artist statement
If I were to describe myself as an artist it would be like clouds gathering or water over stones. The silence of my mind would be freeing itself just for a moment in the excavation of my memory.
The act of making is a ‘Surrender’ a way to heal and find purpose from within.
To be mortal carries a responsibility to the earth we have been gifted by the universe. A gift to hold dominion over not to dominate.
The act of creation is a humble, a state of humility, peace and quiet. Through my observations it is important I express that which I feel rather than that I see.
At times it is difficult to express my state as the harsh realities of human behaviour become large gaps of compassion followed by awkward unease and a fleeting glimpse of a blemished reality on Earth.
My work thus asks for nothing but to be. Inviting the viewer to introspectively contemplate their own thoughts and emotions.
the process
My explorations run parallel with each other. I work in such a way that I develop a collection of works until the inspiration leads me to another version of truth. With each exhibition and body of work delving deeper into the human psyche it results in the use of multi layering and raw materials relating to the billions of years of change on earth historically, with every landform, volcano, rock face and ocean heralding a message from the infinite universe. Homeostasis is a dynamic process that can alter internal conditions to survive external challenges.
I am very drawn to process and how materials interact with each other, I love the imperfect, raw & stimulating excitement of using contradictory process whether it is to de-construct, weather or gathering foraged materials.
There is no real desire to control the outcome as I prefer to allow the layers to reveal the metaphoric, organic and static interaction in the final works.
I describe my work as textural and experimental as the outcome is never pre-written allowing the work to dictate the end result.
Marilyn Reeman 2025
bio
marilyn reeman 2012 – 2025
island luxe
h.k. edit – sydney immersion works
whitewall art projects
lundberg gallery ‘arkana exhibition’
‘salon’ exhibition – lundberg gallery
‘into the light’ finalist whitewall art projects
lundberg gallery – open studio
lundberg gallery – murwillumbah inaugural joint exhibition ‘unfold’
finite art space –“encounter’ joint exhibition – brisbane
boyd gallery – brisbane collaboration & curation
mist gallery cabarita
studio collaboration with ruth levine studio levine 2022
current - studio new series ‘immersion’
textiles ‘the dark side of the park’
fandango the encore’ workshop – tweed regional gallery & margaret olley
art centre
studio design work – sculptural textile design
limited edition ‘earth and moon’ collections wearable art – first release
studio design work – exploratory natural inspirations in ink & mixed media & textile design
marilyn reeman – sculptural textile design
fandango workshop – tweed regional gallery & margaret olley art centre
studio design work in textile, works on paper and canvas
author ‘fandango’ workshop. planning and preparation for tweed regional gallery october 2015
advanced diploma of creative product materials
diploma of visual arts – chisholm institute
studio work mornington, victoria
new series
exhibiting way of design gallery
gallery 247
design for red fox runs – textiles
2011
australian institute of creative design
teaching – interior design/textile design
author – interior design introduction course/textile design introduction
exhibiting way of design gallery
2010
corporate art ,burleigh
studio – commencement new series
exhibiting bruce watling gallery
exhibiting myana gallery
exhibiting way of design gallery
australian institute of creative design
written course – textile inspiration
australian institute of creative design
teaching – interior design/ textile design
2009
exhibiting moulton gallery
australian institute of creative design
written course – introduction interior design
teaching – interior design introduction course
exhibiting way of design gallery
exhibiting bruce watling gallery
2008
gcit- southport
cert 1v training and assessment
exhibiting way of design gallery
exhibiting myana gallery
exhibiting bruce watling gallery
private interior design/melina ramsay design
2007
group exhibition – 3d-2d old post office gallery southport
exhibiting bruce watling gallery brisbane
hermon hermon melbourne
dansey gallery, gold coast
way of design gallery
2006
joint exhibition – corporate art gallery
exhibiting way of design gallery
hermon hermon, melbourne
tugun towerhouse commission – paul uhlmann architects
corporate art commission – hope island resort
joint exhibition – 2d3d old post office gallery
2005
studio – part time
exhibiting – way of design gallery
exhibiting – moulton gallery
travel – london inspirational art journey
travel – dubai commission global solutions
2004
pandanus art services – studio preparation solo exhibition
solo exhibition – pandanus art services fran cummings
commission – hope island resort – corporate art centre
marina mirage – vue restaurant – way of design
2003 - 1990
trained in melbourne – moorabbin college of tafe
combined studies in architectural engineering
visual art and design.
featured – bulletin weekender magazine – visual arts
corporate art centre – aquarius resort
re-located, living in currumbin queensland
currumbin arts festival
awarded 1st prize and shared people’s choice award.
judging – mr. john walsh
corporate art centre/joint art exhibition – bare bums & beaches