Background
Byrne was born in 1951, in Oberlin, Ohio and grew up in the Midwest. Byrne"s grandmother was an artist, and Byrne started painting when she was a child, being encouraged by her mother.
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Mary Byrne
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But she later changed her mind and attended University of Oregon, where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in printmaking in 1975.
Career
Byrne went to Occidental College, intending to become a biologist. After graduating from university, Byrne worked as a scrimshaw and advertising designer at Alaskan Silver & Ivory Company for a few years until 1980. After that, she began painting watercolors.
In 1995, she attended School of Visual Concepts.
In 1975, Byrne moved to Bellingham, Washington, where she currently lives. Byrne"s works have been exhibited in many places in the United States.
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