Primary Medium

Painting

Address

276 Greenpoint Avenue
Building 8, 3rd Floor
Brooklyn, 11222

Artist Statement

Mary Younkin is a Brooklyn-based painter who grew up in the suburbs of Southern California. Her vibrant still life paintings examine everyday life through the personal lens of motherhood. Younkin’s work has been exhibited widely in the New York area, most recently in “What Happens Next”, the Greenpoint Art Circle’s annual group exhibition, the “Everywoman Biennial” at La Mama Galleria and “In the Echoes” curated by Elizabeth Tolson. Her paintings have been published in the “101 Floral Artbook” by the Arts to Hearts Project and the I Like Your Work’s 2023 Summer Exhibition Catalog “Esprit de l’escalier” curatored by Alicia Puig. Her work resides in the permanent collection of the Ramsey County Historical Society in Minnesota as part of their exhibit “Persistence: Continuing the Struggle for Suffrage and Equality: 1848-2020”. Mary discusses her approach to painting on a recent episode of the Arts to Hearts Podcast from June 2024 titled “Where do floral artists get their inspiration from?”. Younkin received a BFA California College of the Arts and MFA at Parsons The New School. She is a member of the Greenpoint Art Circle and core organizer of Greenpoint Open Studios.

Links

Website: http://www.maryyounkin.com
Instagram: @younkinstudio