Her career included recognition from major Ontario art institutions and long-standing involvement in the regional artistic community.

Mary Prittie, wearing a dark patterned blouse, holding a book in her left hand, standing in front of wall art.

Mary Prittie’s career reflects the tradition of Canadian regional landscape painting, with a body of work rooted in the Niagara Peninsula and the lived environments of southern Ontario.

Mary Prittie, wearing a dark outfit and large gold earrings, is holding and looking at a colorful painting of sailboats on water, set against a vibrant background with trees and pink flowers.

Mary Prittie was a Canadian landscape painter whose career was closely associated with the Niagara region of Ontario, with exhibitions spanning several decades across regional and provincial galleries.

Her paintings are beloved both locally and internationally, bringing Niagara region landscape art to life.

Over the course of her career, Mary Prittie exhibited widely throughout Niagara and Ontario, including public galleries, college galleries, and institutional art centres.

Founder and life member, Port Colborne Art Club

Niagara District Art Association

St Catharines Art Association

Southern Edge Artists, Port Colborne

Peninsula 7 Group

Lincoln Regional Arts Council

Welland Art Gallery

Hennepin Art Gallery

Ontario Society of Artists, 1985

Canadian Painters in Watercolours, 1988

Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts, 1996