Mary Early (born 1975) is an American sculptor. Some of her work is made using

beeswax Bee hive wax complex Beeswax (also known as cera alba) is a natural wax produced by honey bees of the genus ''Apis''. The wax is formed into scales by eight wax-producing glands in the abdominal segments of worker bees, which discard it in o ...

and wood. Early was born in 1975 in Washington, DC. She studied at

Bennington College Bennington College is a private liberal arts college in Bennington, Vermont, United States. Founded as a women’s college in 1932,

. Her work had been exhibited at the

American University Museum The American University Museum is located within the Katzen Arts Center at the American University in Washington, DC. History and description The American University Museum consists of a three-story, museum and sculpture garden. The region’s ...

Corcoran Gallery of Art The Corcoran Gallery of Art is a former art museum in Washington, D.C., that is now the location of the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design, a part of the George Washington University. Founded in 1869 by philanthropist William Wilson Corco ...

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, and the

Washington Project for the Arts Washington Project for the Arts (WPA) is an American non-profit arts organization founded in 1975, dedicated to the support and aid of artists in the Washington, D.C. area. Early history Alice Denney, a contemporary art collector active on the W ...

. She has also exhibited internationally in Austria and Germany. Early was commissioned to create a piece for the ''U.S. State Department Art in Embassies program'' which was installed in the United States Embassy in Amman, Jordan in 2018. Early is the director of Hemphill Fine Arts.

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on ArtNet Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School alumni Artists from Washington, D.C. Bennington College alumni 1975 births Living people 21st-century American sculptors 21st-century American women sculptors {{US-sculptor-stub