Mary Pritchard is an award winning pastel artist. She earned a BA from Mount Holyoke College and holds master's degree in journalism as well as fine art. She has been a corporate art curator and consultant to companies such as Ashland, Inc., Nationwide Insurance Co, and the New York Power Authority. Following a career in education administration at the University of Delaware, she returned to painting full time. She maintains at studio in historic Chestertown, MD.