Member Biography

ARTIST STATEMENT

"Life today is so hectic, that I am always looking for opportunities where one can find a few moments to break from the hustle and bustle of daily life. With that thought in mind, I strive to produce a painting that is inviting and peaceful; to create a place the viewer yearns to visit again and again."

ARTIST HISTORY

Marsha is a professional northwest artist working in pastel, oil pastel, oil and watercolor since 1978. Marsha's landscapes have been accepted and won awards in local and juried art shows. Marsha also paints a variety of flowers, still life, family heritage landscapes and commissioned cat and dog portraits. Marsha is an artist who works from real life all year long; in the summer painting en plein air and in the winter painting still life in the studio. For the past several years, Marsha has worked at local elementary schools as artist-in-residence--a satisfying and pleasurable experience.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2007

• Macy's Gallery Solo Show, Seattle, WA
• Historic Art Stall Gallery, Featured Artist, Seattle, WA
• Columbia Tower Gallery, Seattle, WA
• WPW Members Show, Monte Cristo Gallery, Everett, WA
• Invitational Group Show, Kaewyn Gallery, Bothell, WA

2006

• Seattle Co Arts, Mercer Isl. Civic Center Gallery, Hon Mention
• Columbia Tower Gallery, Seattle, WA
• WPW Member Show, Kirsten Gallery, Seattle, WA
• Invitational Group Show, Kaewyn Gallery, Bothell, WA

2005

• Artist Connect Invitational Show, Edmonds
• NPS Members Only Show Ideation Gallery, Olympia, WA
• Art of Our Mothers Juried Show, Edmonds, WA
• Edmonds Art Festival, Edmonds, WA

2004

• Main Street Gallery, Edmonds, WA. Featured Artist
• NPS Members Show, Firdale Village Gallery, Shoreline, WA - Award of Merit
• FACE Art of Our Mothers Invitational Show, Edmonds, WA
• Invitational Miniature Show, Kaewyn Gallery, Bothell, WA

2003

• Arts of the Terrace, Mountlake Terrace, WA - Honorable Mention
• Main Street Gallery Edmonds in Bloom, Edmonds, WA - Featured Artist
• Edmonds Arts Festival, Juried Miniature Show, Edmonds, WA
• Seattle Co Arts Colors of the Northwest, Issaquah Gallery, Issaquah, WA
• Invitational Miniature Show, Kaewyn Gallery, Bothell, WA

2002

• Island County Historical Society Sesquicentennial Calendar Art Show, Coupeville, WA
• Arts of the Terrace, Mountlake Terrace, WA - Juried Show
• Edmonds Art Festival, Edmonds - Juried Show - Honorable Mention
• Seattle Co Arts Colors of the Northwest - Juried Show, Seattle, WA

2001

• Shoreline/Lake Forest Park Gallery, Curator/
  Exhibitor Pastels Only Show, Shoreline, WA
• Gallery Fourth Avenue Olympia Arts Walk, Olympia, WA - Featured Artist
• Seattle Co Arts Colors of the Northwest Juried Show; Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, WA

2000

• Art Space Gallery, Bay City, Oregon - Group Show
• Camperdene Gallery, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, England

1999

• UUC Gilmartin Gallery, Seattle, WA - Two Person Show
• EAFA 23rd Ann'l Exhibition, Issaquah, WA
• Civic Center Gallery, Mountlake Terrace, WA - Solo Show

• Historic Art Stall Gallery, Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA

• 1982-1986 Redmond School of Fine Art, Redmond, WA
• 1979-1981 Shoreline Community College

• 2007 Artist Coordinator, Secret Gardens of Lake Forest Park Garden Tour
• 2006 Poster Artist, Secret Gardens of Lake Forest Park Garden Tour
• 2006 Artist in Residence, Briarcrest Elementary, Shoreline,WA
  2005 Co-Designer, North City portable construction murals
• 2003-2005 Secret Gardens of Lake Forest Park - featured artist/demonstrator
• 2005, 2004, 2003 Artist-in-Residence, Ridgecrest Elementary
• 2003, 2000 North City Elementary
• 1994-2005 Shorecrest High School Senior Project Mentor/Panelist
• 2001 King County Arts Commission Special Projects Panelist

• WomenPainters of Washington
• Northwest Pastel Society
• Seattle Co Arts, President 2002 and 2003

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