Resumé

EDUCATION

1992 School of the Art Institute of Chicago, BFA, Painting
1989 Austin Community College, AA, Fine Art
1983 University of Texas at Dallas, BA, English

Painting Workshops

2007 Andrew Long, various classes at Austin Museum of Art School, Austin, TX
2002 Charles Wildbank, artist workshop at Giogalto Villa, Tuscany, Italy
1999-2002 Noel Robbins, various classes at Robbins Studio and Austin Museum of Art School, Austin, TX

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions

2009 The E-word: Recent Work of Marilyn Fenn, Bay6 Gallery and Studios, Austin, TX
2006 Abstract Paintings and Prints of Marilyn Fenn, Quack’s Maplewood, Austin, TX
2005-2006 Artwork of Marilyn Fenn, Austin Regional Clinic at Far West, Austin, TX
2004 Paintings and Prints of Marilyn Fenn, Austin Java Co., Barton Creek Mall, Austin, TX
2003 Art Without a Safety Net, solo virtual art exhibit sponsored by Salem Design
2003 Artwork of Marilyn Fenn, AVAA Exhibit at Carr America, Austin,TX
2003 Art in the Country, with Kelly Borsheim, Borsheim Arts, Cedar Creek, TX
1990 Marilyn Fenn: Paintings and Drawings, Execucom Systems Corporation, Austin, TX

Group Exhibitions

2010 Ten, Bay6 Gallery and Studios, Austin TX
2009 History and Hot Wax: Encaustic Art, Museo Gallery at Great Hills, Austin, TX
2009 Working in Wax, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
2009 Degrees, Gallery M Squared, Houston, TX
2009 5 x 7 Art Splurge & Exhibition, Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin, TX
2008-2009 AVAA 2D Works at ABIA, East Gallery, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Austin TX
2008 7th Annual East Austin Studio Tour, Marilyn Fenn Studio, Austin, TX
2008 Fused Expressions, Bay6 Gallery and Studios, Austin TX
2008 Real and Imagined, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Ft. Worth, TX
2008 Texas Kaos/Netroots Nation After Party and Art Exhibit, Bay6 Gallery and Studios, Austin TX
2008 5 x 7 Art Splurge & Exhibition, Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin, TX
2007 Blue Genie Art Bazaar, Monarch Events Center, Austin, TX
2007 3rd Annual 12 x 12 Exhibit, Artspoken Gallery & Studios, Austin, TX
2007 6th Annual East Austin Studio Tour, Marilyn Fenn Studio, Austin, TX
2007 WAR-Artists Respond, Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, TX
2007 AVAA’s 30th Anniversary Exhibit and Reunion, Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, TX
2006 5th Annual East Austin Studio Tour, Marilyn Fenn Studio, Austin, TX
2004 “Charisma,” VU Austin Exhibit, AVAA Gallery and Studios, Austin, TX
2004 AVAA Exhibition at Austin Regional Clinic, ARC South Clinic, Austin, TX
2003 AVAA Member Exhibition, AVAA Gallery and Studios, Austin, TX
2003 36th Annual Artists’ Harvest, Crockett Center, Austin, TX
2003 Topographies, Studio2 Gallery, Austin, TX
1993 BFA Exhibition, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
1993 Death: Born in the U.S.A., Lithuanian Museum of Art, Chicago, IL
1992 Sampling of Art from S.A.I.C., MWMWM Gallery, Chicago, IL
1992 New Horizons in Art, Old Orchard Gallery, Chicago, IL
1988 Arts and the Community Exhibition, Southwestern Bell, Austin, TX

RELATED EXPERIENCE

2003-pres. Creation and maintenance of artist websites (view list)
2006 Painting Commission – private collector
2005 Painting Commission – private collector
2005 Instructor, “Water Soluble Media”: Miller Blueprint’s “Hands on Art” classes – Austin Artist Harvest/FACET Exhibition
2005 Painting Techniques Demonstration – Austin Palette Club
2004 Instructor, “Color Mixing”: Miller Blueprint’s “Hands on Art” classes – Austin Artist Harvest/FACET Exhibition
2002 Panel speaker, “Getting the Most Out of Your Fine Art Website”: Austin Visual Arts Association’s Leading Visions Seminar Series

ASSOCIATIONS

  • School of the Art Institute of Chicago Alumni Association: Member
  • Arthouse at the Jones Center: Member
  • Austin Museum of Art: Member
  • Austin Visual Arts Association: Member
  • Blanton Museum: Member
  • Texas Wax Austin Encaustic Group: Member and webmaster
  • Texas Society of Sculptors: Board Member and webmaster
  • Women and Their Work: Member