About the Artist
Mara Clawson uses pastels and iPad technology to convey her perception of the world. She finds that her art connects her to others and her community. Mara's artwork has been juried into and exhibited in six museums and 15 galleries across the United States. As a winner of the VSA/Kennedy Center Emerging Young Artists with Disabilities award, her video To Survive toured the US. Mara is the subject of the documentary film, Living Art, by Ground Media’s director David Rochkind, which premiered in the 2019-2020 ReelAbilities Film Festivals in Manhattan, Toronto, Cleveland, Houston, and Fairfax; as well as the 2020 Chicago JCC Film Festival in Evanston. She is the sole proprietor of When Colors Get AlongTM in Bethesda Maryland (MaraClawson.com).