Education/Background: 

• Master's of Art Degree in Art Studio, and Bachelor's of Fine Arts Degree in Painting, State University of New York, at New Paltz, New York
• Graphic Artist - 1980-1985 - United States Military Academy, West Point, NY
• Faculty Member - 1997 to 2000 - Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY - Conducting plein air landscape workshops
• Demonstrating Artist - Invited by art groups & associations to conduct oil painting demonstrations

 Visiting Artist/Art Projects:

• Saratoga National Historical Park, Saratoga, NY "Viewshed Art Project" - an invitational art project featuring landscapes painted near Saratoga Battlefield in 2008-2009 to heighten public awareness of historic and nationally significant lands. Paintings will be on display at several venues from 2009-2010.
• Invited by Dutchess Land Conservancy, Millbrook, New York for a one-year project of painting their lands to raise funds to preserve and protect these irreplaceable natural and wildlife resources (2000 to 2001)
• Selected by the Weir Farm Heritage Trust in Wilton, Connecticut to be their 1993-1994 Visiting Artist. This National Historical Site was the home of American Impressionist Painter, J. Alden Weir. At the Farm, continued in the Weir tradition of painting landscapes on location, giving painting demonstrations, and landscape painting classes.

 Collections:

• New York State Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation, Schoharie Crossing Historic Site
• The Rhodes Associates, 5th Avenue, NYC
• The Rhinebeck Savings Bank, Poughkeepsie, NY
• The New York State Department of Education - pen & ink illustrations
• Alumni Association, State University of New York at New Paltz, NY
• Bullis Hall, Bangall, NY
• Father McTie Memorial Collection, Mt. St. Mary College, Newburgh, NY
• Private Collections in the USA & Europe

Publications:

• American Artist Magazine Editor-in-Chief Stephen Doherty describes and quotes Marilyn's painting style and strategy in his Oct. 2007 article "Taking Advantage of Plein Air Events."
• Illustrations included in several publications, including color illustrations for textbook written by C. Lavett Smith, Curator of the American Museum of Natural History, New York City and illustrations published by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
• Illustrations for Ecological Analysts, Inc. Middletown, NY
• Painting represented in Art & Artists of the Hudson Valley Calendar 1995

 Juror:

• Juror of Awards and/or Juror of Selection at the Kent Art Association, Kent, CT; Warwick Art League, Warwick, NY; Woodstock Art Association, Woodstock, NY & Middletown Art Association, Middletown, NY

Art Associations:

• The Adirondack School Painters, Charter Member
• International  Plein Air Painters - Signature Member  http://www,i-p-a-p.com
• New York Plein Air Painters - Signature Member  http://www.nypap.com
• Leader Mohawk Region Chapter NYPAP
• Oil Painters of America - Associate Member  http://www.oilpaintersofamerica.com
• Catskill Plein Air Painters
• Mount Saint Mary College Artists on Campus Art Committee Member

Selected Museum/Gallery Showings

• Mystic's Hidden Treasure - Courtyard Gallery Oct 2011
• The Arkell Museum - Dec 2010 - Jan 2011
• The Rye Art Center Invitational Plein Air Artists Paintout & Show -2010
• "In The Spirit of Summer," Courtyard Gallery Invitational Show July 2010
• James Cox Gallery - Invitational "Play it Again Samuel Morse" Art Show 2009
• Locust Grove Invitational Fine & Decorative Arts Auction - 2009
• Courtyard Gallery Invitational Show - "Courtyard Coterie" - 2009
• The Rye Art Center Invitational Plein Air Artists Paintout & Show -2009
• "Women's Art: Women's Vision" Invitational Art Show, Johnstown, NY
• The Milbrook, NY Invitational Plein Air Paint Out, Sponsored by Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
• RiverWinds Gallery, Beacon, NY Featured Member Artist
• The Albert Shahinian Fine Art Gallery, 10th Anniversary Invitational Luminous Landscapes Show, Hudson, NY
• The Windham Fine Arts Gallery Invitational Paint the Mountaintop Plein Air Event and Art Show, Windham, NY
• The Windham Fine Arts Gallery "Curator's Choice Show", Windham, NY
• Courtyard Gallery, Mystic, CT - two person show
• The Brik Gallery - Invitational Benefit Art Show for Olana, Catskill, NY
• RiverWinds Gallery, Beacon, NY Featured Artist
• The Brik Gallery - Holiday Art Show, Catskill, NY
• Morningside Gallery - NY - one woman show
• Objects & Images, Bronxville, NY - two person show
• Northridge Gallery, Ridgefield, CT - two person show
• The Museum of Contemporary Impressionism of Connecticut Invitational Art Show - "Selected Works Exhibit"
• United States Military Academy's Class of 1929 Gallery
• Orange County Citizens Foundation Invitational Exhibition, Seligmann Studio & Gallery
• The Poughkeepsie Art Museum, Invitational Landscape Show
• The Culinary Institute of America, Poughkeepsie,NY - one woman show
• The Linnemann Gallery, Barrington, IL - two person show
• Invitational Plein Air Paint Out and Art Show, Objects & Images Gallery, Bronxville, NY
• The Albert Shahinian Fine Art Gallery, Bannerman Island Landscapes Group Invitational Show, Poughkeepsie, NY
• Barrett Art Center Faculty Art Show, Poughkeepsie, NY
• Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz, NY - One person show
• Graystone Gallery, Middletown, NY - 5 person show
• Roberson Museum & Science Center, Binghamton, NY
• Weir Farm Visiting Artists Exhibition, Norwalk Community-Tech. College Art Gallery, Norwalk, CT
• White Plains National Art Exhibition, White Plains, NY
• State University of New York - Faculty Select Show, New Paltz, NY
• Stamford Art Assoc. Galleries, Stamford , CT
• Kent Art Association National Art Exhibition, Kent, CT
• Silvermine Galleries, New Canaan, CT
• Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT