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    Curriculum Vitae

    Lives and works in Washington State

    SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITS

    2023

    The Eastern Oregonian Gallery, Pendleton Center for the Arts, Pendleton, OR, Curated by Roberta Lavadour, May 4 - 30.

    2020

    The Uttered and the Unspoken, exhibit and interactive installation as sculpture students respond to Marroquin’s artwork, Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane, WA, curated by Tom O’Day, February 18 - March 18

    2019

    Sam Marroquin, smART stART, Global Social Media Broadcast, curated by Cheryl McGinnis Projects, New York, NY, January 30

    Journeys of Hope, Clackamas Community College, Harmony Campus, Harmony Gallery, Milwaukie, OR, January 7 - March 23

    2018
    Consciousness and Control, North Portland Library, Portland, OR, curated by Jay Cunningham, November 3- 30.

    Social Conscience, Art Department Chairs Gallery, Center for the Visual Arts, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR, curated by Paige Gerhard and Madeleine Farmer, September 27 - October 27

    2017
    Beyond the Climate, Civic Center, City Council Chambers, Hillsboro, OR, curated by Briddie Harrington and Stephanie Adams-Santos, November 1 - January 31, 2018

    2016
    Letters and Words in Art, Three Creeks Library, central reading room, 
Vancouver, WA, curated by Andrew Parsons, April 22 - May 21

    2015
     A Location Near You, Mixed Media by Sam Marroquin, Fireside Gallery, 
Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR, February 3 - 26

    Subtleties of Society: Objects and Images in Wax, Hokusei Sushi, Portland OR, curated by Phyllis Auger, November 11 - February 8, 2016

    2002
    Surroundings: Linotype Landscape Prints, Spokane Metropolitan Performing Arts Theatre, Spokane, WA, January 6 - February 23

    SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITS

    2022

    We The People, exploring American identity, Puffin Cultural Forum, Teaneck, NJ, curated by Andrew Lee, March 1 - 31

    2021

    The earth is blue like an orange. Jason McCoy Gallery, New York, NY, with Sally Apfelbaum and Susan M. Gibbons, November 10 - December 15

    The earth is blue like an orange. Artsy exhibit presented by Jason McCoy Gallery, November 10 - December 15

    Voices and Visions,  a collaborative exhibition between visual artists and poets, The Gray Space Gallery, Fort Vancouver Regional Library, Vancouver, WA, with Christopher Luna and Ann Bauer, November 1 - December 31

    The Preview Exhibit: Clark County Open Studios, Art at the Cave Gallery, curated by Anne John, Vancouver, WA, October 28 - November 28

    Footprints: Art With our Borders, Kempton Hall Gallery, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Church, part of a Seven Churches Seven Galleries coordinated exhibit under the theme Footprints: Immigration and Migration, Portland, OR, September 19 - November 7

    When I pronounce the word silence, I destroy it. Jason McCoy Gallery, New York, NY, with Elizabeth Riley and Arleen Joseph, September 15 - October 29

    Time Passes. Memory Fades. Jason McCoy Gallery, New York, NY, with Karen Schiff and Gerri Rachins, June 2 - 30

    Time Passes. Memory Fades. Artsy exhibit presented by Jason McCoy Gallery, June 2 - 30

    the one who best understands the significance of light, Jason McCoy Gallery, New York, NY, with Linda Stillman and KiP Walker, May 5 - 31

    the one who best understands the significance of light, Artsy exhibit presented by Jason McCoy Gallery, May 5 - 31

    Piecing it Together, The Corridor Gallery, Esther Building, curated by Sharon Svec, Vancouver, WA, April 19 - June 19

    All The Notes Are There Already, Jason McCoy Gallery, New York, NY, with Aga Ousseinov, April 7 - 30 

    All About Love, Art at the Cave Gallery, curated by Anne John, Vancouver, WA, February 3 - 27 

    2020

    The Six and the Summer That Was, smART stART, Global Social Media Broadcast  curated by Cheryl McGinnis Projects, New York, NY, with Diana Lehr, September 11 

    Threshold, The Chase Gallery, Spokane City Hall, Spokane, WA, with Mariah Boyle, Laura Ahola-Young, Sally Machlis and Delphin Keim, July 1 - August 28

    The Art of the Quarantine, Art at the Cave Gallery, Vancouver, WA, curated by Anne John, June 6 - August 31

    Sensitive Materials, WSU Tri-Cities, Richland, WA, curated by Sena Clara Creston, March 6 - April 9

    2019 

    In the Blink of an Eye, Clackamas Community College, Wilsonville Campus, Wilsonville, OR, with David Cordes, curated by Sam Marroquin,  September 23 - December 6

    17th Annual Juried Local Art Exhibition, Tacoma Community College, The Art Gallery, Tacoma, WA, curated by Jennifer Olson, Ph.D.,  June 24 - August 9

    Spring Art Exhibit, Clark College, Economic & Community Development Bldg., Vancouver, WA, April 8 - June 14

    2018

    Shelton Rotating Gallery Exhibit, with Fiona McCargo, Koa Tom, and Leslie Atkins, Shelton Civic Center, Shelton WA, curated by Jordanne Krumplos, Dec. 4 - February 28, 2019

    Migration Stories, juried multimedia group show in conjunction with World Refugee Day, Multnomah Arts Center Gallery, Portland, OR, curated by Nicole Rawlins, June 1 - July 2

    Who Owns America?, smART stART, Global Social Media Broadcast,  curated by Cheryl McGinnis Projects, New York, New York, with Francisco Goya and Michael Murphy, February 16

    2017
    Fake News, smART stART, Global Social Media Broadcast,  curated by 
Cheryl McGinnis Projects, New York, New York, with Jessica Houston, October 13

    A Chair, The Museum of Non-Visible Art, Biennial of Non-Visible Art 
 2017, a museum without walls showcasing art that can only be seen with the minds-eye, Twitter exhibit, #monabiennial #monausa, with Brainard Carey, May 8 - June 11

    2016
    Giant Birds, Lovely Layers, City Hall, conference rooms, Vancouver, WA, curated by Erin Dengenerink, with Jo Hockinhull, April 1- May 31

    Art Speaks Out, a dialogue about uncomfortable subjects, from environmental to presidential, Mel’s Frame Shop, Portland, OR, curated by Mel Townsend, 
 September 1 - October 31

    The Art of Politics, a special presidential election year exhibition, North 
Bank Gallery, Vancouver WA, curated by Sharri LaPierre and Chrissie Forbes, October 7 - 29

    Laika: A Dog’s Short Journey into Space, Beaverton Chalk Draw, live
 drawing exhibition, part of Beaverton Arts Mix, Beaverton, OR, October 8

    Artist Trust Benefit Auction, annual gala fundraiser to support artists, 
charitable donation, Seattle Center, Fisher Pavilion, Seattle, WA (Catalog),
 curated by Lele Barnett and Jennifer Navva Milliken, February 27

    2015
    David Cordes and Sam Marroquin, Rose Center for the Arts, Lower Columbia Community College, with David Cordes, Longview, WA, 
curated by Dianne Bartlett, September 23 - October 15

    Ethos, Pathos, Logos, National Juried show, Gallery 114, Portland, OR 
 June 4 - 27

    Particles on the Wall, multi-disciplinary exhibit that explores elements of the nuclear age and in particular the world wide implications of the Hanford WA nuclear site, 
Maxey Museum, Whitman College, Main Exhibition Hall, Walla Walla, WA, April 2 - May 9

    2013
    Playing with a Full Deck, mail art collaboration with over 247 participating 
 artists and more than 2063 playing cards, Gallery 6, Portland, OR, with Liz Cohn, August 2 - 
 September 29

    2004
    No Moose Left Behind, Excell Foundation, selected to design a tabletop
 moose for charitable auction to benefit Coeur d’ Alene Schools, Coeur d’ Alene, ID, May

    2002
    Stirring Scenery: Linotype Landscape Prints, Northwest Museum of Art and
 Culture, exhibit in gift shop, Spokane, WA, September 1 - December 31

    Raw Space, community art exhibit, Spokane, WA, February 2 - 28

    PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

    Spokane Portable Works Collection, Public Library, Spokane, WA

    Tacoma Community College, State Art Collection, Tacoma WA

    EDUCATION

    Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA, Master of Arts Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies in Art and Graphic Communication, 2002 - 2004

    University of Washington, Seattle, WA, Bachelor of Arts Degree in Interdisciplinary Visual Art, 1999 - 2000

    Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane, WA, Associates of Arts in Fine Art,
 1996 - 1998

    TEACHING

    Art Instructor, Art Explorations Class, K - 12th Grade Students, teach art history and art instruction skills to students, using materials that have at home, online classes, September 2020 - present

    Art Instructor, Clark College, Continuing Education, instruct art classes and workshops, Vancouver, WA, March 2019

    Art Teacher, adult art classes, trained art teachers in art and art education, Art Discovery
 Coordinator, Evergreen School District, Vancouver, WA, 2012 - 2017

    Elementary School Art Teacher, kindergarten - fifth grade, Art Discovery, Evergreen School District, Vancouver, WA, 2011 - 2017

    SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

    Artist Trust 2016 Benefit Art Auction, Catalog. Seattle, WA. p. 10. 2016.

    Businesses, Galleries Celebrate First Friday Art Shows. The Columbian. 
 April 1, 2016.

    Buchanan, Corey. Artists Go Nuclear on Canvas. Wilsonville Spokesman, Pamplin Media Group, page A5. Vol. 35, Issue 40. Wednesday, September 25, 2019.

    Buchanan, Corey. Artists in Clackamas Community College Exhibit Go Nuclear on Canvas. Wilsonville Spokesman, Pamplin Media Group. Monday, September 23, 2019.

    Excel Foundation, No Moose Left Behind, Public Art Project, Coeur d’ Alene ID. Catalog. p 35. 2004.

    Fall Term Art Exhibits at SOU’s Center for the Visual Arts. Rogue Valley Messenger, Medford, Oregon. http://www.roguevalleymessenger.com/event/fall-term-art-exhibits-at-sous-center-for-the-visual-arts/ September 25, 2018.

    Featured Artists. Hillsboro Arts Magazine. p 9. Autumn 2017.

    Fuller, Kathy. Exclusion of ‘nuclear' painting from exhibit sparks controversy. Hillsboro Tribune, Pamplin Media Group, page B1. Vol. 7. Issue 2.  Friday, January 12, 2018.

    Fuller, Kathy. Exclusion of 'nuclear' painting from exhibit sparks controversy. Hillsboro Tribune. January 12, 2018.

    Griffen, Riis. Sam Marroquin. Subjectiv. A Journal of Visual and literary Arts. pages 68-70, http://www.subjectivjournal.com/spring-2022/ issue spring 2022.

    Ishman, Isaiah. Marroquin Showcased by Fireplace. The Advocate, The independent Student Voice of Mt Hood Community College, v 50, issue 17, Feb. 13, 2015.

    Moyer, Kelly, Artist’s paradise, Washougal nonprofit TreeSong Nature Awareness and Retreat Center welcomes its first “Artist in Residence”, Camas-Washougal Post-Record, Section B, page 1-2, Vol. 111, No. 21, May 23, 2019.

    Moyer, Kelly, Artist’s paradise, Washougal nonprofit TreeSong Nature Awareness and Retreat Center welcomes its first “Artist in Residence”, Camas-Washougal Post-Record, May 23, 2019.

    Spykerman, Monika. Giant Birds, Lovely Layers at Vancouver’s City Hall. North Bank Now. Brown Warrior Publishing LLC. https://northbanknow.com/tag/sam-marroquin/ April 18, 2016.

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    "It is the job of art to engage the viewer in a meaningful way in order to facilitate larger conversations. Marroquin’s work is timely and important." - Cheryl McGinnis, Cheryl McGinnis Projects, NY

    "All of her work is rooted in social justice" - Michele McCall-Wallace, cultural arts manager, Hillsboro OR

    "She is showing the dark underbelly of what is hidden underneath. Her work is eye-opening.” - Monica Vilhauer, TreeSong artist in residence program manager

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