Born in Oxnard, CA, 1976

Lives in Austin, TX

EDUCATION

2007                        Master of Fine Arts, Studio Art, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

2002                        Access Student in Ceramics, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO

2001                        Bachelor of Art, Studio Art & Biology, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO

 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2008-present           Associate Professor of Art, Ceramics & Sculpture Area Head, Temple College, Temple, TX

2011-present           Coordinator, Juror, NCECA’s Projects Space, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts

                                Executive Board Member, Treasurer, Texas Sculpture Group, TX (statewide)

2011                        Mentor, Arthouse’s Advanced Young Artists Program, Arthouse, Austin, TX

2008                        Adjunct Faculty, Ceramics Department, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

2007-2008               Adjunct Professor, Ceramics Department, Concordia University Texas, Austin, TX

2007-2008               Adjunct Professor, Foundations Department, Concordia University Texas, Austin, TX

2004-2007               Teaching Assistant, Ceramics Department, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

2006                        Teaching Assistant, Foundations Department, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

2001-2004               Co-Founder, Co-Curator & Lead Coordinator, Gallery Sovereign, Boulder, CO

RECENT & UPCOMING SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2013                          Passage, a new installation by Marianne McGrath, San Jacinto College, Houston, T

2012                          Marianne McGrath: New Works, Las Cruces Museum of Art, Las Cruces, NM

2010                          Off The Wall: New Work by Marianne McGrath, Live Oak Art Center, Columbus, TX

2009                          Thoughts on Long Drives, New Work by Marianne McGrath, TC Art Gallery, Temple, TX

SELECTED RECENT & UPCOMING SMALL GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2014                          Texas Sculpture Group Invitational, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX (upcoming)

2013                           Personal Landscapes, Box 13, Houston, TX (part of NCECA 2013)

                                   Marianne McGrath & TBA, Gallery Shoal Creek, Austin, TX (upcoming)

                                   UDallas Regional Ceramic Exhibition, Haggerty Gallery, University of Dallas, Dallas, TX (upcoming)

                                   EAST, Artpost, Austin, TX (upcoming)

2012                           International Resident Exhibition, Les Manning Gallery, Medicine Hat, Alberta, CANADA

    Across the Divide, Coconino Art Museum, Flagstaff, AZ

    CAMEO: Emerging Artists in Texas, 18 Hands Gallery, Houston, TX

                                    The People’s Gallery, Austin City Hall, Austin, TX

                                    Six Pack Show, San Angelo Museum of Art, San Angelo, TX

                                    Springboard, ArtPost, Austin, TX

                                    E.A.S.T., ArtPost, Austin, TX

                                    Art From the Ashes, Big Medium, Austin, TX

2011                            The Contemporaries, Cultural Activities Center, Temple, TX

                                    E.A.S.T Group Show, Big Medium, Austin, TX

                                    Chain Letter, Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

                    E.A.S.T., ArtPost, Austin, TX

                                    Kaleidoscope, ArtPost, Austin, TX 

    Advanced Young Artists at Arthouse Exhibition, Arthouse, Austin, TX

                                    NCECA’s Projects Space, Tampa Exhibition Center, Tampa, FL

                                    Six Pack Show, Live Oak Art Center, Columbus, TX

                                    Inspired Surfaces, Cultural Activities Center, Temple, TX

                                    Datchuk/McGrath/Takaba-Emerging Ceramic Artists in TX, COM Gallery, Texas City, TX

                                    Springboard, ArtPost, Austin, TX

                                    Masters & Protégés, Cultural Activities Center, Temple, TX

                                    5x7, Arthouse, Austin, TX

                                    University of Dallas Regional, Haggerty Gallery, University of Dallas, Dallas, TX

                                    Springboard, ArtPost, Austin, TX

                                    Temple College Faculty Exhibition, Temple Visual Art Gallery, Temple, TX

                                    University of Dallas Regional, Wichita Falls Museum of Art, Wichita Falls, TX

2010                            Clay 2010, Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, TX

                                    Kaleidoscope, ArtPost, Austin, TX

                                    Craft Texas, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX

                                    East Austin Studio Tour, ArtPost, Austin, TX

                                    *Ultralab: Inaugural Show: Marianne McGrath & Scott Proctor, ArtPost, Austin, TX

                                    Masters & Protégés, Cultural Activities Center, Temple, TX

                                    The People’s Gallery, Austin City Hall, Austin, TX

2009                            The Magnificent Seven, Houston Decorative Center, Houston, TX

                                     Inspiration in Education, 18 Hands Gallery, Houston, TX

                                     University of Dallas Regional, Haggerty Gallery, University of Dallas, Dallas, TX

2008                             2008 Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Live Oak Art Center, Columbus, TX

                                     Rising Stars: Marianne McGrath & Erin Curtis, Richter Gallery, Austin, TX

                                     Rare Earth, Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, TX

                                     Annual Faculty Exhibition, Concordia Gallery, Concordia University Texas, Austin, TX

2007                             Eklektikos 07: Marianne McGrath & Rino Pizzi, Till Ricter Gallery, Austin, TX

                                     CODA II, Visual Arts Complex, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

                                     Amarillo 600, Amarillo Museum of Art, Amarillo, TX

                                     Dallas National Ceramic Competition, Haggerty Gallery, University of Dallas, Dallas TX

2006                             Making It Alone, Creative Research Lab, Austin, TX

                                     San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Art, San Angelo, TX

                                     5 x 7, Arthouse, Austin, TX

                                     Related: Mass Gallery Inaugural Show, Mass Gallery, Austin, TX

                                     GRID, Creative Research Lab, Austin, TX

2005                             Marianne McGrath & Michael Anderson: Recent Work, OxBow Gallery, Saugatuck, MI

                                     Shade, Creative Research Lab, Austin, TX

                                     Fellowship Group Show, OxBow Gallery, Saugatuck, MI

                                     5 x 7, Arthouse, Austin, TX

                                     Marianne McGrath: Line Studies, Closet Space Gallery, UT Austin, Austin, TX

2004                             CLUTCH/FLOW, Studio 107, Austin, TX

2003                             Own It: Gallery Sovereign Owners’ Show, Gallery Sovereign, Boulder, CO

                                     Fever, Core New Art Gallery, Denver, CO

                                     Response: Recent Work By Marianne McGrath, Gallery Sovereign, Boulder, CO

BIBLIOGRAPHY

                  Tribeza Magazine, "Artist Spotlight: Marianne McGrath," Diego Vega, Austin, TX, April 2013

                  Aether, "The Best of EAST," Austin, TX, October 2012

                  Ceramics Now, “The Work of Marianne McGrath,” Romania, March 2012

                  ArtCzar, “Talking with Marianne McGrath,” March 2012

                  Austin Fusion Magazine, “Marianne McGrath,” Austin, TX, March 2012

                  NCECA 2011 Catalog, “NCECA’s Projects Space 2011,” Tampa, FL, March 2011

                  Austin Monthly, Editor, “East Austin Studio Tour Highlights,” Austin, TX, November 2010

                  Craft Texas 2010 Catalog, Editor, “Craft Texas: 2010,” Houston, TX, December, 2010

                  Taylor Daily Press, Blundell, Judy, “The Big Idea: The Work of Marianne McGrath,” October 10, 2009

                  Belton Journal, Staff, “Art Exhibit May Be a Long Drive of Enjoyment,” September 17, 2009

                  Temple Daily Telegram, Toman, Emily “The Life of Long Drives,” September 17, 2009

                  Temple Daily Telegram, Renfrom, Ryan “Clay Play,” January 11, 2009

                  CODA II Catalog, Walker, Jade “CODA II”, Austin, TX, April 2007

                  American Craft, Lovelace, Joyce “San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts,” Minneapolis, MN, Aug/Sep ‘06

                  San Angelo National Ceramic Competition Catalog, Lancaster, Ann “Juror’s Statement,” 2006

                  Making It Alone Catalog, Campbell, Andy “Marianne McGrath,” Austin, TX, 2006

                  Shade Catalog, Codlin, Alex “Marianne McGrath,” Austin, TX, 2005

                  Austin Chronicle, Editor, “Pick of the Week,” August 26, 2005

                  The Daily Camera, Riedy, James “A Room of Their Own,” Boulder, CO, August 8, 2002

AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS

2013        Featured Artist of the Year, San Jacinto College Department of Fine Arts, Houston, TX

2012        ARTPACE International Residency Program, Short-listed Artist, San Antonio, TX

                International Artist in Residence, Medalta International Artist in Residence Program, Alberta, Canada

2011        NCECA’s Projects Space Participant, Tampa, FL

                Creative Capital’s Professional Development Program Participant, Arthouse, Austin, TX

2007        Award of Merit, Dallas National Ceramic Competition, University of Dallas, Dallas, TX

                Graduate Travel Grant, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

2006        Graduate Travel Grant, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

2005        OxBow Summer Fellowship, OxBow School of Art, Saugatuck, MI

                 David Deming Endowed Scholarship in Studio Art, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

                 Kelly Fearing Endowed Scholarship in Art, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

                 Graduate Travel Grant, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

2004         Certificate of Excellence in Teaching Assistance, University Graduate Forum, UT Austin, Austin, TX

                 Graduate Travel Grant, University of Texas, Austin, TX

WORKSHOPS, DEMONSTRATIONS & LECTURES

2013        Artist lecture & Workshop, San Jacinto College, Houston, TX

2012        Visiting Artist, UT Austin Studio Art Graduate Program, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

                Artist Lecture, Las Cruces Museum of Art, Las Cruces, NM

2011        Sculpture Workshop, Young Artists at Arthouse Program, Arthouse, Austin, TX

                Guest Speaker, Arthouse’s New World Kids Program, Arthouse, Austin, TX

                Sculpture Workshop, Guest Artist, TIPS on Art Summer Programs, Austin, TX

                Artist Lecture, College of the Mainland Department of Art, Texas City, TX

                NCECA’S Projects Space Participant, NCECA Annual Conference, Tampa, FL