Art Exhibit: "Unmoored" by Mary Zeran

Mary Zeran is an artist from three generations of creative women who creates abstract paintings full of intense color and patterns suggesting the unknown. The artist holds a B.F.A. and M.F.A in art from University of Iowa. Zeran’s collage are shown internationally, with exhibitions at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, IA, SOIL Gallery, Seattle, WA, and Chiang Mai University in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Her work is in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, U.S. Cellular Center, Harvard Business College, Boston, MA, among many others. "This show is in honor of my mother. Following her loss, the absence left me feeling untethered, as if I were floating aimlessly through the atmosphere. Initially, this sensation was unsettling—a reminder of the fragility of existence and the ephemeral nature of our connections. However, as time passed, I came to embrace this feeling of weightlessness, recognizing it as a testament to the eternal bond between us. Since I was raised by an artisan and skilled maker, rather than viewing her absence as a void, I feel her presence envelop me as a force guiding and nurturing my artistic journey. In each of my paintings I celebrate my mother's legacy, transforming grief into a relic of her being and displaying the resilience of the human spirit."