Instructor

Your Instructor

A program conceived by artist, Mary Lynn Rouleau, to provide small group instruction in plein air painting. A French expression which means "painting outdoors."

Mary Lynn

❖ Introduction

Mary Lynn Rouleau is your host and instructor of the Northport Artist Residency Workshops. An artist and college professor of drawing and painting with over 25 years of experience. She loves to share her appreciation for the Leelanau Peninsula's unique and wildly varied landscapes, shorelines, wildflowers and woodlands.

Mary Lynn resides in Grand Rapids, MI when not enjoying the beauty of Northport, MI and the Leelanau Peninsula. Her personal website – www.rouleau-studios.com

"Old is New Again", Watercolor, 36" x 24"

❖ Education

• •	Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, MI Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and Drawing Kendall College of Art & Design, Grand Rapids, MI Masters in Fine Arts, with a dual concentration in Drawing and Painting

"Closeup—The Bamboo House", Charcoal

❖ Exhibits

A Gathering of the Tribes, New York City, NY
Detroit Institute for the Arts, Detroit, MI
Calder Fine Arts Exhibition, Grand Rapids, MI
Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI
Hackley Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI

"Idyll Farm", Oil, 16" x 22"

❖ Professional Accomplishments

Established a teaching studio, Rouleau Studios, at Marywood Academy specializing in watercolor instruction.

Conducted a variety of instructional workshops presenting topics in painting and book illustration for museums, colleges and schools.

At an annual MANS Conference, (Michigan Association of Nonpublic Schools), with an approximate 5,000 educators attending, Mary Lynn was honored to speak on the topic of Classical Art Education.

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