Updated Jan 2025
Lives and works in St. Louis, MO
b. Baton Rouge, LA
EDUCATION
2017
Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, St. Louis, MO
Washington University in St. Louis
Bachelor of Fine Arts
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023
Cons, The Greg Hardwick Gallery at Columbia College, Columbia, MO
2020
Twice as hard, half as much, The Kranzberg, St. Louis, MO
2019
Amateur Hour, Porch House Gallery, Fayetteville, AR
2018
MAINTENANCE, Granite City Art and Design District, Granite City, IL
2017
Take Care, 50/50, Kansas City, MO
GROUP AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2025
Celestial Bodies, Stove Works, curated by Neena Wang, Chattanooga, TN (forthcoming)
legacy as lexicon, a stand-in for my voice, Goldfinch, curated by Lauren Leving, Chicago, IL
2024
Considering St. Louis, The Luminary, curated by Ciera Mckissick, St. Louis, MO
Year of the Dragon, Duane Reed Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2023
where to begin when to end, Staenberg Gallery at Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
Small Works, Duane Reed Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2022
Arch Inverted, PLUG, Kansas City, MO
CLOCKWORK, Dream Clinic Project Space, curated by Morgan Rose Free, Columbus, OH
unSEEN, Millstone Gallery at Center of Creative Arts (COCA), curated by Yvonne Osei, St. Louis, MO
2020
untied, University of Illinois Springfield Visual Arts Gallery, curated by Allison Lacher and Jeff Robinson, Springfield, IL
20/20, Hunt Gallery, curated by Kasper Lorene, St. Louis, MO
2019
Terrain Biennial, Oak Park, IL
Brick & Mortar, Truman State University Art Gallery, organized by Flood Plain, Kirksville, MO
First Date, Granite City Art and Design District and Open House, Granite City, IL and Kansas City, MO
Intimacy of Visibility, ACRE Projects, curated by Lauren Leving, Chicago, IL
Freedom in a Platform, The Luminary, St. Louis, MO
In Case of Emergency, Incident Report, curated by CPR, Hudson, NY
2018
G-CASH, beverly, St. Louis, MO
the dollhouse, curated by gadget_gurls, Suffolk County, NY
P L A Y P I T, Open House, Kansas City, MO
St. Louis Sampler, New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, New Harmony, IN
Nail Salon, 1915 Maury Ave, St. Louis, MO
Lot 49, The Luminary, St. Louis, MO
Youthful Discretion, Flood Plain, St. Louis, MO
COME HERE, both/&, Oakland, CA; Miami, FL; Chicago, IL; Boston, MA; Green eld, MA; Needham, MA; Portland, ME; St. Louis, MO; Sisters, OR; New York, NY
2017
Year in Review, Paul Artspace @ The Bermuda Project, Ferguson, MO
Dimensions of Art and Technology (curated by Ilethia Sharp), Brick City Makes, St. Louis, MO
thoroughly whet, Des Lee Gallery, St. Louis, MO
ATTACH FILES, 50/50, Kansas City, MO
RESIDENCIES
2024
Hambidge Center, Rabun Gap, GA
2022
Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2019
Elsewhere, Greensboro, NC
2018
ACRE, Steuben, WI
Caldera Arts, Sisters, OR
2017
Paul Artspace, St. Louis, MO
Otis College of Art & Design, Los Angeles, CA
AWARDS
2022
The Puffin Foundation, Teaneck, NJ
2021
Abbey Mural Prize, National Academy of Design, New York, NY
2019
Vermont Studio Center Fellowship, Johnson, VT
Futures Fund Grant, St. Louis, MO
Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant, New York, NY
2018
Regional Arts Commission Artist Support Grant, St. Louis, MO
2017
The Caroline Risque Sculpture Prize, St. Louis, MO
ISC Outstanding Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture, Honorable Mention, Hamilton, NJ
2016
The Caroline Risque Sculpture Prize, St. Louis, MO
PRESS AND PUBLICATIONS
2019
ARTnews, “A Chicago Biennial Is Taking Art Beyond Museum Walls and Into People’s Yards” by Claire Voon
2018
Art in America, "Real Utopias: Institutional Roundtable" by James McAnally, May Issue (Print Edition)
2017
Paul Artspace, 2017 Year in Review, Exhibition Catalogue
Silver Space, "Body of Work" by Lexi Turin
Sculpture Magazine, "2017 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Awards," October Issue
ALIVE Magazine, "The Creative Process of St. Louis Artist Marina Peng" by Eileen G'Sell