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1. Liths, 2003, beeswax, gesso, watercolor, pigment, 4" x 3"
2. Alight, 2002, monoprint, tarpaper, gesso, pigment, 7" x 5"
3. Spark, 2002, lithograph, encaustic, pigment, gouache, watercolor,
     6" x 9"
4. Wait, 2002, encaustic, gesso, pigment, 7" x 7"
5. Birds, 2003, monoprints, beeswax, pigment 10" x 8"
6. No One Can Save Me, 2002, collagraph, tarpaper, gesso, pigment,
     5" x 5"
7. Wings, 2003, monoprints , beeswax, pigment, 64" x 48"
8. Span, 2002, monoprints, encaustic, pigment, 37"x 29"
9. Ladder, 2003, monoprints , beeswax, pigment, 64" x 42"
10. Message, 2003, xerox litho, silk, 14" x 11"
11. Flight installation, 2003, lithographs and monoprints on silk, wire,
       encaustic paintings, book
12. Flight installation, 2003, lithographs and monoprints on silk, wire,
       encaustic paintings, book
13. Dream Bed installation, 2002, ink on bed linens, monofilament,
       bubblewrap, 72" x 84"
14. The Bean Counter, 2003, lima beans, ink, glass, 8" x 4" x 2"
15. Pod, 2003, copper, fava beans, ink, 7" x 2" x 2"

Contact Information
e-mail: marishasimons@yahoo.com
Please contact artist for purchases, commissions, etc.

Artist Bio
Marisha Simons received her BA in studio art from Colorado College and her MFA in printmaking/bookarts from the University of the Arts. She lives in Philadelphia and teaches at the University of the Arts in the printmaking department, Pre-College and Continuing Education programs. She is an edition printer and shop technician for the Experimental Printmaking Institute of Lafayette College in Easton, PA.

Awards & Honors
2003
Art Futures Residency, The Philadelphia Museum of Art

Invitational Artist’s Residency, Scuola Internazionale di Grafica,Venice, Italy

Elizabeth Roberts Prize for Graduate Study in Book Arts/Printmaking, The University of the Arts

2001 - 2002
Graduate Fellowship, The University of the Arts

2000
Merit Award Durango Commission Show

1999
Eagle Rock School Professional Development Grant

1998
Colorado Council on the Arts Grant for Artists

Publications
2001
Printmaking in the Sun, Welden and Muir

Selected Exhibitions

2008
Live With It, Traveling Exhibition, Photo West Gallery, Philadelphia, PA; CFEVA, Philadelphia, PA

2007
Copse: A Small Wood, The Hall, Inliquid at the Crane Arts Building, Philadelphia, PA

Showroom, Inliquid at the Crane Arts Building, Philadelphia, PA

2003
La Superette, Deitch Gallery and Participant Inc. New York, NY

Beyond Reading, Ellipse Art Center, Arlington, VA

Flight, Gallery Siano, Philadelphia, PA

Secret Postcards, Printmaking Gallery, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA

2002
Mementos, The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA

Through the Looking Glass, San Francisco Center for the Book, San Francisco, CA

All of Our Secrets, Arronson Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Crossing Borders, Gallery One, Philadelphia, PA

Art Pack, The University of the Arts Sculpture Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Six Degrees in Cold Storage, College Art Association MFA Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA

2001
Durango Arts Center Annual Juried Show, Durango Arts Center, Durango, CO

Durango Under Pressure: Prints at Red Canyon Gallery, Durango, CO

2000
Better Than Nude, Business of Art Center, Manitou Springs, CO

1999
Imprints, Business of Art Center, Manitou Springs, CO

1998
Body Packaging, Gallery of Contemporary Art, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO

1997
The Open Book, Dancing Horse Studios, Denver, CO

Out on a Limb: Collaborations, Business of Art Center, Manitou Springs, CO