Marianne Lettieri
NEWS
PUBLICATIONS
Under the Influence by Cecil Touchon, a 96-page exhibition catalog, available www.lulu.com/content/6047891, 2009
Art Making, Collections and Obsessions: An Intimate Exploration of the Mixed Media Work of 35 Artists by Lynne Perrella, Quarry Books, 2008. Available at Amazon.com
Angels: Artists Imagine the Invisible, an 120-page artist collaboration, available at www.Blurb.com, 2009
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose, CA. ”Scrap ART,” 2011
Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA. ”Changing Context,” solo show, 2011
Pacific Grove Art Center, Pacific Grove, CA. ”Memory Palace,” solo show, 2011
Marin Museum of Modern Art, Novato, CA. ”Altered Book Show and Benefit,”2011
Palos Verdes Art Center, Los Angeles, CA. ”Dark Inheritance: Purposeful Dislocation,” 2010
Art Ark Gallery, San Jose, CA. “Modified,” 2010
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA. ”Soft,” 2010
Center for the Performing Arts, Mountain View, CA. Solo show, 2009
Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA. “Angels: Artists Imagine the Invisible,” 2009
E.H. Hereford Center, Univ. of Texas, Arlington, TX. “Thinking Inside the Box,” 2009
Beauchamp’s Gallery, Topeka, KS. “Small (but wondrous) Works, 2008
The Main Gallery, Redwood City, CA. “Outside Inside” solo show, 2008.
WHERE TO FIND ME
March 10, 2012 – Teaching an art workshop for the Palo Alto Art Center with my studio-mate, Julia Nelson-Gal. “Stitch it, Tie it, Wrap it” will be held in our studios in Palo Alto, CA from 10 am to 4 pm. Students will use thread, rope, string, wire and other materials as a means of expression in collage and assemblage. For more info and to register visit: http://enjoyonline.cityofpaloalto.org/Activities/ActivitiesDetails.asp?ProcessWait=N&aid=2177
January 23 - March 16, 2012 – Exhibiting in “(RE)MODIFIED” at Hartnell College Gallery in Salinas, CA. Curated by Nancy Sevier, the show brings together a delightful mix of works, created by 24 California artists, that incorporate found objects. I have three works in the exhibit. Opening reception is Friday, 1/27, 5-8 pm.
January 23 - February 2, 2012 – “Treasures of the Bay Area,” a solo art installation in Gallery 8 at San Jose State University. For this new work, I have interviewed 100 people in the greater San Francisco region, exploring how value is assigned to possessions, and memory and meaning are embedded in objects.
November 30 - December 16, 2011 – “5x5 An Invitational” at Westmont Museum of Art in Santa Barbara, CA. My collage, Madonna Matrix, is included in this exhibition and sale of 5-inch square artworks by local and national artists and personalities.. To access the online auction, visit www.WestmontMuseum.org/5x5.
November 1-30, 2011 – Exhibiting in “Reflections on Water: Multimedia Art Exhibit” at Los Altos Library, Los Altos, CA.
August 16 - October 16, 2011 – My work, Old Glory, is presented in “Scrap ART” at San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles. The exhibition showcases historical and contemporary quilts from the Museum’s and private collections that are created with scraps and repurposed materials. Opening reception is August 21, 2-4 pm. For more information, visit www.sjquiltmuseum.org.
July 15-30, 2011 – “Changing Context” a solo exhibition in the Darling Gallery at Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA. I will be assisting with MFA critiques July 17-21.
April 15 - May 26, 2011 – “Memory Palace” a solo exhibition at Pacific Grove Art Center. Reception on Friday, 4/15, 7-9 PM. In addition to assemblages created with found objects, I will be showing new works casts in bronze and aluminum. For more information, visit www.pgartcenter.org.
April 16 - May 21, 2011 – Exhibiting in the Altered Book Show and Benefit at the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art in Novato, CA. For more info visit www.marinmoca.org.
February 1 - June 19, 2011 – Exhibiting in “Matter and Spirit: Art and Belief in a Digital Age,” at Biola University Library. For more info visit http://matterspirit.com.
COLLECTIONS
San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles in San Jose, CA. “Old Glory” mixed media work acquired 2007.
Oracle Corporate Collection. A series of six assemblage-triptychs that incorporate computer hardware components.
Flux Museum and International Museum of Collage, Assemblage and Construction in Fort Worth, TX. “Capistrano” and “Shelf Life Homage to Hannalore Baron” mixed media works acquired 2009.
The Centre for Adult Education in Melbourne, Australia. “Parable Paraphrased” collage acquired 2007 through International Collage Exchange.
