Marisa Yow : Condensed Bio
Education:
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphia, PA
Master of Fine Arts
Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
Bachelors of Fine Arts: Painting / Drawing : Magna Cum Laude
Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
Bachelors of Arts: History and Criticism of Art : Cum Laude
Recent Honors
2019 Voted Top Ten Best Art Instructor in Jacksonville by Expertise
2018 Voted Top Ten Best Art Instructor in Jacksonville by Expertise
2017 Voted Top Ten Best Art Instructor in Jacksonville by Expertise
Recent Professional Experience
2021 Visiting Guest Graduate Artist Jacksonville University
2018 Yellow House Guest Panelist at 5 & Dime How I Learned to Drive
2017 Panelist: Survive to Thrive Exhibition speaking out against Human Trafficking
Selected Exhibitions
2020 W.A.V.E. Women Artists Visual Experience : (group show) Jacksonville International Airport, Jacksonville, FL
2019 ACQR Art, ( group show), London, United Kingdom
2019 CoRK Arts Open Studios ( group show) Riverside, FL
2019 Musing Women: An Invitational, Wilson Center for the Arts (group show) , Jacksonville. FL
2018 How I Learned to Drive ( solo show) : The 5 & Dime Theater in collaboration with Yellow House Jacksonville, FL
2017 CoRK Open Studios Event (group show), Jacksonville, FL
2017 Survive to Thrive: JMS Gallery ( featured artist ) Jacksonville,FL
2017 Intimate and Exceptional: (featured artist, group show) Cultural Center for the Arts, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
2016 CoRK Open Studios Event (group show), Jacksonville, FL
2016 Pieces: ( solo) Bold Bean, Riverside, FL
2016 Holiday Pop Up: Hillary Whittaker Gallery, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
2016 JMOCA at CoRK curated by Ben Thompson ( featured artist) Jacksonville, FL
2015 CoRK Open Studios Event (group show) Jacksonville, FL
2014 Alumni Invitational :(group show) Nathan H. Wilson Center for the Arts Jacksonville, FL
2014 The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens (group show) Jacksonville, FL
2013 Art House : (group show) Riverside Preservation Society Jacksonville, FL
2012 MFA Thesis Exhibition: (group show) Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2011 Installation Anthropology of the Girl : (solo show) Gallery 8 P.A.F.A, Philadelphia,PA
2009 Juried Figure Drawing Exposition : Arts Center Jacksonville, FL
2005 - 2007 First Friday's at the BFA Warehouse: (participated in 27 group shows) Red Door Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
2007 The Last Supper : (graduation show) FSU Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, FL
2006 The Collective : (group show) Gallery 621, Tallahassee, FL
2006 ASL Invitational :The Nan Boyton Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
2006 Present : (solo show) The Yves Piccu Collection, Miami, FL
2006 Support the Arts 25th Annual Auction: Gallery 621, Tallahassee, FL
2005 Rolling’s Juried Show: Olglesby Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
2005 Self Existent with Cesar Biojo: Olglesby Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
2004 She Works : Red Door Gallery , Tallahassee, FL
2003 Student Exhibition : Wilson Center for the Arts, Jacksonville, FL
Notable Collections Private and Public:
Private Collection of Lieth ter Meulen : Officer/board member MOMA New York
Private Collection of Yves Piccu : Miami Florida
Florida State University’s Permanent Collection
Florida State College of Jacksonville’s Permanent Collection
Notable Private collections in Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Florida, New York, Colombia, Barcelona, Germany and U.K.
Education:
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphia, PA
Master of Fine Arts
Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
Bachelors of Fine Arts: Painting / Drawing : Magna Cum Laude
Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
Bachelors of Arts: History and Criticism of Art : Cum Laude
Recent Honors
2019 Voted Top Ten Best Art Instructor in Jacksonville by Expertise
2018 Voted Top Ten Best Art Instructor in Jacksonville by Expertise
2017 Voted Top Ten Best Art Instructor in Jacksonville by Expertise
Recent Professional Experience
2021 Visiting Guest Graduate Artist Jacksonville University
2018 Yellow House Guest Panelist at 5 & Dime How I Learned to Drive
2017 Panelist: Survive to Thrive Exhibition speaking out against Human Trafficking
Selected Exhibitions
2020 W.A.V.E. Women Artists Visual Experience : (group show) Jacksonville International Airport, Jacksonville, FL
2019 ACQR Art, ( group show), London, United Kingdom
2019 CoRK Arts Open Studios ( group show) Riverside, FL
2019 Musing Women: An Invitational, Wilson Center for the Arts (group show) , Jacksonville. FL
2018 How I Learned to Drive ( solo show) : The 5 & Dime Theater in collaboration with Yellow House Jacksonville, FL
2017 CoRK Open Studios Event (group show), Jacksonville, FL
2017 Survive to Thrive: JMS Gallery ( featured artist ) Jacksonville,FL
2017 Intimate and Exceptional: (featured artist, group show) Cultural Center for the Arts, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
2016 CoRK Open Studios Event (group show), Jacksonville, FL
2016 Pieces: ( solo) Bold Bean, Riverside, FL
2016 Holiday Pop Up: Hillary Whittaker Gallery, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
2016 JMOCA at CoRK curated by Ben Thompson ( featured artist) Jacksonville, FL
2015 CoRK Open Studios Event (group show) Jacksonville, FL
2014 Alumni Invitational :(group show) Nathan H. Wilson Center for the Arts Jacksonville, FL
2014 The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens (group show) Jacksonville, FL
2013 Art House : (group show) Riverside Preservation Society Jacksonville, FL
2012 MFA Thesis Exhibition: (group show) Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2011 Installation Anthropology of the Girl : (solo show) Gallery 8 P.A.F.A, Philadelphia,PA
2009 Juried Figure Drawing Exposition : Arts Center Jacksonville, FL
2005 - 2007 First Friday's at the BFA Warehouse: (participated in 27 group shows) Red Door Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
2007 The Last Supper : (graduation show) FSU Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, FL
2006 The Collective : (group show) Gallery 621, Tallahassee, FL
2006 ASL Invitational :The Nan Boyton Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
2006 Present : (solo show) The Yves Piccu Collection, Miami, FL
2006 Support the Arts 25th Annual Auction: Gallery 621, Tallahassee, FL
2005 Rolling’s Juried Show: Olglesby Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
2005 Self Existent with Cesar Biojo: Olglesby Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
2004 She Works : Red Door Gallery , Tallahassee, FL
2003 Student Exhibition : Wilson Center for the Arts, Jacksonville, FL
Notable Collections Private and Public:
Private Collection of Lieth ter Meulen : Officer/board member MOMA New York
Private Collection of Yves Piccu : Miami Florida
Florida State University’s Permanent Collection
Florida State College of Jacksonville’s Permanent Collection
Notable Private collections in Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Florida, New York, Colombia, Barcelona, Germany and U.K.