Marcy Baker

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Print Arts Northwest

Mary Lou Zeek Gallery

American Artists Series

Portland Open Studios

Multnomah Arts Center

Portland Art Museum
Rental Sales Gallery

Art in the Pearl

EDUCATION
1982     BFA, Syracuse University, Syracuse NY

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007    In the Garden, Mary Lou Zeek Gallery, Salem OR
2006    Rhythms, Washington State University, Vancouver WA
2004    Paintings, Multnomah Arts Center, Portland OR
2003    Painting & Collage, Guardino Gallery, Portland OR
2001    Through the Shutters, Running Ridge Gallery, Santa Fe NM
2000    The Cadence of Collage, Running Ridge Gallery, Santa Fe NM
1998    Documents, Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque NM
1996    Quiet Spaces, The Bank of Santa Fe, Santa Fe NM
1995    Works on Paper, Santa Fe Contemporary Art, Santa Fe NM
1994    Autumn’s Golden Glow, Jean Cocteau, Santa Fe NM 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2007
Printmaking Currents, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland OR
New Members, Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Portland OR
2006
Affordable Art Show, The Art Mine, Port Hadlock, WA
Then and Now, Portland Community College, Portland OR
Expressions Northwest, Northwind Arts Center, Port Townsend WA
Three Person Show, Print Arts Northwest, Portland OR
2005
Altered States: Variations on the Print
, PAN Gallery, Portland OR
Three Person Show, Print Arts Northwest, Portland OR
2004
Expressions Northwest, Northwind Arts Center, Port Townsend WA
10 Years: One Foot After Another, Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland OR
2003   
1/1 Monotype Exhibition, PAN Gallery, Portland OR
New Members, Print Arts Northwest, Portland OR 
2002     
The Box Show, Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland OR            
Group Show, Artemisia Gallery, Portland OR
2001 
Transforming Landscapes, Art Sites, Greenport NY   
Color-Form-Texture, three person show, Running Ridge Gallery, Santa Fe NM
2000     
ANA 29, Holter Museum of Art, Helena MT
The Seventh Annual Cup Show, Segreto Contemporary Art, Santa Fe NM
Contemporary Art 2000, The Art Center at Fuller Lodge, Los Alamos NM
1999 
National Museum of Women in the Arts, LewAllen Contemporary, Santa Fe NM
Contemporary Art 1999, The Art Center at Fuller Lodge, Los Alamos NM
1998 
Anything But Southwestern, Fine Art Center, Taos NM
Artists and Friends, Santa Fe Contemporary Art, Santa Fe NM
1997
New Mexico Contemporary, Albuquerque United Artists, Albuquerque, NM
ANA 26, Holter Museum of Art, Helena MT
Beyond Boundaries, Richmond Art Center, Richmond CA
1996     
Rethinking Beauty, Albuquerque United Artists, Albuquerque NM
Eros, Santa Fe Contemporary Art, Santa Fe NM
1995     
Holiday Show, Bixler Gallery, Stroudsburg PA
Vernissage, Santa Fe Contemporary Art, Santa Fe NM
1994     
Salon de Refuses, Gallery at the Rep, Santa Fe NM
Small Treasures, La Paloma Gallery, Taos NM

PRESS
Printmaking Currents, catalogue, November 2007
The Oregonian, ArtsWeek’s Radar, May 2, 2004
Oregon Home, Portfolio, July-August 2002
THE Magazine, June Previews, June 2000
Santa Fe New Mexican, Cline, Lynn. Artist Explores Dialog Among Fragments, June 2, 2000
Women Artists from the Land of Enchantment, Catalogue, June 1999
Santa Fe New Mexican, MacNeil, William. Art In Documents, May 15, 1998
Albuquerque Arts, Garriot-Stejskal, Richard. Marcy Baker at the Harwood, April 28, 1998
Rethinking Beauty, Catalogue, November 1996
Santa Fe New Mexican, Van Cleve, Emily. Quiet Spaces, October 11, 1996
Santa Fe New Mexican, Fauntleroy, Gussie. Leaves Capture Fall’s Energy, April 21, 1994
 
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Hallmark Collection
Kansas Wesleyan University
Graphic Chemical & Ink Co.
Michigan State Appellate Defender Office
Michigan ACLU
Pacific University, Oregon
SW Washington Regional Medical Center
Howard Hedinger, Portland OR
Dr. Sheryl Weissman, Medical-Dental Building, Portland OR
The Burlington Apartments, Portland OR
Bodyfelt, Mount, Stroup and Chamberlain, Portland OR
New Mexico State Land Office
First National Bank, Las Vegas NM
The Healing Arts Building, Santa Fe NM
CleanAIR Systems, Santa Fe NM
 
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Mary Lou Zeek Gallery, Salem OR
Print Arts Northwest Gallery, Portland OR
Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery

AWARDS
2000     Brookside Art Annual, Kansas City MO
1999     Arts and Humanities Foundation, KS
1998     Kansas City Plaza Art Fair, MO
1997     Arts and Humanities Foundation, KS
  
RELATED EXPERIENCE
TEACHING
Multnomah Arts Center, Portland OR, 2004 - ongoing
Regional Arts and Culture Council SUN Program, Portland OR, 2002-03        

STATEMENT
Like most artists, I am deeply influenced by my surroundings. The layers of natural and urban imagery in Portland have been especially inspiring to me since I relocated here from New Mexico in 2001. The vibrant neighborhood I live in - with early 1900's architecture, diverse foliage and funky gardens - is a visual feast.

The spontaneity of the monotype process informs my approach to painting. Likewise, the structure of painting has influenced my printmaking method, and the interplay between techniques is quite intriguing. I prepare for a new series of paintings or monotypes by drawing in my backyard and neighborhood and then creating stencils, relief plates and printing blocks that are used to apply layer upon layer of paint or ink. The drawings often become collage elements, both in between the layers and on the surface. The appeal of collage is finding that perfect drawing or relief print or etching that relates, in some subtle and unexpected way, to the imagery in the painting or monotype. I also draw into the surface of the work with charcoal and graphite. I like the juxtaposition of random, intuitive mark-making with the orderly repeat patterns created by stencils and printing blocks.

I am captivated by the delicate balance of urban and botanical forms and by the contrast of lush green foliage against a muted gray sky. With each new body of work, I set out to interpret and express these abundant surroundings.
 

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