BIOGRAPHY
Lives and works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
EDUCATION
2018 Master of Fine Arts in Painting, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2017 Temple University, Rome, Italy (2016-2017)
2007 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island
2007 Rhode Island School of Design, European Honors Program, Rome, Italy
2005 Summer Studies in Painting, Pont-Aven School of Contemporary Art, Pont-Aven, France
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018 OFFICE SPACE, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
2018 MFA THESIS EXHIBITION, The Time That Never Was, Temple Contemporary, Philadelphia, PA
2015 ORIGINS, Idyllwilde, Florence, AL
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 KALEIDOSCOPE, Hightstown Cultural Arts Commission, Old Heights Brewing, Hightstown, NJ
2020 FLOURISH, Brooke Lanier Fine Art, Philadelphia, PA
2019 5x5x5, Juried by Alex Beard, River Oaks Square Art Center, Alexandria, LA
2019 RUTGERS MASTER GARDENERS EXHIBITION, Trenton, NJ
2019 6th Annual Art Crawl, Seven Points Art Group, Idyllwilde, Florence, AL
2019 HOME, FRIEDA for generations, Philadelphia, PA
2019 CREATIVE HAPPY HOUR, Jasper Studios, Philadelphia, PA
2018 ANNUAL JURIED SHOW, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA
2018 5th Annual Art Crawl, Seven Points Art Group, Salt & Light Wellness, Florence, AL
2018 TENTH ANNUAL FIGURATIVE DRAWING & PAINTING COMPETITION & EXHIBITION, Lore Degenstein Gallery, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA
2018 MFA DRAWING EXHIBITION, Temple Contemporary, Philadelphia, PA
2018 ALL PHILLY ART SCHOOL SHOW, Stella Elkins Gallery, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
2018 TINY BIENNALE, Temple Gallery of Art, Temple University, Rome, Italy
2017 215|610 CONTEMPORARY, Juried Exhibition of Regional Emerging Artists. Juried by Odili Donald Odita, Delaware County Community College, Media, PA
2017 INDEPENDENT HOTEL ART SHOW, The Independent Hotel, Philadelphia, PA
2017 FESTA DI ROMA, Stella Elkins Gallery, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
2017 THE BIG PAINTING EXHIBITION, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
2017 MFA EXHIBITION, Temple Gallery of Art, Temple University, Rome, Italy
2017 TINY BIENNALE, Temple Gallery of Art, Temple University, Rome, Italy
2016 DASH AGAINST DARKNESS, The Native Daughter, Sausalito, CA
2011 ARTS ALIVE, Kennedy Douglass Art Center, Florence, AL
2009 HOME, Cairo Gallery, Seattle, WA
2009 MIDSUMMER SALUTATIONS, The Art Store, Charleston, WV
2008 SAUCE FOR THE GOOSE: HOLIDAY ART SALE, Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, Princeton, NJ
2008 THE LAND THAT FEEDS YOU, DR Greenway, Princeton, NJ
2007 NOSTRA MOSTRA: SENIOR THESIS SHOW, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2007 NOSTRA MOSTRA, Rhode Island School of Design, Palazzo Cenci, Rome, Italy
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2022 Teacher of Record, Introduction to Drawing, Spring 2022, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, NJ
2021 Teacher of Record, Watercolor and Acrylics, Summer 2021, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Continuing Education, Philadelphia, PA
2021 Teacher of Record, Introduction to Drawing, Spring 2021, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ
2021 Teacher of Record, Painting I, Spring 2021, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ
2020 Teacher of Record, Introduction to Drawing, Fall 2020, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ
2020 Workshop Instructor, Botanical Drawing, Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ
2020 Teacher of Record, Fundamentals of Drawing, Fall 2020, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Continuing Education, Philadelphia, PA
2020 Teacher of Record, Plein Air Landscape Mixed Media, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Continuing Education: Adult Programs, Ambler, PA. Cancelled due to Covid-19
2020 Teacher of Record, Botanical Drawing with Wet Media, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Continuing Education: Adult Programs. Temple University, Ambler, PA. Cancelled due to Covid-19
2020 Teacher of Record, Introduction to Drawing, Spring 2020, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ
2020 Teacher of Record, Fundamentals of Drawing, Spring 2020, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ
2020 Teacher of Record, Oil Painting, Spring 2020, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2020 Teacher of Record, Botanical Drawing with Wet Media, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Continuing Education: Adult Programs. Temple University, Ambler, PA. Spring 2020 anticipated
2019 Teacher of Record, Introduction to Painting, Fall 2019 Penn State Lehigh Valley, Center Valley, PA
2019 Teacher of Record, Introduction to Drawing, Fall 2019, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ
2019 Teacher of Record, Philadelphia Sketchbook, Fall 2019, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2019 Instructor of Record, Botanical Drawing, Tyler School of Art Continuing Education, Temple University, Ambler, Pennsylvania
2019 Workshop Instructor, Botanical Drawing, FRIEDA for generations, Philadelphia, PA
2019 Instructor of Record, Introduction to Drawing Section 1, Spring 2019, Stockton University, Galloway, New Jersey
2019 Instructor of Record, Introduction to Drawing Section 2, Spring 2019, Stockton University, Galloway, New Jersey
2019 Instructor of Record, Philadelphia Sketchbook, Spring 2019, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2018 Instructor of Record, 2D Design, Fall 2018, Stockton University, Galloway, New Jersey
2018 Instructor of Record, Philadelphia Sketchbook, Fall 2018, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2018 Instructor of Record, "Introduction to Visual Language: Painting", Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2017 Instructor, "Summer Art Series: Still Life Painting with Oil", Florence Lauderdale Public Library, Florence, AL
2016 Teaching Assistant, "Advanced Painting", Temple University, Rome, Italy
AWARDS & HONORS
2020 The Velocity Fund – COVID-19 Artist Emergency Relief Grants
2019 Invitation to Apply, Varda Artists Residency, Sausalito, CA
2018 Jasper Studios Artist Residency, Philadelphia, PA
2018 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2017 Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant
2017 Gamblin Paint Award
2017 Graduate Teaching Assistantship in Painting & Drawing, Temple University Rome
2016 Graduate Teaching Assistantship in Painting & Drawing, Temple University Rome
2007 European Honors Program, Rhode Island School of Design
2004 Professor William Carey Poland and Clara Poland Memorial Prize, Rhode Island School of Design
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2020 “Artists in the Time of Pandemic, Flourish, a Group Show,” You Tube, by filmmaker John Thornton,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDqJTPsy8ns&feature=youtu.be, April 11, 2020
2019 “Drawing Inspiration from Temple Ambler,” Temple University blog,
https://ambler.temple.edu/about/news/drawing-inspiration-temple-ambler, March 2019
2018 RISD XYZ Fall/Winter 2018/2019, RISD alumni magazine, page 80, December 2018
2018 “Meet Marisa Keris, Artist-in-Residence”, Jasper Studios Blog, Artist Interview, December 12, 2018
2017 Roy Hall and Abraham Rowe, “Artist in Residence,” No’Ala Magazine, July/August 2017
2016 “Swimming Lessons,” The Paris Review, Summer 2016, Issue 217
2016 Fresh Paint Magazine, Artist’s Blog Feature
2016 Hannah Costello and Kassie Dyes, “Artist Interview,” The Maker’s Post, Volume 2, June 22, 2016
2015 Bobby Bozeman, “Local Artist Marisa Keris Exhibiting First Solo Show,” Times Daily, July 28, 2015