Marsha Hammel
American Oil Painter

Artist's Biography - Marsha Hammel

Working primarily in oils on both canvas and paper, Marsha Hammel creates figurative and still life paintings as well as commissioned portraits. Deeply inspired by various locales and human experiences, her works have been widely collected inthe USA, UK, and Europe.

As the daughter of U.S.A.F personnel, Marsha’s early years took her through much of the United States, Panama, Germany and Italy. The experience gleaned from these early days of travel would soon be recognized as at the age of sixteen Marsha was selected to attend the Governor’s School for Gifted Students in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It was at this point that Marsha came under the influence of the Classical and European approaches to art, an influence that continues to the present day.

Feeling strongly that art is a mirror in which the human psyche can view itself, Marsha’s paintings convey simple human truths and desires.

As she states, "The image of the human figure is the signature of our species. Since prehistoric times it has been a conveyance of the spectrum of emotions, events, desires and our sense of beauty. My work carries on in this tradition".

BIOGRAPHY TIMELINE:

1949-1960
Born in Miami, Florida and lived with military family in Panama, Germany, and Italy.

1961-1967
- Began art studies in Rocky Mount, NC
- Full scholarship to North Carolina Governor's School for Gifted Students

1968-1972
Virginia Commonwealth University Fine Arts Program, Richmond, VA

1973-1980
Studios in Boston, Quebec, Aspen, Richmond and New Orleans. Began working with musicians motif in New Orleans (1978)

1981-1997
- Studios in Tampa Bay, Sarasota, and Miami
- First public exhibition of 75 paintings in Tampa, half of which sold in one night (1990)
- Owner/Operator of Modern Art Gallery, Sarasota, FL (1990-95)

1997-1999
- Two year stint living/working in New England, New York City
- Exhibitions in UK, Toronto, Canada

2000-Present
- Maintain studio-residence in Western North Carolina
- Exhibitions in UK; Switzerland; Dallas, TX; Atlanta, GA; New York, NY; Asheville, NC; Sarasota, FL and Blue Ridge, GA

PUBLICATIONS:

1993 to Present
Published worldwide by Felix Rosenstiel's, Fine Art Publisher, London, England (open editions, limited editions, catalogs)

1997-2003
- Published in North America by Progressive Editions Fine Art, Toronto, Canada (limited editions) 2002
- Cambridge University Press, The Cambridge Companion to Jazz (program cover art)

2005-06
- Baltimore Symphony Season Program (program cover art) 2007-08
- Boca Raton Symphony Season Program (program cover art)

Marsha Hammel at Galleria Silecchia with gallery owner, Louis Chalupa.

Hammel's painting "Rehearsal - Clarinet with Strings," 2013 can be seen to Marsha Hammel's right.

RECENT SPECIAL PROJECTS:

Currently

Three-dimensional drawings/sculpture created from cut paper and metal

2013
Created original painting, "The Spirit of Santa Cruz" as theme image for marketing the 2014 Santa Cruz Film Festival (Santa Cruz, CA)

2010 to Present
- Feature Article by Paul M. Howey inThe Laurel of Asheville Arts and Culture, February Issue
- Created collectionas guest artist for BlackBird Gallery, Asheville, NC:"Dance Partners" explores the power of mutual support and love during difficult times

2009 to Present
- Large-scale figurative paintings with the live model as active contributor; the "Model as Muse" series
- Host bi-annual studio events to introduce emerging artists

2008-09
- Site specific commissions for "Flamenco!"; a collection of 12 large scale paintings for Ceviche Restaurants in Tampa, Sarasota and Orlando, FL 2007
- Created modernist portraiture commissions utilizing family snapshots and stories, including a successful family portrait for a British family living in Abu Dhabi communicating entirely over the Internet 2005
- Original painting, "Spanish Guitar" chosen by Toronto Symphony Orchestra as theme image for music series, "Ole; A Celebration of Spanish Music"

Marsha Hammel in her North Carolina studio with the stunning flowers that she grows.

MUSEUMS AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:

- State Capitol, Raleigh, NC, collection1967

- University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, collection 1987

- Museum of Arts and Sciences, Daytona Beach, FL; permanent collection, 1991

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:

1967               Governor's School Art Exhibit, Winston, Salem, NC

1974               Main Gallery, Richmond, VA

1990               Ybor City Exhibition, Tampa, FL

1990-95         Modern Art Gallery, Sarasota, FL

1991-93         Out of Door Academy, Siesta Key, FL; (Best in Show all three years)

1994               Cogswell Gallery, Vail, CO

1995               Bash, Miami, FL

1997-98         Art Expo, New York, NY

1999               Art Expo, Atlanta, GA

2000               Gallery on the Green, London, England

2001               Port StewArt Gallery, Belfast, Northern Ireland

2002               Hughes Galleries, Ulster, Northern Ireland

2003               Envers Chapin Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2005               Michael Murphy Gallery, Tampa, Florida

2006               Galleria de ArteCon, Ascona, Italy

2008               Southern Fields Fine Art, St. Petersburg, Fl.

2009               Interior Motives, St. Petersburg, Fl.

2007-09         Gallery on the Green, London, England

2010               Hotel Cadogan, London, England

2011               BlackBird Gallery, Asheville, NC

2011               Southern Appalachian Artist Guild National Juried Exhibition,

Blue Ridge, GA; John Cram, Juror; 2 paintings accepted

MEDIUMS:

Oil paint on linen
Canvas
Gessoed cotton fiber paper
India Ink
Pastel
Watercolor

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