MARY FINLAYSON
San Francisco, CA
Biography     CV     Statement     Recent Press
Mary Finlayson paintings are a celebration of color, pattern and form which navigate themes of home, memory, and self. Through flattened interiors, she provides viewers an intimate glimpse into homes as memories–often a departure from reality. She invites us to consider what home means to us, both in our past and in our idealized form.
UPCOMING EXHIBITION
FROM THE INSIDE
Mary Finlayson
November 4 – November 27, 2021
“I like to think of interiors as portraits that contain their own narratives. I am interested in the stories that they contain and how these spaces are used to tell stories about the people who inhabit them. I’m drawn to rooms that feel personal – places with meaning full of important objects that create accidental compositions.”
— Mary Finlayson
Mary Finlayson’s interest in painting interior spaces portrays how environments reveal identity. Navigating the themes of intimacy, memory, and self, Finlayson’s gouache paintings reflect the vulnerable narratives unveiled through ownership of possessions. Flattening the perspective of each scene, her still lifes provide a voyeuristic glimpse in to each curated space.
— Art In New York City
STUDIO SHELF
20 X 16″ gouache and flashe on panel
SOLD
RECENT PRESS
