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Born in 1961 in Cleveland, OH, USA




"As a child I longed to discover that my closet had transformed itself into a secret passage... a way to somewhere else. I lacked the language then, but I later understood that what I sought was someplace spiritual, magical even. I have found that portal through my painting. My earliest work was strictly about the balance achieved through the use of color, shape, and texture. I am inspired by things as disparate as the curve of fruit on the vine, the dust of frost on the lawn, or the long light of an approaching autumn. And whether or not these appear in my work in any recognizable form, their influence is there. "

Marci Forbes, July 2001

  • Selected Group Exhibitions
    • 2000:
        March of Dimes Art Auction, Cleveland, OH

        Fairmount Fine Arts Center, Cleveland, OH, New Year Juried Exhibition

    • 1999: Barbara Luton Art Gallery, Shaker Heights, OH, Juried Show

    • 1998: Off the Wall Gallery, Woodmere, OH

    • 1997:
        OOP Gallery, Providence, RI

        Mirage Gallery, Cleveland Heights, OH

    • 1996:
        American Society of Interior Designers, Cleveland, OH

        Ken Marcotte Restaurant, Westfield, NJ

    • 1994: Chiaroscuro Gallery, Chicago, IL

    • 1992:
        Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, Cleveland, OH

        Windows on the River, Cleveland, OH

    • 1990: Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI

    • 1989:
        Sylvia Ullman Gallery, Cleveland, OHAmerican Crafts

        Boston Mills Arts Festival, Richfield, OH

    • 1988:
        Rhinebeck, Suffern, NY

        King of Prussia, PA


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  • Liquitex Artist of the Month, September 2000


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    • Cooper, K. Complete Book of Floorcloths. Lark Publishing, 1997.

    • American Style Magazine, 1995.

    • Cleveland Magazine, 1988.