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About Marissa Voytenko
Marissa Voytenko was born and raised in a small agricultural community in Northern California. As a youth, she was selected for the rigorous art training program, California State Summer School for the Arts. Marissa furthered her studies in art at a liberal arts college in the hills of Montecito, California. In 2003, Marissa moved to Boston where she earned a Master of Fine Art in Studio Teaching at Boston University. Soon after graduation, she was introduced to the medium of encaustic, and has been painting with this molten wax medium for over a decade. She has exhibited her work both nationally and internationally. Recently, her artwork has been on the cover of the American Psychologist and Comment magazine. She has also been a featured artist in Christianity Today. Her work is in private collections throughout the United States as well as abroad. Marissa resides with her young family in the Chicago area and is an adjunct professor at Wheaton College.
Select 1-3 Person Exhibits
2018 Examen, Dordt College, Sioux City, IA
2018 Off the Grid, Addington Gallery, Chicago, IL
2017 Boats & Bridges, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL
2016 Timescapes, Delta College, University Center, MI
2015 Quiet Spaces, Acton Institute, Grand Rapids, MI
Curator: Joel Zwart
2015 Between Order and Chaos, Dow Museum of Science &
Art, MI Curator: Bruce Winslow
2015 Forest Hills Fine Art Center, Forest Hills, MI
2015 Structure, Leep Gallery, Postma Center, Grand Rapids, MI
Curator: Sharon Rodgers
2012 Already, Not Yet, Primus Gallery, L’viv, Ukraine
2011 Flight (two woman show), Primus Gallery, L’viv, Ukraine
Select Group Exhibits
2018 Slightly Obsessive, LaFontsee Galleries, Douglas, MI
2018 Collective, La Fontsee Galleries, Grand Rapids, MI
2018 Women In Art, Anne Irwin Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
2017 Emerging Artists, Anne Irwin Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
2017 Geometric Complexions, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL
(Curator: Sergio Gomez)
2017 Beneath the Surface, The Art Center, Highland Park, IL
(Curator: Caren Helene Rudman)
2017 12th Annual Encaustic Invitational, Conrad Wilde Gallery
Tuscon AZ
2017 Perception & Intention, La Fontsee Galleries, Grand Rapids
2017 Toast, LaFontsee Galleries, Grand Rapids, MI
2017 Everyone In the Pool, La Fontsee Galleries, Douglas, MI
2017 Freshly Considered, LaFontsee Galleries, Grand Rapids, MI
2016 Reinventing Ourselves, ZhouB Art Center, Chicago, IL
(Juror/ Curator: Sergio Gomez)
2016 All In The Pool, LaFontsee Galleries, Grand Rapids, MI
2016 Boundaries, Borders and Thresholds, Kreft Gallery
Concordia University, Ann Arbor, MI (Juror: Sarah Kohn)
2016 Collective Alchemy, LaFontsee Galleries, Grand Rapids, MI
2016 ArtPrize, Richard App Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
(Curator: Richard App)
2015 Live Coverage, Urban Institute of Contemporary Art
Grand Rapids, MI
2015 The PINK, Alden B. Dow Museum of Science & Art
Midland, MI
2015 Toast, LaFontsee Galleries, Grand Rapids, MI
2015 Body & Soul, Kreft Gallery, Concordia University
Ann Arbor, MI (Juror: Joe Levickas)
2015 Lookie Here, LaFontsee Galleries, Grand Rapids, MI
2014 Reflexion, Calvin (106) Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
(Juror: Joel Zwart)
2014 53rd Annual Greater Michigan Exhibit, Dow Museum of
Science & Art, Midland, MI (Juror: Larry Cressman)
2014 5 x 5 Exhibit, Ridley-Tree Museum of Art
Santa Barbara, CA
2013 Summer Exhibit, White Stone Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2013 Cairn University, Langhorne Manor, PA
2013 ArtPrize, Saint Cecilia Music Center, Grand Rapids, MI
Gallery Representation
LaFontsee Galleries, Grand Rapids and Douglas, MI
Anne Irwin Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Art Access Gallery, Bexley, OH
Veronique Wantz Gallery, Minneapolis, WI
Bee Street Gallery, Dallas, TX
Eisenhauer Gallery, Edgartown, MA
Addington Gallery, Chicago, IL
Live Demonstrations
2018 Encaustic painting demo., Dordt University, Iowa
2017 Encaustic painting demonstration, LaFontsee Galleries
Grand Rapids
2016 Encaustic painting demonstration, LaFontsee Galleries
Douglas, MI
2015 Live Coverage, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts
Grand Rapids, MI
Film
2017 "More Art Upstairs" (cast as myself in film documentary
about ARTPRIZE), http://moreartupstairs.com
Collections
2017 Kent County Country Club, Grand Rapids, MI
2016 The Right Place, Grand Rapids, MI
2015 Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI
2016 Steelcase Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI)
* Commission Platinum Partners
2014 Freeze Sulkov CPAs and Associates, Dallas, TX
2009 Northland Hospitality Gallery, Longwood, FL
2009 Priority Inc., Orlando, FL
2008 Marriott International Model Room, St. Pete, FL
2008 International Plaza Hotel, Orlando, FL
2008 Lake Shore Ranch, Florida
2008 Renaissance Ft. Lauderdale, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2007 Onion Creek Clubhouse, Texas
2007 Emerald Beach, Florida
2007 800 Madison Clubhouse, New Jersey
2007 Northland, A Church Distributed, Longwood, FL
2005 Christ the King Presbyterian Church, Cambridge, MA
2002 Woodland Bible Church, Woodland, CA
2001 Ocean Hills Community Covenant Church, Santa Barbara, CA
Grants/ Awards/ Fellowships
2015 Artist In Residence, Forest Hills Fine Art Center
Grand Rapids MI
2014 Alden B. Dow Solo Exhibition Award, Midland, MI
2007 Grant, Northland Foundation for Arts and Education
2004 Fellowship, Boston University School of Visual Art
Art Education
2003 Constantin Alajalov Scholarship, Boston University
2000 Agnes Carlander Scholarship Award, Westmont College
Bibliography
2018 Comment Magazine, (Cover Art) Sept 2018
2018 Christianity Today, July/ August 2018
2017 American Psychologist, (Cover art) April 2017, vol. 72 no. 3
2011 A-Z Art Magazine, Featured Artist, a-zart.com.ua , June -
Nov. 2011 v. 3
2009 Summit Magazine, Featured Artist
summitconnect.org/magazines
2008 Your Business and Your Life, Bill McCallister
Bascom Hill Pub. Group
2005 Chelsea Youth & Family Resource Guide, Cover Illustration
July 2005
Education
2005 Master of Fine Arts, Boston University, Boston, MA
2000 Bachelor of Art, Art Westmont College, Santa Barbara
CA
1999 Gordon College in Italy Program, Orvieto, Italy