A NATIVE OF BUFFALO, NY, MARY BUERGIN RECEIVED HER DEGREE IN FINE ARTS FROM BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE, WITH VARIOUS GRADUATE COURSES IN DESIGN AND ILLUSTRATION. SHE MOVED TO NEW HAMPSHIRE IN 1992 AND BEGAN WORKING AS AN ARTIST FOR A LOCAL FURNITURE COMPANY CREATNG ORIGINAL HAND PAINTED FURNITURE. HER LOVE OF THE LANDSCAPE WAS INSPIRED BY HER FATHER, WHO POINTED OUT EVERY BEAUTIFUL SCENE OR COLORFUL TREE TO HER AS SHE WAS GROWING UP, AND AFTER MOVING TO NEW ENGLAND, HER LOVE OF NATURE BEGAN TO TAKE FORM IN HER PAINTINGS.
BUERGIN EXHIBITS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY IN OUTDOOR FESTIVALS, GALLERY AND MUSEUM SHOWS, AND JURIED COMPETITIONS . SHE IS A MEMBER OF THE NEWBURYPORT ART ASSOCIATION, THE PASTEL SOCIETY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE MANCHESTER ARTISTS ASSOCIATION. HER WORK HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED THROUGH MANY AWARDS, AND HER WORK IS FEATURED IN THE DECEMBER ISSUE OF AMERICAN ARTIST MAGAZINE. SHE ALSO TEACHES GROUP LESSONS IN PASTELS IN MANCHESTER, NH AND OFFERS PRIVATE LESSONS IN HER STUDIO IN NEW BOSTON, NH. HER WORK IS REPRESENTED BY THE LINCOLN GALLERY IN LINCOLN, NEW HAMPSHIRE.