Mary DeStefano (b. 1982) is a Washington, DC metro area visual artist who works in acrylic, pastel, and watercolor. Born and raised in the woods of Arkansas, she is strongly influenced by her rural roots, painting primarily bold, but serene landscapes and plants, and she often taps into a sense of nostalgia for a place from one’s past. She has shown her work in New York, Connecticut, Washington DC, and Arkansas, and her work has been commissioned and collected nationally. She has a BFA from Yale University, a master’s in urban planning from Hunter College, and she is currently finishing up a PhD in environmental sociology at the University of Maryland as well. She lives in Hyattsville, Maryland with her husband and two young children.
