b. 1987, San Rafael, CA
Currently based in Columbus, Ohio
EDUCATION
2015 Master of Fine Art - Ceramics, Syracuse University
2015 Certificate of Advanced Study - Women's and Gender Studies, Syracuse University
2012 Bachelor of Fine Art - Ceramics, San Francisco State University
AWARDS, GRANTS, AND HONORS
2023 Greater Columbus Arts Council and Columbus Museum of Art Visual Arts Fellow, Columbus, OH
2022 Affordable Learning Exchange Grant, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
2015 Ginsburg-Klaus Post-MFA Engagement Fellowship
Graduate Student Organization Travel Grant, Syracuse University
Dedalus Foundation MFA Fellowship Nomination
2014 Best in Show, Figuratively Speaking, Customs House Museum, Clarksville, TN
Paper Clay Merit Award, NCECA National Student Juried Exhibition, Milwaukee, WI
Graduate Student Organization Travel Grant, Syracuse University
Creative Opportunity Grant, Syracuse University
2011 Best in Show, Stillwell Annual Exhibition, San Francisco State University
Best in Medium, Stillwell Annual Exhibition, San Francisco State University
2010 Best in Show, Stillwell Annual Exhibition, San Francisco State University
Best in Medium, Stillwell Annual Exhibition, San Francisco State University
Watershed Summer Session Assistantship Award
2009 Best in Medium, Stillwell Annual Exhibition, San Francisco State University
Martin Wong Scholarship, Martin Wong Foundation
SOLO & 2 PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2023 Paradise Found, Understudy, Denver, CO
Salty/Sweet, VERB on Parsons, Columbus, OH
2022 SPLIT, (with Morgan Rose Free), SkyLab, Columbus, OH
2021 Exotic/Sophisticated, Alto Gallery, Denver, CO
2020 Strawberry Coated, The Yard, Colorado Springs, CO
Animal, Vegetable, Mineral, (with Lindsay Smith Gustave), Leon Gallery, Denver, CO
PDA, Lane Meyer Projects, Denver, CO
2019 Juice Cleanse, Lane Meyer Projects, Denver, CO
2018 Miss Vietnam, ATCDEN, Denver, CO
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Breakthroughs: A Celebration of RedLine at 15, The Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, Denver, CO
Dynamics of Flow, Curated by Derrick Velasquez, The Carnegie, Covington, KY
Current Conversations Down an L Shaped Hallway, NCECA at American Sign Museum, Cincinnati, OH
Edge: Where Two Things/Materials Meet, NCECA at ArtsWave, Cincinnati, OH
The Otherworldy Gaze: Redefining Surrealist Art, Morlan Gallery, Lexington, KY
2022 Micrologies, Gregory Allicar Museum, Fort Collins, CO
Vessel, Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO
Kiln Meeting, Urban Art Space, Columbus, OH
Enactive Architecture, The Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Columbus, OH
The Yellow Show, Dateline, Denver, CO
Clockwork, Dream Clinic, Columbus, OH
2021 Chromatic Cogitations: Rhythm Reboot, RedLine Contemporary Art Center, Denver, CO
Faculty, Urban Art Space, Columbus, OH
2020 Great Expectations, Gallery of Contemporary Art, Colorado Springs, COPink Progression: Collaborations, Arvada Center, Arvada, CO
Mask!, Vicki Myhren Gallery, University of Denver, Denver, CO
Near in the Distance, RedLine Contemporary Art Center, Denver, CO
Literally Behind, Union Hall, Denver, CO
2019 Accentuate the Aggregate, Lakewood Cultural Center, Lakewood, CO
Water Closet, Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, Denver, CO
Power Colors, Generator Space, Omaha, NE
Domestic Abstraction, JuiceBox, Denver, CO
Home/Maker, Mercy Housing, Denver, CO
Lights Out Lights On, RedLine Contemporary Art Center, Denver, CO
D/Vision, RedLine Contemporary Art Center, Denver, CO
2018 Sluice Exchange Art Fair, Berlin, Germany, via Dateline Gallery from Denver, CO
Window Wells, Yes Ma’am Projects, Denver, CO
Gendered Senses, Georgia Art Space, Denver, CO
Hey Lady, Las Cruxes, Austin, TX
Temple Tantrum, The Temple, Denver, CO
Drive-In III: House of Cars, Black Cube Nomadic Museum, Denver, CO
Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll, Hey Hue, Denver, CO
Lights Out Lights On, The Temple, Denver, CO
Made in Colorado, Emmanuel Gallery, Denver, CO
2017 For Lease, Warehouse Pop-up Space, Lakewood, CO
Born to Run, Lane Meyer Projects, Denver, CO
Third Annual Member's Show, Leisure Gallery, Denver, CO
Baker's Dozen, Little Berlin, Philadelphia, PA
Ladies Eat Cake, Girl on Girl Collective, Video Revival, Brooklyn, NY
The Fridge Show, Grand Opening Gallery, Denver, CO
2016 Not For Sale, Girl on Girl Collective, Park Slope Art Fair, New York City, NY
No 1 Knows Ur A Dog, Girl on Girl Collective, Think Tank Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
First Kiss, Girl on Girl Collective, Junior High, Los Angeles, CA
2015 Fantasy Island, PØST Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
IRL, Sonce Alexander Gallery, Culver City, CA
Neither Confirmed Nor Denied, Rogue Space Gallery, New York City, NY
Neither Confirmed Nor Denied, SU Art Gallery, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Simulacra, Artist Collaborative Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Generations: Forty Hues Between Black & White, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA
Winter II, Warschaw Gallery, San Pedro, CA
May Day, Artist's Gallery, Angel's Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA
Sad Girl's Club: Girl on Girl Collaborative, Spark Contemporary Art Space, Syracuse, NY
2014 Turn Intensive, Tapir Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Figuratively Speaking, Customs House Museum, Clarksville, TN
California Clay Competition, The Artery, Davis, CA
NCECA 2014 Nation Student Juried Exhibition, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, WI
Damned! Curiosity, Spark Contemporary Art Space, Syracuse, NY
Spark Performance 2, Spark Contemporary Art Space, Syracuse, NY
Common Language, University of Leeds, London, England
Common Language, York St John University, York, England
The Wall, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
2013 Food For Thought, Delavan Center, Syracuse, NY
New Works, Smith Gallery, Syracuse, NY
2012 NCECA 2013 National Student Juried Exhibition, Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
2011 Stillwell Annual Exhibition, Main Gallery, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
Ceramics 2011, California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art, Davis, CA
Altered States, Martin Wong Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Feats of Clay XXIV 2011, Gladding McBean Factory, Lincoln, CA
2010 Stillwell Annual Exhibition, Main Gallery, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
The Salon, Martin Wong Gallery, San Francisco, CA
One Night Stand, Oakland Art Murmur, Berkeley, CA
Ceramics 2010, California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art, Davis, CA
2009 Stillwell Annual Exhibition, Main Gallery, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
Ceramics 2009, California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art, Davis, CA
Feats of Clay XXII 2009, Gladding McBean Factory, Lincoln, CA
Thirty Fourth Annual Falkirk Juried Show, Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA
2008 Ceramics 2008, California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art, Davis, CA
PUBLIC ART PROJECTS
2023 Asian American Heritage Month street banner project for The City of Louisville, Louisville, CO
2020 - Paper Dolls, Downtown Denver Pavilions, Denver, CO
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
2023 Autumn Artist in Residence, Columbus Printed Arts Center, Columbus, OH
2022 Summer Artist in Residence, Cultural Art Center, Columbus, OH
2018 - 2020 RedLine Contemporary Art Center, Denver, CO
2018 Flat Earth Studio Collective (formerly Leisure Gallery), Aurora, CO
2017 Leisure Gallery, Denver, CO
2017 The Studios at MASSMoCA, MASSMoCA, North Adams, MA
2015 Syracuse University Turner Semester Pilot Program, Los Angeles, CA
2014 Takt Artist Residency, Berlin, Germany
2013 Art School Collaborative, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
2009 Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME
TEACHING & RELATED WORK
2022 Sgraffito Wall Tile Workshop, The Cultural Art Center, Columbus, OH
2021 - Instructor of Record, Ceramic Structure, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
2021 Instructor, Kiln Room, Columbus, OH
2021 Instructor, Studio Ceramics, Washington Heights Art Center, Lakewood, CO
2021 Instructor of Record, Introduction to Ceramics and Advanced Ceramic Design, The University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
2020 Visiting Artist Lecturer, The University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
Guest Curator, Annual Student Exhibition. Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Denver CO
2019 Featured Artist, Teen Failure Lab program and exhibition, The Denver Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, CO
2016 - 2021 Instructor, Studio Ceramics, Foothills Park and Recreation District, Littleton, CO
2015 - 2016 Program Coordinator, Turner Artist Residency, Los Angeles, CA
2015 – 2016 Instructor, Studio Ceramics, Palos Verdes Art Center, Palos Verdes, CA
2012 – 2015 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Western Art History I, Department of Foundations, Syracuse University
2013 - 2014 Professor of Record, Studio Ceramics I, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse University
2012 Graduate Assistant, Studio Ceramics I, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse University
2008 – 2012 Ceramics Area Lab Technician, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
2009 Lab Assistant, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME
SPECIAL ACTIVITIES & ENGAGEMENT
2022 Featured Artist, Conversations and Coffee, Cultural Art Center, Columbus, OH
Strawberry Candy Tasting, The Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Columbus, OH
2021 BMoCA Virtual Studio Tour
2020 Featured Artist, Talk With Your Mouth Full - Visual Artist Brunch, Black Cube Nomadic Museum, Englewood, CO
2019 - ArtCorps Mentoring Program, RedLine Contemporary Art Center, Denver, CO
2019 Artist Collaborator, Untitled Final Friday June 2019, The Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
2018 - Exhibition Committee Member, RedLine Contemporary Art Center, Denver, CO
2015 Curatorial Intern, Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, CA
2014 Presenter, Cultures of Memory Master's Symposium, York, UK
2012 – 2014 Organizer and participant, Empty Bowls Charity Event, Syracuse, NY
2009 – 2012 Counselor, Kids ‘N’ Clay, California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art, Davis, CA
2008 – 2012 Discovery Day Assistant, Romberg Tiburon Center, Tiburon, CA
2010 Activities Coordinator, Kids ‘N’ Clay, California Annual of America, San Francisco, CA
PUBLICATIONS/ BIBLIOGRAPHY
2020 Kaye, Anna. Pink Progression: Collaborations. The Arvada Center. Exhibition catalogue. Spring 2020.
2020 Mingus, Ashley, et al. A Nomadic Art Museum: Black Cube 2015 - 2020. Winter 2020.
2019 Monumental Zine. Black Cube Nomadic Museum. Summer 2019.
Zonunpari, Angela. No Business Magazine. Summer 2019
2018 Schilling, Regina. Hey Lady Issue 9. Las Cruxes. Exhibition Catalogue. Summer 2018
2015 Anderson, Stephen. Generations: 40 Hues Between Black and White. Orange County Center for Contemporary Art. Exhibition catalogue. Winter 2015.
PUBLISHED WRITING
2021 Mack, Marsha. “// LOCATION // LOCATION // LOCATION ⌇ MATERIAL \\ SELF \\ COMMUNITY \\ Maia Ruth Lee and the Site of Connection.” No Business Magazine. Winter 2021.
Mack, Marsha. “Body As Collage, Architecture as Affect: On the Sculpture of Amber Cobb and Collage of Amy Boone-McCreesh.” New Collection.
Mack, Marsha. “Exhibition Review: Lauren Mabry: Winding Way at Plinth Gallery.” DARIA Art Magazine. Spring 2021.
Mack, Marsha. “Exhibition Review: Senga Nengudi at the Denver Art Museum.” DARIA Art Magazine, volume 3. pp. 24-26. Spring 2021.
2018 Mack, Marsha. “Happiness For Sale.” Ear to Ear: Beyond the Smile. page 6. Spring 2018.
PRESS LINKS
2023 Goldstein, Jami. Greater Columbus Arts Council and Columbus Museum of Art Announce 2023 Visual Arts Fellowship Awards. gcac.org. 13 June. 2023.
2022 Riva, Emma. RedLine and The Temple: Making Art in Denver’s Five Points. www.upmag.com. 4 April. 2022.
Downing, Andy. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism establishes first bureau in Franklinton. Columbus Monthly. 26 April. 2022.
Gilson, Nancy. Visual arts: New Columbus gallery features exhibit exploring six artists' concepts of 'home.' The Columbus Dispatch. 28 May. 2022.
Honkonen, Randi. Lending Libraries Support Student Success and Affordability in Department of Art. Office of Technology and Digital Innovation, The Ohio State University.
2021 “Ep. 085 Marsha Mack – Ceramicist, Mixed Media” Tenet Podcast.
“Meet Marsha Mack: Artist.” Shoutout Colorado. 15 June. 2021.
2020 Velasquez, Derrick. “Animal, Vegetable, Mineral.” DARIA Art Magazine. 13 October. 2020.
BKLYN CLAY Online: Artist Talk with Marsha Mack. 1 April. 2020
Melissa Cowley. “The Hybrid: Marsha Mack.” MCW Projects. 1 May. 2020
2019 Rinaldi, Ray Mark. “5 fast, free shows: These art exhibits offer a low-risk, high-yield break from holiday stress.”
The Denver Post. 8 December. 2019
Kedermann, Grant. “Interview with Artist Marsha Mack.” 4 December. 2019.
Miller, Sara Marie. “Marsha Mack on Juice Cleanse and the Sweetness of Ceramics.” 12 May. 2019.
Dean, Ashley. “MCA Denver meets teens where they’re at - this year, that’s in the bathroom.” Denverite. May 9 2019.
2018 ATCDEN. “Artist Interview: Marsha Mack.” 16 December. 2018.
Froyd, Susan. “Colorado Creatives: Marsha Mack.” 8 October. 2018.
Black Cube Nomadic Museum. “Drive-In: House of Cars, A Few Artist Interviews.” 13 August. 2018.