M.A.

Mary Ann Archibald
“Her work is soft yet displays surprising detail in the torn flesh of a clementine, or the careful arrangement of shadows in the folds of fabric. A handful of candies becomes a delicate and playful still life under her brush, eliciting emotion from the everyday.”

–  Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
Sales & Rental Gallery

Mary Ann Archibald is an award-winning painter living in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Mary Ann’s portraits, still life and landscape paintings are valued for their expressive, painterly and often lyrical qualities. She especially enjoys painting people and things from life and plein air landscapes.

Mary Ann has exhibited her work in numerous group and solo shows in Halifax, Toronto and Salt Spring Island, British Columbia. Her portraits are held in private collections throughout North America and publicly with the province of Nova Scotia.

192704127_EXjLp-L-1She has a life-long passion and broad interest in the arts and has studied fine art in the community, at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and privately in the United States. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Acadia University (Wolfville, Nova Scotia) and a bachelor of Journalism from University of Kings College (Halifax, Nova Scotia). She also holds a certificate in Project Management from Saint Marys University and a Train the Trainer certificate in adult education from Henson College (Halifax, Nova Scotia) along with a certificate in business from the former Maritime Business Academy (Halifax, Nova Scotia).

Her work in fine art and design are extensions of her skills in journalism and publishing.

from-a-pear-treeCurrently, you can purchase her work from this site and at the Art Sales & Rental Gallery, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia in Halifax. Short run, signed note cards are available through Bogside Gallery in the Hydrostone Market and online.

If you would like to purchase available paintings, please check the availability status for each painting on this site. Paintings represented @ galleries are so noted. If a painting is available directly from this site, you can add it to your shopping cart and check out when you’ve finished your shopping. Your order is processed securely with PayPal’s encrypted checkout system — it means you can use any credit card to process your payment, even if you don’t have a PayPal account.

PayPal, the trusted leader in online payments, enables buyers and businesses to send and receive money online. PayPal has over 100 million member accounts in 190 countries and regions. It’s accepted by merchants everywhere.

Is it safe to use?
PayPal helps protect your credit card information with industry-leading security and fraud prevention systems. When you use PayPal, your financial information is never shared with the merchant.

Why use PayPal?

  • Make purchases or send money with PayPal – it’s free
  • Shop and pay conveniently by saving your information with PayPal
  • PayPal is accepted by millions of businesses worldwide
  • You can securely pay with your credit card, even if you don’t have PayPal account.

    • Photosets

      • Photo Stream