Marne Meisel

Classy Classic
12″x9″; frottage, marbled paper, car emblems (for rubbings); 2023

Marne Meisel
New York, New York, USA

STATEMENT

New York City-based artist Marne Meisel creates artworks that examine fractured aspects of time and emotions connected to the moments around her. Art processes include marbling paper, cut paper, fabric, photography, acetate layering, paint, and, of course, collage. Concepts involve Judaism, communication, and how interpretations get distorted.

BIO

Marne Meisel is an artist and educator in New York City. She received her BFA in Illustration from the School of Visual Arts in 2004 as well as a Master’s Degree (MA) in Art and Art Education from Columbia University Teachers College in 2012. She was selected for a special scholarship to Columbia as an employee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. After receiving her Master’s degree in Art and Art Education, she is currently part of the visual arts department at Brooklyn High School of the Arts in Brooklyn, New York. During the summers, she completed artist residencies at the Women’s Studio Workshop and Openings Residency at Lake George. Her artwork has been shown through Solas Studio, Dab Art, SOHO Renaissance Factory, AIR Gallery, Visual AIDS, Site: Brooklyn, Macy Gallery, Columbia University, and Metropolitan Museum of Art Employee Art Show. When she is not teaching, Marne is making and selling her handmade art and accessories via the indie online platform Etsy.

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IMAGES

Heavy Is the Head That Wears the Crown
14″x9″; vegetable stamped paper, vintage National Geographic magazines, 1965 Seventeen Magazine, junk mail, ink; 2023
Like a Hurricane
17″x14″; vintage Hebrew newspaper, marbled paper, ink; 2020
Green Guide
14″x11″; vintage Hebrew newspaper, marbled paper, ink; 2021
Don’t Be Afraid to Ask for Help
12″x10″; marbled paper, ink transfer, pen and ink; 2021