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Kinheart Studio Welcoming Place for Artists in Cedar Rapids Iowa, Cedar Rapids Gazette, Diana Nollen,  April 21, 2024

Viewers would never guess the youngest artists are 12 to 15 years old. Their sophisticated pieces fit right alongside works by established pros like Mary Zeran of Cedar Rapids, who posted on Facebook that “making a skate deck has been on my list for years.” Adding that she’s happy with the way her piece turned out, it reflects her bright abstract collage style, with a vertical blue stripe woven over and under swirling colors.


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Boston City Guide, The Boston Arts & Culture Weekly Review, July 30, 2018

Mary, please kick things off for us by telling us about yourself and your journey so far.
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Mary Zeran, Daily Palette, November 14, 2017

Mary Zeran comes from a creative family. Her mother and grandmother introduced her to making things at an early age, and she has continued this tradition by exploring the mediums of collage and painting.


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Barry Kostrinsky: Artist Talks, YouTube, January 24, 2023

​Mary Zeran zoomed in from Iowa and discussed her sculpture, collages and ceramics. 

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Advise and Select, Ann Landi, Vasari21, July 29, 2018

Mary Zeran: Since wall space is at a premium in my studio, I tend to show four to six current completed pieces.

 
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Mary Zeran Opens First Solo Show at Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids Gazette, Diana Nollen, September 10, 2020 

Mary Zeran's career path has been as colorful and abstract as the artwork she has been creating full-time over the past decade.

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Mary Zeran, Ann Land, Vasari 21, February 5, 2017

From her mother’s side of the family, Mary Zeran inherited a deep love and respect for crafts of all kinds.


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Mary Zeran, The Iowa Source, September 9, 2020

This year marks the 10th year that Cedar Rapids artist Mary Zeran has been working as a professional artist. The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art is marking this milestone with a retrospective of her work, Mary Zeran: 10 Years, which runs through January 3, 2021.


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The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art--Some Assembly Required: Collage and Assemblage, Daily Palette, January 17, 2014

This week the Daily Palette is celebrating Some Assembly Required: Collage and Assemblage at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art (CRMA).

 
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