Bio
Marsha Gregory, originally from Sherburne New York, Graduated magna cum laude in 1999 with her BFA from The College of Saint Rose. She completed her Masters of Fine Arts at SUNY Albany in 2003. Exhibitions include but are not limited to; Emma Willard Gallery, Group Exhibition, 2007, Cyclics Gallery, Group Exhibition, October 2005, Albany Underground Artist Exhibition, Albany Institute of History and Art, September 2005, Romaine Brooks Gallery, Albany NY, September 2004, Six, Visual Arts Gallery, Adirondack Community College, Queensbury NY, May 2004, Interpretive Self Portraits, group exhibition, Fulton Street Gallery, Troy NY, July 2003 and The Hudson Mohawk Regional, Albany Institute of History and Art, June-August 2002 where she won a juror’s award. She has been an adjunct drawing and two-dimensional design instructor at SUNY Albany, The College of Saint Rose, Columbia Greene Community College, and the Arts Center of the Capital Region. Marsha is currently teaching drawing and painting to advanced high school students in Averill Park New York. She is residing and making art out of her home studio in Rotterdam NY.
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EDUCATION
Masters of Fine Arts, May 2003, Concentration in Drawing and Painting, SUNY Albany, NY
Bachelor of Fine Arts, K-12 Teaching Certification, GPA 3.68, December 1999, The College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY
EXPERIENCE
Advanced High School Art Teacher, Drawing and Painting, Averill Park NY, 03-present
EXHIBITIONS
Dietal Gallery, “Five Artists”, Group Exhibition, Emma Willard School, Troy NY, November 2006
Faculty Exhibition Averill Park Central Schools, Sand Lake Center for the Arts, March 2006
Cyclics Gallery, Group Exhibition, October 2005
Albany Underground Artist Exhibition, Albany Institute of History and Art, September 2005
Romaine Brooks Gallery, Albany NY, September 2004
Six, Visual Arts Gallery, Adirondack Community College, Queensbury NY, May 2004
Interpretive Self Portraits, group exhibition, Fulton Street Gallery, Troy NY, July 2003
Faculty Exhibit, Columbia Greene Community College, September 2003
MFA Exhibit, SUNY Albany, May 2003
Faculty exhibit, February and March 2003, The College of Saint Rose
SUNY wide exhibition, Delaware and Hudson Building, 9/02-12/02, representative of SUNY Albany
Hudson Mohawk Regional, Albany Institute of History and Art, June-August 2002
Changing Spaces Gallery, Albany NY, April-May 2002
Fulton Street Gallery, Troy, NY, 2001, 2002, 2007
Albany Center Gallery, Albany NY, 99
Picotte Gallery, Saint Rose Juried Undergraduate Shows, 96-98
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
The College of Saint Rose permanent collection
Albright Knox permanent collection, Buffalo NY
Dr. and Mrs. David Eastman, Cincinnati, Ohio
Gary Masline, Attorney at Law, East Greenbush, NY
AWARDS/ ACTIVITIES
SUNY Albany Graduate Student Organization Research Grant winner, Fall 02, and Spring 03
Juror’s award, Hudson Mohawk Regional, Albany NY, 2002
Art for AIDS Sake Silent Actions, Albany, NY, donated and recruited work 00-07
Grant For the Betterment of Woman (From the Minnesota Sumasil Foundation), 98
Awards From The College of Saint Rose, Albany NY
Distinguished Alumni Award
Outstanding Senior Award for Studio Art, 99
Art Department Service Award, 99
Art Talent Award, 95-99
Artist Statement
My figurative work embodies drama, humor, and personal narrative. The oil paintings are emerging from introspective contemplation often taking on a comedic tint. It is usually inspired by a metaphor related to my most recent anxiety or obsession. I am interested in raising psychological and sociological questions.
The process begins by setting the scene with models in a light controlled environment and conducting a photo shoot. I am interested in the dynamism of foreshortening that the camera lens captures. The world in which the figures reside is composed from multiple sources. I look to my own photographs, old master paintings, magazines, and life to invent the spaces. A series of drawing studies stay malleable until a composition is settled upon. Throughout this process, I experiment with exaggerating the proportions, animating the space, and adding character to the figures. As the image evolves through photography and drawing, concepts becomes layered. The figures personify vulnerability while exuding humor, frequently juxtaposed with sexuality. The figures in the imagery have the privilege of exploring alternative identities while their bodys’ imperfections are glorified and celebrated.