MARY BERGS | AL’S OFFICE

January 4 - February 6, 2026

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Several years ago I moved from Minneapolis to a village of 943 people in southern WI.  Living in this rural area has inspired me to reconsider my ideas about the landscape and location. This work is about place, our relationship to and perceptions of place. Place influences who we are and also how we are perceived by others. The space we inhabit determines what we see, what we experience and what we have access to. In this work I explore how the specifics of place can be generalized through abstraction. Repurposed found materials are used to construct the collages.   

Mary Bergs is a visual artist and curator who works in a variety of media. Bergs received her BFA from the University of Minnesota, her MSSW from the University of Louisville and her BS from the University of WI. Her work has been shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions, nationally and internationally.  She has been the recipient of MN State Arts Board Grants, a Jerome Foundation Grant, and an Open Fund Grant. Her work has been exhibited at the Minnesota Museum of American Art, Madison Central Library, Madison WI, Museo de San Ramon, San Ramon Costa Rica, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago IL and at many colleges and universities. Bergs lives and works in Benton, WI. where she manages Benton Projects, an artist residency program and host of public art projects.