"I paint moments I enjoy from personal experience. My subjects can be almost anything, since my interest is in painting patterns of light, shadow and color relationships. In the process, I hope to capture some of the delight that caught my attention - the reason for creating the piece."
Marilyn's interest in art began before she could
ride a bicycle. Her first formal classes were at the Portland Art Museum in
Portland, OR, when she was 9 years old. In 1961 she earned her Bachelor of Arts
Degree from the University of Washington in Seattle, where she studied both
commercial and fine art; she studied oil
painting in the Russian Impressionist tradition with Wm F. Reese and three
former protégés of Sergei Bongart:
Lois McFarland, Ron Lukas and Sunny Apinchapong-Yang, 1980s-90s; and studied
portrait and landscape painting at the Zhejiang Academy of Fine arts, in
Hangzhou, China, 1992.
A published
author, illustrator, graphic designer and award winning fine art painter,
Marilyn taught university level courses as well as private workshops in
drawing, sketching, painting, design, calligraphy, the history of alphabets,
and simple bookmaking, 1978-1989; and served on the faculty of two
International Calligraphy Conferences held at University of Portland, Portland
OR, 1987, 1991. Her courses in simple bookmaking led to Books, Boxes &
Wraps: Binding and Building Step-by-step, a book she coauthored and illustrated, designed, edited and published,
Bifocal Publishing, Kirkland WA, 1995, second printing 1998.
Her work has
appeared in venues ranging from Metro bus banners, storefronts, and the theater
stage, to museums and galleries, and has been juried into regional,
national and international exhibitions. Her paintings are held in corporate
collections in the United States and private collections in the US, Bahamas, UK, Europe, Middle East and Asia.
Webberley is known for warmth of color and immediacy
of brush strokes, the quick capturing of things that touch her, her personal
view; all this plays a part in making her work lyrical, intimate, reflective
and quiet. Her landscapes are places of refuge; her people, friendly and close;
her still life setups and interior scenes, personal and private.
Small
works and notes on painting are posted her blog: www.marilynwebberley.blogspot.com
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS:
2002 Abide in Silence: SYDA
International Invitational Exhibition:
SYDA Foundation, South Fallsburg NY
2000 Believe in Love: SYDA
International Invitational Exhibition: Atlanta
Georgia
1999 Millennium Images – Kuwait and
America: Ahmed Al-Adwany Gallery, Kuwait City, Kuwait
1999 Millennium Images – Ireland and
America: Washington DC; Galway, Ireland;
Belfast and Omagh, Northern Ireland
1998 Listening to the Earth -
Reflections on Environmental Degradation and Renewal Exhibition Hall, Kyoto International Community House, Kyoto, Japan
SELECTED JURIED NATIONAL & REGIONAL EXHIBITIONS:
2010 Annual Invitational Small Works Show: Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland WA, since 2004
2010 National Association of Women Artists 121st Annual Exhibition: National Arts Club, NYC, NY
2010 Women Painters of Washington: Annual Membership Exhibition, since 1992 Awards in: 1994–96 (First Place ‘96), ‘98, 2003-04, ‘06–’10
2010 Light in the Air: featuring works by 20 Northwest Women Artists: WPW Gallery, Seattle WA
2009-10 Connections: WPW Gallery, Seattle WA
2009 WPW at American Art Company: Tacoma WA, Award
2009 Oil Painters of America Annual
National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils: Sage Creek Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2009 Summer Dreaming: 21 Northwest Women Painters: WPW Gallery,
Seattle WA
2008 Visions:
Columbia Center Gallery Seattle WA
2007 Expressions:
17 Northwest Women Artists: Columbia Tower
Gallery, Seattle WA
2006 Celebration!
Part III, Works by 26 Northwest
Women Artists: Columbia Tower Gallery,
Seattle WA
2005 In
Celebration: Works by 25 Northwest Women Artists: Bank of America Building Gallery, Seattle WA
2004 Oil
Painters of America Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils: Howard/Mandville Gallery Kirkland WA
2004 Oil
Painters of America Annual Regional Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils: Lawrence Gallery, Portland OR
2001 Celebrating
Women in the Arts: Frye Art Museum, Seattle WA
1999 Celebrating
Women in the Arts: Frye
Art Museum, Seattle WA
1998 Color,
Flavor & Fragrance: Women Painters of
Washington, Kado Tea Garden, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Seattle WA
1995 To
Stir the Heart: Exhibit of Sumi Paintings and Asian Calligraphy, Washington State Convention & Trade Center,
Seattle WA
1995, 04 Music Festival Exhibition: Heritage Museum, Ilwaco WA (Merit Award ’95)
1994 Women
Painters of Washington: Award Winners Exhibition, City Hall, Kirkland WA
1993 Women
Painters of Washington Juried Exhibition, North
Central Washington Museum, Wenatchee WA
1990 Voices:
New Works by Northwest Calligraphers, Frye
Museum, Seattle WA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2004 On Stage, Back Stage & Out
Front: Images from the Theater, Kaewyn
Gallery, Bothell WA
2001 Near the Mikado’s Gate: Ming’s Asian Gallery, Bellevue WA
1997 Dancing
Light: Kaewyn Gallery, Bothell WA
PROFESSIONAL JURIED MEMBERSHIPS:
National Association of Women Artists, Inc.
Women Painters of Washington, President 1996-7,
2008-9: Board 1994-present
Oil Painters of America
RESIDENCY:
Selected for the Irish-American International Residency, Centrum Foundation, Port Townsend, WA, 2000