Marilyn Levine

Over the past thirty years, Marilyn Levine (b. 1935) has dedicated her career to the hyper-realistic rendering of leather objects in clay. A master of trompe-l’oeil, she addresses every detail, from the delicate stitching on the edge of a tennis shoe to the fluid folds and seams of a jacket as it hangs on a wall peg. By effectively replicating the marks, scratches, and signs of wear that leather objects develop with use, Levine endows her work with a sense of history and humanity. Her consistent dedication to this mode of working has resulted in a substantial body of work that has stood the test of time. As movements and fashions come and go, Levine’s work remains vital and relevant.Born in Canada, Levine began her career there before moving to California in 1969 to study with Peter Voulkos. Upon receiving her M.F.A. degree in 1971 from University of California, Berkeley, she had already produced her first mature work and defined her signature style. Since that time, Levine has exhibited extensively and her work has found an important place in both the ceramics community and the art world at large. Her work can be found in public and private collections throughout the world, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia.Education1971 Master of Fine Arts, Sculpture, University of California, Berkeley, California1970 Master of Arts, University of California, Berkeley, California1961-69 University of Regina, School of Art, Regina, Canada (Intermittent)1959 Master of Science, Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada1957 Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, CanadaAwards1953 City of Calgary Scholarship to the University of Alberta1957 Second Prize, Oil Still Life, Calgary Exhibition and Stampede1967 Canadian Ceramics, Potters’ Club of Montreal, Prize for Stoneware1968 Canadian Guild of Crafts Exhibition, Canadian National Exhibition, Honorable Mention1968 Canada Council Short Term Grant, 1969 Canada Council Arts Bursary1969 Canadian Ceramics, Louise and Adolph Schwenk Memorial Prize for Sculpture1969 XXVII Concorso Internazionale della Ceramica d’Arte, Medaglia d’Oro1970 First prize, University Art Museum Opening Student Exhibition, Worth Ryder Art Gallery, Berkeley 1970 Canada Council Short Term Grant1971 Designer Craftsman ’71, Award for Ceramics, Richmond Art Center, 1971 Canadian Ceramics, Honorable Mention1972 Canada Council Short Term Grant1973 International Academy of Ceramics, Medal1973 Canada Council Arts Grant1974 Canada Council Travel Grant1975 Associates of Brand Library Art Center Purchase Award, Ceramic Conjunction1975 David P. Gardner Faculty Research Grant, University of Utah1976 National Endowment for the Arts, Visual Artists Fellowship Grant1977 Canada Council Senior Arts Grant Award1978 Canada Council Travel Grant1978 National Endowment for the Arts, Master Craftsmen Apprenticeship GrantMuseum CollectionsAckland Memorial Art Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillArt Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, CanadaBata Shoe Museum, Toronto, CanadaBerkeley Art Museum, University of California, BerkeleyBurlington Cultural Center, Burlington, CanadaThe Canada Council, Art BankCanadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, CanadaCanadian Government Exhibition CommissionCanadian Museum of Civilization, Gatineau, Quebec, CanadaCanton Art Museum, Canton, OhioCentral Iowa Arts Association, Marshalltown, IowaConfederation Art Gallery and Museum, Charlottetown, North CarolinaCrocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CaliforniaDallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TexasDelaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DelawareDepartment of External Affairs, Government of CanadaDepartment of Public Works, Government of CanadaEverson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New YorkFine Arts Museum of the South, Mobile, AlabamaFlint Institute of Arts, Flint, MichiganGlenbow Museum, Calgary, CanadaHenry Gallery, University of Washington, SeattleIchon World Ceramic Center, Ichon, KoreaInternational Museum of Ceramics, Faenza, ItalyIsrael Museum, JerusalemJohn Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WisconsinKenderdine Art Gallery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, CanadaLong Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CaliforniaLos Angeles County Museum of ArtMacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, SaskatchewanMarer Collection of Contemporary Ceramics, Scripps College, Claremont, CaliforniaMint Museum of Craft and Design, Charlotte, North CarolinaMontreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, CanadaMusée National Adrien Dubouche de Limoges, Limoges, FranceMuseum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IllinoisMuseum of Contemporary Ceramic Art, Shigaraki, JapanMuseum of History, Taipei, TaiwanNational Gallery of Australia, Canberra, AustraliaNational Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, JapanNelson Gallery, University of California, DavisNational Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, JapanNora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Utah State University, LoganOakland Museum, Oakland, CaliforniaPhilbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OklahomaPurdue University, West Lafayette, IndianaRed Deer College, Red Deer, Alberta, CanadaSan Francisco Museum of Modern ArtSaskatchewan Arts Board, ReginaSheridan College School of Design, Toronto, CanadaTucson Museum of Art, Tucson, ArizonaUniversity Art Collections, Arizona State University, TempeUniversity Art Museum, University of New Mexico, AlbuquerqueUtah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake CityVirginia Museum of Fine Arts, RichmondWilliam Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Fine Art, Kansas City, MissouriWinnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, CanadaWoodbury Gallery, Utah Valley State College, Orem, UtahSelected Solo Exhibitions2004 Frank Lloyd Gallery, Santa Monica1998 MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina. Retrospective. Catalogue1996 Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, West Virginia.1991 O.K. Harris Works of Art, New York1990 Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco1986 Fine Arts Center, Lubbock, Texas1985 O.K. Harris Works of Art, New York Elaine Horwitch Galleries, Santa Fe, New Mexico UOP Gallery, University of the Pacific, Stockton, California O.K. Harris Works of Art, New York1983 Fuller Goldeen Gallery, San Francisco Asher/Faure Gallery, Los Angeles1981 Galerie Alain Blondel, Paris O.K. Harris Works of Art, New York Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston. Survey Exhibition. Catalogue1980 Hansen Fuller Goldeen Gallery, San Francisco1979 Davis Fine Arts Gallery, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho Exhibit A, Chicago Kimball Art Center, Park City, Utah O.K. Harris Works of Art, New York1976 O.K. Harris Works of Art, New York University Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis1975 Hansen Fuller Gallery, San Francisco Peale House Galleries, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia1974 Morgan Gallery, Shawnee Mission, Kansas O.K. Harris Gallery, New York. Catalogue Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Retrospective. Catalogue1973 Bernard Danenberg Galleries, New York1971 University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Hansen Fuller Gallery, San Francisco University Art Museum, Berkeley, California Northwest Handcraft House, North Vancouver1970 Canadian Guild of Potters, Toronto1969 Art Gallery, Regina Public Library, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Moose Jaw Art Museum, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada1968 Art Gallery, Regina Public Library, Regina, Saskatchewan1967 University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada Art Gallery, Regina Public Library, Regina, Saskatchewan1966 The Craftsman, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada