ARTIST STATEMENT
As an artist, I am a visual storyteller. Another part of my life is music, playing both the piano and harp. For my submission, I wanted to visualize music using the monotype print technique. As I created these original monotypes, I had my favorite music in the background as the colors and movement of what I heard materialized on paper. A curator has described my artwork as smart and thoughtful and dense with information; gorgeous with color. Mysterious and challenging…puzzles for the viewer to solve. My passion is to communicate emotion through visual media.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Brief Bio
A Ragdale Residency Fellow, I am a juried member of the Illinois Arts Council’s Arts-In-Education Roster, and my work has been on exhibit at Northwestern University, Concordia University, Rockford Art Museum, Alexandria Museum of Art, and Boston University, receiving national and regional awards.
Recent major juried exhibits include: the 38th Annual McNeese Works on Paper Exhibition, the Alexandria Museum of Art September Competition for 2025; Maryland Federation of Art Reflecting 2025 and After Dark 2025; and The Anderson Arts Center 2025/2026 Winter Juried Exhibition. A tenured college professor, I was also fine art consultant and advisor for Grumbacher/Prismacolor along with developing a training program for Blick Art. My artwork is in corporate, university and private art collections.
© Marcia Babler