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Born in New York, NY


BS, Magna Cum Laude, New York University, New York, NY

School of Visual Arts, New York, NY

National Academy, New York, NY
Woman's Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY
Art Students League, New York, NY
Art League of Long Island, Long Island, NY
Long Beach art League


"I paint because it is what I do. I can't imagine not being involved in the making of art. I am fascinated by all aspects of the process - from sketching the nude model to preparing canvases, mixing paint to preparing plates for printing, even the entire process of making hand made paper - which itself is very seductive.

I consider myself to be first and foremost a collagist; almost every painting I do has some element of collage. I work strictly pragmatically; creation is what rules. I go wherever the material, and the feelings they provoke, take me. I 'listen' and 'tune-in' to each piece I'm working on and get inspiration from the materials I surrender myself to.

I love collage materials that I can manipulate. I like to change it's basic form, give it a new interpretation. I don't respond to inflexible material - that can be seen or interpreted one way only, by either me or the viewer. That is why transparent papers and/or paint washes appeal to me - because many layers can be experienced at the same time.

It is not up to me to 'tell' the viewer what to 'see' in my work. I would hope that the viewer relates to each piece in his or her own way, bring to the work a personal meaning. I want everyone to respond to and feel different things, and more, each time they look at a piece. I want my work to be the catalyst, to probe the viewers sensibilities."

Marilyn Weiss, October 1999


  • Solo Exhibitions
  • 2001:
  • Westhampton Library, Westhampton Beach, NY Figuratively Speaking
  • Shelter Rock Art Gallery, Manhasset, NY The Medium is the Message
  • 2000: Shelter Rock Art Gallery, Manhasset, NY

  • 1999:
  • Westhampton Library, Westhampton Beach, NY
  • Hewlett'Woodmere Library, Woodmere, N.Y.
  • 1998: Sundance Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY

  • 1997: Allen Sheppard Gallery, Piermont, NY

  • 1995:
  • Z Gallery, New York, NY
  • Allen Sheppard Gallery, Piermont, NY
  • 1990: Discovery Gallery, Glen Cove, NY

  • 1988: Discovery Gallery, Glen Cove, NY

  • 1983: Bodley Gallery, New York, NY

  • 1975: Fred Leighton Madison Ltd., New York, NY

  • 1974:
  • Adelphi University, Garden City, NY
  • Port Washington Library, Port Washington, NY
  • 1973: Hewlett Woodmere Library, Woodmere, NY

  • Group Exhibitions
  • 2002:
  • Hiddenite Center, Hiddenite, NC
  • Paint Creak Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI
  • Long Beach Art Association, Long Beach, NY
  • B.J. Spoke Gallery, Huntington Station, NY
  • Banana Factory Gallery, Bethlehem, PA
  • Freyberger Gallery, Penn State University, Reading, PA
  • New Century Artists, New York, NY
  • 2001:
  • PaintingsDIRECT.com, Mad for Paper
  • Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY
  • Gallery at Fairlawn Library, Fairlawn, NJ
  • The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY
  • 2000:
  • Broome Street Gallery, New York, NY
  • Atelier 14, New York, NY
  • 1999:
  • New World Art Center , New York, NY
  • Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center , New York, NY
  • Broome Street Gallery, New York, N.Y.
  • 1998:
  • Heckscher Museum of Art, Roslyn, NY
  • Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
  • Salmagundi Club Gallery, New York, NY
  • New World Art Center, New York, NY
  • World Fine Art Center, New York, NY
  • Broome Street Gallery, New York, NY
  • Lever House, New York, NY
  • Sundance Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
  • 1997:
  • Morani Gallery, Philadelphia, NJ
  • Shelter Rock Art Gallery, Shelter Rock, NY
  • Abney Gallery, New York, NY
  • Lever House, New York, NY
  • Gallery 54, New York, NY
  • 1996:
  • Broome Street Gallery, New York, NY
  • Gallery 420 West Broadway, New York, NY
  • Millenium Gallery, East Hampton, NY
  • 1972:
  • Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy
  • Palazzo National, Naples, Italy

  • National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C., "Global Focus"

  • Museum of the Southwest, Midland, TX

  • Sarah Lawrence College, New York

  • Bob Zimmerman Inc.

  • Fred Leighton Madison Inc.

  • Sloan Kettering Art Collection
  • Projects, Murals, Designs
  • National Association of Women Artists, Executive Board Chair for Membership in Extension

  • Memberships: Contemporary Artists Guild , American Society of Contemporary Artists, Artists Equity

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  • Long Beach Art Association Annual Award, Long Beach Art Association, Long Beach, NY 2002
  • Donald Pierce Memorial Award, A.S.C.A., New York, NY 2000
  • Dr. Irving H. Silver Award, for Innovative Collage, National Association of Woman Artists, Atelier 14, New York, NY 2000
  • Canady-Karasik Memorial Award, N.A.W.A., "Work on Paper," New York, NY 1997
  • Harriet FeBland Art Workshop Awar A.S.C.A., "Work on Paper," New York, NY 1993
  • Miriam E. Halpern Memorial Award, N.A.W.A., "Work on Paper," New York, NY 1991
  • Special Award - Inovative Drawing Show, Glen Cove, NY 1989
  • Bronze Award, Fine Arts Museum of Nassau County, Roslyn, NY 1988
  • Cecil Shapiro Memorial Award, N.A.W.A., "Work on Paper," New York, NY 1983
  • Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation Prize, N.A.W.A., "Work on Paper," New York, NY 1983
  • Suburban Art League, Syossett, NY 1971
  • Suburban Art League, Syossett, NY 1968

  • The Collage Handbook, John and Joan Digby
  • La Revue Modern, Paris, France
  • Who's Who in American Women
  • Who's Who in the World
  • Who's Who in American Art