Marla Sweitzer (Sarasota, FL) is an artist currently based in Fresno. Her ceramic sculptures explore how changing light interacts with color as it falls across a hand-marked surface. Each structure acts as a walled form — blurring the distinction between architecture and landscape. She holds a MFA in Studio Art from University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
masweitzer @ gmail . com
@marlasweitzer
Education
2020, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, MFA Studio Art
2011, Centre College, BA Studio Art
Exhibitions
2021
Mutual Drift, two-person exhibition, ArtSpace Gallery at Fresno City College, Fresno CA
Sight Lines, solo exhibition, Housewright Gallery, Seattle, WA
2020
Promises, three-person show, Jason McCoy Gallery, New York, NY
ground matter, MFA thesis exhibition, Ewing Gallery of Art + Architecture, Knoxville, TN
From Dark to Light, group exhibition, Jason McCoy Gallery, New York, NY
ORANGE 8, group exhibition, Zg Gallery, Chicago, IL
2019
Porto, two-person exhibition, Versa Gallery, Chattanooga, TN
ORANGE 7, group exhibition, Foley Gallery, New York, NY
Sculpture Clubby III, group exhibition, Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
Painting Exchange, group exhibition, sUgAR Gallery, Fayetteville, AR
Regional Art Exhibition, group exhibition curated by Brian and Carolyn Jobe, Emporium Center, Knoxville, TN
2018
Paintings, solo exhibition, Fluorescent Gallery, Knoxville, TN
Rhythm and Rush, group exhibition juried by Catherine Haggarty, Ground Floor Gallery, Nashville, TN
Pothos, solo exhibition, Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
Back for Seconds, group exhibition, Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
Pop-Up, group exhibition, Silver Studio, Knoxville, TN
From the Known, three-person exhibition, Fluorescent Gallery, Knoxville, TN
2017
Foliage, solo exhibition, Corridor, Dayton, OH
First Course, group exhibition, UT Downtown Gallery, Knoxville, TN
Got Dressed in the Dark, group exhibition curated by Emil Robinson, Divisible, Dayton, OH
2016
Taft Museum of Art Landscape Painting Competition, finalist, Cincinnati, OH
2014
The Definitive Contemporary Landscape, group exhibition curated by Daniel Brown, Covington Arts, Covington, KY
2012
New Work, group exhibition, Modern Makers, Cincinnati, OH
2011
Shoreline, undergraduate thesis exhibition, Aegon Gallery, Danville, KY
Press, Publications & Citations
2020, if the kit fox had hands, Episode 4: Elements of a Vessel, Fresno City College
2019, ArtMaze Mag, curated by Chris Sharp, Summer Edition, Issue 13.
2018, DIY Index: BAD WATER, Burnaway
2018, ‘Leaves’ zine of drawings, CVTienda Publishing
2017, ‘Plant’ featured in Phoenix Literary Arts Magazine, University of Tennessee
2012, ‘Hikes I’ featured in Limestone Literary Magazine, University of Kentucky
masweitzer @ gmail . com
@marlasweitzer
Education
2020, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, MFA Studio Art
2011, Centre College, BA Studio Art
Exhibitions
2021
Mutual Drift, two-person exhibition, ArtSpace Gallery at Fresno City College, Fresno CA
Sight Lines, solo exhibition, Housewright Gallery, Seattle, WA
2020
Promises, three-person show, Jason McCoy Gallery, New York, NY
ground matter, MFA thesis exhibition, Ewing Gallery of Art + Architecture, Knoxville, TN
From Dark to Light, group exhibition, Jason McCoy Gallery, New York, NY
ORANGE 8, group exhibition, Zg Gallery, Chicago, IL
2019
Porto, two-person exhibition, Versa Gallery, Chattanooga, TN
ORANGE 7, group exhibition, Foley Gallery, New York, NY
Sculpture Clubby III, group exhibition, Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
Painting Exchange, group exhibition, sUgAR Gallery, Fayetteville, AR
Regional Art Exhibition, group exhibition curated by Brian and Carolyn Jobe, Emporium Center, Knoxville, TN
2018
Paintings, solo exhibition, Fluorescent Gallery, Knoxville, TN
Rhythm and Rush, group exhibition juried by Catherine Haggarty, Ground Floor Gallery, Nashville, TN
Pothos, solo exhibition, Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
Back for Seconds, group exhibition, Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN
Pop-Up, group exhibition, Silver Studio, Knoxville, TN
From the Known, three-person exhibition, Fluorescent Gallery, Knoxville, TN
2017
Foliage, solo exhibition, Corridor, Dayton, OH
First Course, group exhibition, UT Downtown Gallery, Knoxville, TN
Got Dressed in the Dark, group exhibition curated by Emil Robinson, Divisible, Dayton, OH
2016
Taft Museum of Art Landscape Painting Competition, finalist, Cincinnati, OH
2014
The Definitive Contemporary Landscape, group exhibition curated by Daniel Brown, Covington Arts, Covington, KY
2012
New Work, group exhibition, Modern Makers, Cincinnati, OH
2011
Shoreline, undergraduate thesis exhibition, Aegon Gallery, Danville, KY
Press, Publications & Citations
2020, if the kit fox had hands, Episode 4: Elements of a Vessel, Fresno City College
2019, ArtMaze Mag, curated by Chris Sharp, Summer Edition, Issue 13.
2018, DIY Index: BAD WATER, Burnaway
2018, ‘Leaves’ zine of drawings, CVTienda Publishing
2017, ‘Plant’ featured in Phoenix Literary Arts Magazine, University of Tennessee
2012, ‘Hikes I’ featured in Limestone Literary Magazine, University of Kentucky