About The Artist

Mary Faye Claggett is a native of Ashton, Maryland currently residing in Clinton, Maryland. After graduating Spelman College with a degree in Chemistry, Mary went on to pursue a career in clinical research, focusing in Oncology. In 2018, her father was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer, and Mary used art as a way to de-stress while taking her father to/from chemotherapy in Baltimore. She later became obsessed with fluid art painting, and with the pandemic, came the time to devote to the practice. Clinical Research is very much a “global” professional, and Mary originally sent her initial paintings to co-workers all over the world, from The Netherlands, to Mumbai, India as a way to bring a few minutes peace to healthcare colleagues during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Mary was raised on a small farm in a largely agricultural section of Maryland. As a result, much of her art is heavily influenced by nature, at both a macroscopic and microscopic level. She utilizes her scientific curiosity and understanding of basic chemistry principles to express herself artistically. Mary is a fluid art abstractionist. Her own style could be described as scientific fantasy with inspiration derived from nature; art to bring peace and serenity. She has been exhibited at Arts’tination Gallery at National Harbor, MD, Wellspring Manor and Spa in Upper Marlboro, MD, and LED Baltimore in Baltimore, MD.