The Mary T. Paulin Gallery is located at ArtWorks (1509 E. Helen St.) and employs the artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities as staff members. A team of 10 workers manage the gallery with vocational assistance. Gallery workers learn professional skills related to the organization of an art gallery business. We advocate their unique abilities and capabilities by engaging them within the larger community; thus, we have developed a traveling show as part of the gallery program. In partnership with several organizations, businesses, and other programs, we display our Artworks artists’ work in these community locations with the help of the gallery team.
Current Exhibit
Erath. Earth. Heart. An Anagram of my Art
Past Exhibits
ArtWorks Mary T. Paulin Gallery Presents: I Wish to Grow. ArtWorks invited community artist Cruel Chi Hecho to display a variety of his work for this exhibit. Works vary in medium but all uniquely a blend of abstract, realism, chaotic and energetic.
Opening Reception: August 30, 2019
ArtWorks' Mary T. Paulin Gallery Presents: Joyful Lifestyle, a collective ArtWorks show about living healthy and happy.
Opening reception: May 11, 2018.
ArtWorks Mary T. Paulin Gallery Presents: Archipelago Gap, a collective art exhibit. ArtWorks invited community artists David Contreras, Chase Euerle and Connor Furr to display a variety of their works for this exhibit. Works vary in medium and topic but all uniquely highlight person and the essence of a place.
Closing Reception Friday: April 13, 2018.
ArtWorks Mary T. Paulin Gallery presents: Tucson Expressions, an exhibit celebrating the desert southwest.
Opening reception: September 29, 2017.
ArtWorks' Mary T. Paulin Gallery presents: InkTober Collective, a diverse collection of collaborative art themes. ArtWorks invited community artists from InkTober including Cody Winiecki, DiAngele Augustus, Christine Bellemare, Jacob Breckenridge, Diana Vasquez, and Brittany Griwzow.
Opening reception: June 30, 2017.
ArtWorks' Mary T. Paulin Gallery presents: Spirit Life, a collection of work about spirituality and how we connect to the things we believe in. This exhibit is diverse in topics and mediums; in this collection we discover and celebrate how unique and different everyone interprets their spirituality.
Closing reception: April 21, 2017.
ArtWorks Mary T. Paulin Gallery presents: Staff Works, an exhibit showcasing ArtWorks student workers and staff. As a diverse group of working artists, they present a variety of creative work; including painting, video-poetry and printmaking. Featuring artists: Alex Hassel, Elizabeth Vargas, Hannah Smith-Rodgers, Jon Erath, Olivia Toiber, Sarah Carton and Ted Huff.
Opening reception: September 2, 2016.
ArtWorks' Mary T. Paulin Gallery Presents: City and Nature; a collection of work by ArtWorks artists that examines the city and nature landscapes. These art pieces explore the differences, similarities, and at times the symbiotic relationship between these two places.
Opening reception: April 22, 2016.
ArtWorks' Mary T. Paulin Gallery presents A Day Without You is a Day Without Sunshine, a collaborative exhibit celebrating the friendship between Ron and Debbie. These best friends displayed work including Ron's incredibly detailed birds and Debbie's stitchwork. Together through their artwork, they show how they care for each other because a day without each other is a day without sunshine.
Opening reception: September 18, 2016.
ArtWorks' Mary T. Paulin Gallery presents: Team Awesome, an introductory art exhibit of the ArtWorks Gallery Work Program artists. All artwork is an original and we are happy to present all sorts of talent.
Opening reception: March 27, 2015.