About
Marianna Seaton is a multi-disciplinary artist whose practice includes drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, and installation. Her work considers personal habits, systems of every day survival, and concerns for the environment and humanity. She explores common objects, such as the cardboard box, to examine nuances of contemporary life.
Her abstract drawings include direct rubbings, tracings, and multiple forms of mark making that relate to movement through the landscape. Sculptural installations embrace the mood of often overlooked objects and structures that are depended upon. She uses her art making to cultivate awareness, and to reflect upon her contributions in the globalized world.
Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, Marianna grew up in an entrepreneurial family with depression era parents. They valued repurposing materials and limiting waste. They had maker's hands. Her work reflects on this sense of thriftiness, stewardship, and creativity. Marianna has lived and worked in North Texas since 1998.
Education
2022
2021
2020
2019
2017
2015
Master of Fine Arts, Drawing and Painting
University of North Texas
Denton, TX
Bachelor of Science, Human and Family Development
Empire State College, State University of New York
Saratoga Springs, NY
Open House
Solo Exhibition
Anna Street Studios, Denton, TX
Chaos
Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX
TAC (Texas Artist Coalition) Juried Exhibition
Arts Fort Worth
Ft. Worth, TX
Golden Anecdoche
Thesis Exhibition
University of North Texas, Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, TX
The Picnic Show
Risenshine Gallery, Denton, TX
Voyages of Discovery
Union Gallery, Denton, TX
Leydon Curatorial Projects
Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas, TX
Drawing Room Two
Cedar Valley College, Lancaster, TX
Draft Motors
UNT on the Square, Denton, TX
Unlearning
Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, TX
Drawing & Painting Invitational
Lightwell Gallery, Denton, TX
Drawing & Painting Invitational
Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, TX
Drawing Invitational
Environmental Gallery, Denton, TX
Mural Project
Lightwell Gallery, Denton TX
Drawing Invitational
Lightwell Gallery, Denton, TX
Exhibitions
2021
1998