Mary Mulderry MacIsaac is an artist and self-identified Montrealer originally hailing from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Mary has been developing a practice in illustration, graphic art, collage, watercolor, and acrylic since (and really before) graduating from Concordia’s Film Studies Program in 2013.

With a compulsive eye for capturing visual language, and as a life long drawer –  Mary is simply learning to look. Over time, drawing has evolved into a way to think out loud, while photo-taking has become a supportive archival practice. From there, landscapes and dreamscapes explode into a mix of assembled collage, sweeping pastels, naïve paint strokes or a combination of all three. Works are often leading to a new perspective on an old feeling or a new way of dealing with the great unknown. 

In collage work, deconstructing and reframing images is not always intended to produce works of art. They are first and foremost a therapy practice that doubles as well-intentioned self-discipline. When leaning into watercolor and painting, there’s a notable connection to the divinity of the natural world and the way it bumps up against a human made environment. As a conduit and a messenger, Mary just wants to share what she’s seeing – but she doesn’t necessarily want you to know what you’re looking at.