Bond, Mary (1939–)

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Bond, Mary (1939–)

Scottish painter. Name variations: Marj Bond, Marj McKechnie. Born Mary McKechnie, 1939, in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland; studied under David Donaldson, Mary Armour, and Alex Dick at Glasgow School of Art, 1955–60.

Abstract oil and watercolor painter, taught in Outer Hebrides, Inverness and Perth; traveled to India, Mexico, Ireland and Italy and drew on travels as source of imagery and symbolism; combined ancient traditions and folklore of diverse Western and Eastern cultures in expressionistic paintings; exhibited widely in many venues in Britain, France, Sweden and US, including Torrance Gallery (Edinburgh, 1975), Scottish Art Molle (Sweden, 1984), Four Printmakers (Lyons), Virginia Lynch Gallery (Rhode Island, 1994) and Adam Gallery (London, 2002); elected member of Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour (1989). Received Hiram Walker Award (1981), Ann Redpath Award (1984), Paper Prize from First Open Printmakers (1989) and Thyne Scholarship from English Speaking Union (1994).