Mardie Rees

Instructor

Mardie Rees (b. 1980) is a fine artist and figurative sculptor who is native to the Pacific Northwest. Rees earned her BFA from Laguna College of Art and Design in 2003. Rees creates life-size bronze sculptures for museums, hospitals, schools, and collectors. Rees is recognized and awarded by National Sculpture Society, Portrait Society of America, Allied Artists of America, the Marine Heritage Foundation, and the prestigious Art Renewal Center International Salon Competition. She is a two-time recipient of the Beverly Hoyt Robertson Memorial Award and a multiple award winner in Portrait Society of America’s International Competition & Exhibition. She is an Elected Member of National Sculpture Society and has Signature Status with Portrait Society of America.

Rees has won many accolades for her emotive sculpture and her most recognized works include Soul of the Forward and Faithful, a WWII U.S. Marine Raider Memorial currently housed at the National Museum of the Marine Corps; as well as Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, a monumental size work including a cape of fifty roses. She is represented by Nedra Matteucci Galleries in Santa Fe, and TH Brennen Fine Art in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Website: https://www.mardierees.com/
Instagram: @mardierees