marilyn-landau

I am a mixed-media collage artist living and working in Los Angeles. I studied art at Los Angeles Valley College, Interior Design at UCLA and The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. I began my journey as an artist when I was old enough to hold a paintbrush. Always looking for a new means to satisfy my creative hunger, I discovered the medium of collage.

Many of the great 20th Century Collage and Cubist artists, Pablo Picasso, Robert Rauschenberg, Kurt Schwitters and Raymond Saunders, have influenced my work. I create my collages using the same basic design principals and structure that collage artists have traditionally followed for years.

Life cycle events, children, the environment and the world around me have been my inspirations. While being predominantly abstract in nature, I allow the viewer’s imagination to find familiar images and themes. Each collage typically evolves from a thought, a vision, a memory, a photograph or a scrap that moves me. I collect and use materials that others might consider trash. Old and odd bits of paper; receipts, letters, tags, found objects, etc. are recycled and turned into rich materials that become art. I enjoy being able to discover, visualize and present the beauty in discarded items.

Recently however, I have been creating commissioned pieces, as seen in my “Heritage Series” section, which incorporates family photos, letters and other personal imagery. Each piece is individual and specific.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS / COMPETITIONS
2016

Women Painters West - Spring Art Walk

Brewery Art Complex, Lamperouge Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2015

Women Painters West - Winter Exhibition

Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

2014

Project Angel Food - Get Art

Siren @ Orange, Hollywood, CA

David Geffen School of Medicine @ UCLA – PAIN Exhibit

LRC Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery – Open Call – LA 2014

Barnsdall Park, Los Angeles, CA

2013

Southern CA Collage Society – Rough Around the Edges

Chafee Community Art Museum, Ontario, CA

2012

Collage Artists of America – Ripped

Gallery 800, North Hollywood, CA

Collage Artists of America, Winter 2012 Juried Exhibit - Heartworks

Modest Fly Gallery, Tujunga, CA

2011

Southern CA Collage Society - Fall Into Collage

Chaffee Community Museum of Art, Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Circle of Care Foundation Gallery - Dreams on Canvas

Four Seasons Hotel, Westlake, CA

2010

Circle of Care Foundation – Dreams on Canvas

City Art Gallery, Van Nuys, CA

2009

VIVA 10 - Reconstruction

VIVA Art Gallery , Sherman Oaks, CA

VIVA 2009 All Member Art Exhibition - Tenth Anniversary All Group Exhibit

VIVA Art Gallery , Sherman Oaks, CA

2008

Collage Artists of America - Winter Exhibition 2008

VIVA Art Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA

National Collage Society - The 24th Annual Juried Exhibition 2008

Longmount Museum, Longmount, CO

VIVA 2008 All Member Art Exhibition - My Way

VIVA Art Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA

Collage Artists of America - Summer 2008 Exhibition

VIVA Art Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA

10th Annual Collage & Mixed Media Juried Online

Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE

Collage Artists of America - New Year Show

Burbank Creative Arts Center, Burbank, CA

2007

Hangar Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

Mar Vista Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Collage Artists of America - Spring Show

VIVA Art Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA

2006

Collage Artists of America, Fall 2006 Exhibit - Ripped and Torn

VIVA Art Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA

Art Pic, Los Angeles, CA

Infusion Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2005

Collage Artists of America - Fall Show

VIVA Art Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA

Infusion Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

7th Annual Collage & Mixed Media Juried Online International Exhibition

Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE

LA Artcore's 22nd Annual Juried Competition - Wallworks

LA Artcore Center, Los Angeles, CA

Collage Artists of America - Spring Show

VIVA Art Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA

2004

Art in the Park - Park La Brea; Los Angeles, CA

Contemporary Abstracts

Alameda Art Center, Alameda, CA

Dover Arts - The Grand Show

Lankershim Art Gallery, North Hollywood, CA

Collage Artists of America - Spring Show

Finegood Art Gallery, West Hills, CA

Las Vegas Arts Council - 14th Annual National Juried Exhibit

Gallery 140, Las Vegas, NM

2002

The Loft, BGH Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

Collage Artists of America - Stuck on Collage

VIVA Gallery, Northridge, CA

Miller Durazo Contemporary Artists Projects, Los Angeles, CA

Long Beach Arts - Color Outside the Lines

Long Beach Arts Gallery, Long Beach, CA

Collage/Assemblage/USA – Part II

Ventura College Galleries, Ventura, CA

“Desires Erotique – A Fetish to Love” (or “To My Valentine”)

SCA Galleries – Pomona Arts Gallery, Pomona, CA

Annual Members Showcase

Berkeley Art Center Association, Berkeley, CA

2001

Brand 31 - Works on Paper, Annual Juried Competition

Brand Library & Art Center, Glendale, CA

“Art Heals” Benefit for “September 11th Fund”

BGH Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

3rd Annual Southern California Open, Regional Exhibit (SCORE)

VIVA Gallery, Northridge, CA

Collage/Assemblage/USA

Ventura College Galleries, Ventura, CA

2000

Collage Artists of America - National Open 2000

VIVA Gallery, Northridge, CA

Collage Artists of America - VIVA Collage

VIVA Gallery, Northridge, CA

1999

The Gascon Gallery, Culver City, CA

The Soho Gallery, Studio City, CA

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010

The Hollywood Corner Restaurant, Los Angeles, CA

2003

Bergamot Café, Santa Monica, CA

Robert Matt Salon, Los Angeles, CA

2002

Encino Terrace Center, Encino, CA

2001

Brew & Beans, Brentwood, CA

PUBLICATIONS
2004

Park La Brea News / Beverly Press

“Park La Brea's Eighth Art in the Park is a Big Success”

TELEVISION
2014

Scandal

Season 4 - NBC

2006/2007

Help Me Help You

Season 1 - FOX

AWARDS
2008

National Collage Society (Award of Merit)

Collage Artists of America, Sherman Oaks, CA (2nd Place)

Collage Artists of America, Sherman Oaks, CA (Honorable Mention)

2005

Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE (Special Recognition)

Collage Artists of America, Sherman Oaks, CA (2nd Place)

2004

Las Vegas Arts Council, Las Vegas, NM (Best in Show – 1st Place)

2002

Long Beach Arts (Honorable Mention)

2000

Collage Artists of America (Honorable Mention)