Mary Ann Papanek-Miller’s artwork bombards the viewer with a layered collection of images, one over the next, meant to be read as a narrative. She provokes reflections on stories, songs, and rhymes of childhood, often with a subtext of environmentalism.
Preparing for Winter: "...if they could not defend themselves they were bound to be conquered,..." 2018, Vol. 1 No. 1, mixed media collage on plexiglass, 30 x 77.5 in.
Preparing for Winter: "will there be sugar after the rebellion?", diptych, 2018, mixed media, acrylics, graphite and collage on wood panels, 36 x 48 in.
Preparing for Winter: "Once again the animals were conscious of a vague uneasiness" Vol. 1 No.1, 2018, mixed media on wood, 30 x 30 in.
Preparing for Winter: "Once again the animals were conscious of a vague uneasiness" Vol. 1 No.2, 2018, mixed media on wood, 30 x 30 in.
Preparing for Winter: "Once again the animals were conscious of a vague uneasiness" Vol. 1 No.3, 2018, mixed media on wood, 30 x 30 in.
Preparing for Winter: "I will work harder" Vol.1 No.1, mixed media collage on fabric, 24 x 11 in.
Preparing for Winter: "I will work harder" Vol.1 No.2, mixed media collage on fabric, 24 x 11 in.
Preparing for Winter: "I will work harder" Vol.1 No.3, mixed media collage on fabric, 24 x 11 in.
Preparing for Winter: "I will work harder" Vol.1 No.4, mixed media collage on fabric, 24 x 11 in.
Preparing for Winter: "I will work harder" Vol.1 No.5, mixed media collage on fabric, 24 x 11 in.
Looking for Alice: Under the Influence of Ducks 1.1, 2009. acrylics, oils and graphite on weathered paper mounted on canvas. 30 x 20 in.
Looking for Alice: Under The Influence of Ducks 1.2, 2009. acrylics, oils and graphite on weathered paper mounted on canvas. 30 x 20 in.
Looking for Alice: Under the Influence of Ducks 1.3, 2009. acrylics, oils and graphite on weathered paper mounted on canvas. 30 x 20 in.
Looking for Alice: Under The Influence of Ducks 1.4, 2009. acrylics, oils, graphite and collage on weathered paper mounted on canvas. 30 x 20 in.
Looking for Alice: you won’t know who to trust 2.1, 2007, acrylic, collage, and graphite on aluminum sheet, mounted on canvas, 12 x 12 in.
Looking for Alice: you won’t know who to trust 2.4, 2007, acrylic, collage, and graphite on aluminum sheet, mounted on canvas, 12 x 12 in.
Looking for Alice: you won’t know who to trust 2.6, 2007, acrylic, collage, and graphite on aluminum sheet, mounted on canvas, 12 x 12 in.
Looking for Alice: And a Bear Passed By 1.1, acrylics, oils, graphite and collage on paper, 22 x 22 in.
Looking for Alice: And a Bear Passed By 1.2, acrylics, oils, graphite and collage on paper, 22 x 22 in.
Looking for Alice: And a Bear Passed By 1.3, acrylics, oils, graphite and collage on paper, 22 x 22 in.
Looking for Alice - You Won't Know Who to Trust 3.1, 2008-19, 12 x 9 in.
Looking for Alice - You Won't Know Who to Trust 3.2, 2008-19, 12 x 9 in.
Looking for Alice - You Won't Know Who to Trust 3.3, 2008-19, 12 x 9 in.
Looking for Alice - You Won't Know Who to Trust 3.4, 2008-19, 12 x 9 in.
The Flush Toilet: This Planet is All Ours 1, 2006, acrylic paint, collage, and graphite on paper on canvas, 40 x 30 in.
Free Water Project: Mown Grass I, 2007 acrylics, oils, collage, and graphite on paper mounted on canvas, and graphite, digital print on translucent vellum film 62 x 79 in. 8 sections
Free Water Project: Jack and Jill, 2005 mixed media painting, and collage on weathered paper mounted on canvas 48 x 40 in. diptych