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Lucia Marcus was born in Cleveland Ohio. She received her BFA from the Corcoran School of Art in Wash. DC. Lucia also has an MFE with Supervision and Administration in the Visual Arts from Bank St. College of Education and Parson’s School of Design in NYC. Lucia lives and teaches in Durham, NC where she makes art in her downtown studio, Muse Alley.

Lucia has always delighted in the play of materials and forms upon surface. Sometimes the surface play is abstract, reveling in shape and pattern but often Marcus takes her cue from the natural forms around her, especially the human figure.

For many years Lucia has drawn and painted on paper and continues to be fascinated by the poetic possibilities of collage and mixed media. Marcus was recently inspired by a naive, reverse glass painting from a thrift shop and discovered the immediate and sensual satisfaction of painting on glass with acrylic enamels. The glass paintings are derived from photographs taken by the artist. Marcus is interested in the juxtaposition of the human form within various natural and man-made settings. Lucia also enjoys working on clay, exploring drawing with materials that are rich and finished. Finally the large scale paintings on canvas have provided a successful marriage of the artist’s divergent passions for figure drawing and pure design.

Lucia has had solo exhibitions at the Durham Arts Council and the Flywheel Gallery and has been in group shows throughout the area. Her work has been represented at the Blackwood Station Gallery in Chapel Hill, NC and the Transom and Arete Galleries in Durham. Her pieces are part of many private collections across the country.

A portion of all art sales will be donated to arts related organizations or a non-profit of the artist's choice. This month's artist has chosen the Central Park School for Children Sunshine Fund as the recipient.