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Superior Artists Gallery
is a cooperative of local artists with art work ranging from
stained glass, paintings and reproductions in oil, watercolor, acrylic,
pastel and mixed
media; along with a variety of pottery, jewelry, metal sculpture,
photography and original greeting cards.
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Mary Jo McHugh
October 12, 1958 - November 7, 2012
Mary Jo McHugh, age 54, of Drummond, passed away on Wednesday, Nov 7, 2012
in her home after a long struggle with breast cancer. She was born
Oct. 12, 1958, in St. Paul, Minn, the daughter of Richard and Rosemary
(Jarvis) McHugh.
She
leaves behind her loving family, Steve, Neil and Jenna.
Mary was a
beloved and important member of Superior Artists Gallery and is greatly
missed. The following was read by Mary Methven at her Celebration of
Life on November 17th, at the United Church of Christ in Cable, WI.
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The members of
Superior Artist Gallery wanted me to say a few words about Mary’s
involvement with our group. I invite the other members to stand please.
Mary joined
Superior Artist Gallery, or SAG as we call it, back when we still had a
store front in Washburn, perhaps 6 or 7 years ago.
I was president at
the time and as such was delegated to approach Mary at a CBAC reception and
asked her if she’d like to join our group. We had seen her work and were
impressed by it’s quality and after meeting her, were even more impressed by
her personality, her positive attitude, calm nature and other endearing
qualities.
Mary was a perfect
member of SAG, always willing to work at the gallery, which is what members
did, and full of creative and positive suggestions for gallery operations
and our art shows.
For a time we had
monthly art shows and receptions at the gallery featuring 2 or 3 of our
members. When Mary was in a show, her paintings sold like hot cakes. I
remember one particular benefactor who bought one or two originals at each
show. We often chuckled as we pictured his home and office covered in Mary
McHugh originals.
After we closed
our store front we remained together as a group, gathering for pot lucks and
organizing several art shows together each year. Our last pot luck was in
September of this year.
Mary was a
prolific painter. If you look at her page on our gallery web site you’ll
see over 120 paintings she did over the course of our years together. She
occasionally asked me, as webmaster, if I thought she should take off her
sold paintings because she had so many on her page. I’m glad we decided not
to. If you click on Past Shows you’ll see Mary’s involvement with our
gallery since the beginning of 2006.
Mary’s paintings
were a reflection of herself. She was happy and her artwork was joyful.
She was organized and her work was well composed. She was calm and her work
was tranquil. Her personality sparkled and so did her work.
We know her as an
artist and as a friend. We will miss her vibrant and important presence in
our gallery group. All of us treasure our memories of times spent with
Mary. We will always miss her and remember her.
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Calendar of Events 2012-2013
Check back often for more
details
Art Show in 2013
The next
art show for the members of Superior Artists Gallery will be in June 2013 at
the Washburn Cultural Center. Check back for details.
Annual Pot Luck
The
members of Superior Artists Gallery gathered together for their annual pot
luck at Jan Benson's house on Sunday, September 9, 2012. All of the
members were able to attend as well as past member and long time friend
Laurie Otis.
Birgit Wolf, Jan Benson, Dora Kling, Mary McHugh
Jan McFarlane, Sara Balbin, Jan Benson, Dora Kling
Wendy Reese, Mary Methven, Laurie Otis
Mary McHugh, Royanne Goossen, Birgit Wolff
Members: Jan McFarlane, Dora Kling, Mary Methven, Jan Benson, Birgit
Wolff, Wendy Reese, Sara Balbin, Mary McHugh, Royanne Goossen
ART SHOW June 2 - June 30, 2012
9
Women Standing Tall,
eclectic modes of artistry.
Public Reception
Thursday, June 14, 5 PM - 7 PM
Washburn Cultural Center
1 Bayfield Street
Washburn, Wisconsin
715-373-5991
Cultural Center
Hours:
Monday - Saturday 10 AM - 4PM
Photos of the
reception
Back row: Royanne
Goossen, Sara Balbin, Dora Kling, Wendy Reese
Birgit Wolff, Jan MacFarlane, Mary McHugh, Mary Methven
Missing: Jan Benson
Sara Balbin, Jan MacFarlane, Jan
Benson, Royanne
Goossen, Mary Methven, Wendy Reese,
Dora Kling,
Birgit Wolff, Mary McHugh
Photos of the show
NEW WORKS
Kayakers Taking a Break -- Artist Mary McHugh
Flower Garden -- Artist Mary Methven
Come and Sit a Spell -- Artist Royanne Goossen
Sunrise on Chequamegan Bay -- Artist Royanne
Goossen
History of the Superior Artists Gallery
Every Thursday, eight women went to the Washburn Historical Museum and
Cultural Arts Center, to paint pictures. We called ourselves the
Brownstone School of Art. One of the group, Jan Benson,
had been in a cooperative art gallery in Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin.
The artists there bought shares of stock, filled out all the paperwork,
and became a Cooperative. This meant that they would do all the
work, and bring in all the merchandise. Together they rented the
space and became an Art Gallery. We adopted this plan of action.
Others artists joined in and we became the Superior Artists' Gallery as
a Cooperative. Now after ten years, we are still together, not as
a building in Washburn, Wisconsin, but we opened a new door to the World
Wide Web. The name is still Superior, from Lake Superior where we
live and work, Artist's Gallery. Find our always open door here on
our web site.
September 2009!
Our gallery in Washburn,
Wisconsin closed on August 30, 2009 after 8 years of
operation. We hope you continue to visit us on the web. You can
make purchases of the art you find on our web site by emailing us at
info@superiorartists.com.
Watch our web site for information about upcoming shows that the members of
Superior Artists Gallery will be in, either individually or as a group.
Superior Artists Gallery Members, September, 2009
back row Dora Kling, Janice Benson, Birgit Wolff, Wendy Reese,
Royanne Goossen and Mary Methven.
Front row Mary Mc Hugh and Jan MacFarlane
Links of interest in our area
Local Chambers:
Washburn --
Bayfield
--
Madeline Island
Local Galleries:
France Austin Miller Studio, Bayfield, WI
Karlyn's Gallery, Washburn, WI
Art Beat, Hayward, WI
Artists Palette, Manitowish Waters, WI
MadelineIslandArtWaves.com, Madeline Island, WI
Once in a Blue Moon Studio,
Drummond, WI
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