My paintings are paint first, and images second.Color and form are the two primary concerns of my work.My paintings may be purely abstract or may use imagery drawn from science and nature, or from the social and political realms. Much of my work deals with images of energy unleashed; however, I am in fact challenging the viewer to look beyond their potential first response at the subjects being referenced to the beauty that's right before their eyes -- the colors and shapes of paint.PRESS2010 She paints tornadoes with a twist, Interview on The Weather ChannelEDUCATION1992 School of the Art Institute of Chicago, BFA, Painting: Studied with Tony Phillips, Dan Gustin, Theodore Halkin, Philip Hanson, Jim Lutes, Barbara Rossi, Elizabeth Rupprecht, Ray Yoshida1989Austin Community College, AA, Fine Art: Studied with Katherine Brimberry, Ishmael Soto, Minnie Miles Solo and Two-Person Shows:2009 The E-word: Recent Work of Marilyn Fenn, Bay6 Gallery and Studios, Austin, TX2006Abstract Paintings and Prints of Marilyn Fenn, Quack's Maplewood Bakery, Austin, TX2005-2006Artwork of Marilyn Fenn, Austin Regional Clinic, Far West Clinic, Austin, TX2004Prints and Paintings of Marilyn Fenn, Austin Java Co., Barton Creek Mall, Austin, TX2003Art Without a Safety Net, solo virtual art exhibit sponsored by Salem Design2003Artwork of Marilyn Fenn, AVAA Exhibit at Carr America Building, Austin,TX2003Art in the Country, with Kelly Borsheim, Borsheim Arts Studio, Cedar Creek, TX1990Marilyn Fenn, Paintings and Drawings, Execucom Systems Corporation, Austin, TXGroup Shows:2011-20122011 Peoples Gallery Exhibition in Austin City Hall, Austin City Hall, Austin, TX2011 5 x 7 Art Splurge & Exhibition, Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin, TX2010 East Austin Studio Tour: Cherrywood Artists, Vortex Theater, Austin, TX2010 AVAA Members Show, Studio 2 Gallery, Austin, TX2009 History and Hot Wax: Encaustic Art, Museo Gallery at Great Hills, Austin, TX2009 Working in Wax, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA2009 Degrees, Gallery M Squared, Houston, TX2009 5 x 7 Art Splurge & Exhibition, Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin, TX2008-2009AVAA 2D Works at ABIA, East Gallery, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Austin TX20087th Annual East Austin Studio Tour, Marilyn Fenn Studio, Austin, TX2008Fused Expressions, Bay6 Gallery and Studios, Austin TX2008-2009AVAA 2D Works at ABIA, East Gallery, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Austin TX2008Real and Imagined, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Ft. Worth, TX2008Texas Kaos/Netroots Nation After Party and Art Exhibit, Bay6 Gallery and Studios, Austin TX20085 x 7 Art Splurge & Exhibition, Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin, TX2007Blue Genie Art Bazaar, Monarch Events Center, Austin, TX20073rd Annual 12 Buy 12 Show, Artspoken Gallery & Studios, Austin, TX20076th Annual East Austin Studio Tour, Marilyn Fenn Studio, Austin, TX2007WAR-Artists Respond, Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, TX2007AVAA's 30th Anniversary Exhibit and Reunion, Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, TX20065th Annual East Austin Studio Tour, Marilyn Fenn Studio, Austin, TX2004VU Austin Exhibit Charisma, AVAA Gallery and Studios, Austin, TX2003AVAA Member Show, AVAA Gallery and Studios, Austin, TX200336th Annual Artists' Harvest, Crockett Center, Austin, TX2003Topographies, Studio2 Gallery, Austin, TX1993BFA Exhibition, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL1993Death: Born in the U.S.A., Lithuanian Museum of Art, Chicago, IL1992Sampling of Art from S.A.I.C., MWMWM Gallery, Chicago, IL1992New Horizons in Art, Old Orchard Gallery, Chicago, IL
