Marlene Siff

Marlene Siff was born in Manhattan and raised in the Bronx. She was an art honors student at the High School of Music & Art (now LaGuardia High School of Music, Art and Performing Arts located near Lincoln Center). She earned a B.A. in Fine Arts from Hunter College where she studied with Richard Lippold, William Baziotes and Raymond Parker. Ms. Siff was also elected to Kappa Pi, the Honorary Arts Society. Marlene describes herself as being born with a paintbrush in hand! Her past includes teaching elementary school after graduation and then creating bed linen and kitchen collections for J.P. Stevens. After finding commercial success, Ms. Siff also designed kitchen and dining room collections for JCPenney. Tennis, cooking, going to the theatre, and race-walking at the beach also play an important part in her life. Marlene Siff's work has been exhibited in museums, galleries, and universities throughout the U.S. and abroad, including: the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, the Katonah Museum of Art, the New Britain Museum of American Art, the Mattatuck Museum, the Attleboro Arts Museum, Columbia/Barnard University, the University of Texas, the Walsh Art Gallery at Fairfield University, Eastern Kentucky University and The Capitol building in Washington D.C. Ms. Siff’s work is also in the permanent collections of the Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury CT, the Housatonic Museum of Art, Bridgeport CT, B’nai B’rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum in Washington D.C. and in the Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center at Cornell University. Her work can also be found in many private collections, including the collection of Ronnie Heyman, MoMA’s board of trustees President. Since 2015, Marlene Siff has been juried into 153 competitions throughout the United States and has won 44 awards. She works in her home-based studio in Westport, CT. 

Every day, we are confronted with the fragmentation of our non-linear lives, trying as in a puzzle to make the pieces fit together and make sense of it all.In a world that can feel full of complexity and chaos, I am passionate about creating art that communicates a sense of harmony, balance, order and spirituality. My paintings, works on paper, and sculpture depict imagery of personal and global events and psychological issues. They are a reflection of the world we live in, expressed through geometric shapes, color, light, space, texture, edges and movement, each interplaying with one another and engaging the viewer to participate. The love I have for my family, gardens, ballet, theatre and music have also always found their way into my work.  Every painting begins with a conceptual vision, and ultimately seeks to convey a narrative. The multi-dimensionality and layered nature of my work aim to penetrate the illusions of reality, reaching the mystery and essence of the soul.

Solo Exhibitions 2023 Love is Everything, Gordon Fine Arts Gallery, Westport, CT 2023 It’s All About Love, Exhibizone powered by Biafarin (online) 2023 Artist Showcase, Light Space & Time Gallery (online), Juror Valerie Hoffman 2022 Red Bluff Gallery, Red Bluff CA (online) 2022 Artist Space Gallery (online) 2021 Exhibizione (online) A New Life (November) 2020 Westport Library Art Gallery, Westport CT (originally planned for June-August 2020 but delayed due to COVID) 2020 Cheshire Academy, Cheshire CT (originally planned for March - May 2020 but delayed due to COVID) Group Exhibitions 2023 Black & White, Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2023 Abstract Zone, Exhibizone powered by Biafarin (online) 2023 Aesthetics, Gallerium Art (online) 2023 Emotions, Gallerium Art (online) 2023 Curves, Exhibizone powered by Biafarin (online) 2023 Rainbow, Cultural Center of Cape Cod 2023 ArtBox.Project Basel 2.0, ARTBOXEXPO Basel, Euroairport Basel, Switzerland 2023 Music to Our Eyes, Artists Collective of Westport, Westport Library, Westport CT 2023 Rhythm, Rhyme, & Harmony, Katonah Museum Artists’ Association at Bethany Arts Community, Ossining, NY 2023 HOME, Greens Farms Church Gallery, Westport CT 2023 Members’ 2023 Exhibit, Artists Collective of Westport at Gordon Fine Arts Gallery, Westport CT2023 New York 2.0 Exhibition, ARTBOX Projects, New York City 2023 12^th Annual All Women, Light Space and Time Gallery (online) 2023 AQUA, Gallerium Art (online) 2023 Wanderlust, Art Fluent (online) 2022 AMORE, Art Fluent (online) 2022 Nor’easter: 52^nd Annual Juried Exhibition, New Britain Museum of American Art (Juror Anna Swinbourne, PhD) 2022 Passion, Gallery Arte Azulejo, New York City 2022 Prince Street Gallery 14^th Annual Juried Show, New York City 2022 2022 Guild Summer Salon, Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan, CT 2022 Within, Art Fluent (online) 2022 Spring 2022, 6 Contest/Harmony of Art at Blue Blood Gallery (online) 2022 The Biennial Project Biennial 2022, Venice Italy (online) 2022 Biennale Art Expo, Artbox.Project at Tana Art Space, Venice Italy 2022 Best of the Best, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach CA (online) 2022 Botanicals, Light Space & Time (online) 2022 Ephemeral Utopia, Colorblends, Bridgeport CT 2022 Light & Shade, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach CA (online) 2022 Women 2022, Exhibizione (online) 2022 Landscapes and Seascapes, Las Laguna Art Gallery (online) 2022 Neoteric Abstract X, Limner Gallery, Hudson New York 2022 All Members Show 2022, Katonah Museum Artist’s Association (online) 2022 Artbox Project World 2.0, Artbox.Projects (online) 2021 True Beauty/Biafarin Artist Management (online) 2021 Happiness, Diversia/Biafarin Artist Management (online) 2021 Peace, Diversia/Biafarin Artist Management (online) 2021 Open to Interpretation, Katonah Museum Artists’ Association (online) 2021 Summer Salon, Silvermine Galleries, New Canaan CT 2021 Artbox.Project Barcelona 1.0, Barcelona Spain 2021 Here Comes the Sun, Ursa Gallery, Bridgeport CT (curators: Cris Dam, Dustin Malstrom) 2021 Virtual Invitational Exhibition, Art Essex Gallery online (curated by David Masello) 2020 July Showcase, Hammond Museum, North Salem NY 2020 Guild Summer Salon, Silvermine Galleries, New Canaan CT (Curator: Roger Mudre, Director, Silvermine Galleries) 2020 2nd Primary Colors Art Exhibition, Light Space Time Online Gallery 2020 Colors, Grey Cube Gallery (on-line) 2020 Abstract, Art Room Contemporary Online Gallery 2020 24/7 online show of the Artist’s Collective of Westport, Westport CT 2020 Black & White, Grey Cube Gallery (on-line) 2020 Seasons, Art Room Contemporary Online Gallery 2020 About Women, Lockwood Matthews Mansion/Silvermine Art Galleries, Norwalk CT 2020 11^th Annual Abstracts, Light, Space & Time Gallery (on-line) 2020 MIXMASTER @ the Matt 2020, Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury CT (Juror: Richard Michelson, Owner, R. Michelson Galleries, Northampton MA Public Collections B'nai B'rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum (Permanent Collection), Washington, DCCornell University, Ithaca NYThe Mattatuck Museum of Art, Waterbury CTHousatonic Museum of Art, Bridgeport CT Private & Corporate Collections & Commissions Timothy Schipper, Owner, Colorblends, Bridgeport, CTRonnie & Samuel Heyman, New York, NYSteven Kassin, Brooklyn, NYDick and Joan Firestone, New York, NYDuane Morris, LLP, New York, NYCT Congressman Jim Himes' Office in the Capitol Building, Washington DCCornell Plantations' Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center, Cornell University, Ithaca, NYDial Corporation, Phoenix, AZLenox, Inc., Princeton, NJHale and Dorr, Boston, MAKatzen Investments, Altamont Springs, FLTemple Israel, Westport, CTWSAA, Inc., Westport, CTFairfield, First Bank and Trust Co., Norwalk, CTAlcide Corporation, Norwalk, CTWilton Executive Campus, Wilton, CTC. R. Gibson Co., Norwalk, CTCannon Mills, New York, NYJ. C. Penney, New York, NY Stauffer Chemical, Westport, CTEaster Seal Foundation, New York, NYJ. P. Stevens, Inc., New York, NYStaples High School, Westport, CTBedford Middle School, Westport CT Awards & Honors2023 Passage to Freedom exhibited in Community Center of Deal, New Jersey2023 Fanfare featured in newsletter announcing the 2023 Barcelona International Art Awards 2023 Compassion Included in the auction to benefit the Children’s Eye Foundation (CEF) of the American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus2023 Art Show International 8^th Abstract, Finalist Award 2023 Circle Foundation for the Arts, Artist Excellence Award for Fanfare, Director Myrina Tunberg Georgiou 2022 Follow Your Dream chosen by Alumni & Friends of Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts for holiday card, sent to 15,000 people 2022 Art Show International Gallery, 4^th Color, Talent Prize Award for Fanfare, $25 award 2022 Art Fluent, UNITY, Director’s Choice for Entente Cordiale, $250 award 2022 6CONTEST, Harmony of Art, Special Recognition 2022 See l Me, Passion, Finalist 2022 The New York Boyer Foundation, Empire of Art, 2^nd Place for Septet, Fanfare and Staccato, $250 award 2022 Spring 2022, 6 Contest/Harmony of Art (online), Honorable Mention for Staccato 2020. Light Space Time Online Gallery 2nd Primary Colors Art Exhibition, Special Merit for Full Spectrum 2020 Grey Cube Gallery (on-line) Colors, 2^nd Place for Septet 2020 Art Room Contemporary Online Gallery Abstract, 1^st Place for Tempus Fugit2020 Grey Cube Gallery (online), Black & White, Best of Show for Consensus 2020 Art Room Contemporary On Line Art Gallery, 2^nd Place for Autumn Procession for Seasons exhibition 2020 11^th Annual Abstracts, Light, Space & Time Gallery (on-line), Honorable Mention, 3-Dimensional for The Engagement 2020 Art Room Contemporary On Line Art Gallery Honorable Mention for Into My Garden for Landscapes 2019 Light, Space & Time Art Gallery Special Recognition: 3-Dimensional Category for Primary Colors 2019 Circle Foundation for the Arts, CFA Artist of the Year Award and Grant, Finalist 2019 Fusion Art Gallery, Palm Springs CA, 2^nd Annual Women Artists Art Exhibition, 4^th Place – 3 Dimensional for Survival 2019 Fusion Art Gallery, Palm Springs CA, 3rd Annual Colors International Juried Art Exhibition, 2nd Place - 3 Dimensional for Full Spectrum 2019 Winner of the Featured Artist Award, Manhattan Arts International, New York NY 2018 Fusion Art Gallery, Palm Springs, CA, Colorful Abstractions, Best in Show Award - Sculpture for Elegy 2018 Manhattan Arts International, New York, NY, HerStory 2018 on-line competition 2018 Fusion Art Gallery, Palm Springs, CA, Open International Art Exhibition, Honorable Mention for Per Aspera ad Astra 2018 Westport Arts Center, 13 Women, featured in a short film for the Hall of Femme Gala celebrating 13 legendary women in art from the Westport arts community 2018 Mattatuck Museum, MIXMASTER@theMatt Juried Art Exhibition, Second Prize for Entente Cordiale 2018 Art Addiction Online Gallery, MAB3/Art Addiction Media Biennial 4, Diploma of Excellence/Honorable Award for Septet 2018 Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, NJ, 39th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Honorable Mention for Neo Gothic

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