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Artist Statement

Since retiring in 1998 from a very fulfilling 36-year career as simultaneous Chiefs of Cardiology and Nephrology, at several greater Boston-area hospitals, and a LCDR, U.S. Navy retired, Mike has been painting professionally since 1993 having drawn and painted extensively as a child. Knowing he wanted to become an artist, he still has his portfolio with work he did early on. Over 400 of his representational land and seascapes have been juried into national and international exhibitions, including the National Watercolor Society while being the recipient of over 90 major awards.

Mike is an elected and/or signature member of 35 national art societies. These memberships include Fellowship in The American Artists Professional League, The Watercolor U.S.A. Honor Society, Texas Watercolor Society's Purple Sage Brush Society, and the International Society of Marine Painters. While serving two terms as President of the the New England Watercolor Society, Mike established the Society's first home gallery since the Society's inception in 1885 on Newbury Street in Boston. He was Educational Program Director for 10 years for the Canton Art Association in Canton, Mass.

One of his marine paintings is included in SPLASH 9, (2006) and two pieces in SPLASH 10 (2008) both published by North Light Books, which reflect the works of 100 of the top contemporary watercolorists in America. He has been selected by PaintAmerica, recognized as one of the nations leading artists' competitions, in their Top 100 exhibitions representing scenes from America's National Parks and the 50 States.

He has exhibited in 33 Museums across the country and recently completed an invitational one-man show at the New Bedford Art Museum, New Bedford, Mass, where he exhibited 40 of his marine paintings, and a solo show titled, "Mike Mazer Paints the South Coast" at the Cape Cod Museum of Art in Dennis Massachusetts, from March 21- May 10, 2009.

Two of his paintings were selected for an international exhibition at the ZEEland Maritime Museum in Vlissingen, Holland, 2009 in celebration of the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's European founding of New York.

His work is in many public, private and corporate collections throughout the United States. Mike is represented by galleries south of Boston.

NATIONAL and INTERNATIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Academic Artists Association, Elected Member

Allied Artists of America, Inc., Elected Member

American Artists Professional League, Inc., Fellow

American Society of Marine Artists, Member

Audubon Artists, Inc., Artist Member

Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, Artist Member

Coast Guard Artist Program (COGAP), Artist Member

Eastern Washington Watercolor Society, Signature Member

Georgia Watercolor Society, Signature Member

Hudson Valley Art Association, Elected Artist Member

International Society of Marine Painters, Professional Artist Member

International Guild of Realism, Elected Associate Member

Louisiana Watercolor Society, Signature Member

Kentucky Watercolor Society, Signature Member

Montana Watercolor Society, Signature Member

Mississippi Watercolor Society, Signature Member

Missouri Watercolor Society, Signature Member

National Society of Artists, Signature Member

North East Watercolor Society, Signature Member

North Shore Arts Association, Artist Member

Oklahoma Watermedia Association, Signature Member

Pennsylvania Watercolor Society, Signature Member

Philadelphia Watercolor Society, Signature Member

Pittsburgh Watercolor Society, Signature Member

Red River Watercolor Society, Signature Member

Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Signature Member

The Salmagundi Club, NYC, Elected Artist Member

San Diego Watercolor Society, Signature Member

Society of Watercolor Artists, Signature Member

Southwestern Watercolor Society, Signature Member

Taos National Society of Watercolorists, Signature Member

Texas Watercolor Society, Signature Member, Purple Sage Brush Society

Watercolor U.S.A., Honor Society

Watercolor Art Society - Houston (WAS-H), Signature Member

Watercolor Society of Alabama, Signature Member

Western Colorado Watercolor Society, Signature Member

COLLECTIONS:

Cape Cod Museum of Art, Dennis, MA

Commonwealth of Mass, Department of Environmental Protection, Lakeville, MA

Marion Art Center, Marion, MA

New Bedford Art Museum, New Bedford, MA

New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford, MA

Tabor Academy, Marion, MA

The City of New Bedford, Free Public Library, New Bedford, MA

United .States Coast Guard, Washington, D. C.

PUBLICATIONS:

Artistic Touch 4, Creative Arts Press, 2010

Cape Cod Life Magazine, May 2009; Creative Hands and Minds

Home Gallery Magazine ( COASTAL Life-Southeastern Mass and Rhode Island), Volume 4, Issue 10, 2008

SPLASH 10, Best in Watercolor- Passionate Brushstrokes, North Light Books, F&W Publications, Inc, 2008

SPLASH 9, Best in Watercolor- Watercolor Secrets North Light Books, F&W Publications, Inc., 2006

Contemporary American Marine Art, 2002, 2004

Plymouth Savings Banks Calendar, 2003 representing work from Museums and Art Centers

Marquis Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare

Marquis Whos Who in American Art

Marquis Whos Who in America

Marquis Whos Who in the World

Sample of Mike's Work

Browse the full collection at the gallery.

Exhibitions

12/10/2009	New Bedford Whaling Museum Mike Mazer, Waterfront Works
03/21/09	Cape Cod Museum of Art, Dennis, Massachusetts Mike Mazer, Maritime Paintings of the South Coast
09/28/2006	New Bedford Art Museum, New Bedford, Massachusetts Mike Mazer Paints New Bedford and Other Scenes from the South Coast

Gallery Representation

Rogers Gallery, Mattapoisett, MA

China Trader Antiques, Marion, Mass

SAART Gallery

Reviews and Press

10/06/2009	The Wanderer Mattapoisett Artist Donates Painting
08/25/2004	The Standard Times Watercolor exhibit will delight, intrigue and impress
01/25/2009	The Standard Times Mike Mazer Gains Acclaim, Exposure
10/23/2007	The Standard Times Artist Wins National Recognition
12/16/2009	Whalling Museum blog New Exhibit, Mike Mazer: Waterfront Works
May 2009	Cape Cod Life Magazine From Physician to Artist