Description
Lucy the Margate Elephant by Marge Miccio
mixed media assemblage, 8.5 x 10.5 inches
Artist Statement: This piece incorporates vintage photographs and a map, digital and analog collage, hand coloring, sewing, miniatures, beads, findings, Scrabble tiles.
Jersey Inspiration: Lucy the Margate Elephant is a favorite NJ landmark - history, architecture and sculpture all in one joyful destination.
Bio:
SELECTED RECENT EXHIBITS:
2023 "New Jersey Arts Annual" Noyes Museum Arts Garage, Atlantic City, NJ.
"A Sense of Place" Invitational, Atrium Gallery, Morristown, NJ.
2022 "The Woodmere Annual: 80th Annual Exhibition" Woodmere Museum, Philadelphia, Pa.
"Mercer County Senior Art Show" Best in Show, First Prize - Sculpture.
2021 "Women Artists Trenton Style" Invitational, Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ.
2020 "Mercer County Senior Art Show" First Prize - Painting.
2019 "Four Women From Trenton" Contemporary Art Center, Bedminster, NJ.; "Every Ghetto, Every City", BSB Gallery, Trenton, NJ.
2018 "Pushing 40" Invitational, Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ.
2017 "Furniture as Art" Invitational, Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ.
2015 "Serving Up Art Trenton Style" Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY.
2012 "Trenton Makes" Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY. Juror's Award.
COLLECTIONS
State of NJ
Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission
Mercer County Community College
Private Collections
PROFESSIONAL
1986-2018 Owner of Artifacts Gallery, Trenton NJ.
2005 Juror, D&R Greenway Land Trust Annual Juried Exhibition, Princeton NJ.
1996-2001 Grants Panelist, Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission.
1986-1989 Trenton City Museum Commissioner, Trenton NJ.
1986-1987 Painting Instructor, Hamilton Township School for Adult and Continuing Education, Hamilton NJ.
EDUCATION
1979-80 Johnson Atelier Technical Institute of Sculpture, Princeton, NJ. Studied sculpture.
1978 BFA The Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore MD. Majored in painting.
1975 The Italian University for Foreigners, Perugia Italy. Studied studio art, art history and Italian.
ONLINE GALLERY: MargeMiccio.com
$650 *
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