12/03/2025
The Gallery at the Woodstock Playhouse is honored to invite you to ‘Mary Elwyn: A Solo Exhibition of Oil Paintings’ opening November 22 2025 and showing through March 1 of 2026.
Mary Elwyn is the cousin of Robert Elwyn who was responsible for building the Woodstock Playhouse on its site in 1938. They are both members of one of Woodstock’s oldest & most positively influential families.
Born and raised in the Woodstock art colony, Mary Elwyn’s desire to become an artist began in early childhood when she was coached by her father Grant Elwyn, a commercial artist.
Some of her young friends were children of artists and she has fond memories of watching their parents as they worked at their easels. She was also inspired by local artists who demonstrated their techniques to the children attending Woodstock Elementary School through the “artists in the schools” program.
Having studied with many Woodstock painters including Ethel Magafan, Franklin Alexander, John Pike, Robert Angeloch, Lois Woolley and Zhang Hong Nian, her paintings often focus on those special Woodstock places she has known and loved all of her life i.e. Tannery Brook, Overlook Mountain, the Millstream and the Sawkill.
She works exclusively in oil with a concentration on still life and Hudson Valley landscapes.
Mary Elwyn’s paintings are an illumination of Woodstock’s Art & Nature – in essence, art for the collector who has a desire to invite the spirit of Woodstock – the longstanding community and town – into their homes and lives; an investment in honor, devotion, a treasured artist, a family playhouse and an age of unconditional renewal.
Additionally, Mary Elwyn was introduced to metalsmithing in the 1970's and went on to create a jewelry & tableware business selling her designs, which won numerous national awards, to more than three hundred craft galleries in the United States, Canada and Japan.
She is pleased to be included in this special Art Exhibit to benefit the Woodstock Playhouse Landscape Fund for the beautification and enjoyment of the community and artists.
View and purchase the oil paintings of Mary Elwyn when attending a performance or during a private showing.
