Mary Beth McKenzie

Who is Mary Beth McKenzie?

Mary Beth McKenzie, N.A. is an American painter of contemporary figures in the realism style. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio and currently resides in New York City where she teaches art at National Academy of Design and the Art Students League of New York.

Her works of art are currently in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Museum of American Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the Museum of the City of New York, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Butler Institute of American Art, the New Britain Museum of American Art, the Art Students League of New York, and the National Academy of Design.

In 2008 the Metropolitan Museum of Art, purchased two monotypes, "Front Porch Restaurant" and "Diner", as well as a plate for "Front Porch Restaurant" and "Diner". The Metropolitan Museum of Art permanent collection also includes thirteen monotypes from McKenzie's "Circus" as well as three oils and three sketch books also by McKenzie.

McKenzie authored and provided artwork for the book, "A Painterly Approach", Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, October, 1987. She has also contributed articles to several magazines.