Louis Marinaro
3980 Penberton Dr
Ann Arbor MI 48105
marinarosculpture.com
Education:
1973 B.F.A. Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1975 M.F.A. School of Art, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
Academic Appointments:
2001 Professor, The University of Michigan, Stamps School of Art and Design, Ann Arbor MI
1990-2000 Associate Professor, The University of Michigan, School of Art and Design, Ann Arbor,
Michigan
1999 Interim Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,
Michigan
1991-2001 Visiting Lecturer, New York Academy of Art, New York, New York
1982-1990 Assistant Professor, The University of Michigan, School of Art and Design, Ann Arbor,
Michigan
1981-1982 Visiting Professor, The University of Michigan, School of Art and Design, Ann Arbor, Michigan
1976-1981 Assistant Professor, Department of Studio Arts, University of Pittsburgh,
Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania
Grants:
2000 Rackham Research Grant, The University of Michigan
1992 Rackham Research Grant, The University of Michigan
1990 Office of the Vice President for Research, The University of Michigan
1988 Michigan Council for the Arts Grant
1987 Rackham Research Grant, The University of Michigan
1987 School of Art Faculty Enrichment Grant, The University of Michigan
1984 National Endowment for the Arts
1982 Rackham Research Grant, The University of Michigan
1977 Faculty Research Grant, University of Pittsburgh
1976 Tiffany Foundation Grant
Commissions:
2007 “Renewal” Commissioned by Larry and Peggy Elliott, dedicated to the city of Owosso, MI, July
Installed in Curwood Castle Park Owosso, MI
1996 “Regeneration of Time” Commissioned by, The University of Michigan, Installed at the corner of Catherine and
Gleen Streets, Ann Arbor, Michigan
1989 Dr. Martin Luther King, Commissioned by, Eastern Michigan University, (bas-relief)
1988 “Wavemaker”, Commissioned by, The University of Michigan, Installed at 326 East Hoover Street,
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Awards:
1989 Teaching Excellence Award, The University of Michigan
1988 AMOCO Distinguished Teaching Award, The University of Michigan
1985 Nominated for The University of Michigan Faculty Recognition Award
Lectures:
2015 Visiting Lecturer, Eastern Illinois University, Charlston, IL
2012 Visiting Lecturer, New York Academy of Art, Master Class New York, NY
2007 Visiting Critic, Kalamazzo Museum of Art, Kalamazzo MI.
2000 Visiting Artist, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
1997 Visiting Artist, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
1991 Visiting Artist, Boston University, School of Visual Arts, Boston, MA
1991 Visiting Artist, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
1990 Visiting Artist, G.M.I. Institute, Flint, MI
1989 “Iconology of the Wavemaker” University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
1988 The University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI
1987 School of Art, Public Lecture, The University of Michigan
1985 “Contemporary Realism” Detroit Artists Market, Detroit MI
1985 “Anatomy for the Artist”, Michigan Education Association, Mackinaw Island, MI
1986 “Sculpture Today”, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI
1983 “Louis Marinaro”, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI
Exhibitions:
2015 “Louis Marinaro” Recent Sculpture and Drawings. EGallery, Tarble Arts Center
Eastern Illinois University, October 9 –December 6
2015 “In Situ” Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, March 6-April 3
2014 “Face First” Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
November 7- December 5
2014 Louis Marinaro “Drawings On Paper”, SACI Gallery, Florence Italy, July
2014 “Displacements” School of Arts, Renmin University of China
October 15 - November 4
2014 “Art From the Heartland” Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis IN. April to June
2014 “Kinsey Institute Juried Exhibition” ,Grunwald Gallery of Art, Indiana University, Bloomington IN
2013 “The Portrait” Ella Sharp Museum, Jackson MI Juried Exhibition
2013 “High” Realism’s Realism”, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati OH
2012 “No Plan B”, River Gallery, 10 Year Anniversary Exhibition, Chelsea MI
2012 “First Encounters” Work Gallery, The Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design Faculty, Ann Arbor MI
2012 “Sculptural Intellect” Wayne State University, Detroit MI
2012 “Oaken Sculpture Park” Permanent Installation, Briton MI
2012 “Faculty Exhibition” The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI
2011 “Figurative Works” Invitational Exhibition, University Gallery, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
2011 “Oaken Sculpture Park” Permanent Installation, Briton MI
2011 “Oaken Sculpture Park” Temporary Installation, Briton MI
2010 “Considering The Figure” Four Points of View, Gallery One, Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor MI
2009 “Sculpture Walk Chelsea Michigan” Work selected for yearlong public exhibition in the city of Chelsea Michigan.
2008 Margaret Davis & Louis Marinaro, Painting & Sculpture, Sage Art Center, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI
2007 Louis Marinaro & Margaret Davis, Painting & Sculpture, River Gallery, Chelsea MI
2006 “12 x !2” Washington Street Gallery,120 E Liberty, Ann Arbor, MI
2005 “Contemporary Michigan Sculptors”, Robinson Fine Arts Gallery, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI
2005 “Wall to Wall” A Survey of Current Regional Sculpture, Flatlanders Art Gallery, Blissfield, MI.
2004 “Louis Marinaro and Margaret Davis”, 20 North Gallery, Toledo, Ohio
2004 “Sculpture Invitational”, Edith Gilbert Gallery & West Gallery, Petosky, MI
2003 "Formal Issues", The State of Sculpture at Michigan Universities, Midland Center for the Arts, Midland, MI
2003 Sculpture Invitational, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI
1999-2000 Botanical Gardens, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,MI
1999 Paint Creek Art Center, Invitational Exhibition of Representational Artists, Paint Creek, MI
1997 ”The Derriere Guard Festival”, The Kitchen, New York, NY
1997 “Artists That Teach” The University of Michigan, Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI
1996 “American Realism” Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
1996 “The M.F.A. Faculty of the New York Academy”, Fordham College, New York, NY
1995 Faculty Exhibition, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
1992 “Bronze Sculptures” One-Person Exhibition, J. Rosenthal Gallery, Chicago, IL
1991 “Gallery Artists” J. Rosenthal Gallery, Chicago, IL
1989 “Realism” Invitational Exhibition, MCA Gallery, Detroit, MI
1989 “Gallery Artists”, J. Rosenthal Gallery, Chicago, IL
1988 “Gallery Artists”, J. Rosenthal Gallery, Chicago, IL
1987 “Louis Marinaro, Sculptures”, The University of Michigan, Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI
1987 “Old And New Friends”, The More Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1987 “Little Gems”, The More Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1986 “Michigan NEA Fellowships”, Detroit, MI
1986 “The University of Michigan School of Art Faculty Exhibition” Krasal Art Center, ST. Joseph, MI
1984 “The Look of Things, Realism in Detroit”, Detroit Artists Market Gallery, Detroit, MI
1984 “Invitational Exhibition”, Forsythe Gallery, Ann Arbor, M
1984 “New Faculty Exhibition”, Slusser Gallery, The University of Michigan, School of Art, Ann Arbor, MI
1983 “In Response”, Painting Space 122, New York, NY
1982 “Figurative Sculpture”, Ramapo College Gallery, Ramapo, NJ
1982 “Selected Group Exhibition from Dart Gallery in Chicago”, Swope Art Museum, Terra Haute, IN
1982 “Faculty Exhibition” Slusser Gallery, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
1982 “Neo Objective Exhibition” Dart Gallery, Chicago, IL
1981 “Invitational Group Exhibition” Gallery 104, Pittsburgh, P
1980 “Faculty Exhibition”, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
1979 “Faculty Exhibition”, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
1978 “Members Group”, Gallery 104, Pittsburgh, PA
1977 “Marinaro and Morrill”, University of Pittsburgh Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
1976 “Faculty Exhibition”, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
1975 “Five Sculptors”, 112 Greene Street Gallery, New York, NY