Buena Vista
Buena Vista

Linoleum cut print, 8” x 6”. Part of “Truth Comes Slowly,” 2022, collaborative book with writer Jervey Tervalon and Jeff Abshear, Executive Director, Kalamazoo Book Arts Center, funded by an NEA Arts Project grant.

Lord, I Feel It's Rainin' All Over the World
Lord, I Feel It's Rainin' All Over the World

Linoleum cut print, 8” x 6”. Part of “Truth Comes Slowly,” 2022, collaborative book with writer Jervey Tervalon and Jeff Abshear, Executive Director, Kalamazoo Book Arts Center, funded by an NEA Arts Project grant.

Staggering
Staggering

Linoleum cut print, 8” x 6”. Part of “Truth Comes Slowly,” 2022, collaborative book with writer Jervey Tervalon and Jeff Abshear, Executive Director, Kalamazoo Book Arts Center, funded by an NEA Arts Project grant.

Truth Comes Slowly
Truth Comes Slowly

2022, collaborative book, hardcover and softcover editions. Short story by Jervey Tervalon; four relief print images designed and carved by Mary Proenza; handset, printed, and bound by Jeff Abshear, Executive Director, Kalamazoo Book Arts Center. Funded by an NEA Arts Project grant.

Meiji Francisco Proenza y Perez-Leo (My Father in His Early Thirties)
Meiji Francisco Proenza y Perez-Leo (My Father in His Early Thirties)

Screenprint, 8-1/8” x 7-7/8”

Teresa Proenza and Frida Kahlo (memoir project)
Teresa Proenza and Frida Kahlo (memoir project)

2025, woodcut, 8” x 6” (block size).

Michelob and Modigliani (title page image for memoir chapter)
Michelob and Modigliani (title page image for memoir chapter)

Linoleum cut print, 6” x 4”

Playing on the Freeway (title page for memoir chapter)
Playing on the Freeway (title page for memoir chapter)

2024, linoleum cut print, 8” x 6” (block size)

The Book of Knowledge, Vol. 4, Paris
The Book of Knowledge, Vol. 4, Paris

Handmade sketchbook of original ink drawings with found cover

The Book of Knowledge, Vol. 5, NYC
The Book of Knowledge, Vol. 5, NYC

Handmade sketchbook of original ink drawings with found cover, 64 pages

The Book of Knowledge, Vol.6, Taos
The Book of Knowledge, Vol.6, Taos

Handmade sketchbook of original ink drawings with found cover, 78 pages

Detail from The Book of Knowledge, Vol. 3
Detail from The Book of Knowledge, Vol. 3

Observational ink drawing on two-page spread, 9-3/8” × 12-1/4”

 Ink on paper, 12" x 9"

Ink on paper, 12" x 9"

 Ink on paper, 12" x 9"

Ink on paper, 12" x 9"

 Ink on paper, 12" x 9"

Ink on paper, 12" x 9"

 Ink on paper, 12" x 9"

Ink on paper, 12" x 9"

The Sentinel
The Sentinel

Graphite on paper, 8" x 6"

Remembered Interior with Story on the Wall
Remembered Interior with Story on the Wall

2026, pencil drawing and handwritten narrative on two joined papers, 24” x 31.5”

Ghost Ship
Ghost Ship

Graphite on paper, 9" x 12"

(DT) Domestic Terror
(DT) Domestic Terror

2026 (reworked) and 2016, graphite on paper, 24" x 18"

 Ink on paper, 5.5” x 9.5”

Ink on paper, 5.5” x 9.5”

Sketch of Bernie Sanders' Democratic National Convention speech, August 17, 2020
Sketch of Bernie Sanders' Democratic National Convention speech, August 17, 2020

Ink on paper, part of a handmade accordion-fold sketchbook

Light
Light

Charcoal on paper, 32" x 40"

Landscape in Winter with Kudzu, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
Landscape in Winter with Kudzu, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts

2016, charcoal on paper, 30" x 22"

Recovery
Recovery

2015, charcoal on paper, 22" x 58"

Wurlitzer Foundation, Taos, NM
Wurlitzer Foundation, Taos, NM

Pencil on paper, 24” x 30”

Stuyvesant Square
Stuyvesant Square

Pencil on paper, 10.75” x 8.5”

East River Park
East River Park

pencil on paper, 24”x 28.5” made up of 9 joined sheets

Missing (Pier 36, NYC)
Missing (Pier 36, NYC)

Pencil on joined papers, 15”x 31”

The Oval, East River Park, NYC
The Oval, East River Park, NYC

2015, woodcut, 15" x 22" (block size)

Phobophobia
Phobophobia

2025, woodcut, 6” x 8” (block size)

The Sentinel
The Sentinel

Woodcut, 8” x 6”

Refugees Welcome
Refugees Welcome

2019, woodcut, 6” x 8” (block size)

Home Not
Home Not

2018, etching, 5” x 4” (plate)’ 15” x 11” (paper)

Wurlitzer Chair
Wurlitzer Chair

woodcut, 9-1/2" x 6" (block size)

Interior, Wurlitzer Foundation, Taos
Interior, Wurlitzer Foundation, Taos

graphite on paper, 25" x 30"

 Pencil on paper, 12" x 9"

Pencil on paper, 12" x 9"

Vermeer Drawn at the Met
Vermeer Drawn at the Met

pencil on paper, 12" x 9"

Crib
Crib

2025, blue oil paint and brown ink on paper, 12” x 9”

Self-portrait in Brown Ink
Self-portrait in Brown Ink

Ink on paper, 9-3/8” x 8”

Seated Figure in Pencil
Seated Figure in Pencil

Pencil on paper, 24” x 18”

Seated Figure
Seated Figure

Pencil on paper, 18” x 11.5”

Seated Figure
Seated Figure

Pencil on paper, 14” x 11”

Figure Reading
Figure Reading

Pencil on paper, 11” x 14”

Standing Man in Red Conté
Standing Man in Red Conté

Conté on Fabriano paper, 22” x 15”

Figure with Figure (Brown Conté)
Figure with Figure (Brown Conté)

Conté crayon on Fabriano paper, 15” x 22”

Figure with Figure (Black Conté)
Figure with Figure (Black Conté)

Conté on Fabriano paper, 22” x 15”

"King of the Road"
"King of the Road"

Conté crayon on Fabriano paper, 13.5” x 16”

Cat Composition
Cat Composition

Pencil on paper, 4” x 6”

Mantle and Head
Mantle and Head

Pencil on paper, 6” x 8”

Buena Vista
Lord, I Feel It's Rainin' All Over the World
Staggering
Truth Comes Slowly
Meiji Francisco Proenza y Perez-Leo (My Father in His Early Thirties)
Teresa Proenza and Frida Kahlo (memoir project)
Michelob and Modigliani (title page image for memoir chapter)
Playing on the Freeway (title page for memoir chapter)
The Book of Knowledge, Vol. 4, Paris
The Book of Knowledge, Vol. 5, NYC
The Book of Knowledge, Vol.6, Taos
Detail from The Book of Knowledge, Vol. 3
 Ink on paper, 12" x 9"
 Ink on paper, 12" x 9"
 Ink on paper, 12" x 9"
 Ink on paper, 12" x 9"
The Sentinel
Remembered Interior with Story on the Wall
Ghost Ship
(DT) Domestic Terror
 Ink on paper, 5.5” x 9.5”
Sketch of Bernie Sanders' Democratic National Convention speech, August 17, 2020
Light
Landscape in Winter with Kudzu, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
Recovery
Wurlitzer Foundation, Taos, NM
Stuyvesant Square
East River Park
Missing (Pier 36, NYC)
The Oval, East River Park, NYC
Phobophobia
The Sentinel
Refugees Welcome
Home Not
Wurlitzer Chair
Interior, Wurlitzer Foundation, Taos
 Pencil on paper, 12" x 9"
Vermeer Drawn at the Met
Crib
Self-portrait in Brown Ink
Seated Figure in Pencil
Seated Figure
Seated Figure
Figure Reading
Standing Man in Red Conté
Figure with Figure (Brown Conté)
Figure with Figure (Black Conté)
"King of the Road"
Cat Composition
Mantle and Head
Buena Vista

Linoleum cut print, 8” x 6”. Part of “Truth Comes Slowly,” 2022, collaborative book with writer Jervey Tervalon and Jeff Abshear, Executive Director, Kalamazoo Book Arts Center, funded by an NEA Arts Project grant.

Lord, I Feel It's Rainin' All Over the World

Linoleum cut print, 8” x 6”. Part of “Truth Comes Slowly,” 2022, collaborative book with writer Jervey Tervalon and Jeff Abshear, Executive Director, Kalamazoo Book Arts Center, funded by an NEA Arts Project grant.

Staggering

Linoleum cut print, 8” x 6”. Part of “Truth Comes Slowly,” 2022, collaborative book with writer Jervey Tervalon and Jeff Abshear, Executive Director, Kalamazoo Book Arts Center, funded by an NEA Arts Project grant.

Truth Comes Slowly

2022, collaborative book, hardcover and softcover editions. Short story by Jervey Tervalon; four relief print images designed and carved by Mary Proenza; handset, printed, and bound by Jeff Abshear, Executive Director, Kalamazoo Book Arts Center. Funded by an NEA Arts Project grant.

Meiji Francisco Proenza y Perez-Leo (My Father in His Early Thirties)

Screenprint, 8-1/8” x 7-7/8”

Teresa Proenza and Frida Kahlo (memoir project)

2025, woodcut, 8” x 6” (block size).

Michelob and Modigliani (title page image for memoir chapter)

Linoleum cut print, 6” x 4”

Playing on the Freeway (title page for memoir chapter)

2024, linoleum cut print, 8” x 6” (block size)

The Book of Knowledge, Vol. 4, Paris

Handmade sketchbook of original ink drawings with found cover

The Book of Knowledge, Vol. 5, NYC

Handmade sketchbook of original ink drawings with found cover, 64 pages

The Book of Knowledge, Vol.6, Taos

Handmade sketchbook of original ink drawings with found cover, 78 pages

Detail from The Book of Knowledge, Vol. 3

Observational ink drawing on two-page spread, 9-3/8” × 12-1/4”

Ink on paper, 12" x 9"

Ink on paper, 12" x 9"

Ink on paper, 12" x 9"

Ink on paper, 12" x 9"

The Sentinel

Graphite on paper, 8" x 6"

Remembered Interior with Story on the Wall

2026, pencil drawing and handwritten narrative on two joined papers, 24” x 31.5”

Ghost Ship

Graphite on paper, 9" x 12"

(DT) Domestic Terror

2026 (reworked) and 2016, graphite on paper, 24" x 18"

Ink on paper, 5.5” x 9.5”

Sketch of Bernie Sanders' Democratic National Convention speech, August 17, 2020

Ink on paper, part of a handmade accordion-fold sketchbook

Light

Charcoal on paper, 32" x 40"

Landscape in Winter with Kudzu, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts

2016, charcoal on paper, 30" x 22"

Recovery

2015, charcoal on paper, 22" x 58"

Wurlitzer Foundation, Taos, NM

Pencil on paper, 24” x 30”

Stuyvesant Square

Pencil on paper, 10.75” x 8.5”

East River Park

pencil on paper, 24”x 28.5” made up of 9 joined sheets

Missing (Pier 36, NYC)

Pencil on joined papers, 15”x 31”

The Oval, East River Park, NYC

2015, woodcut, 15" x 22" (block size)

Phobophobia

2025, woodcut, 6” x 8” (block size)

The Sentinel

Woodcut, 8” x 6”

Refugees Welcome

2019, woodcut, 6” x 8” (block size)

Home Not

2018, etching, 5” x 4” (plate)’ 15” x 11” (paper)

Wurlitzer Chair

woodcut, 9-1/2" x 6" (block size)

Interior, Wurlitzer Foundation, Taos

graphite on paper, 25" x 30"

Pencil on paper, 12" x 9"

Vermeer Drawn at the Met

pencil on paper, 12" x 9"

Crib

2025, blue oil paint and brown ink on paper, 12” x 9”

Self-portrait in Brown Ink

Ink on paper, 9-3/8” x 8”

Seated Figure in Pencil

Pencil on paper, 24” x 18”

Seated Figure

Pencil on paper, 18” x 11.5”

Seated Figure

Pencil on paper, 14” x 11”

Figure Reading

Pencil on paper, 11” x 14”

Standing Man in Red Conté

Conté on Fabriano paper, 22” x 15”

Figure with Figure (Brown Conté)

Conté crayon on Fabriano paper, 15” x 22”

Figure with Figure (Black Conté)

Conté on Fabriano paper, 22” x 15”

"King of the Road"

Conté crayon on Fabriano paper, 13.5” x 16”

Cat Composition

Pencil on paper, 4” x 6”

Mantle and Head

Pencil on paper, 6” x 8”

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