Artist Statement

My work seeks to understand the complexities of the human world through the quiet act of meditating on nature. Drawing on concepts from anthropology, philosophy, and spirituality, I work with historical photographic processes including platinum-palladium, cyanotype, and chemigrams to investigate the underlying structures, patterns, and relationships found within the natural world. 

Orchids, butterflies, and the rhythm of the human heart become points of contemplation, as I find within them connections between the scientific, the societal, and the sacred. These observations and their final representations through light and chemistry illuminate larger questions of humanity, truth, beauty, and the mysteries of survival. 

 

About the Artist

Mary West Quin (American, b. 1977) is an interdisciplinary artist whose practice uses traditional photographic processes to contemplate humanity's relationship with the natural world. Through an investigation of nature's forms, rhythms, and patterns, her work reflects on the human experience and the ways we perceive and make meaning of the world around us. 

Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and is held in collections including the Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, AZ. Recent exhibitions include Center for Photography, Greenville, SC, and Museo Archivo de la Fotografia, Mexico City, Mexico. 

Quin holds a BS in Anthropology from Millsaps College, an MA in Philosophy from the University of Southern Mississippi, and an MFA in Photography from Savannah College of Art and Design. 

She currently lives and works in Mobile, Alabama. 

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Exhibition Details:

​Evidence of Grace
October 10 – November 15, 2026

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Gallery Hours
Thursday: 11 AM - 2 PM

Saturday: 12–4 PM
Sunday: 1–4 PM

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Location
Photoworks at Glen Echo Park
7300 MacArthur Blvd.
Glen Echo, MD 20812