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Marcy Baker BIOGRAPHY |
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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 AWARDS
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. |
