Mary Addison Hackett is a painter currently based in Nashville. She holds a bachelor of fine arts degree from the University of Tennessee and a master of fine arts degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Recent solo shows include Kristi Engle Gallery in Los Angeles and TAG Art Gallery in Nashville. Her work is represented in the permanent collection of the Riverside Art Museum and Chapman University’s Phyllis and Ross Escalette Permanent Collection of Art. Born in Atlanta and raised in Nashville, Hackett lived and worked in Los Angeles for the last decade. She is currently an artist-in-residence at Cummins Station in downtown Nashville.

Artist Statement

“On studio days I get up, make coffee, and walk out to the studio. I scan the paper. Sometimes I remain in my pajamas. I feel obligated to answer the phone, swap out laundry, and play with the dog. My studio window looks out onto a small patch of the dog’s yard. It’s Los Angeles. The grass is not green unless I water the lawn. I am constantly in motion. I am constantly renegotiating my space and tying up loose ends. The paintings reflect these negotiations. I am partial to abstraction because of its intrinsic inability to illustrate, and the ensuing challenge this presents. My objective in painting is to build some kind of meaning from the chaos of materials at hand.”

Shown Right: Mystic Hovercraft, acylic and oil on canvas, 54 " x 66 "

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