Gwen Marcus Biography

Noted sculptor Gwen Marcus has exhibited throughout the United States and Europe. Her work is included in many important collections worldwide.

Critics have praised Marcus for her sensitivity and comprehension of the human form. Marcus has received many honors and commissions, among them the highly regarded Gold Medal of Honor from the Allied Artists of America.

In addition, she was awarded the Gold Medal of Honor, Audubon Artist, Inc (two-time recipient), as well as The Hudson Valley Art Association Gold Medal. She is (a five-time recipient) of the Gold Medal of Honor from the American Artist Professional League and has received the Centennial Medal of Honor and (two-time recipient) of the Gold Medal of Honor from The Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club.

Marcus is a fellow and served on the board of the National Sculpture Society.

MEMBERSHIPS

Fellow, National Sculpture Society
Associate with Distinction, American Women Artists
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, NYC
Artist Advisory Board, The Atelier at Flowerfield, NY
Signature Member, The American Artists Professional League, NYC
National Association of Women Artist, Inc, NYC
Former Board Member: American Medallic Sculpture Association; Pen and Brush Club, NYC; National Sculpture Society

EDUCATION

New York University, Rhode Island School of Design, Art Students League, National Academy of Design.

Studied privately with: Clemente Spampinato, Bruno Lucchesi, Edgar Whitney and Isaac Soyer

MUSEUM/PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Stamford Hospital, Stamford, Connecticut ('Hatti')
Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina ('Bather')
Lifetime Entertainment Network Corporate Offices, New York ('Hatti')
Chi Mei Museum, Taiwan ('Serenity', 'Bather', 'Raincatcher', 'The Catch' and additional other works)
Champs Hill, West Sussex, England ('Serenity, 'Bather', Raincatcher','Hatti', and additional other works)
Landmark Bank, Missouri, USA ('Raincatcher', 'The Catch', 'Hatti' and additional other works)
Braves Baseball Field, Curtis Walker Park, Conway, Arkansas ('The Catch')
Long Island Museum of American Art,
A Smithsonian Institute Affiliate
Stony Brook, NY ('The Tempest')
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, MA, (US Mint commemorative coins)
The David A Straz Jr., Performing Arts Center, Tampa, Florida
Cape Cod Museum of Art, Cape Cod, Massachusetts (The Tempest)
Firebirds Baseball Field, Eldredge Park, Massachusetts (The Catch)
Osterville Baptist Church, Osterville, MA (Raincatcher)

LECTURES/TEACHING

Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina: Lecture, Masterclass Workshop
'Modeling the Graceful Figure',
Artist in Residence 2012
Scottsdale Artists' School, Arizona: Sculpture Workshop 'Capturing Beauty in Clay'
National Cheng Kung University Art Center, Taiwan: Lecture
Hillview, Queensland, Australia: the Former Vice Regal Estate, Sutton Forest, exhibition and virtual Lecture
Long Island Museum of American Art,
A Smithsonian Institute Affiliate
Stony Brook, NY: Lecture
Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina: Lecture, Masterclass Workshop "Modeling the Female Figure", Artist in Residence, Exhibition, 2019
The Cape Cod Museum of Art, Massachusetts: Exhibition, Lecture

Selected Exhibitions 2026-2014:

2026

Cape Cod Museum of Art, Massachusetts
Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina
The Red Piano Art Gallery, Bluffton, South Carolina
Floyd Fine Arts Gallery, Pawleys Island, South Carolina
The Gallery at Tree's Place, Orleans, Massachusetts
Louisa Gould Gallery, Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts
Champs Hill, Sculpture Gardens, Sussex, England

2025

The National Sculpture Society, Midtown Manhattan Gallery, New York
Cape Cod Museum of Art, Massachusetts
Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina
The Red Piano Art Gallery, Bluffton, South Carolina
Floyd Fine Arts Gallery, Pawleys Island, South Carolina
The Gallery at Tree's Place, Orleans, Massachusetts
Cortile Gallery, Provincetown, Massachusetts
Louisa Gould Gallery, Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts
Champs Hill, Sculpture Gardens, Sussex, England

2024

Cape Cod Museum of Art, Massachusetts
Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina
The Red Piano Art Gallery, Bluffton, South Carolina
Floyd Fine Arts Gallery, Pawleys Island,
South Carolina
The Gallery at Tree's Place,
Orleans, Massachusetts
Cortile Gallery, Provincetown, Massachusetts
Louisa Gould Gallery, Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts
Indianapolis Art Center, Indiana
Loveland Museum, Loveland, Colorado

2023

Cape Cod Museum of Art, Massachusetts
Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina
The Red Piano Art Gallery, Bluffton, South Carolina
Floyd Fine Arts Gallery, Pawleys Island,
South Carolina
The Gallery at Tree's Place,
Orleans, Massachusetts
Cortile Gallery, Provincetown, Massachusetts
Louisa Gould Gallery, Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts

2022

Cape Cod Museum of Art, Massachusetts
Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina
The Red Piano Art Gallery, Bluffton, South Carolina
Cheryl Newby Gallery, Pawleys Island,
South Carolina
The Gallery at Tree's Place,
Orleans, Massachusetts
Cortile Gallery, Provincetown, Massachusetts
Louisa Gould Gallery, Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts

2021

Cape Cod Museum of Art, Massachusetts
Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina
The Red Piano Art Gallery, Bluffton, South Carolina
Cheryl Newby Gallery, Pawleys Island,
South Carolina
The Gallery at Tree's Place,
Orleans, Massachusetts
Cortile Gallery, Provincetown, Massachusetts

2020

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Museum, Finalist in United States Mint commemorative coin for the Basketball Hall
of Fame, Springfield, Massachusetts
Cape Cod Museum of Art, Massachusetts
Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina
The Red Piano Art Gallery, Bluffton, South Carolina
Cheryl Newby Gallery, Pawleys Island,
South Carolina
Southport Galleries, Southport, Connecticut
The Gallery at Tree's Place,
Orleans, Massachusetts
Cortile Gallery, Provincetown, Massachusetts

2019

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Museum, Springfield, Massachusetts
Cape Cod Museum of Art, Massachusetts
Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina
Gallery 901, Santa Fe, New Mexico
The Red Piano Art Gallery, Bluffton, South Carolina
Cheryl Newby Gallery, Pawleys Island,
South Carolina
Southport Galleries, Southport, Connecticut
The Gallery at Tree's Place,
Orleans, Massachusetts
Cortile Gallery, Provincetown, Massachusetts
Long Island Museum of American Art,
A Smithsonian Institute Affiliate, Stony Brook, New York
The David A Straz Jr., Performing Arts Center, Tampa, Florida
The Hearle Gallery, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
'MasterWorks 2019', The Atelier at Flowerfield, Saint James, New York

2018

Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina
Gallery 901, Santa Fe, New Mexico
The Red Piano Art Gallery, Bluffton, South Carolina
Cheryl Newby Gallery, Pawleys Island,
South Carolina
Southport Galleries, Southport, Connecticut
The Gallery at Tree's Place,
Orleans, Massachusetts
Cortile Gallery, Provincetown, Massachusetts
Long Island Museum of American Art,
A Smithsonian Institute Affiliate, Stony Brook, New York
The David A Straz Jr., Performing Arts Center, Tampa, Florida

2017

Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina
Gallery 901, Santa Fe, New Mexico
The Red Piano Art Gallery, Bluffton, South Carolina
Cheryl Newby Gallery, Pawleys Island, South Carolina
Southport Galleries, Southport, Connecticut
The Gallery at Tree's Place, Orleans, Massachusetts
Cortile Gallery, Provincetown, Massachusetts
American Masters Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York, New York
Long Island Museum of American Art,
A Smithsonian Institute Affiliate,
Stony Brook, New York
The David A Straz Jr., Performing Arts Center, Tampa, Florida
The Atelier at Flowerfield, 2017 Masterworks, St. James, New York

2016

Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina
Gallery 901, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Morris & Whiteside Galleries, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Cheryl Newby Gallery, Pawleys Island, South Carolina
Southport Galleries, Southport, Connecticut
The Gallery at Tree's Place, Orleans, Massachusetts
Gallery Diamante, Carmel, California
American Masters Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York, New York

2015

Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina
Greenberg Fine Art Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Morris & Whiteside Galleries, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Cheryl Newby Gallery, Pawleys Island, South Carolina
Southport Galleries, Southport, Connecticut
The Gallery at Tree's Place, Orleans, Massachusetts
Gallery Diamante, Carmel, California
American Masters Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York, New York

2014

American Masters Show, The Salmagundi Club, NYC
Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina
Greenberg Fine Art Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Morris & Whiteside Galleries, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Cheryl Newby Gallery, Pawleys Island, South Carolina
Morrison Gallery, Kent, Connecticut
Southport Galleries, Southport, Connecticut
American Masters Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York, New York

Selected Exhibitions 2013-2001:

2013

Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina
Greenberg Fine Art Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Morris & Whiteside Galleries, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Cheryl Newby Gallery, Pawleys Island, South Carolina
Cavalier Gallery, Greenwich, Connecticut and Nantucket, Massachusetts
Chrysalis Gallery, Southampton, New York
Morrison Gallery, Kent, Connecticut

2012

Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina
Greenberg Fine Art Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Morris & Whiteside Galleries, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Cheryl Newby Gallery, Pawleys Island, South Carolina
Cavalier Gallery, Greenwich, Connecticut and Nantucket, Massachusetts
Chrysalis Gallery, Southampton, New York
Morrison Gallery, Kent, Connecticut
"Hillview", Former Vice Regal Estate,Sutton Forest, Australia

2011

Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina
Greenberg Fine Art Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Morris & Whiteside Galleries, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Cheryl Newby Gallery, Pawleys Island, South Carolina
Cavalier Gallery, Greenwich, Connecticut and Nantucket, Massachusetts
Chrysalis Gallery, Southampton, New York
Kerygma Gallery, Ridgewood, New Jersey

2010

Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina
Greenberg Fine Art Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Morris & Whiteside Galleries, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Cheryl Newby Gallery, Pawleys Island, South Carolina
Cavalier Gallery, New York, Greenwich, Connecticut and Nantucket, Massachusetts
Chrysalis Gallery, Southampton, New York
Kerygma Gallery, Ridgewood, New Jersey

2009

Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina
Chi Mei Museum, Taiwan
Champs Hill, West Sussex, England
Greenberg Fine Art Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Reflection Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Morris & Whiteside Galleries, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Cheryl Newby Gallery, Pawleys Island, South Carolina
Cavalier Gallery, New York, Greenwich, Connecticut and Nantucket, Massachusetts
Chrysalis Gallery, Southampton, New York
Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York
Kerygma Gallery, Ridgewood, New Jersey

2008

Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina
Chi Mei Museum, Taiwan
Champs Hill, West Sussex, England
Reflection Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Morris & Whiteside Galleries, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Cheryl Newby Gallery, Pawleys Island, South Carolina
Cavalier Gallery, New York, Greenwich, Connecticut and Nantucket, Massachusetts
Chrysalis Gallery, Southampton, New York
Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York
Kerygma Gallery, Ridgewood, New Jersey
Arcature Fine Art Gallery, Palm Beach, Florida

2007

Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina
Chi Mei Museum, Taiwan
Champs Hill, West Sussex, England
Reflection Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Morris & Whiteside Galleries, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Cheryl Newby Gallery, Pawleys Island, South Carolina
Cavalier Gallery, New York, Greenwich, Connecticut and Nantucket, Massachusetts
Chrysalis Gallery, Southampton, New York
Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York
Kerygma Gallery, Ridgewood, New Jersey
Arcature Fine Art Gallery, Palm Beach, Florida

2006

Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina
Chi Mei Museum, Taiwan
Champs Hill, West Sussex, England
Reflection Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Morris & Whiteside Galleries, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Cheryl Newby Gallery, Pawleys Island, South Carolina
Cavalier Gallery, New York, Greenwich, Connecticut and Nantucket, Massachusetts
Chrysalis Gallery, Southampton, New York
Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York
Kerygma Gallery, Ridgewood, New Jersey

2005

Chi Mei Museum, Taiwan
Champs Hill, West Sussex, England
Frank T. Sabin Gallery, London, England
Reflection Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Morris & Whiteside Galleries, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Cheryl Newby Gallery, Pawleys Island, South Carolina
Cavalier Gallery, New York, Greenwich, Connecticut and Nantucket, Massachusetts
Chrysalis Gallery, Southampton, New York
Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York
Kerygma Gallery, Ridgewood, New Jersey
Park Side Gallery, Carmel, California
Kaleidoscope Gallery, Mission Viejo, California

2004

Champs Hill, West Sussex, England
Frank T. Sabin Gallery, London, England
Cavalier Gallery, Greenwich, Connecticut
Chrysalis Gallery, Southampton, New York
Kerygma Gallery, Ridgewood, New Jersey
Pitzers of Carmel, Carmel, California
Kaleidoscope Gallery, Laguna, California
Chi Mei Museum, Taiwan
Finalist for The Harriet Tubman Memorial, Harlem, NYC

2003

Champs Hill, West Sussex, England
Frank T. Sabin Gallery, London, England
Cavalier Gallery, Greenwich, Connecticut
Chrysalis Gallery, Southampton, New York
Kerygma Gallery, Ridgewood, New Jersey
Pitzers of Carmel, Carmel, California
Kaleidoscope Gallery, Laguna, California
Indiana University, Indiana, January 23rd - February 28th
Gallery North, Setacket, New York, June 1st - July 6th
Chi Mei Museum, Taiwan

2002

Frank T. Sabin Gallery Traveling Exhibition
"Sculpture Under English Skies"
Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire, England
June 28th - July 7th
Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England
July 10th - July 14th
Stoneleigh Abbey, Warwickshire, England
July 17th - July 21th
Castle Howard, Yorkshire, England
July 24th - July 28th
Chi Mei Museum, Taiwan
Frank T. Sabin Gallery, London, England
Champs Hill, West Sussex, England
Cavalier Gallery, Greenwich, Connecticut
Chrysalis Gallery, Southampton, New York
Kerygma Gallery, Ridgewood, New Jersey
Kaleidoscope Gallery, Mission Viejo, California

2001

Chi Mei Museum, Taiwan
Frank T. Sabin Gallery, London, England
Champs Hill, West Sussex, England
Cavalier Gallery, Greenwich, Connecticut
Chrysalis Gallery, Southampton, New York
The Sculpture Showcase Ltd., New Hope, Pennsylvannia
Kerygma Gallery, Ridgewood, New Jersey
The Studio of Long Grove Galleries of Fine Art, Long Grove, Illinois
Kaleidoscope Gallery, Mission Viejo, California

Selected Exhibitions 2000-1966:

2000

Cavalier Gallery, Greenwich, Connecticut
Chrysalis Gallery, Southampton, New York
Bonatirer Fine Art Gallery, Piermont, New York
Broome Street Gallery, NYC
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, NYC
The Sculpture Showcase Ltd., New Hope, Pennsylvania
Kerygma Gallery, Ridgewood, New Jersey
Bal Harbour Gallery, Bal Harbour, Florida
The Studio of Long Grove Galleries of Fine Art, Long Grove, Illinois
DeVorzon Gallery, Beverly Hills, California
Kaleidoscope Gallery, Mission Viejo, California
Fleischer Museum: Masterworks of American Sculpture. 'Selections from members of the National Sculpture Society 1875-1999', Scottsdale, Arizona

1999

Cavalier Gallery, Greenwich, Connecticut
New Canaan Society for the Arts, New Canaan, Connecticut
National Sculpture Society, New York
Chrysalis Gallery, Southampton, New York
Bonatirer Fine Art Gallery, Piermont, New York
Broome Street Gallery, New York
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, NYC
Pen and Brush Sculpture Exhibition, New York
The Sculpture Showcase Ltd., New Hope, Pennsylvania
Kerygma Gallery, Ridgewood, New Jersey
Sher Galleries, Miami, Florida
DeVorzon Gallery, Beverly Hills, California
Kaleidoscope Gallery, Mission Viejo, California
Fleischer Museum: Masterworks of American Sculpture. 'Selections from members of the National Sculpture Society 1875-1999', Scottsdale, Arizona

1998

Cavalier Gallery, Greenwich, Connecticut
Sher Galleries, Miami, Florida
Kaleidoscope Gallery, Mission Viejo, California
Sundance Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York
The Sculpture Showcase Ltd., New Hope, Pennsylvania
Bonatirer Fine Art Gallery, Piermont, New York
National Sculpture Society, NYC
1997
Sher Galleries, Miami, Florida
Sundance Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York
Bonatirer Fine Art Gallery, Piermont, New York
National Sculpture Society, NYC

1997

Sher Galleries, Miami, Florida
Sundance Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York
Bonatirer Fine Art Gallery, Piermont, New York
National Sculpture Society, NYC

1996

Musee d' Art et d' Histoire of Neuchatel, Neuchatel, Switzerland, Fèdèration Internationale de la Mèdaille
Newark Museum American Numismatic Society, Newark, New Jersey
Rotunda, Cannon House Building, American Medallic Sculpture Association, Washington, D.C.
Craig Cary Art Gallery, Brentwood, California
Sher Galleries, Miami, Florida
Steiner Galleries, Miami, Florida
Sundance Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York
National Centennial Touring Show, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, Inc. -
Broome Street Gallery, NY
The Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art, Collegeville, PA
The Shenandoah Art Center, North Wainsboro, VA
The Oak Ridge Art Center, Oak Ridge, TN
The Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY
The Anderson Fine Art Center, Anderson, IN
Indiana University, Kokomo Art Gallery, Kokomo, IN
Midwest Museum of American History, Elkhart, IN
Wassenberg Art Center, Van Wert, OH
Paul Mellon Arts Center, Wallingford, CT
The Museums at Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY

1995

CFM Gallery, New York
Sher Galleries, Miami, Florida
Steiner Galleries, Miami, Florida
Sundance Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York
Relief Efforts, United Nations Association, honoring the 50th Anniversary of the UN, Lehman College, New York
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club Members Exhibition, New York
Allied Artists of America, Inc., New York
Audubon Artists, New York

1994

CFM Gallery, New York
Sher Galleries, Miami, Florida
One person exhibit in the window of department store Galeries Lafayette, Trump Tower, New York
National Sculpture Society 61st Annual Exhibition, Americas Tower, New York
Sundance Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York
Hampton East Gallery, East Hampton, New York
Hampton Square Gallery, West Hampton, New York
National Arts Club, Audubon Artists, New York

1993

CFM Gallery, New York
Sher Galleries, Miami, Florida
Artworks Gallery, Austin, Texas
Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, New York
The American Professional League, Salmagundi Grand National Exhibition, New York
National Arts Club, Audubon Artists, New York
Pen & Brush, Sculpture Exhibition, New York
Gracie Mews Club, Jack Resnick & Sons, Inc. Building, New York

1992

>Granymede Gallery, New York
Ward Nase Gallery, New York
Pen & Brush Sculpture Exhibition, New York
National Arts Club, Allied Artist of America, Inc., New York

1990

The American Artist Professional League, Salmagundi Grand National Exhibition, New York
Salmagundi Photography & Sculpture Exhibition, New York
Pen & Brush Sculpture Exhibition, New York

1966-89

The Trotting Horse Museum, Goshen, New York
Mid-Hudson Arts & Science Center Hudson Valley Poughkeepsie, New York
National Academy Galleries, Audubon Artist, New York
Port Washington Public Library, New York Advisory Council, Port Washington, New York
Knickerbocker Artist, National Arts Club, New York
Westchester Art Society Exhibition, White Plains, New York
Invitational Group Show, Abraham & Strauss, North Shore Community Arts Center, Manhasset, New York
National Arts Club, Winter Exhibition, New York
Alba House Gallery, Sea Cliff, New York
Garvey's Point Nassau County Natural History Museum, Long Island, New York
Invitational Group Show at Macy's, Huntington, New York
The Silvermine Guild of Art 18th Annual New England Exhibition, New Canaan, Connecticut
Long Beach Public Library, Long Beach, New York
HTAL Galleries, Cold Spring Harbor, New York
New York State Pavilion, Flushing Meadows, Sponsored by the Recreation and Cultural Affairs Administration, Department of Parks, New York
Art Advisory Council of Port Washington Art Exhibition, Port Washington, New York
Operation Democracy, Locust Valley, New York
22nd Annual Exhibition Malverne Artist, Long Island, New York
Focus on Art Exhibition, Elmont, New York
Huntington Township Art League, 12th Annual Exhibition, Long Island, New York
North Shore Arts Festival, Long Island, New York
Operation Democracy, Locust Valley, New York
The National Museum of Sport, 2nd Annual Sports in Art Traveling Exhibition, New York