Mary Jane Neumann
I am a Chicago-based visual artist working in pastel and charcoal, exploring themes of presence, memory, and impermanence through observational drawing. Primarily self-taught, I blend emotional realism with abstraction, illuminating overlooked moments and liminal spaces.
With a background in biomedical science, and East Asian medicine, I bring a layered sensitivity to form, gesture, and anatomy. This scientific lens informs my practice, which is rooted in quiet attention, atmosphere, and emotional resonance.
I see drawing as an act of witnessing. Each piece is a fragment- still, fragile, and on the verge of loss or transformation.
With a background in biomedical science, and East Asian medicine, I bring a layered sensitivity to form, gesture, and anatomy. This scientific lens informs my practice, which is rooted in quiet attention, atmosphere, and emotional resonance.
I see drawing as an act of witnessing. Each piece is a fragment- still, fragile, and on the verge of loss or transformation.