Background
Buskirk, Mary was born on March 11, 1931 in Mountain Lake, Minnesota, United States. Daughter of Frank and Mary Louise Balzer.
Buskirk, Mary was born on March 11, 1931 in Mountain Lake, Minnesota, United States. Daughter of Frank and Mary Louise Balzer.
Bachelor, Carleton College, 1953. Master of Fine Arts, Cranbrook Academy Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 1956. Postgraduate, University Minnesota, 1956.
Art teacher New Ulm (Minnesota) Public Schools, 1953-1954. Weaving instructor Cleveland Institute Art, 1956-1958, part-time design instructor, 1959-1960. Weaving instructor Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, California, 1974-1980.
Member founding group, board directors Arts Habitat, Monterey County, California, since 1994. Past board directors Pacific Grove Art Center, Lyceum of Monterey County, First Night Monterey. Founder Monterey Bay Artists Equity Fund, since 1992.
Member architectural review committee City of Monterey, 1987-1990. Member City Cultural Arts Commission, since 1992, chair, 1999. Member liaison committee Monterey City/Museum Art, since 1994.
Member American Craft Council, Monterey Museum Art, Oakland Museum.
Married Fred R. Buskirk, June 15, 1968. Children: Martha, Janet.