MARJORIE GUYON

"UNDERGROUND"

ACRYLIC ON PANEL, SIGNED, TITLED

AMERICAN, DATED 1982

32 X 48 INCHES

Marjorie Guyon was influenced by Romare Bearden, master of collage and story. Her work was first shown in NYC at Merton Simpson Gallery- the owner, a personal friend of Romare Bearden. Over time, she moved through emulation of Bearden and into a vision of her own. Her work is described as Contemporary Ancient.

Guyon’s art has been on exhibition in New York, Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta, Memphis and Los Angeles. Her work and projects appear in public and private collections including those of International Paper, FedEx, Morris Museum of Art, Ashland Oil, Yum Brands, Pfizer, Brown Forman, Keeneland Foundation, Brian and Jane Williams, Bill and Sheila Lambert, the N’Namdi Collection, Greenbaum, Doll and McDonald, PLLC, University of Kentucky Art Museum, UK Healthcare, Lucille Caudill Little Library of Fine Art, Park Hyatt in Los Angeles and Hyatt Regency in Arlington, VA. Her art projects are being utilized in Universities and schools across the United States.

Significant awards and grants include The National Congress of Art and Design Award of Excellence, 2 Al Smith Fellowships, The New Forms Regional Initiative Grant, NEA and Rockefeller Foundation through the Arts Exchange.

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND:

Hampshire College, Amherst, Mass. BA

Brooklyn Museum School of Fine Arts, Brooklyn, NY

AWARDS

Al Smith Fellowship, Ky. Dept. of the Arts. 2001

Al Smith Fellowship, Ky. Dept. of the Arts. 1991.

New Forms Regional Initiative Grant, NEA & Rockefeller Foundation through The Arts Exchange, Atlanta, Georgia. Set design for "The Great Mother of Many Names." 1990.

Lexington Arts and Cultural Council, Community Arts Development Grant. 1989.

National Congress of Art and Design. Award of Excellence. 1988.

Kentucky Foundation for Women, Inc. Grant.1987.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2012 United Nations Interview. Global Connections Inc. New York, N.Y.

Rumi Forum - 2012 Rumi Peace Award

Nation of Nations – Elementary and Middle School Pilot – YMCA Central

Kentucky 100 Angels Project

2011 UK Healthcare Commission/Seventh Floor Trauma

Nation of Nations 2011-12 installation, University of Kentucky

Nation of Nations, City Hall, Lexington, KY

N’Namdi Gallery, Chicago, Il. Martha’s Vineyard, MA

Nation of Nations, YMCA project. Lexington, KY

Art in Embassies: U.S. Department of State:

7 Cochenour Gallery, Georgetown College. Georgetown, KY

2010 Nation of Nations. Preview. LexArts, Lexington, KY.

Nation of Nations.National Arts Club, N.Y. N.Y. Solo Exhibition B Deemer Gallery, Louisville, KY.

2009 Art Chicago, Chicago, ILL.

The Illumina Project, various venues

2008 “Art for Life” Walk Tall Gallery, East Hampton, N.Y. in association with Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation

B Deemer Gallery, Louisville, KY. Solo exhibition Commission/UBS Chamber Music Fes

2007 “Seven Voices, Seven Views”. G.R. N’Namdi Gallery, Chicago, IL.

“Art for Life”, WalkTall Gallery, East Hampton, N.Y. in association with Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation

2006 “Works on Paper”. Park Avenue Armory. New York, N.Y.

Affordable Art Fair/New York, New York, N.Y

“Seven Voices, Seven Views”. G.R. N’Namdi Gallery, New York, N.Y.

2005 B. Deemer Gallery. Solo Exhibition. Louisville, Ky.

David Lusk Gallery. Solo Exhibition. Memphis, Tn. “Works on Paper”. Park Avenue Armory. New York, N.Y.

Affordable Art Fair/New York, New York, N.Y. Commission/Keeneland Foundation. Lexington, KY

2004 G.R. N’Namdi Gallery. Solo Exhibition. New York, N.Y.

Headley Whitney Museum. Solo Retrospective Exhibition 1984-2004

Lexington, Ky. Affordable Art Fair. New York, N.Y.

“Works on Paper”. Park Avenue Armory. New York, N.Y.

Mary Pauline Gallery. Solo Exhibition. Augusta, GA.

2003 G.R. N’Namdi Gallery. Artis Lane and Marjorie Guyon. Detroit, Michigan.

“Works on Paper”. Park Avenue Armory. New York, NY.

Mary Pauline Gallery. Kevin Cole/Marjorie Guyon. Augusta, GA.

G.R. N’Namdi Gallery. Artis Lane/Marjorie Guyon. Chicago, IL.

“Art Philadelphia”. Philadelphia, Pa.

B. Deemer Gallery. Solo Exhibition. Louisville, Ky.

“Affordable Art Fair”. G.R. N’Namdi Gallery. New York, N.Y. “Art Miami”.

G.R. N’Namdi Gallery, Miami, FL.

2002 David Lusk Gallery, Solo Exhibition. Memphis, TN.

“Works on Paper”. Park Avenue Armory, New York, NY

“Art Atlanta”. Atlanta, GA.

2001 Kentucky’s Women Artists:1970-2000.

Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Ky.

Wyndy Morehead Fine Arts, Solo Exhibition. New Orleans, LA.

“Works on Paper”. Park Avenue Armory, New York, NY

Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, TN.

2000 “Works on Paper”- Park Avenue Armory, New York, N. Y.

USArtists 2000 American Art Expo. Philadelphia, PA.

David Lusk Gallery, Solo Exhibition. Memphis, TN.

“Language of Light”. Abstein Gallery, Atlanta, GA.

1999 USArtists 99 American Art Expo. Philadelphia, PA.

B. Deemer Gallery, Solo Exhibition. Louisville, KY.

“Recent Acquisitions”. University Art Museum, Lexington, KY.

“Works with Words”. Transylvania University, Lexington, KY.

1998 Ledbetter/Lusk Gallery. Solo Exhibition. Memphis, TN.

USArtists 98 American Art Expo. Philadelphia, PA.

1997 William Turner Gallery, Venice, CA.

B. Deemer Gallery, Solo Exhibition. Louisville, KY.

Floyd County Museum, New Albany, IN.

Ledbetter/Lusk Gallery. Memphis, TN.

1996 National Arts Club Gallery, curated by Fiona Ragheb,

Guggenheim Museum, New York, N.Y. B.

Deemer Gallery, Solo Exhibition. Louisville, KY.

Skoto Gallery,"In the Foreground of Paths". New York, NY

1995 Barbara Krakow Gallery,”Paper Prayers-Imagining Angels". Boston, MA.

The McIntosh Gallery, Atlanta, GA.

G. R. N'Namdi Gallery, Birmingham, MI.

University of Kentucky Art Museum, Lexington, KY.

G. R. N'Namdi Gallery,"Myth, Magic and Metaphor". Columbus, OH.

Dell Pryor Galleries, "Small Works". Detroit, MI.

1994 Thomas Segal Gallery,”New Artists". Boston, MA.

1993 Anita Shapolsky Gallery,”Young Artists".

New York, NY G.R.

N'Namdi Gallery, Columbus, OH.

Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro, KY.

Louisville Visual Art Association, Louisville, KY.

Transylvania University, "Collage". Lexington, KY.

1992 Anita Shapolsky Gallery, "The Tradition". New York, NY

1991 Gallery 54. Solo Exhibition. (In association with G.R. N'Namdi Gallery) New York, NY.

Zephyr Gallery, Louisville, KY

1990 Buckham Fine Arts Project, Flint, MI.

1989 Jordan Smith Gallery,Solo Exhibition Voorhees,

N.J. G. R. N'Namdi Gallery,Solo Exhibition.Detroit, MI.

Central Bank, Solo Exhibition. Lexington, KY..

Museum of Art of Ogunquit, Ogunquit, ME.

Headley Whitney Museum, Lexington, KY.

Detroit Council of the Arts, Detroit, MI.

1988 National Congress of Art and Design, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Jewel Speigal Gallery, Englewood, N.J.

Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art,

Winston-Salem, N.C. Headley Whitney Museum, Lexington, KY.

1987 G.R. N'Namdi Gallery, Detroit, MI.

Indianapolis Art League, Indianapolis, IN.

LVAA, "Flamboyance, Fragmentation and the Sublime", Louisville, KY.

1986 Kentucky State University, Solo Exhibition. Frankfort, KY.

Heritage House, Solo Exhibition. Detroit, MI..

J.B.Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY.

1985 Swearingen Gallery, Louisville, KY.

The Gallery Tanner, Los Angeles, CA.

Stanley and Schenck Gallery, Atlanta, GA.

1984 Alan Stone Gallery, "New Talent Show".

New York, NY Merton Simpson Gallery, New York, NY

City Without Walls, Newark, NJ

1983 Brockman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA..

1982 Martha White Gallery, Solo Exhibition. Louisville, KY. Actor's

Theater, Solo Exhibition. Louisville, KY. Country Arts Gallery, Locust Valley, NY.