Hey, I’m Mary!
I’m a recent graduate of Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Industrial Design (Class of 2023). My designs and methods prioritize function and joyful user experiences through aesthetics, attention to detail, and sustainability.
Over the entirety of 2022, I interned at Henkel and Kohler and worked on a variety of projects in the fields of packaging and industrial design for laundry/home care and bathing. While at school, I worked as a print + digital graphic designer for Hokie Wellness, a Virginia Tech health and wellbeing organization. I’m also the IDSA Student Merit Awards Finalist for the VTID Class of 2023.
Outside of the studio, I can be found tinkering with countless personal art and design projects, from sculpting ceramic cats to screen printing art posters. My creations are guided by the works, conversations, and impressions I experience in daily life, natural or man-made. I also recently opened an Etsy shop to sell prints, stationary, and original pieces of my artwork.
Thanks for stopping by!
Awards
March 2023 // IDSA Student Merit Awards: Virginia Tech Finalist
March 2022 // IHA Global Innovation Awards: Excellence in Student Design: Honorable Mention
April 2021 // Industrial Design Materials and Processes Research Award
April 2021 // Greenhouse T-Shirt Design Competition
October 2020 // Hokie Print Poster Contest: What Do You Art?
March 2019 // Montclair Film Festival Emerging Filmmakers Competition: Special Jury Prize for Animation
January 2019 // Scholastic Art and Writing Awards: Gold Key (Mixed Media)
January 2019 // Scholastic Art and Writing Awards: Gold Key (Photography)
January 2019 // Scholastic Art and Writing Awards: Gold Key (Photography)
January 2019 // Scholastic Art and Writing Awards: Silver Key (Digital Art)
January 2019 // Scholastic Art and Writing Awards: Silver Key (Photography)
January 2019 // Scholastic Art and Writing Awards: Honorable Mention (Sculpture)
January 2019 // Scholastic Art and Writing Awards: Honorable Mention (Photography)
January 2019 // Scholastic Art and Writing Awards: Honorable Mention (Photography)
January 2019 // Scholastic Art and Writing Awards: Honorable Mention (Photography)
January 2019 // Scholastic Art and Writing Awards: Honorable Mention (Photography)
January 2018 // Scholastic Art and Writing Awards: Silver Key (Photography)
January 2018 // Scholastic Art and Writing Awards: Honorable Mention (Photography)
January 2017 // Scholastic Art and Writing Awards: Silver Key (Photography)
January 2017 // Scholastic Art and Writing Awards: Honorable Mention (Photography)
January 2017 // Scholastic Art and Writing Awards: Honorable Mention (Photography)
January 2017 // Scholastic Art and Writing Awards: Honorable Mention (Photography)
2008 // Art Educators of New Jersey Student Art Exhibition
Gallery Shows & Exhibitions
2022 // IHA Global Innovation Awards: Excellence in Student Design
2021 // Student Art Spotlight - Moss Arts Center, Blacksburg, VA
2020 // Student Art Spotlight - Moss Arts Center, Blacksburg, VA
2019 // Montclair Film Festival - Montclair, NJ
2019 // Scholastic Art and Writing Awards - Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ
2018 // Fresh 11.0 - 1978 Maplewood Arts Center, Maplewood, NJ
2018 // Scholastic Art and Writing Awards - Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ
2017 // Scholastic Art and Writing Awards - Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ
2008 // Art Educators of New Jersey Student Art Exhibit - Essex County Hall of Records, Newark, NJ
Publications
2021 // Studio Collective Volume XIV
2020 // Studio Collective Volume XIII
2019 // Guildscript Art and Literary Magazine
2019 // The Columbian Newspaper
2018 // The Columbian Newspaper