Mary Ann Peters (artist)

{{short description|American artist}}

{{about|the American artist|the diplomat of the same name|Mary Ann Peters}}

Mary Ann Peters (1949) is an American artist. Her large scale paintings and installations deal with the themes of immigration and the refugee crisis.{{Cite web|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/visual-arts/seattle-artist-mary-ann-peters-explores-the-migration-crisis/|title=Seattle artist Mary Ann Peters explores the migration crisis|date=2017-10-25|website=The Seattle Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-16}} She is a founder of COCA (Center on Contemporary Art).{{Cite web|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/visual-arts/coca-looks-back-on-35-years-of-contemporary-art-with-legacy/|title=CoCA looks back on 35 years of contemporary art with 'Legacy'|date=2017-10-10|website=The Seattle Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-16}}

Peters received her MFA from the University of Washington in Painting and Drawing in 1977 and her BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara, CA.{{Cite web|url=https://art.washington.edu/people/mary-ann-peters|title=Mary Ann Peters {{!}} School of Art + Art History + Design {{!}} University of Washington|website=art.washington.edu|access-date=2019-11-16}}

Peters has completed public art projects for University of Texas, San Antonio (2002),{{Cite web|url=https://www.ontheboards.org/ambassador-team-5|title=Ambassador Team 5 {{!}} On the Boards|website=www.ontheboards.org|access-date=2019-11-16}} and Port of Seattle Headquarters.{{Cite web|url=http://seattlechannel.org/videos?videoid=x70589|title=Art Zone: Mary Ann Peters {{!}} seattlechannel.org|website=seattlechannel.org|language=en|access-date=2019-11-16}} In 2015, Peters received the Stranger Genius Award,{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestranger.com/visual-art/features/2015/09/16/22862507/mary-ann-peters-winner-of-the-2015-stranger-genius-award-in-art|title=Mary Ann Peters, Winner of the 2015 Stranger Genius Award in Art|last=Graves|first=Jen|website=The Stranger|language=en|access-date=2019-11-16}} a 2013 Art Matters Foundation research grant, the MacDowell Colony Pollock Krasner Fellowship in 2011, the Civita Institute Fellowship in 2004, the Artist Trust Leadership and Arts Award, and the Behnke Foundation Neddy Award in Painting in 2000.{{Cite web|url=http://www.strangefirecollective.com/qa-mary-ann-peters|title=Q&A: Mary Ann Peters|website=Strange Fire|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-16}} Her work is included in the collection of the Seattle Art Museum.{{Cite web | url=http://art.seattleartmuseum.org/people/570/mary-ann-peters |title = Mary Ann Peters – Artists – eMuseum}}