I am an expressionistic painter fascinated by art making and art history. My work is about connecting to the past and the future. It’s about exploring what art is and sometimes what it isn’t. It’s thinking on a picture plane. Sort of like when I was in elementary school and had a math homework. I was instructed to “show my work” that the answer alone wasn’t satisfactory. My paintings are all connected. They are ME working out to answers philosophical questions. They are ME adding beauty to a room. They are evidence of my existence and reason for being.

MG Stout is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Philosophy from Rosemont College in 1996. In the summer of 2007, she was a graduate resident at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Stout creates custom pet portraits for Uncommon Goods Catalog and Website.

Her career as a fine artist has flourished over the last decade. When not participating in a group show or solo show of her own, she is giving back to the artist community—curating and jurying shows and exhibits for various venues in the DC-metro area. Mary's work is part of many private and government collections including the Securities Exchange Commission and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has acquired a few pieces. You can also find her work in offices and restaurants throughout the DC Metro Area.