Galleries West Fine Art

Marilyn Salomon

Discipline(s): Batik

Accolades: 2010: Lecture and One-Woman Show at the Cowgirl Hall of Fame, Ft. Worth, TX (www.cowgirl.net). 2005: Exhibited at International conference, "Wax Eloquent." Massachussetts Art Institute, Boston, MA. 2002: International exhibition, "Batik of Change," Hannover, Germany. 1999: Presenter, "Wax Cracks" International Conference, Ghent, Belgium.

Bio:
Marilyn Salomon was studying to become an art therapist when a trip to Israel in 1970 had a profound impact on her future art career. She learned the process of batik from a cousin, Miriam Ariav, and was immediately captivated by the ancient, traditional Indonesian process of waxing and dyeing fabric. Over 35 years later, Marilyn is still passionate about batik and seeks to push this difficult art form to the limit. Her works can have 25 to 30 separate dye baths and are exquisite in their detail. Many are presented in a multi-level format creating a three-dimensional effect.
Marilyn's work has been widely exhibited and can be found in private, corporate and government collections internationally. She is a recipient of many awards and has lectured and led workshops in universities, museums and conferences world-wide. In 1999, Marilyn accepted and invitation to lecture on a special transparent-overlay technique which she had perfected. This was presented at the international batik conference, "Wax Cracks," in Ghent, Belgium. In 2002, Marilyn was invited to display her batik work at an international batik exhibition, "Batik of Change," in Hannover, Germany. In 2005 her work was selected to be exhibited at a world wide conference, "Wax Eloquent," at Massachusetts Art Institute, Boston . Marilyn's batiks have been published in "Batiks for Artists and Quilters" by Piper.
Marilyn was honored to be selected for the special Millennium edition, as well as 2004-2007 of Who's Who in American Women, Who's Who in America, 2002, 2003, and Who's Who in the World, 2002, 2003 and 2005
"It is the mystery of batik that continues to enthrall and challenge me. My world of batik is a magical, humbling one, where my path of strewn with colors, swirling, crackling patterns emerging, and astonishing intricacy. It's an intriguing, captivating world, never predictable. My life's lessons are all here with this illusive process-patience to allow the batik to unfold in its own way, harmony between me and my work and working from deep within. These are my ultimate challenges."
Marilyn's inspiration comes from her life with her husband in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona and her deep friendship with Native American People.

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