Background
Hood, Mary Bryan was born on July 5, 1938 in Central City, Kentucky, United States. Daughter of Irving B. and Mary Louise (Anderson) Cayce.
Hood, Mary Bryan was born on July 5, 1938 in Central City, Kentucky, United States. Daughter of Irving B. and Mary Louise (Anderson) Cayce.
Student, Kentucky Wesleyan College, 1972.
Executive director Owensboro (Kentucky) Arts Commission, 1974-1976. Founding director Owensboro Museum Fine Art, since 1976. President Owensboro Museum Fine Art Foundation, Inc., since 1996.
Curator exhibitions on Kentucky and regional art.
Chair Owensboro Mayor's Arts Committee, 1970—1975, Owensboro Sculpture Park, Mayor's Sculpture Park Commission, 1998. Member executive committee Kentucky Arts Council, 1974—1976, Kentucky Citizens for Arts, 1980—1986, Owensboro Arts Commission, 1996—1997, chairman, since 2003. Member Community Appearance Planning Board, 1988—1990, Daviess County Bicentennial Commission, 1990—1992.
Member steering committee Year of the American Craft, Kentucky, 1991—1993. Member Mayor's Advisory Council Arts, 1996, Davies County Millennium, 1999. Chairman Owensboro Public Art Commission, Owennsboro, since 2003.
Board directors Theatre Workshop Owensboro, 1968—1970, Owensboro Museum of Science & History, 1970—1972, Owensboro Symphony, 1975—1976, Japan-American Society Kentucky, 1987—1989. Member of Kentucky Association Museum (president 1980-1982), American Association Museum, Southeastern Museum Conference.
Married Ronnie L. Hood, October 16, 1960.