Background
McElroy, Mary Kaye was born on July 5, 1945 in Oklahoma City. Daughter of George Hamilton McElroy and Lelah Beatruce (Clow) Sparks.
McElroy, Mary Kaye was born on July 5, 1945 in Oklahoma City. Daughter of George Hamilton McElroy and Lelah Beatruce (Clow) Sparks.
Bachelor in Humanities, Oklahoma State University, 1968; Master of Education in Art, U. Control Oklahoma, 1973; Master of Fine Arts, School of The Art Institute of Chicago of Chicago, 1986.
Artist in residence, Oklahoma State Arts Council, Oklahoma City, 1978;
teaching assistant, School of The Art Institute of Chicago of Chicago, 1986;
art instructor, City Arts, Oklahoma City, 1989-1991, 92-96;
art instructor, Rose State College, Midwest City, Oklahoma, 1988-1996;
art instructor, U. Control Oklahoma, Edmond, 1988-1994. Board directors Individual Artists of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, FlyCatcher Cooperative, Oklahoma City. Judge Oklahoma Junior Art Exhibit, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Summer The Art Institute of Chicago, various art festivals in Oklahoma.
Teacher School of The Art Institute of Chicago of Chicago.
Member committee Festival of the Women, First Unitarian Church, Oklahoma City, 1993. Volunteer stage hand Carpenter Square Theater, Oklahoma City, 1991. Block captain Cancer Doctor, Oklahoma City, 1993.
Member American Association of University Women, Oklahoma Art Education Association, Oklahoma City Art Museum, Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, University Central Oklahoma Women's Club.