After first trying her hand at stained glass at Pratt, she moved into working in kiln formed glass at Urban Glass. She has studied under Ann Hayes, Erica Rosenfeld, George Thomas, Moshe Bursuker and Miriam De Fiori of Italy.
Mary has exhibited at the Lehman Gallery, Bridgehampton Historical Society, Studio East, Barnes Gallery in Garden City, Fiedler Gallery in Greenport, Kramoris Gallery in Sag Harbor, East End Art juried shows, Peconic Land Trust and Nature Conservancy Landscape shows, Artist Alliance of East Hampton shows, as well as various group shows in the Hamptons. Mary has held studio tours of her home studio in East Hampton to benefit Guild Hall as well as the Artist Alliance of East Hampton studio tours. She has been chosen as a finalist in the MTA Arts in Transit competition.
Mary is a member of the board of the Artists Alliance of East Hampton.