Mary Whyte

Mary Whyte is an American figurative artist known internationally for her watercolors of contemporary people.
The author of seven books including "We the People: Portraits of Veterans in America,"
Whyte’s work has also been featured in many international publications.
She is the recipient of numerous awards including the Portrait Society of America's Gold Medal, the Carolinas Freedom Foundation’s Freedom Award,
and the South Carolina Governor's Award for the Arts, South Carolina’s highest honor in the arts.
Whyte received the 2020 National DAR Medal of Honor and the 2020 NSDAR Women in the Arts Award.
In 2019 Whyte founded the Patriot Art Foundation as a means to honor and inspire veterans through the arts.
She resides in Charleston, South Carolina.
In 2021 Mary Whyte received an honorary doctorate degree from Converse University in Spartanburg, South Carolina.