Mary Newell DePalma
Mary Newell DePalma has illustrated more than 20 picture books and is the author of seven, including A Grand Old Tree, an IRA/CBC Children’s Choice in 2006.
As an author, Mary utilizes a range of literary forms including fable, allegory, nonsense rhyme, and nonfiction. Her illustration experience includes medical, semi-technical, editorial, and picture book illustration. She is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Authors and Illustrators.
Over the years, Mary has thoughtfully examined her own creative practice, and now enjoys speaking with students about the creative process. Her lively and interactive classroom presentations illuminate the creative process. She engages the students with Visual Thinking Strategies, brainstorming, visualization, movement, and call and response storytelling.
In addition to her classroom presentations, Mary has presented family programs at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and The Wenham Museum. Mary participated as a panelist in a NESCBWI/Eric Carle Museum program, and was a featured artist at the Mazza Museum of Picture Book Art Summer Institute. She has presented storytimes for ReadBoston, ReadTV, BATV, the Eric Carle Museum, and many libraries. Her work has been featured as Storywalks along the Rose Kennedy Greenway in Boston and in the City of Portland, ME. Mary is a Museum Teacher at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, where she has researched, written, and led theme tours of the collection. She has been an adjunct faculty member at the New England School of Art and Design, and Tufts Universitiy/SMFA. She has presented guest lectures at AIB/Lesley University, North Shore Community College, and Montserrat College of Art. Her picture books, published by Houghton-Mifflin, HarperCollins, Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic, and Eerdmans, have been translated into Korean, Japanese, French, and Spanish.
Affiliations
Adjunct Faculty
Museum Teacher
Guest speaker
Recognition
Website
Bibliography:
DePalma, Mary Newell. 2001. The Strange Egg.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.
DePalma, Mary Newell. 2005. A Grand Old Tree.
New York: Arthur A Levine Books/Scholastic.
DePalma, Mary Newell. 2006. The Nutcracker Doll.
New York: Arthur A Levine Books/Scholastic.
DePalma, Mary Newell. 2006. Raspberries.
In Rhinos & Raspberries, ed. Jeff Sapp, pp 11-15.
Montgomery, AL: Teaching Tolerance.
DePalma, Mary Newell. 2010. The Perfect Gift.
New York: Arthur A Levine Books/Scholastic.
DePalma, Mary Newell. 2011. Uh-Oh!
Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Publishing.
DePalma, Mary Newell. 2012. Bow-Wow Wiggle-Waggle.
Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Publishing.
DePalma, Mary Newell. 2014. Two Little Birds.
Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Publishing.
Illustrated by Mary Newell DePalma:
Aroner, Miriam. 1995. Giraffes Aren’t Half as Fat.
Brookfield, CT: The Millbrook Press.
Blackaby, Susan. 2002. Rembrandt’s Hat.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.
Curtis, Matt. 1997. Six Empty Pockets.
New York: Children’s Press, Grolier.
Esbaum, Jill, 2006. Estelle Takes a Bath.
New York: Henry Holt and Company.
Harshman, Marc. 2002. Roads.
New York: Marshall Cavendish Company.
Hubbell, Patricia. 2001. Black Earth, Gold Sun.
New York: Marshall Cavendish Company.
James, Betsy. 2004. My Chair.
New York: Arthur A Levine Books/Scholastic.
MacDonald, Margaret Read. 2006. The Squeaky Door.
New York: HarperCollins.
Milord, Susan. 2011. Happy 100th Day!
New York: Scholastic Press.
Milord, Susan. 2008. Happy School Year!
New York: Scholastic Press.
Molski, Carol. 2009. Swimming Sal.
Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Publishing.
Spinelli, Eileen. 2011. Now it is Summer.
Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Publishing.
Spinelli, Eileen. 2004. Now it is Winter.
Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Publishing.
Stashko, Ilona, and Carol Bowen. Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
Concord, MA: Come Alive Publications 1996.
Wahl, Jan. 2004. Knock! Knock!
New York: Henry Holt and Company.
Zimmerman, Virginia. 2022. Pink, A Women’s March Story
New York: Running Press.
Exhibitions:
Society of Illustrators, New York City
42nd Annual, 2001, RSVP ‘Shadows’ Exhibition, 2001, The Original Art, 2001
BookBuilders of Boston, Boston, MA
Annual Exhibition,2002
Huntington House Museum, Windsor CT
The Art of Children’s Book Illustration, 2002
Concord Museum, Concord MA
Family Trees, 2002, 2014
Chemer’s Gallery, Tustin CA
13th Children’s Book Show, 2004
Newtonville Books, Newtonville MA
Mary Newell DePalma, 2006
Child At Heart Gallery, Newburyport MA
Robert’s Snow Exhibit, 2004, 2005, 2007
Elizabeth Stone Gallery, Alexandria VA
Art from The Nutcracker Doll, 2007
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Boston, MA
Home is Where the Art Is, 2009
Hampstead Public Library, Hampstead NH
The Art of Picture Book Illustration, 2009
The Wenham Museum, Wenham MA
Paper Capers, 2010, Bow-Wow Wiggle-Waggle, 2013
Cultural Center of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Carol Molski, Swimming Sal, 2010
Newton Free Library, Newton MA
Mary Newell DePalma, 2010
Danforth Museum, Framingham MA
Picture This! 2011, 2013
Governor’s Academy, Byfield MA
Picturing the Story, 2011
John Wayne Airport, Orange County CA
Seen Through A Child’s Eye, 2013
Arnold Arboretum, Boston MA
Inspired by the Arboretum, 2013
Rose Kennedy Greenway, Boston MA
Two Little Birds Storywalk, 2014
Portland Public Library, Portland ME
Bow Wow Wiggle Waggle Storywalk, 2014
Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown MA
Big Print, 2016
Boston Athenaeum, Boston MA
New England on Paper: Contemporary Art in the Athenaeum’s Prints and Photographs Collection, 2016
Mosesian Center for the Arts, Watertown MA
Forever Young Picture Book Exhibition, 2017
Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach CA
Children’s Picture Book Fiesta, 2017
The Wenham Museum, Wenham MA
Artsy Animals, 2019
Mother Brook Art and Community Center, Dedham MA
Outside/In: Graffiti & Street Art Through the Photographer’s Lens, 2021
West Roxbury Main Streets, Boston, MA
Artwalk, 2022
The Wenham Museum, Wenham MA
Women’s March, 2023
Workspace Manchester, Manchester, CT
Children’s Book Illustration, 2023
Westerly Public Library, Westerly, CT
SCBWI Children’s Book Illustrators, 2024
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Mary Newell DePalma
Mary Newell DePalma has illustrated more than 20 picture books and is the author of seven, including A Grand Old Tree, an IRA/CBC Children’s Choice in 2006.
As an author, Mary utilizes a range of literary forms including fable, allegory, nonsense rhyme, and nonfiction. Her illustration experience includes medical, semi-technical, editorial, and picture book illustration. She is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Authors and Illustrators.
Over the years, Mary has thoughtfully examined her own creative practice, and now enjoys speaking with students about the creative process. Her lively and interactive classroom presentations illuminate the creative process. She engages the students with Visual Thinking Strategies, brainstorming, visualization, movement, and call and response storytelling.
In addition to her classroom presentations, Mary has presented family programs at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and The Wenham Museum. Mary participated as a panelist in a NESCBWI/Eric Carle Museum program, and was a featured artist at the Mazza Museum of Picture Book Art Summer Institute. She has presented storytimes for ReadBoston, ReadTV, BATV, the Eric Carle Museum, and many libraries. Her work has been featured as Storywalks along the Rose Kennedy Greenway in Boston and in the City of Portland, ME. Mary is a Museum Teacher at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, where she has researched, written, and led theme tours of the collection. She has been an adjunct faculty member at the New England School of Art and Design, and Tufts Universitiy/SMFA. She has presented guest lectures at AIB/Lesley University, North Shore Community College, and Montserrat College of Art. Her picture books, published by Houghton-Mifflin, HarperCollins, Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic, and Eerdmans, have been translated into Korean, Japanese, French, and Spanish.
Affiliations
Adjunct Faculty
Museum Teacher
Guest speaker
Recognition
Website
Bibliography:
DePalma, Mary Newell. 2001. The Strange Egg.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.
DePalma, Mary Newell. 2005. A Grand Old Tree.
New York: Arthur A Levine Books/Scholastic.
DePalma, Mary Newell. 2006. The Nutcracker Doll.
New York: Arthur A Levine Books/Scholastic.
DePalma, Mary Newell. 2006. Raspberries.
In Rhinos & Raspberries, ed. Jeff Sapp, pp 11-15.
Montgomery, AL: Teaching Tolerance.
DePalma, Mary Newell. 2010. The Perfect Gift.
New York: Arthur A Levine Books/Scholastic.
DePalma, Mary Newell. 2011. Uh-Oh!
Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Publishing.
DePalma, Mary Newell. 2012. Bow-Wow Wiggle-Waggle.
Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Publishing.
DePalma, Mary Newell. 2014. Two Little Birds.
Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Publishing.
Illustrated by Mary Newell DePalma:
Aroner, Miriam. 1995. Giraffes Aren’t Half as Fat.
Brookfield, CT: The Millbrook Press.
Blackaby, Susan. 2002. Rembrandt’s Hat.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.
Curtis, Matt. 1997. Six Empty Pockets.
New York: Children’s Press, Grolier.
Esbaum, Jill, 2006. Estelle Takes a Bath.
New York: Henry Holt and Company.
Harshman, Marc. 2002. Roads.
New York: Marshall Cavendish Company.
Hubbell, Patricia. 2001. Black Earth, Gold Sun.
New York: Marshall Cavendish Company.
James, Betsy. 2004. My Chair.
New York: Arthur A Levine Books/Scholastic.
MacDonald, Margaret Read. 2006. The Squeaky Door.
New York: HarperCollins.
Milord, Susan. 2011. Happy 100th Day!
New York: Scholastic Press.
Milord, Susan. 2008. Happy School Year!
New York: Scholastic Press.
Molski, Carol. 2009. Swimming Sal.
Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Publishing.
Spinelli, Eileen. 2011. Now it is Summer.
Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Publishing.
Spinelli, Eileen. 2004. Now it is Winter.
Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Publishing.
Stashko, Ilona, and Carol Bowen. Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
Concord, MA: Come Alive Publications 1996.
Wahl, Jan. 2004. Knock! Knock!
New York: Henry Holt and Company.
Zimmerman, Virginia. 2022. Pink, A Women’s March Story
New York: Running Press.
Exhibitions:
Society of Illustrators, New York City
42nd Annual, 2001, RSVP ‘Shadows’ Exhibition, 2001, The Original Art, 2001
BookBuilders of Boston, Boston, MA
Annual Exhibition,2002
Huntington House Museum, Windsor CT
The Art of Children’s Book Illustration, 2002
Concord Museum, Concord MA
Family Trees, 2002, 2014
Chemer’s Gallery, Tustin CA
13th Children’s Book Show, 2004
Newtonville Books, Newtonville MA
Mary Newell DePalma, 2006
Child At Heart Gallery, Newburyport MA
Robert’s Snow Exhibit, 2004, 2005, 2007
Elizabeth Stone Gallery, Alexandria VA
Art from The Nutcracker Doll, 2007
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Boston, MA
Home is Where the Art Is, 2009
Hampstead Public Library, Hampstead NH
The Art of Picture Book Illustration, 2009
The Wenham Museum, Wenham MA
Paper Capers, 2010, Bow-Wow Wiggle-Waggle, 2013
Cultural Center of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Carol Molski, Swimming Sal, 2010
Newton Free Library, Newton MA
Mary Newell DePalma, 2010
Danforth Museum, Framingham MA
Picture This! 2011, 2013
Governor’s Academy, Byfield MA
Picturing the Story, 2011
John Wayne Airport, Orange County CA
Seen Through A Child’s Eye, 2013
Arnold Arboretum, Boston MA
Inspired by the Arboretum, 2013
Rose Kennedy Greenway, Boston MA
Two Little Birds Storywalk, 2014
Portland Public Library, Portland ME
Bow Wow Wiggle Waggle Storywalk, 2014
Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown MA
Big Print, 2016
Boston Athenaeum, Boston MA
New England on Paper: Contemporary Art in the Athenaeum’s Prints and Photographs Collection, 2016
Mosesian Center for the Arts, Watertown MA
Forever Young Picture Book Exhibition, 2017
Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach CA
Children’s Picture Book Fiesta, 2017
The Wenham Museum, Wenham MA
Artsy Animals, 2019
Mother Brook Art and Community Center, Dedham MA
Outside/In: Graffiti & Street Art Through the Photographer’s Lens, 2021
West Roxbury Main Streets, Boston, MA
Artwalk, 2022
The Wenham Museum, Wenham MA
Women’s March, 2023
Workspace Manchester, Manchester, CT
Children’s Book Illustration, 2023
Westerly Public Library, Westerly, CT
SCBWI Children’s Book Illustrators, 2024
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