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Mary Ann Beckwith
"Artistry is not bounded by the arts. I tell my students that as they become more confident in their own creativity it will make them a better engineer, mathematician, or forester. My goal is to help students reach their greatest potential." |
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Beckwith Receives Jack Richeson & Co. Inc. Award Mary Ann Beckwith received the Jack Richeson & Co. Inc. Award for her painting, "Best Intentions," during the Watercolor USA 2008 competition taking place from June 7 to August 3, 2008. READ MORE.
Mary Ann Beckwith Recognized for 35 Years of Service to Michigan Tech |
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Beckwith Receives Frederic Albrecht Award Mary Ann Beckwith received the Frederic Albrecht Award for her painting, "Longing," during the American Watercolor Society's 140th Annual Exhibition in New York City, a four-week event which began on March 27. READ MORE. (PDF, 62 Kb) |
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Feature: Experimenting with Texture and Media Mary Ann Beckwith demonstrates an experimental technique that's bursting with texture, color, symbols...and cobwebs. (PDF, 35 Mb)
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Mary Ann Beckwith, has taught watercolor, drawing and design at Michigan Technological University helping engineers- and scientists-to-be exercise both sides of their brains since 1973. Ms. Beckwith received the university's Distinguished Teaching Award in 1996 and again in 2003. She was also a finalist in 1997 and 2000.
She is a full time watercolor artist and revels in sharing her tried and true methods of painting as well as her explorations into uncharted territories. Mary Ann's book, Creative Watercolor: A Step by Step Guide and Showcase (1996) was sold in this country and recently translated for the Japanese market. She has taught her workshop on "Experimental Watercolor" throughout this country and in Canada. In 1996 she traveled to Korea where she taught watercolor techniques at Seoul National University and at Kon Ku University.
Recently inducted into the National Watercolor Society, she is a signature member of the Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Midwest Watercolor Societies and is a Nautilus Fellow in the Society of Experimental Artists. She has served as president and National Show chair for the Midwest Watercolor Society. She has also served as a judge in shows around the country.