Marilyn Weiss



Walking Tall



The Dress

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Contact

1100 Park Avenue, Apt 14B
New York, NY 10128
Tel: 212-534-4583

www.marilynweiss.com


Biography

Marilyn Weiss has been exhibiting her distinctive works of art professionally in solo, invitational, and juried shows for more than three decades throughout the United States and Europe. She has also been recognized by her peers with many prestigious awards and honors.

Weiss serves on the Executive Board of the National Association of Women Artists, as well as being involved in numerous other art organizations. She is included among the most prominent collagists in The Collage Handbook and is listed in Who's Who in American Art and Who's Who of American Women.

Weiss has the unique ability to work in many media from acrylic paint, ink or graphite on canvas or paper, printmaking, to making her own handmade paper. In virtually all of these media she constantly explores the variety and nuances of collage. As a self-professed "scavenger," she uses and reuses any material she feels an immediate reaction to, most often materials drawn from her life - recycled bits of fabric, threads, yarns, fragments of old books, oriental calligraphy, and found objects. Despite their clear provenance, every trace of materials in her collage always has Weiss' unique signature.

Weiss' personal and almost introspective vision entices a direct involvement from the viewer. The dominant feminine theme and the use of the female form is central to her art. However, "there is no message to convey," says the artist. "The work should provoke the viewer to see whatever is relevant to him or her." Her works evoke a sense of the entire emotional spectrum.


Organizations

Museums/Collections
Museum of the Southwest, Midland, TX
National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC
Fred Leighton Madison, Ltd., NY

Galleries/Shows
Allen Sheppard Gallery, Piermont, NY
Z Gallery, NY
Bodley Gallery, NY

Awards/Foundations
Fine Arts Museum of Nassau County, Bronze Award for Achievement
National Association of Women Artists, Canady-Karasik Memorial Award, Works on Paper
National Association of Women Artists, Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation Prize

Educational Institutions
New York University, BS, 1953
School of Visual Arts, NY
National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts, NY

Professional Affiliations
National Association of Women Artists
American Society of Contemporary Artists
National Drawing Association

Reviews/Publications
Who's Who in American Art
Who's Who of American Women
The Collage Handbook, J & J Digby

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