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Mary Little interview with Canvas Rebel — canvas rebel

Canvas Reble interview.
Meet Mary Little
We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Mary Little.
October 2023

field at the bendix

Bendix Building, Los Angeles, California.
September 2023 Mary Little completed and installed her series Field, at her Bendix Building studio, Los Angeles.
The series further develops themes of landscape drawing on memories of the land around her extended family’s farms.
Through November 2023

It's About Time

Brand Library & Art Center, Glendale, CA

“The human mind delights in finding pattern—so much so that we often mistake coincidence or forced analogy for profound meaning. No other habit of thought lies so deeply within the soul of a small creature trying to make sense of a complex world not constructed for it.” The Flamingo’s Smile: Reflections in Natural History, by Stephen Jay Gould.

September 23 - November 22, 2023.

Co-Curators: April Greiman and Stacie B. London

Sunset magazine. Mary Little tapestry in Pasadena 100 year old Spanish Bungalow — Sunset

A 100-Year-Old Spanish Bungalow in Pasadena
“The star of this room is a wall-sized textile art piece by Mary Little,”
September 2023
Sarah Yang
Designer Alice Cheng
Photograpy Natasha Lee

cottages & gardens

HC&G’s Innovator Award honoree for 2023–24 transforms a modern marvel into a repository of work by women artists and makers.
Art collector Lisa Perry asked her longtime architect and collaborator architect Christine Harper of Harper Design + Build to give a gentle upgrade to Onna House, designed by architect Paul Lester Wiener in 1962 for art collectors Ethel and Robert Scull.
August 2023
Heather Buchanan
Photography Isabel Parra

Reside

“When German Bauhaus student Anni Albers was diverted to weaving from glasswork and painting, she transformed the potential and reputation of thread……. Her compelling explorations of the limits of the medium take their place in the history of 20th-century abstract art.”
“A new generation of women is putting textile art back on the map.”
Spring 2023
Emma Crichton-Miller

architectural digest

A Craig Ellwood, Malibu house reimagined by Mallery Roberts Morgan.
A custom Waka Waka desk anchors the recording studio. A Mary Little wall sculpture is installed above.
May ‘23
Mayer Rus
Photography Sam Frost
Styled by Michael Reynolds

Mary Little's 'Toile' edition works group photo — Toile at the Bendix

Bendix Building, Los Angeles, California.
March 2023 saw the completion of Mary Little’s Toile Editions and its subsequent installation at her Bendix Building studio, Los Angeles.
The edition explores subtleties of proportion, form, and surface. Each a framed and taut arrangement of soft imbalance and fluidity.
May 1, 2023

Dancer, violinist and cameraperson filming performance in artist Mary Little's studio — Double: body as source - dance

Consulate General of Ireland, Los Angeles
“In celebration of International Women’s Day, …..a multidisciplinary collaboration, created by Irish artists in the Western US.”
Violinist-Composer: Emer Kinsella Dancer-Choreographer: Megan Lowe Visual Artist: Mary Little
Directed and Filmed by Alannah Campion, Christine Schwan & Justin Schwan
Editor: Laura Sheeran Sound Engineer: Jared Carrigan
March 8, 2023

Mary little holding clapper board at start of interview — Double: body as source - interview

Consulate General of Ireland, Los Angeles
In celebration of International Women’s Day
“Meet Mary Little, a Los Angeles-based visual artist whose work is inspired by her home in County Down.”
March 8, 2023

Canvas tapestry by artist Mary Little — kunsthalle b

Bulthaup, Los Angeles
Bulthaup, Los Angeles. The latest in the kunsthalle b series, “Mary Little and Joe Davidson.”
February though May 6, 2023

Exterior image of Cavalho Park Gallery Brooklyn NY — Creatures of Sense

Carvalho Park Gallery
The work of Matt Kleberg, Mary Little, and Rachel Mica Weiss.
“Through precision and distinct attention to the subtleties of form, proportion, and surface, Little creates a language of quiet magnitudes in spite of the work’s seemingly subtle vocabulary.”
February 4, through March 19, 2023. Brooklyn, New York

Connective Threads

Palos Verdes Art Center
Curated by Carrie Burckle and Jo Lauria
“The works on view encompass a rich diversity of influences and inspirations, independent from conventional expectations.”

January 28, through April 15, 2023. Palos Verdes, California

Double at the Bendix

Bendix Building, Los Angeles, California
January 2023 saw the completion of Mary Little’s Double series and its presentation at her Bendix Building studio, Los Angeles.
While much of her previous work focused on exploring texture and pattern, Double presents another dimension to these themes.
January 2023

Link to Crafts in America Inspiration & Home exhibition — inspiration & home

Craft in America Center
“The work in ‘Inspiration and Home’ at Craft in America Center features ‘an exuberant span of multimedia works by Alison Saar, Maddy Leeser, Diedrick Brackens, Ayumi Horie, Suzanne Thao, Mandora Young, Greg Johnson, Mary Little, and more.”
December 10, 2022 through March 11, 2023, Los Angeles, California

Link to Craft in America documentary Mary Little segment — Inspiration, a documentary

PBS
“Peabody award-winning PBS documentary series Craft in America is dedicated to fostering an appreciation of handmade craft, the makers committed to its practice, and the contribution craft makes to America’s national cultural heritage.”

”INSPIRATION reveals the magic and influence of craft. Featuring the Saar family (Betye Saar, Alison Saar, and Maddy Leeser), Simon Rodia and Watts Towers, Diedrick Brackens, Ayumi Horie, Suzanne Thao, Mandora Young, Tousue Vang, Chef Yia Vang, and Mary Little.”
Craft in America - Inspiration episode

Lineage exhibition

Lineage explores the infinite link of knowledge, learning, and refining in Little’s work while referencing her own lineage and past.
Exhibited during spring 2022 at 1700 S. Santa Fe, L.A. California

brae presentation

Brae, a presentation of works created during the summer of 2021 exploring elasticity. Closed September 14, 2021
Presentation video

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Unearth, a digital exhibition, originally staged in Los Angeles, closed on Mary 20, 2021
Exhibition video

Link to IGTV conversation between artist Mary Little & Cindy Allen Interior Design Editor in Chief — IGTV

A chinwag between INTERIOR DESIGN magazine's Cindy Allen and Mary Little

Image from Interior design magazine referencing 'Unearth' an installation by Mary Little — interior design

Unearth Installation
“Some might call Mary Little...an accidental artist.”
Edie Cohen

The Design Edit March 2021 — The Design Edit

Unearth Installation
“….Little has always approached her work as sculpture.”
TDE Editorial Team

designmilk

“...to Mary, these spaces are inspiring because they tell a history and display a strength through a test of time. Her undulating canvas sculptures were transformed simply by living in this kind of space.”
Vy Yang

Link to Artist Mary Little's Reflections digital exhibition — Reflections exhibition

Closed October 15 2020
A digital exhibition originally held at Estudio Persona Los Angeles cancelled by Covid.

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For most artists, the canvas plays the supporting role,…..But for California artist Mary Little, it is the very heart of her work.
Jill Sieracki

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A Stunning Online Exhibition Shows the Power of Tranquility in the Age of COVID-19.
Artist Mary Little’s Reflections, which runs from August 15 to October 15, 2020, evokes the serenity of the Irish countryside of her youth.
Mayer Rus

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Mary Little’s Poetically Tactile Reflections on Canvas.
Through a virtual show with Estudio Persona, the Angeleno artist presents a series of textile sculptures that conveys the spirit of Ireland’s idyllic landscapes.
Ryan Waddoups

Link to interview with artist Mary Little in Milan based online magazine Baccala — baccala magazine

Interview by Alessandro Casagrande
I layer elements. I’m laying something down in the way sediment is laid down…

LALA magazine

Instagram Live visit with LaLa magazine to Mary Little’s studio

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Mary Little’s ‘Reflections’: A Digital Exhibition
…time to reflect on one’s life, honouring what came before to inform how we best move forward now.

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Textile sculptures by Mary Little at the beautiful Estudio Persona Space.
For some years I had a beautiful hand made piece of paper on my wall, I remember touching it often as it felt so soft, it had small imperfections and reliefs and almost felt like textile. It is probably why I had to find out more about the textile sculptures by Mary Little.
Desiree Groenendal

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Four Female Fiber Artists
Mary Little Gives Shapes to Northern Ireland Memories in Her Los Angeles Studio
Sussex-Based Artist Ptolemy Mann Paints With Woven Cotton
Windy Chien Finds her True Creative Calling in Knots
Claudy Jongstra Interweaves a Passion for the Environment in her Wool-Felt Artwork
Rebecca Dalzell

Full Bleed Cover. — Full Blede Issue Nine

The Cleave
Pick up your copy to see my work alongside many other great artists.
Sacha Baumann

Mary Little Studio — Recipient of a 2019 pollock-Krasner foundation grant

Read about the grant here
ArtForum, “Pollock-Krasner Foundation Awards More than $3 Million in Grants”
photography Sydney Brown

DIGS

A new approach to a humble material
“… something absolutely magical, equal parts contemplative and expressive, minimalism with maximum impact.”
Jenn Thornton
photography Sydney Brown

Mary Little Craft in America artist Talk Link — Craft in America - the shape of cloth

Artist talk at Craft in America Center.
Mary Little’s presentation describing the evolution of her work.

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Mary Little’s Craft in America Center “Whether premeditated intent or serendipity, Little’s work merges abstraction and figuration to politely achieve suggestion—though one might interpret the obscene.”
Daniel Austin Warren

“…A direct line can be traced from Albers to the 11 contemporary West Coast artists gathered here by museum director Suzanne Isken.”

Leah Ollman

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“Material as Metaphor”
“…Little’s heroic restraint with her work is quite rewarding and ultimately very spiritual. …. “Flanagan,” (2016) is based on a slightly irregular grid (reminds me of some of Eva Hesse’s latex grid pieces), and the light and shadows here are an important player in the delectation of the work.”
Nancy Kay Turner

Fabrik.

A profile of Mary Little
“…It was, Little explained, an environment in which she felt safe and protected; one that shaped her aesthetic sensibility…”
Simone Kussatz

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L.A. Artist Mary Little Works Magic On Blank Canvas
…To create the sculptures she calls tapestries, first come simple drawings and sketches. “They’re almost diagrams to help me develop what’s in my head,” she explains. “I’ll then select and edit.”…
Taryn Bickley

Architectural Digest

Designer Mary Little Unveils a Series of Minimalist Textile Wall Hangings
...“A graduate of London’s Royal College of Art, Little has spent two decades exploring the technical and conceptual possibilities of making form with fabric.”…
Mayer Rus