Nyburg née Cooper was born July 10, 1918 in Dixfield, Maine. From 1977 through the early 1980's Nyburg participated in the Fair at Baltimore. In 1980 Nyburg was made a
Fellow of the Council by the
American Craft Council. In 1988, after the death of her husband, she moved to
Deer Isle, Maine. Nyburg was a founding member of
American Craft Enterprises and served on the boards of the American Craft Council and the Maryland Craft Council. For a time, she was on the school board of trustees, including as president from 1983 to 1987, for the
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. She was also served on the board of directors of Baltimore Clayworks. In 2007 Baltimore Clayworks established the
Mary E. Nyburg Fund for Artist Development which is an annual stipend for ceramicists. ==References==