Representative work by Mavis Pusey
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Artist

Mavis Pusey

1928–2019 · Jamaican-American

  • Art Students League of New York
  • Traphagen School of Fashion

Mavis Pusey developed a rigorous abstract language from urban architecture, demolition, movement and dense geometric structure. Working in New York, London and Paris, she remained committed to abstraction while drawing from the changing city.

Painting; printmaking

Major Works

  • 1970Dejyqea
  • 1970sBroken Construction
  • 1970sImpact
  • 1970sWithin Manhattan
  • 1970sUrban Landscape
  • 1970sHarlem Construction
  • 1970sRising City
  • 1970sIn the City
  • 1960s–80sGeometric Abstractions
  • 1970sPrint Series

Interviews & Writing

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