Mary Rogers was one of the founders and directors of the Society of Independent Artists. She participated in the 1910 Exhibition of Independent Artists, organized by Robert Henri and others, in which 28 of the 97 artists whose works were displayed were women. Rogers was one of the artists who exhibited at the landmark Armory Show of 1913. The show included one of her oil paintings, "Portrait" ($150). She also exhibited at the Panama Pacific Exhibition of 1915 and the National Academy of Design.