts Association, Frankfort IL

2019

Path to the Beach, Paintings of the Indiana Dunes, Solo show, South Shore Arts Atrium Gallery, Munster IN

Landscape Encounters, Gallery 201, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont IL

2018

Solo Show, Napleton Gallery, Merriville IN

2017

Nourishing Passion, Solo Show, South Shore Arts, Crown Point IN

Artist of the Month—December, Orland Park Library, Orland Park IL

2016

A Winter's Tale, 6 Regional Artist's Interpret the Season, Tall Grass Arts, Park Forest IL

South Gallery, Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights IL

Solo Show, Midlothian Library, Midlothian, Illinois

2015

Stillness, Six Contemporary Artists of Still Life, Tall Grass Arts Gallery, Park Forest IL

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Juried Group Shows/Exhibitions

2023

Pastels Chicago 2023, Chicago Pastel Painters Biennial, online

Anthology, Tall Grass Arts Annual Members Show, Park Forest IL

Frankfort Arts Association Member shows, Monochrome, Direct Observation, The Power of Light, Frankfort IL

2023 Juried Community Art Exhibition, MVCC Robert DiCaprio Gallery, Palos Hills IL 

Summer Small Works, National Association of Women Artists, Online show

Biophilia, Juried show, Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights IL

Union Street Gallery Spring Invitational, Chicago Heights IL

2022

         Verdant, Frankfort Arts Association, Frankfort IL

         Recently, Frankfort Arts Association Members Show, Frankfort IL

         In Full Bloom, McCord Gallery & Cultural Center, Palos Park IL

2021

IAPS, International Association of Pastel Societies Juried Exhibition, Zhou B, Chicago IL

Emerging Perspectives, Frankfort Arts Association Group Exhibition, Park Forest IL

USG Invitational, Union Street Gallery Annual Show, Chicago Heights IL

2020

Strokin' VIII, Chicago Pastel Painters 8th Biennial Members Juried Exhibition (Virtual Exhibit)

Tall Grass Arts School Show, Images from the Life Drawing Workshops, Park Forest IL

2020 Visions, Tall Grass Gallery Artists Annual Exhibit, Park Forest IL

Drawn To Water, McCord Gallery, Palos Park IL

2019

Pastels Chicago 2019, 7th Biennial National Juried Exhibition, The Arts Center, Highland Park IL

Union Street Gallery Invitational, Chicago Heights IL

The Sky’s the Limit, Annual Gallery Artist Exhibition, Tall Grass Arts Association, Park Forest IL

2018

Strokin' VII, 7th Biennial Member Juried Exhibition, Chicago Pastel Painters, McCord Gallery, Palos Heights IL

Art of Illinois: A Bicentennial Celebration, Gallery Seven, Lockport IL

Local Perspective, Yellow Elephant Gallery, Kankakee IL

Chesterton Art Comp, Annual Juried Exhibition, Chesterton IN

25th Annual Juried Exhibition, Art Barn School of Art, Valpraiso IN

Heartland, Tall Grass Arts, Park Forest IL

Dune Birds in Art, Indiana Dunes Visitor Center, Chesterton IN

2017

Pastels Chicago 2017, 6th Biennial National Open Exhibition, Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook IL

Peace on Earth, Tall Grass Arts, Park Forest IL

Plein Air 17, Illinois State Museum Lockport Gallery, Lockport, IL

74th Annual Salon Show, South Shore Arts, Munster IN

Creative Imaginations, Annual Gallery Artists' Exhibition, Tall Grass Arts, Park Forest IL

Through the Lens of Wright, Oak Park Art League, Oak Park IL

24th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Art Barn, Valpraiso IN

2016

The Art of Illinois, Juried Exhibition, Gallery Seven, Joliet Illinois

Strokin VI, Chicago Pastel Painters Biennial Juried Members Exhibition

Gallery 2016, Juried Exhibition, Robert DeCaprio Gallery MVCC, Palos Hills IL
New Explorations, Old Traditions, Vogt Visual Art Center, Tinley Park IL
Festival of Art, Annual Gallery Artist Exhibition, Tall Grass Arts Association, Park Forest IL
Insider Art, Union Street Gallery & Guild Artists Annual show, Chicago Heights IL

2015

Landscapes, The Next Picture Show, Dixon IL
The 72nd Annual Salon Show Exhibition, South Shore Arts, Munster IN
From Nature, The Art Center-Highland Park IL
Outlooks and Insights, Tall Grass Arts, Park Forest IL
Spark 2, Lemont Center for the Arts, Lemont IL

 

2014

The 71st Annual Salon Show, South Shore Arts, Munster IN
Strokin’ V, Chicago Pastel Painters Fifth Biennial Member Juried Exhibition, Chicago IL
Explosive Expressions, Annual Gallery Artists Exhibition, Tall Grass Arts Association, Park Forest IL
Natural Associations, select works by USG Artists, White Ripple Gallery, Hammond, IN
Neighbors, Union Street Guild members, Gretchen Charlton Gallery, Kankakee IL
Minute Musings, Regional juried exhibit, Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights IL
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center, Rend Lake, Whittington, IL

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2013

Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center, Rend Lake, Whittington, IL
Expressions, Union Street Guild, Pop-up Gallery, Homewood, IL
Insider Art, Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights IL

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2012

Passages, Monkey Mind Art Gallery, Frankfort IL

 

2011

Naked, Tall Grass Arts Association, Park Forest IL

 

2010

Pairs, Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights IL
Fabulously Focused, Tall Grass Arts Association, Park Forest IL

 

2009-2015

Twelfth Month, Annual Guild and Gallery Artist Exhibit, Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights IL

 

2008

Winter Solstice, Tall Grass Arts Association, Park Forest IL

 

Awards

3rd Place NAWA Small Works, 2023

2nd Place, Annual Juried Community Exhibition, MVCC Robert DiCaprio Gallery

Merit Award, Art Barn 25th Annual Juried Exhibition

Jurors Award, Most Innovative Interpretation of the Midwest Landscape, Oak Park Art League

Merit Award, Art Barn 24th Annual Juried Exhibition

Honorable Mention, Art of Illinois, Gallery Seven

Mike and Kathie Newman Award, Chicago Pastel Painters Annual Juried Members Exhibition
Honorable Mention, Gallery 2016, Robert DiCaprio Art Gallery, Palos Hills IL, 2016
Merit Award, From Earth, Tall Grass Arts, Park Forest IL
3rd Place Award, Landscapes, The Next Picture Show, Dixon IL 2015
Merit Award, Salon Show, South Shore Arts, Munster IN 2015
Purchase Award, Park Forest Art Fair 2012 (Juried Fair)
4th Place, Park Forest Art Fair 2010 (Juried Fair)

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Collections

Work is in private and public collections

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Other

Curator, Contemporary Artists and Digital Tools, Union Street Gallery 2023

Curator, Artistic Explorations—Maureen Cribbs solo show, Union Street Gallery 2023

Signature Status - Chicago Pastel Painters

Still Life in Pastels, Zoom Demo for Wheaton Library/Dupage Art League

Pastel Basics Workshop Instructor, Chesterton Art Center, 2019

Artist In Residence, Indiana Dunes Lakeshore 2017

Coordinator, Life Drawing Workshop, Tall Grass Arts 2016-Present

Owner/Designer Trzyna Graphics, Inc. 2009-Present

15th Annual Fields Project, Artist in Residence Program (2013), Oregon IL
Design Software Trainer for Seneca Design and Training, Chicago IL 2005–2012
Pastel Basics Instructor, Tall Grass Arts 2013
Plein Air Painting Demo as ”Artist in the Garden” Union Street Annual Garden Walk 2010-2017

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