Hark's fiber/mixed media paintings have been exhibited internationally. She has lectured and taught at art departments nationally including Penland School of Craft, Haystack School of Craft, Women’s Studio Workshop, and Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts.

Awarded a Fulbright Senior Research Grant in 2006 to work and study in Ghana, West Africa, Mary continues to have strong ties there. She developed a papermaking workshop in Kumasi which exclusively uses local materials, and she is one of the founders of Take Time Press, a limited-edition, fine-press publisher which nurtures international artist collaborations and celebrates the cultural richness of the Greater Ashanti Region of Ghana.

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This website is a work in progress
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LOOK, LOOK, LISTEN, LISTEN: CELEBRATING THE ARTS OF GHANA
Multiple exhibitions highlighting the work of important artists who are influenced by the dynamic cultural activity and street life of Ghana.

Art from a variety of media: music by Koo Nimo, Dorothy Akpene Amenuke's sumptuous batik textiles, the Boakye family's elaborate adinkra cloth, recent paintings and prints by Atta Kwami & Pamela Clarkson, and the first publication of Take Time Press. Koo Nimo, Kwami and Clarkson will be in the USA, offering many opportunities to connect with a variety of visual & musical accomplishments that originated in and around the energetic city of Kumasi.

MADISON ART SHOWS & EVENTS
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All free & open to the public; see websites for hours & directions

November 1 — December 31
LISTEN, LISTEN: ADADAM AGOFOMMA
A fine-press book by Take Time Press
Kohler Art Library | 800 University Ave. | website

Wednesday, November 16 | 12:00 noon
AFRICA AT NOON EVENT
Mary Hark, Atta Kwami & Pamela Clarkson introduce their work
206 Ingraham Hall | 1155 Observatory Dr.
Presented by UW—Madison African Studies Program | website

November 20 — December 4 | Reception: December 2, 5:00 — 8:00 pm
TRADITION & INNOVATION
Batik yardage by Dorothy Akpene Amenuke & Adinkra cloth from the Boakye Family Workshop
PLACE TO PLACE
Recent paintings & prints by Atta Kwami & Pamela Clarkson
Common Wealth Gallery | 100 S. Baldwin St., 3rd Floor
Presented by UW—Madsion Design Gallery | website

Sunday, December 4 | 3:00 pm
KOO NIMO
In concert with Atimevu Drum & Dance Ensemble
UW—Madison Music Hall | 925 Bascom Mall | website

MINNESOTA EVENTS
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Tuesday, December 6 | 7:00 pm
LISTEN, LISTEN: CELEBRATING A NEW ARTISTS' BOOK & THE MUSIC OF GHANA
Hark, graduate of St. Benedict, tells the story of her book; Koo Nimo shares Asante songs; free & open to the public
Colman Theater | Benedicta Arts Center
College of Saint Benedict | St. Joseph, MN | website

Friday, December 9 | 4:30 — 6:00 pm
GHANAIAN MUSICIAN KOO NIMO & BOOK ARTIST MARY HARK
Celebrate living legend Koo Nimo, joined by Hark, former Macalester professor; for alumni, students, staff & faculty
Macalester College | Saint Paul, MN | website

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Selected Past Exhibition: March 31 — August 13, 2011
MARY HARK ~ RECENT PAPERWORKS
Solo exhibition of new work
International Paper Museum, Brooklyn, NY | www.papermakinghistory.org

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Selected Past Exhibition: January 4—29, 2011
MARY HARK ~ RECENT PAPER & TEXTILE COLLAGE
Including Listen, Listen: Adadam Agofomma ~ A new artist book published by Take Time Press celebrating palm wine musician Koo Nimo, including intaglio & relief prints by Atta Kwami, design & fabrication by Mary Hark
SOHO20 Chelsea Gallery, New York, NY | www.soho20gallery.com

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Selected Past Exhibition: January 11 — April 4, 2010
NATURE OF SURFACE
New Works by Mary Hark & Lisa Frank
Overture Center for the Arts, Madison, WI | www.overturecenter.com

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Selected Past Exhibition: November 15 — December 14, 2008
MARY HARK: SEAM
Recent Paper and Textile Works
Design Gallery | School of Human Ecology | University of Wisconsin–Madison www.designgallery.wisc.edu