Marian Steen creates works on paper using a variety of media. Her use of watercolor and collage shows her inventive response to the world around her. Read her artist's statement.

Marian's work, which is abstract and semi-abstract, is composed of subtle textures, bursts of color, and delicate lines. A current example of her work, her Passage Series, reflects on paper her journeys through life, in part by depicting windows and passageways. The paintings, with their areas of light and dark, display a sensuous, lyrical spirit and are meant to illustrate dynamically both frustration and hope.

Over the past fifteen years, Marian has exhibited her award-winning work in individual and group shows at galleries, in outdoor art festivals, and at other venues. Her paintings hang in private collections in Europe, South America, and throughout the U.S.

She taught at Washington University's Fine Arts Institute Program from 1990 to 1995. Throughout her career, she has given lectures, demonstrations, workshops and classes to artists' guilds, other organizations, and individuals.



B.F.A. Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri

National Association of Independent Artists
Art St.Louis
St.Louis Artists' Guild