MAREN SALOMON- ARTIST & ILLUSTRATOR

I WAS BORN IN NORTHERN GERMANY AND GREW UP (FOR THE MOST PART) IN CALIFORNIA. I CURRENTLY LIVE IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND WORK ACROSS MULTIPLE MEDIUMS.

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Education

2011

San Francisco State University, BA , Studio Art

Grants

2019

RACC Professional Development Grant, Portland, OR

2017

Awesome Foundation Grant, San Francisco, CA

Residencies

2019

CreateSpace Wales, Cardigan, Wales

2018

Wassaic Project, Wassaic, N.Y.

2016

Wassaic Project, Wassaic, N.Y.

Exhibitions

Solo & Two Person Exhibitions

2024

Exhibition with Jingzi Zhao, Multnomah Art Center, Portland, OR (forthcoming)

2023

In and Around Tide Pools, The Fresh Pot, Portland, OR

2017

Neighborhood Seeds, Adobe Books Backroom Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2015

Desert Chaparral, Graphic Arts Workshop, San Francisco, CA

Weeds & Pests etc., Stanza, San Francisco, CA

Selected Group Exhibitions

2023

Selfies & Self Care, Radius Art Studio, Portland, OR

2022

Spellbound, Fresh Eye Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

Nordic Folktales Reimagined, Nordic Northwest Nordia House, Portland, OR

2018

Haunted Mill, Wassaic Project, Wassaic, N.Y.

2016

Sorry Dudes, Good Mother Gallery, Oakland, CA

Open House Juried Art Auction, We Make PDX, Portland, OR

Haunted Mill, Wassaic Project, Wassaic, N.Y.

Print:

Taproot Magazine (forthcoming August 2023), The Toast, SF Weekly, Waking the Witch Exhibition Catalogue (Legion Projects, Wales), SFist, Quiet Lightning Literary Magazine, Wide Eyes Paper Company, The Grand Newsstand, FYF Fest Zine (First Runner Up)

Workshops & Live Demonstrations:

Monster Drawing Rally at the Portland Art Museum, University of San Francisco Environmental Studies Dept., San Francisco Public Library, Southern Exposure, Oakland Drop Beats Festival, 111 Minna Gallery, the Museum of Craft and Folk Art

Contact Me

MarenJSart@gmail.com

@MarenSalomon