Mary Nyburg

Mary E. Nyburg
Born	Mary Eliza Cooper (1918-07-10)July 10, 1918 Dixfield, Maine, U.S.
Died	April 5, 2006(2006-04-05) (aged 87) Fredericksburg, Texas, U.S.
Known for	ceramicist and teacher

Mary Nyburg (July 10, 1918 — April 5, 2006)^[1] was an American potter known for creating functional pottery and her involvement in the American Craft scene.

Biography

Nyburg née Cooper was born July 10, 1918^{[citation needed]} in Dixfield, Maine. She attended the University of Maine. She married Robert Nyburg and moved to Baltimore, Maryland where she began her career in ceramics.^[2] In 1980 Nyburg was made a Fellow of the Council by the American Craft Council.^[3] In 1988, after the death of her husband, she moved to Deer Isle, Maine.^[4]

Nyburg was a founding member of American Craft Enterprises and served on the boards of the American Craft Council and the Maryland Craft Council.^[4] For a time she was on the board of trustees for the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts.^[2] She was also served on the board of directors of Baltimore Clayworks.^[1] She died on April 5, 2006, in Fredericksburg, Texas.^[2]

Her work is in the Delaware Art Museum,^[1] In 2007 Baltimore Clayworks established the Mary E. Nyburg Fund for Artist Development which is an annual stipend for ceramicists.^[5]

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