Marcia Kent works in the abstract using handmade paper, found objects, natural, man-made and recycled materials to create textural, three dimensional works, both framed and sculptural.  Ms. Kent is active in the Marin Society of Artists, past president for two years; she is a member of FiberMania and FiberDimensions; and she has worked with the Council of Music and Arts.  A native Californian and a graduate of U.C. Berkeley, she has exhibited widely.

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Selected Exhibitions:

Artists' Invitational, Marin Civic Center, San Rafael, CA    (Fibermania Banners)

    Atrium Gallery, Cancer Center, Marin Gen. Hosp.

    Barlett Gallery, Pleasanton, CA

    College of Marin, Kentfield, CA

    Craft Gallery, Marin Society of Artists, Kentfield, CA (Featured Artist)

Designer's Showcase, Piedmont, CA

    Designer's Showcase, San Rafael, CA

    Dominican College, San Rafael, CA

    Falkirk, San  Rafael, CA

    Fine Craft & Sculpture Show, Ross, CA

    Galleria, San Francisco, CA

    Gallery One, Petaluma

    Marin Civic Center Exhibition Hall,  CA

    Marin County Fair, Fine Crafts Category, San Rafael, CA (Award)

    Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA (Awards)

   Napa Mustard Festival (2 years)

    Olive Hyde Gallery, Fremont (Awards)

    Pence Gallery, Davis, CA

    Press House Gallery, Buena Vista Winery, Sonoma, CA

    Sonoma Arts Guild, Sonoma, CA

Affiliations:           

Marin Society of Artists, Ross, Ca

President, Board of Directors, two years.

  Publicity & Installation Committee

  Co-Chair, Open Sculpture and Crafts Shows

  Chair, Craft Gallery

Juror for Shows:

Fibermania (Fiber Artist Group), San Francisco Bay Area, CA

FiberDimensions (Fiber Artist Group), Marin County

San Francisco Folk Arts and Crafts Museum

American Craft Council

Classes Taught:           
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Council of Music & Arts, Dixie Schools, San Rafael, CA

Classes in handmade paper and woven projects

Imagination Celebration Show, National Children's Art Festival
(Funded by Kennedy Center); Marin County Civic Center, CA

Handmade paper demonstrations

Show Juror:           

Sonoma County Fair, Fine Craft

Sight & Insight Gallery, O’Hanlon Art Center, Mill Valley, CA


Education:           

B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1963

Fiberart and Paper Studies with:

  Wendy Lillienthal, Marin County, CA

   Carol Beadle, Dominican College & College of Marin

   Louaine Elke, College of Marin, Kentfield, CA

   Sonoma State College, Sonoma, CA

   Donald Farnsworth Papermill, Oakland, CA

Collections:    

Represented in private and corporate collections