

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Mean Mug Art Expo- Mary Louise Hooper and Andy Mooney
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 13 Feb, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Come to the next Man Mug Art Expo to see the amazing works of Mary-Louise Hooper and Andy Mooney! 

-Andy is a graphic designer, artist, photographer and astrophotographer. After growing up in Troutman,he spent most of his life in Rowan County. He has a degree in advertising and graphic design, but has been largely self-taught in his artistic pursuits. He has worked for the Salisbury Post for 25 years.
His primary focus of art is pen and ink, which affords the ability to capture detail and contrast of light and shadow. He is a firm believer that artist style reflects the individual's personality. “I am a detail oriented person,” he says. “I strive for realism, not whimsical or abstract concepts.” Inspired by scenes of nature and serenity, his drawings reflect the world around us. “Nature is so peaceful and healing,” he says. “The Earth is a wonderful source of inspiration.” But some of his photographs don't depict the the Earth. Another of Andy's passions is astrophotography, capturing the wonder of the night sky. Fascinated by stars, galaxies and nebulae, he spends hours imaging the splendor of the heavens. “There is so much beauty in the universe we can't see,” he says. Celestial targets take many hours of exposure to image, because of tremendous distance and faint light. “It is awe-inspiring to think that we can see and photograph things that are, in some cases, millions of light-years away.”

-Mary-Louise Biasotti Hooper is a national and international professional artist whose prize-winning oils and watercolors are inspired by her own photographs. Born in Greenwich Village, New York City, to an Italian immigrant family, the yearly art shows in Washington Square Park influenced her desire to paint.  Her family, however, did not encourage art as a career and she entered the field of education. She eventually earned 5 university degrees-BA in Education, MA in Clinical Counseling, Ed.D in Pedagogy and 2 degrees in art.  After a long career as an college professor, she opened her art business, Hooperart, [2003] marketing selling and teaching art. 

Internationally, she is life-juried into the Biennale Internazionale Dell'Arte Contemporanea [Biennale International Contemporary Art Show] in Florence, Italy, has work is in private collections in Italy and shown in Germany.  She is also juried into the Gallery of International Fulbright Artists/Scholars and has participated in international art projects. 

Nationally, she has participated in numerous juried and non-juried individual and group shows in Michigan, California, Florida, Kansas, Washington D.C., Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and North Carolina.  

Hooper is presently teaching at Darling Studio and Gallery, Landis, NC and the Civic Center, Salisbury, NC.
Her hope is to give the gift of art to others.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/salisbury/mean-mug-art-expo-mary-louise-hooper-and-andy-mooney/200029615577535
- **Event Categories**: art, business, exhibitions, fine-arts, crafts
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 25

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029615577535?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=salisbury-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Salisbury
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 110 N Main St, Salisbury, NC 28144-4336, United States
- **lat**: 35.66783
- **long**: -80.46965
- **full address**: 110 N Main St, Salisbury, NC 28144-4336, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Mean Mug Coffee Company (https://allevents.in/org/mean-mug-coffee-company/5197197)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 13 Feb, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 110 N Main St, Salisbury, NC 28144-4336, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Mean Mug Coffee Company
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, business, exhibitions, fine-arts, crafts
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Mean Mug Art Expo- Mary Louise Hooper and Andy Mooney ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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