Mari has served on the Visual Arts Committee of the Sebastopol Center for the Arts for three years. She is a member of The Cultural Arts Council of Sonoma County and the Marin Arts Council.

Her background includes being an art consultant representing the modern masters in San Francisco and north bay galleries for many years. She was a practicing Clinical Hypnotherapist for 7 years helping clients with goal visualization, dreamwork and intuitive development.

Mari has travelled from Hawaii to the Greek Islands concentrating on the northern hemisphere except for a summer spent at University of Mexico in Mexico City studying painting and drawing. She travels to France, Italy and Portugal exploring the museums and art galleries as well as the landscape and architecture of these areas. Her travels create a global and intercultural perspective that inspires her art.

Education:

University of California, Berkeley,CA
Comparative Literature

University of Mexico, Mexico City
Painting and Drawing

University of Hawaii
Sculpture & Textile Design, Minor in Art History
 

San Francisco Art Institute
Sculpture and Drawing