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Marcy Hermansader

 
Marcy Hermansader

American 20th-21st century American draughtsman and collagist with mixed media
(1951 – )

From Bennington Museum exhibition webpage, "It is all a mystery - Works on Paper by Marcy Hermansader, 1981-2015": Marcy Hermansader . . . has lived in Vermont since 1975. She received a BFA in sculpture from the Philadelphia College of Art where she studied with Cynthia Carlson, Ree Morton, and Rafael Ferrer. She has been given one person shows by Williams College Museum of Art, The Pennsylvania Academy of Art, and the DeCordova Museum, among others. The artist has also participated in over fifty group exhibitions including “Interfaces: Outsider Art and the Mainstream” at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, “The Drawn Page” at the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, and “Curator’s Choice” at the Bronx Museum. She has been recognized by fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Vermont Arts Council, and the Vermont Community Foundation. Her work is held in numerous public and private collections. BigTown Gallery in Rochester, and Fleisher/Ollman Gallery in Philadelphia represent her work. The artist has also worked with the Vermont Arts Council to help improve access to the arts for people with disabilities.

9 objects

Animal Family

1996
charcoal, colored pencil, photo postcard on museum board in a stained wood frame
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.150
 

The Race

1977-1978
mixed media pastel and tempera on paper
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.147
 

Wading

1995
mixed media on paper in wooden frame
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.149
 

Housekeeping

1985
mixed media on paper in fabric mat and wood frame
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.148
 

Fruitful

1996
charcoal, colored pencil, acrylic, photo postcard on museum board in stained wooden frame
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.151
 

Blue Note

2003
Xerox paper weaving on wooden frame
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.152
 

Snow

2005
Xerox paper weaving on in wooden frame
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.154
 

Baby

2004
Xerox weaving on paper
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.153
 

The Patriarch

1976
mixed media colored pencil and acrylic on paper
Archival Collection of Marion Boulton Stroud and Acadia Summer Arts Program, Mt. Desert Island, Maine. Gift from the Marion Boulton "Kippy" Stroud Foundation
2018.10.146