Iowa City, IA
About Marcia Wegman:
Marcia graduated magna cum laude with a BFA in graphic design from Miami University of Ohio in 1957. She then studied print making with Mauricio Lasansky at the University of Iowa, receiving an MFA in 1961. For 34 years with her husband she created and ran a small specialized department store in downtown Iowa City. From 1977 to 1999 Marcia worked in many different mediums including watercolor, handmade paper, acrylics, collage and graphite until discovering pastel in 1999.Since then she has worked alternately in pastel landscapes with an emphasis on Iowa farm country and abstract acrylic painting.
Selected exhibitions
- Gilded Pear - Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 2016
- Cedar Rapids Museum of Art - Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 2016
- Dubuque Museum of Art - Dubuque, Iowa, 2015
- Pastel Society of America - New York City, 2014
- Maquoketa Art Experience - Maquoketa, Iowa, 2014
Education
- University of Iowa, MFA - Iowa City, Iowa,1961
- Miami University, BFA - Oxford, Ohio,1957
Press Accolades
- Artist's Magazine- winner - 2018, 2011
- International Artist magazine - 10 page "how to" article 2016
- Pastel Journal - finalist - 2011