About Us
Mary Hramiec Hoffman was always drawing as a child growing up in the beautiful Petoskey and Harbor Springs resort area surrounding Lake Michigan's Little Traverse Bay. Encouraged by her artistically inclined parents, her drawing ability took on a life of it's own. She was enrolled in children's art classes at North Central Michigan College and the Crooked Tree Arts Center in Petoskey at a young age.
Mary continued to develop her talent and obtained her degrees in fine art from St. Thomas Aquinas College and Kendall College of Art and Design. After graduating she held the position of creative director at an advertising agency. In addition to the beauty of the Petoskey and Harbor Springs area, her inspirations emanate from memories reflecting experiences and sights from traveling the United States with her family of ten- 2 parents, 8 kids plus the family dog in one of America's first motor homes - her father expertly fashioned from a new GM delivery truck.
Charity has always been an important issue to the business operation. A portion of all proceeds go towards local and national charity programs.
Mary is known for the delicate sensitivity portrayed in her oil scenes of northern Michigan, and resides in the same scenic resort area in which she grew up. Her paintings reflect an appreciation of the fauvist and impressionist movements- she creates a pulsating vibrancy on the surface of her canvases. Behind the spontaneous brushwork and loosely applied colors in her paintings there is control that brings the elements into a structured whole. A series that has an impressive following is her "Happy" collection. These paintings commonly have polka dot skies and whimsical elements in them.
Commission work currently being considered!
Please call the gallery at 231-526-1011.
Charity
Many Little Traverse Bay Area and national organizations including the following, have benefitted from the Hramiec Hoffman Gallery's generosity:
The V Cancer Foundation
The National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance
Hospice of Northern Michigan
Crooked Tree Arts Center
American Heart Association
American Cancer Society
Harbor Springs Area Historical Society
The Little Traverse Bay Humane Society
Community Programs for Quality Child Care
Emmet County Child Abuse Council
Charlevoix-Emmet Hockey Association
Association for Harbor Arts
Holy Childhood Community Daycare & Preschool
St. Francis Xavier School in Petoskey
The Little Traverse Conservancy
The Dr. Kinne Foundation
Grosse Pointe Academy
Autism Autoimmunity Project
The Community House
The Trimper Children Benefit
Charlevoix Area Hospital Benefit
Harbor Springs Kiwanis Club
Shay Elementary Carnival
Jeff Bodzick Memorial Scholarship Program
The Christ Child Society of Northern Michigan
The Manna Food Project
HATS Humane Animal Treatment Society
The Women's Resource Center
Mackinac Arts Council
Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra
Harbor Springs Public Schools Band Program
Petoskey Public Schools Band Program