BIOGRAPHY

Mary Beth Schwartzenberger grew up in the concrete world of Chicago with a strong love of nature.  That contrast of surfaces informs her work to this day.
 
The beginning of Ms. Schwartzenberger's artistic training was steeped in the time when our culture honored all things handmade.  Fiber, ceramics, glass were "new" fields exploding with experimentation.  Mary Beth received her Bachelor of Art degree at Columbia College in Chicago, a school renowned for its apprehenticeship programs and instructors who were making a living in their chosen fields.
 
Ms. Schwartzenberger relocated to Los Angeles, where her experiences led her to exhibit a line of handwoven clothing through the American Craft Council shows.
 
Over time, her weaving led to making paper - and she continues to this day working with paper as fabric. Nature themes still dominate, from realistic to abstract, all dwelling in the worlds of color and texture.  She maintains a studio in southern California.
 
Mary Beth has exhibited both nationally and internationally and has been honored by many recognitions.


SOLO EXHIBITIONS
 
2007  University of Judaism, Los Angeles, CA - Featured Artist
2006  Nature Works, Howell & Green Gallery, Topanga, CA - Featured Artist
1998  Sticks & Stones, Creative Arts Center, Burbank, CA - Featured Artist
1997  Visual Rhythm, Lizzie's Cup of Joe, Redondo Beach, CA - Featured Artist
1991  Del Mano Gallery, Brentwood, CA - Featured Artist
 

GROUP SHOWS
 
2009  Roots, Bakersfield Museum of Art, Bakersfield, CA - Honorable Mention Award
2009  Anything Fiber, Channel Islands Studio Art Center, Camarillo, CA
2009  Surface Design Association, Gallery 50, Mt. Washington, CA
2008  Art in the Halls, Providence St. Joseph Hospital, Burbank, CA
2007  Women Painters West Annual Exhibit, Los Angeles, CA
2005  Artists Who Happen to Be Women, Stark Gallery, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
2004  Women Painters West Annual Exhibit, Los Angeles, CA
2003  Women Painters West Annual Exhibit, Los Angeles, CA
2002  Women Painters West Annual Exhibit, Los Angeles, CA
2001  Attachments, Collage Artists of America, Los Angeles, CA - Third Prize
2000  Collage Artists of America Annual Exhibit, Los Angeles, CA - First Prize
1999  National Association of Women Artists, The Banana Factory, Bethlehem, PA
1999  Dreamscapes/Landscapes, Makeready Press, Montclair, NJ
1998  National Association of Women Artists, The United Nations, New York, NY
 

PUBLICATIONS

	Mixed Media Self-Portraits September 2008 Featured Artist - Mary Beth Schwartzenberger Author - Cate Coulatos Prato More Info Here
	Cloth Paper Scissors Winter 2006 Issue 9 Featured Artist - Mary Beth Schwartzenberger More Info Here
	Fiberarts Design Book 7 May 2004 Featured Artist - Mary Beth Schwartzenberger Editor - Susan Mowery Kieffer More Info Here
	Fiberarts Design Book 6 December 1999 Featured Artist - Mary Beth Schwartzenberger Editor - Nancy Orban More Info Here