My New World Anemone Redux, oil painting by Mary Ahern

Now on view in Chelsea · Solo exhibition

Centering in the Midst of Chaos

November 3 – 28, 2026 · Ceres Gallery

547 West 27th Street, Suite 201, New York, NY · Tuesday–Saturday, 12–6 PM

Oil paintings, Designer Prints and an immersive installation, A Space For Centering: a room of flower video, sound, living plants and water. Step inside, put on the headphones and take a few quiet minutes for yourself.

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A Multi-Disciplinary Practice, Grounded in Nature

I’m a multi-disciplinary artist creating work that helps people slow down, decompress and find calm. Using paint, pixels, sound and soil, I explore how art can heal.

For years, when life got stressful, I went to the garden, and it restored my balance. My work brings that experience to the viewer. Research now shows what gardeners and artists have long known: slow looking, natural forms and quiet moments lower stress and help the mind settle. My paintings, prints and installations are invitations to take that pause.

I work from my studio and garden in Northport, Long Island, drawing on a background in fine arts, horticulture and botanical illustration.

Artist statement · Biography · Resume / CV

Cosmic Peony Power, oil painting by Mary Ahern

“If We Could See the Miracle of a Single Flower Clearly
Our Whole Life Would Change.”


– Buddha

Art That Helps You Slow Down

The garden is where every part of my work begins. Each medium offers a different way to pause.

Passion Red Dahlia, oil painting by Mary Ahern

Paintings

Large flower portraits that invite slow looking and a quiet mind.

Installation

A Space For Centering: step inside, put on the headphones and decompress among plants, water and sound.

Video & Sound

Take a Minute videos and spoken statements, made for a short, calming break.

White Lotus, drawing by Mary Ahern

Writing

Essays on art, healing and the creative life, on my Art Blog, Garden Blog and Substack.

The Garden

Where my own practice of centering begins. The Garden Artist blog.


One-of-a-kind oil paintings, mixed media and works on paper, embedded with the serenity of the studio to bring a daily moment of calm into your life. Each original is unique and made by my own hand.


Flower portraits, landscapes and still lifes on canvas, fine art paper, acrylic and metal, in a range of sizes. These artworks were inspired by the garden I designed and tend, and by the gardens of friends around me.


Designer Prints

These simple, clear and powerful statements of joy are created from live flowers and plants I have grown and collected over the years. I capture them digitally and finish them in the digital darkroom. Beyond adding highlights of color to a space, their simplicity invites you to slow down, look closely and truly see.

Made to fit your space: every Designer Print is custom printed to the size you choose.

Where I Write

Essays on art, healing and the creative life.

The Garden Artist, Mary Ahern's garden blog

The Garden Artist · Garden Blog

Leading you down the garden path

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Naturally Inspired, Mary Ahern's Substack column

Naturally Inspired · Substack

Essays on art, life and inspiration

My column on Substack. Subscribe there to get each new essay by email.

Read on Substack

Art is a Collaboration Between the Artist and the Viewer.
Your Vision Brings My Art to Life!

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