MARIANNE SMITH DALTON

Fine Artist * Writer * Curator

My obsession with anthropological histories, early film and vintage photography continually drive my vision as a fine artist in photography and painting. My curatorial work is also driven by these interests.

The silver lining during the Covid Pandemic is that I began writing non-fiction short stories and memoirs witnessed through a prism of certainty and surprise amid a maze of real emotions. I’m excited to say my writing continues and is being published. 

I also occasionally work as the Curator/Director of the Sarah G. Austin Foundation (Based in Norwalk, CT). Committed to the creative arts legacy of the late Sarah G. Austin through educational exhibitions and loans of the late artist’s work. In 2021, I was thrilled to make a Gift Acquisition of Austin’s large piece, Picasso/Braque, comprising four art boxes, to Addison Gallery of American Art/Andover MA. New exhibition (and sale) opportunities are in the works for Late Summer/Fall 2023. Please follow the Foundation’s Facebook page, or me at mdaltonart on Instagram, for more information, future exhibitions and updates. The Sarah G. Austin Foundation.

A little bit of background:

My desire to use my expertise with hands-on materials used as an artist led me to pursue other ways to utilize these skills. Consequently, I worked in healthcare as an orthotist for almost ten years in Philadelphia. (Louis Yellin, Inc.) There I specialized in the custom fabrication of corrective bracing for children and adults. My main concentration was working with children with scoliosis and other congenital issues. Those personal relationships developed during that experience; working with individuals often facing debilitating circumstances who were so full of gratitude and hope continually inspires me today.

I am a founding member of the original art-house, Redhouse in Syracuse, New York. I served as both gallery director and curator for the first several years of its inception. Responsible for the overall artistic vision and leadership of visual fine art culminating in dozens of exhibitions including installation, painting, photography, sculpture, and mixed media from local and nationally recognized artists. It was a rewarding experience, and it ultimately reaffirmed my desire to focus on my own creative work.

 

PUBLISHED WRITING

*Creative Nonfiction –  The Voodoo Shell  – The Write Launch (October 2023)

*Creative Nonfiction – Chasing Blue Butterflies  – The Write Launch (May 2023)

*Creative Nonfiction – My Supposed Amish Life  – The Write Launch (Oct. 2022)

*Creative Nonfiction – A Punk Like Me  – The Write Launch (2022)

*Creative Nonfiction – Angel in Feathery Red – Grande Dame Literary Journal (2022)

 

PUBLISHED PHOTOGRAPHY

*Juried Magazine/The Brooklyn Review – Flower Whispering  From the series, “Metamorphosis” –  (2022)

*Juried Magazine/Print Publication/SHOTS Magazine – Self Portraits Issue  – Photograph “Hidden” (2022) 

*Juried Book/Print Publication/Photography – Stone Canoe; Issue Number 14  (February 2020) Photograph: “The Hypnotist”

* Juried Book/Print Publication/Photographer’s Forum Magazine, Photograph, “Cries and Whispers” in Book: Best of Photography 2014.

 

INSTALLATION

*Installation: Cloud Cover, Redhouse Arts Center Rooftop, Syracuse, NY (2010 – 2018)

*Public Art Performance: Cloud Cover, Redhouse Arts Center Rooftop, Syracuse, NY (2014)

 

PAINTING

*Group Show/Painting: The Language of Trees, Redhouse Arts Center, Syracuse, NY (2013)

*Group Show/Painting: Mentors: 4 Influential Women Artists, Tech Garden, Syracuse, NY (2013)

*Juried Group Exhibition/Photography: Fertile Imagination, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY (2013) Juror: Jerome Witkin, American Figurative Painter.

*Juried Group Exhibition/Painting: Artists of Madison County, Stone Quarry Art Park, Cazenovia, NY (2011)

*Solo Exhibition/Painting: How Does Your Garden Grow? Redhouse Arts Center, Syracuse, NY (2010)

 

EDUCATION

• Master of Fine Art, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL.
• Bachelor of Fine Art, Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA.
• Bachelor of Science, Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA.

 

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