Mary Ellen Long

Background

Long, Mary Ellen was born on November 12, 1933 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Daughter of Floyd Tillman Ricketts and Ruth Irene Johnson.

Education

Bachelor, San Diego State University, 1977. Master of Arts, San Diego State University, 1979.

Career

Private art teacher home studio, California, since 1965, Colorado. Co-founder, art teacher Children's Creative Workshops, Del Mar, California, 1968-1978. Printmaking teacher San Dieguito Adult School, Encinitas, 1976-1977.

Art teacher community classes Mira Costa College, Del Mar, 1979-1980. Drawing instructor Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado, 1982. Art teacher Durango Arts Center, 1983-1987, Athenaeum Music-Arts Library.-School, La Jolla, California, 1994-1995, Santa Sabina, Dominican College, San Rafael, 1987-1998, AhHaa School, Telluride, Colorado, 1998.

Artist-in-residence Atlantic Center for Arts, New Smyra Beach, Florida, 1998, Colorado State University, Pingree Park, Colorado, 1997.

Achievements

• Mary Ellen Long has been listed as a notable artist, educator, curator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Forest Echoes

Membership

Member National Museum Women in Arts, Center for Book Arts, Center Livre d'Artiste Contemporain Verderonne, Durango Arts Center (library-curator Arts Library. 1998-2005, program director 1983-1985).

Interests

• Hiking, yoga, reading, photography.

Connections

Married Wendell Oliver Long, July 12, 1953. Children: Mark Christopher, Mitchell Jon.

Father:

Floyd Tillman Ricketts

Mother:

Ruth Irene Johnson

Spouse:

Wendell Oliver Long

child:

Mark Christopher Long

child:

Mitchell Jon Long