EDUCATION:
MFA, Drawing, Arizona State University
BFA, Painting, Northern Arizona University
PUBLIC ART:
Link Rapid Transit Public Art, A Project of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, estimated completion, 2025.
Palo Brea Arbor, powder coated waterjet cut art screens, The Beam on Farmer, 5th and Farmer, Tempe, Arizona, Art in Private Development, commissioned by M A Mortenson Company, 2022.
Mesquite Bosque, Bell94 Sports Complex Plaza, powder coated waterjet cut fence panels, Scottsdale, Arizona, Commissioned by Scottsdale Public Art, 2022.
Drought Pipeline Walls, Public Art Project, Perimeter walls, gates, fences and other site enhancements integrated into the City of Phoenix Water Services Drought Pipeline, North 20th Street and Northview Avenue and North 22nd Street and Maryland Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona, Commissioned by the City of Phoenix Office of Arts And Culture and the Phoenix Water Services Department, 2023.
Ocotillo Rise, Northwest Extension-II, I-17 Bridge Elements, Design of concrete form liners for 10 bridge piers and 9,000 sf MSE Ramp Walls. Water jet cut metal Traction Power Substation screen, 25th Avenue along Mountain View Road, Phoenix, Arizona. Commissioned by Valley Metro RPTA, light rail, completion 2024.
Desert Feast, Mural, Fry’s Food and Drug, 19600 W. Indian School Road, Buckeye, Arizona 85396. Commissioned by West Valley Arts Council in partnership with Fry’s Food Stores a division of Kroger Company, 2021.
Haymoon Park, Lithomosaic Walkway Art Panels, Commissioned by Alamar Public Art Program, Brookfield Residential, Avondale Boulavard and Broadway Road, Avondale, Arizona, estimated completion 2020.
Rendezvous/Riverview, Rio Salado Pathway, mural and tile installation to the bike and pedestrian tunnel beneath the 202 connecting Mesa Riverview Park and the Rio Salado Pathway. Commissioned by the City of Mesa, Arizona, Department of Transportation, July 2019.
Blooming, InFlux Cycle 8, temporary installation, Glendale City Hall, 5850 West Glendale Avenue, Glendale, Arizona.Commissioned by the City of Glendale Public Art, March 2019.
Walk In the Park, Enhancements to Estrada Park, Lithomosaic fitness pathway and playground rubberized surface design, 1801 East Palomino Drive, Tempe, Arizona. Commissioned by the City of Tempe Public Art, April 2019.
Digital Desert, Agave Unfurling, InFlux Cycle 6, temporary site- specific installation TechShop Chandler, 249 E. Chicago St. Chandler, Arizona, Chandler Arts Commission, February 2016-January 2017.
Bougainvillea, terrazzo wall panels, Traction Power Substation #18, Las Palmaritas and 19thAve., Phoenix, Arizona. Commissioned by Valley Metro RPTA, light rail, February 2016. Architekton Architects. Arizona Forward Environmental Excellence Award, Art in Public Spaces, 2016, awarded to Valley Metro.
The Memory of a Tree is Strong, water jet cut steel art panels, Traction Power Substation, Main St. and Morris, Mesa, Arizona. Commissioned by Valley Metro RPTA, light rail, November 2015, DWL Architects. Arizona Forward Environmental Excellence Award, Art in Public Spaces, 2016, awarded to Valley Metro.
Wild Flower Hawks, InFlux Cycle 3, storefront installation 116 E. Western Avenue. Commissioned by the City Of Goodyear, Arizona, Public Art, January 17-June 30, 2013.
Wild Flower Current, Canal Convergence /Spring Equinox, temporary installation of illuminated flower pots along the banks of the Scottsdale Waterfront, 4420 N. Scottsdale Road. Commissioned by Scottsdale Public Art, Scottsdale, Arizona, March 21-24, 2013.
air, earth, water, Entrance to Goodyear Community Park, 3151 N. Litchfield Rd, Goodyear, Arizona, artwork for roundabout and walls. Commissioned by the City of Goodyear, Arizona, Parks and Recreation, Public Art, April 2012.
Saguaro Flowers, Adam Diaz Senior Center, Terrazzo Floor Project, 4115 W. Thomas Road Phoenix, Arizona. Commissioned by the City of Phoenix, Office of Arts and Culture, Gabor Lorant Architects, January 2007.
Prequalified Artist: City of Palo Alto, California, City of San Jose, California, City of Tempe, Arizona, State of Oregon, and Washington State.
EXHIBITIONS:
Unintended Consequences, artistic collaboration of artists Carolyn Lavender, Monica Aissa Martinez, and Mary Shindell, Center Space at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts,7380 E 2nd St. Scottsdale, AZ 85251, February -July 8, 2023. Best Group Show 2023, Phoenix, Magazine
Bounce, Tempe Public Library, an exhibition of studio work by artists who designed playground safety surfaces for the City of Tempe,October 2022-March 2023.
Flora and Fauna, Core New Art Space, 900 Santa Fe Dr., Denver, CO 80204, September 13th –30th 2018.
draw, Gallery at Tempe Center for the Arts 700 W. Rio Salado Pkwy., Tempe, AZ 85281, May 25, 2018 - September 1, 2018
As Above, Mary Shindell, Mesa Contemporary Arts, North Gallery, One E. Main Street, Mesa, AZ 85211-1466, January 20 – April 19, 2018. Opening Reception Friday, February 9, 2018.
Sonoran Safari, i.d.e.a. Museum, 150 W. Pepper Pl., Mesa, Arizona 85201, February 9-May 27, 2018.
Representing the West: A New Frontier, Sangre de Cristo Art Center, Pueblo Colorado, January 28-March 19, 2017.
Pirate Contemporary Art Juried Exhibition, Pirate Contemporary Art Gallery, Denver, Colorado, November 25-December 11, 2016.
Desert in the Details, Phoenix Airport Museum, Terminal 3 Gallery, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, Phoenix, Arizona, December 2017-June 2017.
Sonoran Symbiosis, Tohono Chul, 7366 N. Paseo del Norte, Tucson, Arizona 85704, November 10, 2016- February 8, 2017.
Invitational Alumni Exhibition, Mesa Community College Art Gallery, 1833 W. Southern Ave.Mesa, AZ 85202, October 24-December 3, 2016.
Desert Chandeliers, Mary Shindell, 515arts, 515 E. Roosevelt, Phoenix, Arizona, February 5-27, 2016.
Connections to the Natural World, LA ARTCORE Brewery Annex, Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, CA, January 2-30, 2016.
Collecting for the Twenty-First Century, Northern Arizona University Art Museum, Flagstaff, Arizona, October 27 - December 11, 2015.
Drawing With Everything, Phoenix Airport Museum, Terminal 4, Level 3 display cases, Phoenix, Arizona, October 3, 2015-February 28, 2016.
Southwestern Invitational, Yuma Fine Arts, 254 S. Main Street, Yuma, Arizona, April 10-May 30, 2015, work selected to tour through 2016.
Feminism Today, Shade Projects at the MonOrchid, 214 E. Roosevelt, Phoenix, Arizona, March 6-29, 2015.
Inflection Point, Mary Shindell, 515arts, 515 E. Roosevelt, Phoenix, Arizona, January 2015.
The Gift: Selections from the Armstrong-Prior Archives, Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona, through June 20, 2015.
Generation CSA, Mary Shindell, 515arts, 515 E. Roosevelt, Phoenix, Arizona, September 2013. Featured in the Artlink Collectors’ Tour selected by Dr. Sara Cochran, curator of modern and contemporary art for the Phoenix Art Museum, and Gabriela Munoz, her curatorial assistant.
CD9: A Richly Diverse Creative Oasis, an art exhibition curated by Ted G. Decker for Phoenix Institute of Contemporary Art (phICA), Phoenix, AZ March – September 2013.
Creature•Man•Nature, Carolyn Lavender, Monica Martinez, Mary Shindell, Mesa Contemporary Arts at the Mesa Art Center, North Gallery, Mesa, Arizona, January 11-April 28, 2013.
2012 Harnett Biennial of American Prints, Joel And Lila Harnett Museum of Art, University of Richmond Museums, Richmond, Virginia, October 23-December 9, 2012.
Priced to move… Mary Shindell, new work, 515 arts, Phoenix, Arizona, June 1-30, 2012.
Arizona Landscapes, The Gallery, Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, Arizona, February 11-June 7, 2012.
“Place: Images of the West.” Designated Arizona Centennial Project, Gallery @ City Hall, 300 West Washington, Phoenix, Arizona, February- May 2012.
Cacti, Recent Work, Visual Arts Gallery, Central Arizona College, Coolidge, Arizona, November 8-Dec. 16, 2011.
Declaring Independence, Phoenix Institute of Contemporary Art (phICA), at Eric Fischl Gallery at Phoenix College, Phoenix, Arizona USA. Curator: Ted G. Decker. October 3-27, 2011.
Drawing Resurfaced: National Contemporary Drawing Exhibition, Stewart Center Gallery, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, August 29-October 9, 2011.
Saguaro Stand, installation, The Ice House, 429 West Jackson, Phoenix, Arizona, May 6-7, 2011.
What Goes on and What Takes Place, Monica Aissa Martinez, Carolyn Lavender, Mary Shindell & Sue Chenoweth, Modified Arts, 407 East Roosevelt Street, Phoenix, Arizona, February 18-March 13, 2011.
2010 DigitalArt.LA, international juried exhibition, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, 107 W. Fifth Street, Los Angeles, California, September 9-October 2, 2010.
Texas National 2010, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas, April 10-May 23, 2010.
Amend, Amass, Mary Shindell, installation, 515 arts, 515 E. Roosevelt, Phoenix, Arizona, January 1-30, 2010.
2009 Juried All-Media Exhibition at Palos Verdes, California, August 21-September 25, 2009.
Americas 2009 all media, Minot State University, Northwest Art Center, Minot, North Dakota, August 18-September 26, 2009.
Satellite Drawings, 515 arts, 515 E. Roosevelt, Phoenix, Arizona, February 6-28, 2009.
Abstract Ecology: falling, Mary Shindell, drawing installation, 5fifteen arts, 515 E. Roosevelt, Phoenix, Arizona, January 4-27, 2008.
Deck 2007, Bragg’s Pie Factory, Phoenix, Arizona, October 2007.
But It’s a Dry Heat, Opening Exhibition Featuring Ten Artists, Tempe Center for the Arts, floor installation using decals printed digitally from original drawings, September 7-January 11, 2008.
Out There, unconventional landscapes by Melissa Martinez and Mary Shindell, Mesa Contemporary Arts at Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, Arizona, November 3, 2006-January 7, 2007.
PERMANENT PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Alamar Public Art Program, Brookfield Residential, Avondale, Arizona
Arizona State University Art Museum, Armstrong –Prior Archives, Tempe, Arizona
City of Glendale, Portable Works, 2007, Glendale Arizona
City of Goodyear, Public Art, Goodyear, Arizona
City of Phoenix Arts and Culture, Public Art, Phoenix, Arizona
City of Tempe Office of Public Art, Tempe, Arizona
Kroger Company, 2021, Buckeye, Arizona
M A Mortenson Company, Tempe, Arizona
Mesa Community College, Mesa, Arizona
Northern Arizona University Art Museum, Flagstaff, Arizona
Phoenix Airport Museum
Phoenix Municipal Court, Print Collection, Phoenix, Arizona
Scottsdale Public Art, Scottsdale, Arizona
Shemer Art Center, Phoenix, Arizona
U.S. Bank, Scottsdale, Arizona
University of New Mexico Art Museum, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Valley Metro Light Rail, Phoenix, Arizona
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SERVICE:
Arizona State University, Shindell Rock, Paper, Scissors Materials Award, excellence in printmaking, established 1993.
Northern Arizona University, Robertson-Shindell Scholarship, consistently high level of performance in studio art, established 2008.
Northern Arizona University, College of Arts and Letters Advisory Council, member through 2019.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Visions workshop, 2013 and 2016.
Artist in the Schools Arizona 1977 and Nebraska, 1986 and 1987.
Artist Talks, Transitioning from Studio Art to Public Art, City of Phoenix and Scottsdale Public Art.
515art gallery, Roosevelt Row, Phoenix, Arizona, Member 2002-2016.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
The Drawing Center Viewing Program, New York, New York
Los Angeles Printmaking Society
AWARDS AND HONORS
Northern Arizona University, President’s Alumni Award for the College of Arts & Letters,Flagstaff, Arizona, November, 2022.
Arizona Governor’s Art Awards, 2016 drawing presented as award.
"Best of Phoenix 2015, Megalopolitan Life Awards, Mary Shindell, Best Use Of Desert Topography." Phoenix New Times [Phoenix, Arizona] 24 Sept. 2015