MARY DEACON OPASIK (American, 20th century). Telephone Operators, 1989, Three-dimensional artwork is an assemblage of found objects. Signed and dated at base.
ARTIST PROFILE: Mary Opasik's art has been exhibited extensively in the mid-Atlantic region & included in exhibitions of national significance: The Huntsville Museum of Art (Alabama), The Montpelier Cultural Arts Center (Laurel, MD), the American Craft Council (Baltimore, MD) and in galleries both educational & commercial. The artist received her B.F.A., with honors, from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 1989. Opasik has been a grantee for several artist-in-residencies: The Alfred & Trafford Klots' Residency Program at Rochefort-en-Terre (Brittany, France), the Fundacion Valparaiso (Spain) and the Vermont Studio Center (U.S.). She has participated in Maryland Art Place's' Critics' Residency Programs in 1991 & 1994 and has taught in visiting artist programs in Maryland. Opasik worked as a registered nurse for 18 years while creating her art, and has traveled extensively throughout the world. The artist is married to Jim Opasik, a sculptor/engineer, and they share a home studio in Catonsville, Maryland. - metal base: 24 x 36 inches Estimate $100-150
