Artist's Statement
Centered in
spirituality, I create work that seeks out the connections
to and lessons from my African and Native American past. By
mixing symbols and meaning, by affirming the potency of the
past, by honoring the holy, I extend an invitation to
contemplate the significance and depth of the power within.
Currently, I am working in and across the medium of
painting, collage, and mixed media to find those
intersections and crossroads where the spirits dwell. In so
doing, I hope to further understand and establish a
relationship with that that has gone before me.
Bio
Cora Marshall, born in Washington, DC, is an
artist, educator, and scholar. She received her BFA. from
Howard University; Master of Science in Education from Bank
Street College of Education with Parsons School of Design;
and her doctorate in art from New York University.
Currently, Dr. Marshall is the Art Department's Chairperson
at Central Connecticut State University. Marshall has
exhibited both internationally and nationally including
National Conference of Artists; Kumasi, Ghana; A.I.R.
Gallery NYC; Skylight Restoration Gallery in Brooklyn;
Hammonds House Gallery in Atlanta; Pittsburgh Center for the
Arts; Craftery Gallery, in Hartford; the Rosenburg Gallery
at NYU; and Picture That, LLC, Stamford, CT with multiple
venues. Dr. Marshall’s current research interest focuses on
contemporary African American artists, in particular, Black
women artists (African/African-Native women artists). She
has presented at numerous professional venues including the
Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Cornell University, Columbia
University Teachers College in NY, College Art Association,
Connecticut Art Education Association, and Southern
Connecticut State University, in New Haven.
Web Site:
www.coramarshall.com
