Teaching
Long Term Teaching
Throughout my career, I have taught some form of creative arts and have been active in promoting the arts.
| Women Eco Artists Dialog Chair of WEAD- Women Eco Artists Dialog, weadartists.org, supporting and raising the voices of women working on social justice and environmental art projects. | 1988 – Present Co-Chair 2020, Chair 2023 |
| Youth Spirit Artworks, Berkeley, CA Instructor: Stained glass, mosaics, ceramics weekly for year. In collaboration with Berkeley Civic Arts | 2021-2022 |
| St. Mary’s College Jan. Term, Art and Ecology in Action: Building a Nature Trail, Moraga, CA | 2015 |
| St. Mary’s College Jan. Term, Art in the Garden Course, Moraga, CA | 2014 |
| St. Mary’s College Jan. Term, Art+Environment Course, Moraga, CA | 2013 |
| National College of Art and Design (NCAD), Fulbright Scholar and Graduate Seminar Facilitator, Dublin, Ireland Co-taught with Caroline Madden two semester graduate seminar. Acted as Tutor Committee Member for NCAD M.A. students. In collaboration with the Crafts Council of Ireland, NCAD and Fulbright committee, organized two exhibitions plus a two-day symposium at NCAD: Inter-Changes: Craft & Context-Artist-In-Residence, Cill Rilliag, Ballingskellig, County Kerry, Ireland. Directed Research Session: “Fieldwork and Visual Methods in Geography. Flood Risk: 2 visual artist responses.”Session for “Sinking or Swimming? The Crash, the Crisis and Ireland’s Changing Environment,” Conference of Irish Geographers, NUI Maynooth, County Meath, Ireland. Gave Artist Lectures at Mason Hayes & Curran Solicitors, Dublin, Ireland, at Crawford College of Art, Cork, Ireland, at the Glass Society of Ireland, NCAD, Dublin, Ireland, and for CGM Faculty and students, NCAD, Dublin, Ireland. | 2009-2010 |
| The Crucible Fire Arts Center, Oakland, CA Instructor/Co-Head of the Glass Department: Helped gather donations to set up hot shop and coldworking areas and created curriculum, research & development of glass techniques; taught recycled glass, cast glass, fusing and slumping. | 2002-2005, 2006-2009, 2010-2013 |
| San Jose State University, School of Art and Design, San Jose, CA Glass Area Coordinator and Glass Instructor: After glass artist /SJSU prof. Dr. Robert Fritz died in 1985, Mary was selected to head the glass program, in charge of all art glass related activities at San Jose State University. Worked with undergraduates and graduate students in the Spatial Arts program. Also taught 2D Design and Representational Drawing, Creative Arts Seminar, BA Seminar. As Community Concepts Coordinator, conducted winter and summer Glass Workshops. As Coordinator for SJSU Artists Guild (1996- 2005), sponsored SJSU Glass Artist. Taught weekly kiln forming glass and kiln casting classes. Consulted on building a hot glass shop and cold shop. Hosted workshop 1994 Oakland GAS conference, hosted 2002 California Glass Exchange and many visiting artists every semester. Visiting Artists Events: Made initial contacts, negotiated fees, arranged for financing, and coordinated events for visiting artists from around the world. Marvelous vibrant students and Spatial Arts program. In 1995, a group of SJSU glass students and volunteers started the Bay Area Glass Institute (BAGI) in San Jose, a public access hot glass studio, funding the first new hot glass studio by creating a huge glass pumpkin patch, in exchange for building the SJSU glass studio a new glory hole. | 1986-2005 |
| California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA Instructor Fall and Spring:Glass 1 | 1994-1995 |
| University Studies, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA Instructor: Art Team, Community Concepts, | 1991 |
| Hayward Adult School Instructor: ESL Intermediate Level, Hayward, CA | 1982-1983 |
| Laotian Handcraft Center, Albany, CA Instructor: ESL | 1983-1984 |
| California College of the Arts (CCA), Oakland, CA Instructor: Beginning Glass Class | 1981-1982 |
| Oakland High School Design, Graphics and Screen Printing, Oakland, CA, Instructor & Director of School Publicity and Wall Mural Projects, Half time morning job Blew glass afternoons, evenings, weekends | 1973-1978 |
| 73rd Avenue Photo Documentation Project, Oakland High School, Oakland, CA Student Teacher for Dorothy Mayer’s Photography advanced students | 1972 |
| Berkeley Adult School, Berkeley, CA Instructor: Ceramics | 1970-1972 |
| James Kenny Park, Berkeley, CA Youth Art Instructor | 1969 |
Workshops
| Instructor: Recycled Glass Workshop,Women Eco Artists Dialog, Berkeley, CA | 2025 |
| Co-Instructor: Stained Glass Two Weeks, co-led with Marty Meade Ghost Ranch, New Mexico | 2019 |
| Co-Instructor: Stained Glass Two Weeks, co-led with Marty Meade, Ghost Ranch, New Mexico | 2016 |
| Instructor: Stained Glass and Mosaic three one week classes, Camp 510, summer, Oakland, CA | 2015 |
| Instructor: Stained Glass at Ghost Ranch, New Mexico | 2014 |
| Instructor: Stained Glass one week class, Camp 510, Oakland, CA | 2014 |
| Instructor: Recycled Glass Workshop five days, The Fire Station, covering fusing, casting, surface treatments (Sept.), Dublin, Ireland | 2009 |
| Co-Instructor: Recycled Glass Workshop 6-day class, The Studio, Corning Museum of Glass.co-led with Reddy Lieb and Peter Mangin, Corning, New York | 2009 |
| Co-Instructor: Week Long Art Workshop, Native American Affairs Committee co-led with Agnes Medreu at Loneman Middle School, Ogalala Sioux Pine Ridge Reservation, SD | 2007 |
| Instructor: Glass Cold Working, D&L Glass, Boulder, CO | 2005 |
| Instructor: Hot Glass: California Art Education Association Master Class, SJSU, San Jose, CA | 2003 |
| Instructor: Summer Session: Kiln Fusion, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA | 2003 |
| Instructor: Kiln Forming Glass, Slumping and Fusing, Bas Relief Workshops six week class,Crucible Fire Arts Center, Berkeley, CA | 2002 |
| Instructor: Summer Session: Surface Decoration, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA | 1988 |
| Instructor: Glass and Painting, Glass Program, California College of Arts & Crafts, Oakland, CA | 1988 |
| Co-Instructor: Surface Decoration, Pilchuck School, co-led with Patrick Watley, Stanwood, WA | 1984 |
| Co-Instructor: Slumping & Fusing Glass Summer Workshop, Mendocino Art Center, Co-led with Janet Silva, Mendocino, CA | 1982 |
| Instructor: Slumping & Fusing Glass Summer Workshop, California Polytechnic State University Extension, San Luis Obispo, CA | 1982 |
| Instructor: Slumping & Fusing Glass, Pilchuck School, Stanwood, WA,TA for Ulrica Hydman Vallie | 1982 |
| Instructor: Slumping & Fusing Glass Summer Workshop, California Polytechnic State University Extension. San Luis Obispo, CA | 1983 |
| Lecture and Demonstration: Glass Blowing, NCECA Conference, SJSU Glass Studio, San Jose, CA | 1982 |