“I am interested in our relationship to each other, to other species and to our environment. I am drawn to the narrative behind a painting, one that I try to express through symbolism and loose associations that spark connections and reveal truths that lie just beneath the surface. Often dark or playful, but always beautiful because it is beauty that touches our soul and opens our hearts and minds.”

 

Galleries: Jen Tough Gallery & curated.!

The de Young Open 2023 – de Young Museum

I am so honored to have Oyster Melt selected for The de Young Open 2023! In 2020 the museum held their first Open, opening up their museum walls to local artists for the first time in a century and it’s now a Triennial event!

7, 700 artists from 9 Bay Area counties have had their work before a jury from which 900 pieces were chosen for this grand, salon style exhibition!

The exhibition runs from September 30, 2023 – January 7, 2024
Artists Preview – September 26                                                                                                                   Members Preview – September 28 & 29

For more information visit: de Young Museum

Monochromatic – Photo Trouvée Magazine

A Little Icing Among Friends and El Capitan have been juried into Monochromatic, a virtual group exhibition on the Photo Trouvée Magazine’s website, with a printed exhibition catalog available to order.

Exhibition runs September  13 –  October 15, 2023
Visit here: phototrouveemagazine.com

 

Critters – Jen Tough Gallery

Petunia Tea I has been juried into Critters, a virtual group exhibition at Jen Tough Gallery on Artsy.

Exhibition runs August  1 –  October 31, 2023
Visit here: Jen Tough Gallery on Artsy

Monochromatic – Photo Trouvée Magazine

I just had word that my mixed media embroidery on photograph and print work will be featured in Photo Trouvée Magazine’s virtual group show in September!

Exhibition runs September  1 – 30, 2023
Visit here: Photo Trouvée Magazine

Social Justice – What’s Next for Earth

La Mariposa has been juried into the What’s Next for Earth’s virtual group exhibition, Community Resilience & Social Justice / Equity Ownership based on the Think Resilience Online Course by the Post Carbon Institute.

Exhibition runs July 25 – September 25, 2023
Visit here: Virtual Gallery

Zoom Artist Presentation: Tuesday, August 8, noon PST
Visit here: Registration

The Bright Side – Jen Tough Gallery

All three of my Rainbow Ellipses have been chosen for The Bright Side, a group exhibition at Jen Tough Gallery in Santa Fe! They will all be matted and framed and ready to spread joy!

Exhibition runs August  1 – 31, 2023
Opening Reception Saturday, August 12, 4-6 pm
Visit here: Jen Tough Gallery

 

 

Salon at the Triton – Triton Museum of Art

Barnacle Bottles and Just Angelica have been selected for the Salon at the Triton, an annual 2D Statewide Competition and Exhibition at the Triton Museum of Art, guest juried this year by Cuong Nguyen!

Exhibition runs July 9 – August 20, 2023
Artist’s Reception July 9, 2-4 pm
For the complete list of exhibiting artists visit: Triton Museum of Art

Tickled Pink – Woman Made Gallery

Just Angelica and Rainbow Cartwheel will be in the online exhibition Tickled Pink: A Collection of Artworks Surrounding Joy, Humor, and Color which may be seen from July 1 – 30, 2023  at Woman Made Gallery in Chicago’s website. The juror, Veronica Clements, went through several rounds viewing 300 images. The final selection includes works in a variety of media by 68 artists. 

Visit the on-line exhibition here : Woman Made Gallery

Portals – Arc Gallery

A Crack in Everything will be on exhibit in Portals at Arc Gallery in San Francisco June 17 – August 12, 2023. Curator Karen Gutfreund has selected 21 works for exhibition in the gallery, while a total of 94 pieces will be in the accompanying catalogue for this Northern California Women’s Caucus for Art (NCWCA) group exhibition.

In-person Opening Reception: Saturday, June 17, 2023, 7-9 PM, Arc Gallery
Online Exhibition and Gallery: www.ncwca.org
Online Artist Talk 1: Wednesday, June 21, 2023, 7-8 PM
In-person Curatorial Tour: Sunday, July 16th, 1:30-3:30 PM 
Online Artist Talk 2: Thursday, August 3rd, 7-8 PM 

Fable. – Jen Tough Gallery

I am thrilled that my painting Hinterland will be showing in Fable: Art With A Narrative, an inaugural group exhibition at the Grand Opening of Jen Tough Gallery and AIR Studios Santa Fe!  May 12 – July 25, 2023.   Grand Opening – May 12 from 5-8pm. Visit: Jen Tough Gallery

Painting World Magazine Article

I’m very excited to share that an article featuring a selection of my strawberry paintings, Purity, Strawberry Tea I and Something Sweet, “Marie Cameron: Super Sweet With a Touch of Surreal, Realism” by Nicole Borgenicht has just been published in Painting World Magazine, April 2023 issue!  Thank you to all involved for this lovely opportunity to share my work with a new audience! Order here.

 

 

Community Art Auction – Works / San José

I have donated Rainbow Headstands to the Community Art Auction at Works / San José! There will be work from 130 artists available! The exhibition runs February 3 – March 4, 2023 with an opening February 3 from 5-9pm. The Auction will take place March 4 at 5pm with lots beginning to close by 6pm. View work here.

Into the Light – Artist Alliance / Artsy

Promise has been chosen for the Artist Alliance exhibition on Artsy by guest juror Laura Sanders! This virtual, group exhibition runs until April 16, 2023 and may be viewed here.

Small Works III – Artist Alliance / Artsy

Rainbow Dive 2 has been chosen for the Artist Alliance exhibition on Artsy by guest juror Julie Farstad! This virtual, group exhibition runs until December 15, 2023 and may be viewed here.

Crocker-Kingsley Exhibition – Blue Line Arts

I’m very excited to share that Rainbow Smokey has been chosen for the Crocker Kingsley Exhibition by juror Emma Saperstein, Chief Curator and Director of Education at the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art!  The Crocker-Kingsley Exhibition was first juried in 1940, a tradition that continues to the present day. Over the past 80 years, this prestigious show has included many premier names in American and California art, including Robert Arneson, Elmer Bischoff, Fred Dalkey, David Gilhooly, Ralph Goings, Gregory Kondos, Roland Petersen, Mel Ramos, Ruth Rippon, and Wayne Thiebaud.  The exhibition will be held at Blue Line Arts, 405 Vernon Street, Roseville, CA from  December 3rd, 2022 – January 14th, 2023. Reception will be held Saturday, December 17th from 4-8pm. Visit Blue Line Arts website here.

RESILIENCE(d) – Works / San José

Postponed due to global pandemic, Resillience has re-emerged as RESILIENCE(d)! Guest curated by Sara Cole, this group show features the work of Jhina Alvarado, Irene Berrones Kolb, Thai Bui, Marie Cameron, Sara Cole, Theresa Giammattei, Yolanda Guerra, Victoria May and Natasha Tahaei. It will be held at Works / San José, 38 South Second Street, San Jose, CA from November 12 – December 18, 2022. There will be an Opening Reception Friday, December 2nd 5-9pm and a Closing Party Sunday, December 18 4-6pm.  Visit Works / San José website here.

Our Stories – Photo Trouvée Magazine

Rainbow Polka Dot Bikinis and Rainbow Riders have been selected for Photo Trouvée Magazine’s virtual group exhibition, “Our Stories” November 1 – 30, 2022 which can be viewed here.

 

Revelations – Visionary Art Collective

Rainbow Self 1 has been included in Visionary Art Collective’s virtual group show “Revelations” curated by Victoria J. Fry, September 2022! View here.

Mother Nature – Artist Alliance / Artsy

Woodland Dweller has been juried into the Artist Alliance exhibition, “Mother Nature” on Artsy! It’s a beautiful group, online exhibition on view from September 15 – October 15, 2022. Don’t fool with Mother Nature! View here.

 Artist Talk : Critical Masses – NUMU

Thank you to NUMU for this recording of the Artist Talk I gave at the museum last June at the opening reception for Critical Masses, A Very Low Tide and a very special thank you to all the wonderful people who turned out to hear me ramble on. 💙 Watch here.

#morerainbows! coming to Artexpo Dallas!

Choice – Aritst Alliance / Artsy

On My Terms has been included in Choice, an Artist Alliance virtual group exhibition on Artsy where 100% of sales goes directly to the artists!  Lots of exciting work to see! View here.

Salon at the Triton 2022 – Triton Museum of Art

I am thrilled to share that Rainbow Vaccination has been juried into the Salon at the Triton 2022. This statewide 2D competition and exhibition is always a big deal with more than 1,400 submissions this year, with 100 selected! A huge thank you to guest jurors, Jeff Brown, Angela Holmes and Terry Kreiter as well as Executive Director and Senior Curator, Preston Metcalf! The exhibition will run August 13 – September 11 with a reception Sunday, August 14, from 2:00-4:00pm. For directions and more information click here.

What is Resilience? – What’s Next for Earth & MAHB Global

Burnbow and Rainbow Burnscar have been included in What’s Next for Earth’s urgent extibition, What is Resilience? this virtual group show is featured on Stanford University’s MAHB (Millennium Alliance for Humanity and the Biosphere) website, under Community / MAHB Arts and is part of the critical ongoing dialogue about the human predicament in our challenged planet. Live August 11 – Octotober 15, the show may be viewed here.

Embrace – genARTS & Know Future Gallery

Rainbow and the Cloud has been selected by Curator Alyssarhaye Garciano for genARTS and Know Future Gallery’s exhibition, Embrace – How We Envision A World That Embraces. Featuring the work of 32 Santa Clara County artists, this show will run from July 30 – August 28 with an opening reception 12-5pm, an Artist Talk on August 6-7:30pm, a Drawing Workshop with Roan Victor August 20 3-4:30pm.  For all the fun details click here.

Dreams – Artist Alliance / Artsy

My new work Love. Set. Match. is on Artsy, juried into Artist Alliance’s group exhibition Dreams by Jen Tough! The online exhibit runs July 20 – August 30, 2022 and can be viewed here.

Interior/ Exterior – Artist Alliance

My new work Outside In has been juried into Artist Alliance’s new online group exhibition Interior / Exterior! such a lot  of beautiful work to see in this show where 100% of sales goes directly to the artists!  View here.

Marie Cameron: Critical Masses, A Very Low Tide – NUMU 

I am thrilled to announce my very first solo museum exhibition! Marie Cameron: Critical Masses, A Very Low Tide will be showing at NUMU’s Spotlight Gallery from June 17 – October 23, 2022! New Museums Los Gatos is located at 106 East Main St, Los Gatos, California. A reception and artist talk will be held Thursday, June 30, 6-8pm. Doors will open at 5 and the talk will start at 6 – register here! This show covers over a decade of my environmentally oriented paintings of human interactions with marine life, including two new paintings and an installation created this year. This is the first time this body of work will be show together in it’s entirety! Visit here.

Rainbow Self #s 20, 25,  29 – Resilience Though Time – Photo Trouvée Magazine

Delighted to have three of my #morerainbows! in  Photo Trouvée Magazine’s virtual exhibition, Resilience Through Time, Rainbow Self 20, Rainbow Self 25 and Rainbow Self 29! All the work is wonderful, check it out here.

Pink Traces – Nocturnal – Artsy

Jen Tough’s Artist Alliance is now hosting juried shows on Artsy and I am delighted to have my painting, Pink Traces  included in their inaugural exhibition, Nocturnal! Visit here.

Pod Cast Interview – Tough on Art : Over the Rainbow

Thrilled to be talking with Jen Tough on episode 28 of her podcast Tough on Art!!! In all my unedited glory I speak with her about art school, a little church I used to own, travels in Pakistan and of course art. In my nervousness I even claime to be married to my father and get my husband’s occupation wrong (AI not storage) – apparently l need to brush up on the whole “speaking to people thing”after my pandemic isolation!)  Curious? Listen here.

New work at curated.!

I brought a new series of Glow paintings into curated. in Santa Cruz where they are exclusively available along with Abalone Rondelle II and a few of my Eden Roses. Check out the gallery here.

 

 

 

 

So honored to have three pieces included in Jen Tough Gallery’s Artist of the Bay Area Vol 1, Pink Traces, Periphery and Unwilding. Available to order here.     

So excited to have Unwilding published in Wild Lands by Jen Tough Gallery! Available to order here.     

Rainbow Escape and Rainbow Self 1 are both published in Jen Tough Gallery’s  new book Fun Size! Available to order here.                      

I am so delighted to have three of my silk embroidered found vintage photograph pieces included  in the current edition of Photo Trouvée Magazine. “The Festive Issue” contains gorgeous celebratory images by found photo artists from all over the world as well as an interview with Kamryn Sharon. The magazine is available in print and digital form at www.phototrouveemagazine.com.

 

 

 

My oil painting on convex canvas, Ablaone Rondelle I has been selected for Jen Tough’s Artist Alliance exhibition, Abstracted from Nature, on view now at www.artistalliance.space! Enjoy all the great work in this online group show where artists keep 100% of the sale!

My mixed media assemblage work, Spoonful of Sugar III has been selected for Jen Tough’s Artist Alliance exhibition, Tiny Assemblages 2 on view now at www.artistalliance.space! Enjoy all the great work in this online group show where artists keep 100% of the sale!

My mixed media assemblage work, Stilla Maris, has been selected for Jen Tough’s Artist Alliance exhibition, Water Stories on view now at www.artistalliance.space! Enjoy all the great work in this online group show where artists keep 100% of the sale!

So much fun speaking with Sieglinde Van Damme and Taryn Curiel on the their great Art Sparks! program!

Click here for the interview!

So delighted to have my painting Something Sweet included in The Artist Alliance’s online group exhibition, Sugar High, juried by Jen Tough! View this yummy show full of happy summer colors at www.artistalliance.space 100% of sales go directly to the artists!

I am excited to announce that I will be teaching  my #morerainbows! techniques in a Stitching Rainbows Workshop at the San Francisco School of Needlework and Design on Saturday, October 2!

Click here for more information and to sign up!

Fabulous to be featured in an online article with Content Magazine! They are simply the best in covering the South Bay art scene! Thanks to Daniel Garcia for spectacular coverage and great photography!

Click here for the interview and video.

Great talking rainbows with curator, artist and friend, Karen Gutfreund, on her Instagram Live series, 2@2!

Click here to watch the interview.

I would like to invite you to my Wall of Rainbows Pop-up!

In celebration California opening up, I will be holding a “Wall of Rainbows” pop-up from June 15th -19th! This is the first time that my #morerainbows series, that I have been working on during this pandemic, will be exhibited en masse – I can’t wait to see hundreds of these silk rainbows embroidered onto vintage photographs filling an entire studio wall! Wonderful collectors who have been reserving their favorite pieces throughout the pandemic will finally be able to see them in person and take them home!

If there a piece you would like to reserve let me know, they are all up on Instagram! If you cannot make it in person, no problem, I will ship work when the pop-up comes down. Most of the rainbows are available at $200 each with the largest valued at $500. I will cover taxes and shipping.

Send me a note if you would like to book a  30-45 min studio visit. I will be at the studio daily from 9 – 5 and in the evening by request. Please note that the path to my studio is uneven and sadly not wheelchair accessible. Rest assured that I have been fully vaccinated and will be keeping the windows open and a mask on hand

Thanks you to everyone who has been following my rainbows over this past year, it has been so meaningful to me to create and share a little bit of joy and hope!

Two of my #morerainbows! pieces have been included in Photo Trouvée Magazine’s online group exhibition, Summer Splash which opens June 6, 2021. Turn the sound on and feel the cool waves wash your troubles away!

My Cup of Tea, a mixed media assemblage piece, is in Jen Tough Gallery’s Artist Alliance online group exhibition, Chromatica Challenge which opens May 24, 2021. 100% of the work that’s for sale goes to the artist!

Happy to announce that Anemone Tea I has been juried into the O’Hanlon Center for the Art’s  exhibition, Blue.  Juried by Jen Tough, of Jen Tough Gallery, this online exhibition will run from May 17 – July 22, 2021. An Artist Round Table Discussion link

Delighted to share that Rainbow Self 1 has made the cover of Photo Trouvée Magazine – Issue 4!  More Rainbows, Fewer Fires,  Rainbow Scape 14 and the full Rainbow Self 1 are in the issue which includes the work of  22 contemporary, international found photo artists as well as 2 interviews!

The digital download is available through their shop at phototrouveemagazine.com

Imaginary Geographies is a blast from my past which still speaks to the current moment, maybe more that ever! It was juried into “Imaginary Travel”, a national online exhibition juried by John Yoyogi Fortes for Jen Tough Gallery’s Artist Alliance! Opens March 23.

Several of my #morerainbows! pieces are on exhibit in Cabrillo Gallery’s, 2020 Vision: Seeing ourselves through challenging times, a moving online national exhibition juried by Eleanor Harwood  of Eleanor Harwood Gallery in San Francisco.

March 22 – April 16, 2021                     Juror Talk April 3, 4-5 pm

 

My painting Modern Midden has been selected for Dreams & Their Edges, a virtual group show juried by John Seed for I Like Your Work!

Opens February 15, 20201 at www.Ilikeyourworkpodcast.com

Rainbow Climber, from my #morerainbows! series was selected by juror Carol Dalton for Terrain, a virtual exhibition for Jen Tough’s Artist Alliance!

Opens February 14, 2021