Mary Chatowsky Jameson has been using seaweed in her art practice since 2011. Her art studio, Saltwater Studio Newport, is located 1 mile from Newport's famous Easton's Beach.
After attending an exhibit on Victorian Era scrapbooks, produced by the Newport Historical Society, she became intriqued with the process of collaging seaweed, as seen throughout the pages of the journals that were in the exhibit.
In addition to seaweed pressing, Mary also creates work using cyanotype and eco printing methods, often combining these techniques to explore the symbiotic relationships between nature and our human experience. Mary's work is a bridge for art and science, and also raises awareness for issues of ocean health and climate change.
Mary had her first solo museum show Marine Botanicals at the Newport Art Museum in 2014. Last year her work was included in the award winning exhibit A Singularly Marine and Fabulous Produce: The Cultures of Seaweed at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, June 15 – December 3, 2023.
In her freetime, Mary spends time with her family, travels, and enjoys nature and the outdoors. Mary is even a water fitness instructor at a local fitness center!
PAST SHOWS
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 DeBlois Gallery, Middletown, RI
2019 Spring Street Gallery, Block Island, RI
2017 Olin Art Gallery, Olin College, Needham, MA
2014 Newport Art Museum, Wright Gallery
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 New Bedford Whaling Museum, A Singularly Marine & Fabulous Produce; The Cultures of Seaweed
2021 Gallery 263, Cambridge, MA, FLORA
2021 Jamestown Arts Center, Jamestown, RI, New Impressions
2021 DeBlois Gallery, Middletown, RI, Touch Me Feel Me!
2020 D. Chatowsky Gallery, Newport, RI and Block Island, RI
2019 The Art Center Dover, NH, Alternative Perspectives
2019 Spring Street Gallery, Block Island, RI, Creative by Nature
2019 D. Chatowsky Gallery, Newport, RI and Block Island, RI
2019 DeBlois Gallery, Middletown, RI
2018 D. Chatowsky Gallery, Newport, RI
2017 Green Space Gallery, TF Green Airport, Object of Affection
2016 Jeff Soderbergh Gallery, Wellfleet, MA
2015 Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI, Water
2015 Newport Art Museum Juried Member’s Show
2014 Newport Art Museum Juried Member’s Show
2013 Jameson and Thompson, Jamaica Plain, MA
2013 Newport Art Museum Juried Member’s Show
2012 Newport Historical Society
2012 Sandywood Gallery, Tiverton, RI
2012 Newport Art Museum Juried Member’s Show
2012 Jameson and Thompson, Jamaica Plain, MA
2012 Jamestown Art Center, Jamestown, RI
2012 Save the Bay, Providence, RI, Bay Art
2011 Aviary Gallery, Jamaica Plain, MA, Living The Dream
2011 Arnold Arboretum, Boston, MA, Artists in the Arboretum
2011 Jameson and Thompson, Jamaica Plain, MA
AWARDS
2019 The Art Center, Dover, NH, Alternative Perspectives – Juror’s Award
2014 Newport Art Museum’s Member Show – Honorable Mention
2012 Newport Art Museum’s Member Show – Honorable Mention
2012 Sandywood Gallery, Tiverton, RI – Honorable Mention
LECTURES AND SPEAKING
2019 Le Laboratoire, MIT, Cambridge, MA; The Art of Seaweed
2019 University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA; Ocean Literacy Summit
2018 Art Science Lab, Cambridge, MA; Marine Botanicals
2017 University of Massachusetts, Boston; Sustainable Ocean Series
2017 Boston University Marine Program, Boston; Seaweed Symposium
2017 Olin College, Needham, MA; Living Watercolors: Marine Botanicals
