EDUCATION
2016 Bowdoin College, BA (Visual Arts Major, Education Minor)
RESIDENCIES
2022 Little Silver Public School Residency
Sitka Center For Art and Ecology Residency
2021 Guadalupe Mountain National Park Artist in Residence
2019 Acadia National Park Artist in Residence
2018 Denali National Park Artist in Residence
McKinley Chalet Resort Artist in Residence
Zion National Park Artist in Residence
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 Waste Water with Maine Island Trail Association, Casco Bay Artisans, Portland, ME
2021 Worn Landscapes, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
2020 Watershed: The Footprints That Lead to the Sea, Locust Grove Estate, Poughkeepsie, NY
2019 In the Wake of Our Waste, Kahilu Gallery, Kamuela, HI
Landscapes, Not Landfills, Main Gallery, Bowdoin College, ME
2018 Recycled Landscapes, PLAYhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2016 Reflection, Edwards Center for Art and Dance, Brunswick, ME
Seasons, Office of Residential Life, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME
Senior Spotlight, Smith Union, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME
Over the Years, Verve, Orono, ME
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Biennial, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockland, ME
2019 Art and Nature: Rending Our Impact, Lincoln Center Gallery, Fort Collins, CO
2018 TEDxSeattle: Tall Order, McCaw Hall in Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
Aquatic Cathartic, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
Pints with a Purpose, Topa Topa, Santa Barbara, CA
2016 Convergence, Coffin Pond, Brunswick, ME
Senior, Ramp Gallery, Brunswick, ME
340 Miles North, Ladd House, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME
Visual Arts Open House, Bowdoin College, Fall and spring semester
2015 Mariah Reading and Tess Hamilton, Lamarche Gallery, Smith Union, Brunswick, ME
National Student Works on Paper Biennial, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ
Inter- Ramp Gallery, Brunswick, ME
340 Miles North, Ladd House, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME
Health and Wellness, Brunswick Recreation Center, Brunswick, ME
Portrait Show, Ramp Gallery, Brunswick, ME
2014 Panorama, Dean’s Office, Moulton Union, Brunswick, ME
Visual Arts Open House, Bowdoin College, Fall and spring semester
2013 Visual Arts Open House, Bowdoin College, Fall and spring semester
LECTURES
2023 Center for Maine Contemporary Art Biennial Panel
2022 Sitka Center For Art and Ecology Resident Panel
2021 Carlsbad Art Museum, NM
Worn Landscapes Zoom Gallery Talk
2020 Watershed: The Footprints That Lead to the Sea, Poughkeepsie, NY
2019 Texas Art Education Association Conference Keynote Speaker
Lincoln Center Gallery, Fort Collins, CO
2018 Zion National Park Watchman Campground, Springdale, UT
Southern Utah University, UT
Denali National Park Visitor Center, AK
Trinity University visiting artist guest lecturer, San Antonio, TX
2017 Artist talk at Crane Country Day School, Santa Barbara, CA
AWARDS, GRANTS, AND COLLABORATIONS
2020 Subaru: The Road to Creativity Promotional Video
2019 Merrell Range Promotional Video
2018 Project 16x Grant
2016 Delta Sigma/ Delta Upsilon Art Competition Award
2015 National Student Works on Paper Biennial Award
Delta Sigma/ Delta Upsilon Art Competition Award
Delta Sigma/ Delta Upsilon Public Art Grant
2013 Preston Public Interest Career Fund, Bowdoin College
2011 Haystack Scholarship
PRESS
2022 Cover of Friends of Acadia Magazine
2021 This Eco Artist Turns Litter Into Landscape Paintings, People Magazine
2020 This National Park Art Has an Important Message, Outside Online
Maine Artist who uses her trash as her canvas journeys to Antarctica, News Center ME
2019 In The Wake of Our Waste, Osprey
How This Subaru Owner Turns Trash Into Art, Subaru Drive
Reading ‘16 Advocates Through Art, Bowdoin Orient
Bangor Native Transforms Park Trash into Art for Acadia Residency, Bangor Daily News
2018 Merrell Range Promotional Video
2018 Meet the Artist Who Turns Trash Into Works of Art, Adventure Sports Network
Washington Trails Association Magazine Feature
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Turning Art into Art in Denali National Park, Osprey
Conservation Artist Mariah Reading, Teva
Artist Mariah Reading ’16 Turns Litter into Landscapes Archives, Bowdoin Community
Recycled Landscapes: The Art of Mariah Reading, Trek Light Gear
Artistry: Mariah Reading's Recycled Landscapes, She-Explores
Meet the artist who makes trash into art, High Country News
Artist Turns The Rubbish She Finds On Her Nature Hikes Into Amazing Works Of Art, Cooler Lifestyle
2016 Former Fraternity Honors Students at 17th Annual Art Show, Bowdoin News
2015 Students Collaborate with Brunswick on Public Art Project, Bowdoin Orient
2014 Bowdoin Art Activists Brighten Local Rec Center, Bowdoin News
New Public Art Installation at Rec Center, Times Record
Brunswick rec center art comes with message, purpose, The Forecaster
2013 Mariah Reading ‘16 Brings the Joy of Art to Kids, Bowdoin News
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2020 Environmental Interpreter
2019 Environmental Interpreter
California State Park Aide, Big Sur Sector
2017 Arts in the Parks Volunteer, Guadalupe Mountains National Park
2016 Crane Country Day School Art Education Teaching Fellow
Bowdoin College Craft Center Instructor
Alternative Spring Break Arts as Empowerment Leader
2015 Brunswick Public Art Bowdoin Liaison
Bowdoin Public Art Leader
2014 Deer Crossing Wilderness Art Instructor
2013 Marvin Billeck Printmaking Intern
University of Maine Museum of Art Education Intern
ART IN PUBLIC SPACES
2018 Kids Size 11 Narrow, Zion National Park, UT
Grotto Glow, Zion National Park, UT
The Narrows, Zion National Park, UT
The North Rim, Grand Canyon, AZ
Fireweed Keyboard, Denali National Park, AK
Recycled Mountain, Denali National Park, AK
Denali Trash Sculpture, McKinley Chalet, AK
Potato Fin, Santa Barbara Kayak Company, CA
2017 Hunter’s Boot, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, TX
Recycled Color Wheel, Crane Country Day School, CA
2016 Convergence, Coffin Pond Bridge, Brunswick, ME
Seasons, Office of Residential Life, Bowdoin College, ME
2015 Health and Wellness, Brunswick Recreation Center, ME
2014 Panorama, Dean’s Office, Bowdoin College, ME
