Mary Everitt
Mary Everitt (she/her) is a visual artist and massage therapist in Portland, OR. She was born in California and raised in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Her creative influences combine the physical and cultural landscape of her childhood and the human body within a story of belonging and becoming. Her artistic inspirations include Val Hubbard and Makoto Fujimura and her style is influenced by the colors and movement in post-impressionism. Mary had incredible art teachers and artistic role models in her childhood and teen years that supported her creative exploration of materials and expression. She taught art to elementary and middle school students and studied graphic design briefly before returning to the US to study massage. Following a desire to dive deeper into creating, she’s taken painting classes locally, gone to figure drawing workshops and continues to connect with local artists to develop her skills. She is trained in First Aid Arts arts-based tools for self-care; a set of resources to support community mental and emotional health.
She uses cold wax medium, oil and acrylic paints and other mixed media materials in her work. Her goal is to develop a body of work for healing and healthcare oriented spaces.