An innovation truly unique to Marlene Rose's work is her use of found objects as integral parts of her creations making each piece both ancient and modern. Each is hand cast from molten glass in a spectacular process of heat and light. Marlene Rose-Coates was born in New York with art all around her. Her mother was a painter and her father a sculptor of found objects. Educated at Promfret School in Connecticut, she began her exploration of visual mediums at Tulane University in New Orleans. Here she came into her own as an artist, developing her unique style. She held her first solo exhibition before graduation, with a sell out show at the top gallery in New Orleans. Following this success she went on to graduate school at California College of the Arts and Crafts in Oakland, CA. She even found time for a Summer Program at Philchuck Glass School in Seattle, Washington, the birthplace and epicenter of the Art Glass Movement. She has since traveled extensively throughout Europe, the Middle East, South America, Africa and the Caribbean gaining even more influences and ideas for her work. Her goal as an artist is to create life in what ever she makes. In simple terms, she makes the pieces come alive revealing the true and unique source of life energy in each creation. Education:
1992
CCAC, Oakland , CA (MFA) 1991
Pilchuk Glass School Seattle , WA 1986 - 1990
Tulane University , New Orleans , LA :
( B.F.A with Honors, Sculpture/Glass Newcomb College ) 1983-1986
Pomfret School , Pomfret , CT 1978 - 1983
Greenvale School , Glen Head, NY Membership in Professional Organizations:
Florida Craftsman, St. Petersburg , FL
Art Center, St. Petersburg , FL
Contemporary Art Center , New Orleans , LA
Glass Art Society, Corning , NY Group Exhibitions:
2007
Antiques and Fine Art at the Armory, New York City , NY
Fay Gold Gallery Show, Atlanta , GA
SOFA Chicago , Navy Pie, Chicago , IL
Art International, Pasadena , CA
Angela King, Gallery Show, New Orleans , LA
Art International, San Francisco , CA
Art Santa Fe , Santa Fe , NM
Fay Gold Gallery Show, Atlanta , GA
"Narconon Artists Unite", Hawaii
"Gathering of Eagles", Oshkosh , WI
Kuivato Gallery Show, Sedona , AZ
Manitou Gallery Show, Sante Fe , NM
ArtDC , Washington DC
Angela King Gallery Show, New Orleans , LA.
Adamar Gallery Show, Miami , FL
Coconut Grove Art Festival, Miami , FL
Temple Beth EL, St. Petersburg , FL
Palm Beach 3, Palm Beach , FL
Art Miami , Miami , FL 2006
SOFA Chicago , Navy Pier
Glass Menagerie, Contessa Gallery, Cleveland OH
"Gathering of Eagles", Oshkosh , WI
SOFA New York , New York City, NY
Art Scottsdale
Art Miami , Miami , FL.
Holland House Gallery Show, Philadelphia , PA.
Sandra Ainsley, Toronto , Canada 2005
Lake Whales Art Center , Lake Whales , FL.
Florida Craftsman Gallery, St. Petersburg , FL.
Denise Roberge, Palm Desert , CA
Hanson/King, New Orleans , LA
SOFA, Chicago, Chicago
Art Toronto , Toronto , Canada
Glass Weekend, Wheaton Village , Milleville , N.J.
SOFA, New York
Chicago Contemporary & Classic
L.A. Antiques, Fine Art & Jewelry
Art Expo, New York
Art Miami , Miami , FL 2004
SOFA Chicago, Chicago , IL
Art Center, St. Petersburg , FL
Temple Beth El, St. Petersburg , FL
Art Philadelphia , Philadelphia , PA
Art Expo Atlanta , Atlanta , GA
Palm Beach Contemporary, Palm Beach , FL
Adamar Fine Arts, Miami , FL
Baisden Gallery, Tampa , FL 2003 SOFA Chicago, Chicago, IL
Adamar Fine Arts, Miami, FL
The Way To Happiness Benefit, Los Angeles, CA
Downtown Arts Benefit, Clearwater, FL 2002
Adamar Fine Arts, Miami, FL
Egypt Revisited, Artesia Gallery, Vail, CO
New Orleans Boogie, Art Expressions, Aspen, CO 2001
New Work, New Heights Gallery, Tampa, FL
Jazz Tribute, Clearwater Arts Studio, Clearwater, FL
Visions of Egypt: Through African Eyes, Artesia Gallery, Vail, CO
Mardi Gras Mambo, Art Expressions, Aspen, CO 2000
Tipitina, Artesia, Vail, CO
The Big Easy, Art Expressions, Aspen, Co
New Work, Gatza Arts, Clearwater, Florida
South African Light, Louis Peens, Johannesburg, South Africa 1999
New Orleans Retrospective, Key West Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL
New Masks, Romeo Gallery, Ybor City, FL
Faces OF Africa, Zonal, San Fransisco, CA
African Odyssey, Sara Howell Gallery, Jonesboro, AR 1991
Albert Brown Salon Glass Show, New Orleans, LA
Student Juried Show Newcomb College, New Orleans, LA
Pilchuck Exhibit, Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, WA
Male Images Gasperi Gallery, New Orleans, LA
AIDS Benefit Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans, LA
Native American Spirit, The Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 1989
Breaking Tradition III", Place St. Charles, New Orleans, LA
Student Juried Show, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Mysteries of Glass, Fairhope, AL
Christmas Show, Gasperi Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Christmas Sale for AIDS, Arthur Rogers Gallery, New Orleans, LA 1988
Student Juried Show, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Breaking Tradition II Place St. Charles, New Orleans, LA
Annual Christmas Exposition, Newcomb College, New Orleans, LA 1987
Student Juried Show, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Breaking Tradition I, Place St. Charles, New Orleans, LA
Annual Christmas Exhibition, Newcomb College, New Orleans, LA Solo Exhibitions:
2007
Ancient and Elemantal, Gulf Coast Museum of Art, Largo, FL.
Buddha's- Kuivato Gallery, Sedona, Az. 2006
Ancient and Elemental- Gallery Denovo, Sun Valley, ID.
Glass Relics- Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, GA. 2005
New Works, Hodgell Gallery, Sarasota, FL 2004
Cultural Blueprints, Baisden Gallery Show, Tampa, FL 2002
Modern Relics, City Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2001
New Works, New Heights Gallery, Tampa, FL 1990
Changing Faces, Gasperi Gallery, New Orleans, LA Glass Workshops:
1999
Pino Signoretto, Tampa, FL 1995
Uri Schedrick, Tampa, Florida 1992
Clifford Rainey, Oakland, CA 1991
Carla Trinkley and Willy Dexter, New Orleans, LA
Henner Schroter, New Orleans, LA
Fred Tscheta, New Orleans, LA
Michael Scheiner, Seattle, WA
Robert Carlson, Seattle, WA 1990
Laura Donifer, New Orleans, LA
Gene Koss, New Orleans, LA 1989
Pino Signoretto, New Orleans, LA
Stephen Day, New Orleans, LA