Mary Willette
Mary Willette (b.1982 U.S.) is a multidisciplinary artist working at the intersection of sculpture and performance. Inspired by the complexity of human relationships, she mines the seemingly mundane functions and structures of our bodies (breath, tongues, bones, wrinkled skin, etc.) as tools for creating performative gestures and sculptures that exist within the gaps of our verbal communications. Willette received her MFA from the University of Michigan (2015) and her BFA from the Columbus College of Art and Design (2005) with a concentration in glass and print media.
In addition to her studio practice, she co-founded Fill in the Blank Gallery, an artist-run gallery space, in Chicago, IL, from 2008-2011. Upon moving to Michigan, she ran Parlour Room Projects, an alternative gallery in her home, from 2011-2012. Her work has been exhibited in Chicago, the Bay Area, Detroit, NYC, and L.A., including venues such as the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art in San Jose, CA and The Boiler | Pierogi in Brooklyn, as well as internationally. In 2020 she relocated to Vancouver, British Columbia, where she currently lives and works.
