Mary Weatherford was born in 1963 in California. She lives and works in Los Angeles. She has had solo exhibitions at Careyes Art Space, Mexico (2014); LA><Art, Los Angeles, California (2012); John Tevis Gallery, Paris, France (2010); Cottage Home, Los Angeles, California (2008); BlumHelman Warehouse, New York, New York (1992); and Marc Jancou Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland (1991). She has also exhibited with David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, California; Brennan & Griffin, New York, New York; Sister, Los Angeles, California; Shane Campbell Gallery, Oak Park, Illinois; Debs & Co., New York, New York; and Diane Brown Gallery, New York, New York. Her work has been included in group exhibitions at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, California; Marciano Art Foundation and Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California; National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C.; Grundy Art Gallery in Blackpool, England; Skarstedt Gallery, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, and Museum of Modern Art in New York, New York; and JGM Galerie in Paris, France.

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