Biography
Mara Thompson
Exhibitions
Lewis Art Gallery at Millsaps College, "Book Arts" January, 2016
Jackson, MS
San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center, "Artist's Choice", May 2015
San Fernando, CA
Woman Made Gallery, "Gallery Tally", May 2015
Chicago, IL
Casa de la Cultura, "Madrecitas", April 2015
Mexicali, Baja, Mexico
Royal Cambrian Academy, "A Book About Death", October 2014
Conway, Wales
Juanita Salazar Love Gallery at Imperial Valley College, Madrecitas", September 2014
Imperial Valley, CA
Casa de la Cultura, "Madrecitas", April 2014
Mexicali, Baja, Mexico
FIVE08 Gallery, March 2014
Santa Monica, CA
Juror of selection: David Brady
La Galeria Gitana, June 2013
San Fernando, CA
Juror of selection: Robert Burridge
Hale Arts Space, May 2013
Santa Monica, CA
Gallery FIVE08, May 2013
Santa Monica, CA
Award
Blog - One Degree Separation
Sketchbook Project, 2013 - www.sketchbookproject.com/library/12714#page-slide_1
Cal State Northridge Art Gallery, April 2013
Northridge, CA
Whole 9, April 2013
Culver City, CA
No Roses Gallery, October 2012
Sherman Oaks, CA
Bunny Gunner Gallery, July 2012
The Game Show
Pomona, CA
AndrewShire Gallery, June 2012
Collaborative pieces in honor of
Franklyn Liegel
Los Angeles, CA
Laguna Beach College of Art and Design, June 2012
Laguna Beach, CA
Juror of selection: Gerald Brommer
Spring Exhibition, April 2012
DSG - Designer Services Group
Marina del Rey, CA
2012 Topanga Canyon Gallery Juried Open Show, January 2012
Topanga Canyon, CA
Juror of selection: Franklyn Liegel
Award
A Book About Death, Seattle
Quetzalcoatl Gallery, Seattle
abadseattle.blogspot.com
Collage Artists of America, Curious Cards
On line exhibition: Juror of selection, Leslie Caldera
www.collageartists.org/exhibits/2011_Fall_Curious-Cards/2011_Fall_Curious-Cards.html
The Billboard Art Project, November 2011
Baton Rouge, LA
http://vimeo.com/30346742 Collaboration with the "Analogue Climbing Group"
Collaboration: http://metaclimb.blogspot.com
Interview: http://philiphartiganpraeterita.blogspot.com/2011/08/artist-writer-artist-words-art-joy.html
Women Painters West, Juried Exhibition, September 2011
Schomburg Gallery
Juror of selection: Susan Schomburg
Collage: A Group Exhibition, February 2011
SnP Gallery, Los Angeles
Curator: Greg Cohen
Chaos and Order, December 2010
Santa Monica Art Studios
Arena 1, Santa Monica, CA
Juror of selection: Merrilyn Duzy
Memento Mori, November, 2010
VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA
Juror of selection: Meg Linton
Award
Opposites Attract, October 2010
VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA
Juror of selection: Franklyn Liegel
VOCA, (Venice Ocean Front Contemporary Art), August, 2010
Venice, CA
Juror of Selection: Scott Canty
International Mail Art Exhibition, June 2010
In Honor & Memory of Judith A Hoffberg
Armory for the Arts, Pasadena, CA
The Happening Gallery, June 2010
Marina del Rey, CA
Snippits - A Newsworthy Exhibition, May, 2010
VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA
Juror of selection: Roy Dowell
Award
One Foot Show, February, 2010
Orlando Gallery, Tarzana, CA
UM LIVRO SOBRE A MORTE, February, 2010
Museu Brasileiro de Escultura, Sao Paulo, Brazil
umlivrosobreamorte.blogspot.com/
A Book About Death, December, 2009
Los Angeles Museum of Art, L.A., CA
Donated a set of ABAD cards to the Balch Research Library and
installed a handful of cards in the museum book store. For more details
click here.
A Book About Death, October 2009
Otis College of Art and Design, L.A., CA
Ongoing exhibition of A Book About Death, facilitated by
Mara Thompson, October 11 -31 or until the postcards are gone,
whichever comes first. abookaboutdeatharchive.blogspot.com/
Press Release
A Book About Death, September 2009
Emily Harvey Foundation, NY, NY
abookaboutdeath.blogspot.com/2009/08/mara-thompson-205.html
Juxtaposed, Unexpected Combinations, September 4 - 24, 2009
THE Magazine, Press
Burbank Creative Arts Center, CA
Juried Show, April 2009
Juror of Selection and Awards, Katherine Chang Lee
Arena One, Santa Monica, CA
Juried Show, November 2008
Long Beach Art Association, CA
Guest Artist, May & June, 2008
Le Nour, Santa Monica, CA
Top Honors, Invitational, January 2008
VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA
Open Call LA 2007, July 2007
Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery – Barnsdall Park, Los Angeles, CA
There’s No Stopping Her Now, May 2007
Juror of Selection and Awards, Sherry Frumkim
Received Top Honor Women Painters West Award for “Please Forward”
VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA
Pillow Talk, April 2007
Included in collaborative piece by Phyllis Green
Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Woman as Witness, February, 2007
Juror of Selection and Awards, David Limrite
ArtHouse Gallery @ TVA, Santa Monica, CA
On the Surface, September 2006
Juror of Selection and Awards, Barbara Kerwin
VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA
Professional Associations
Women Painters West: Associate, May 2006; Active, May 2007
Collage Artists of America, July 2007
The International Museum of Collage, Assemblage and Construction, 2009
Certifications
Otis College of Art and Design, Fine Arts Certificate 2004
Pure Yoga Certified Instructor, September 2001
Exhibitions
Lewis Art Gallery at Millsaps College, "Book Arts" January, 2016
Jackson, MS
San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center, "Artist's Choice", May 2015
San Fernando, CA
Woman Made Gallery, "Gallery Tally", May 2015
Chicago, IL
Casa de la Cultura, "Madrecitas", April 2015
Mexicali, Baja, Mexico
Royal Cambrian Academy, "A Book About Death", October 2014
Conway, Wales
Juanita Salazar Love Gallery at Imperial Valley College, Madrecitas", September 2014
Imperial Valley, CA
Casa de la Cultura, "Madrecitas", April 2014
Mexicali, Baja, Mexico
FIVE08 Gallery, March 2014
Santa Monica, CA
Juror of selection: David Brady
La Galeria Gitana, June 2013
San Fernando, CA
Juror of selection: Robert Burridge
Hale Arts Space, May 2013
Santa Monica, CA
Gallery FIVE08, May 2013
Santa Monica, CA
Award
Blog - One Degree Separation
Sketchbook Project, 2013 - www.sketchbookproject.com/library/12714#page-slide_1
Cal State Northridge Art Gallery, April 2013
Northridge, CA
Whole 9, April 2013
Culver City, CA
No Roses Gallery, October 2012
Sherman Oaks, CA
Bunny Gunner Gallery, July 2012
The Game Show
Pomona, CA
AndrewShire Gallery, June 2012
Collaborative pieces in honor of
Franklyn Liegel
Los Angeles, CA
Laguna Beach College of Art and Design, June 2012
Laguna Beach, CA
Juror of selection: Gerald Brommer
Spring Exhibition, April 2012
DSG - Designer Services Group
Marina del Rey, CA
2012 Topanga Canyon Gallery Juried Open Show, January 2012
Topanga Canyon, CA
Juror of selection: Franklyn Liegel
Award
A Book About Death, Seattle
Quetzalcoatl Gallery, Seattle
abadseattle.blogspot.com
Collage Artists of America, Curious Cards
On line exhibition: Juror of selection, Leslie Caldera
www.collageartists.org/exhibits/2011_Fall_Curious-Cards/2011_Fall_Curious-Cards.html
The Billboard Art Project, November 2011
Baton Rouge, LA
http://vimeo.com/30346742 Collaboration with the "Analogue Climbing Group"
Collaboration: http://metaclimb.blogspot.com
Interview: http://philiphartiganpraeterita.blogspot.com/2011/08/artist-writer-artist-words-art-joy.html
Women Painters West, Juried Exhibition, September 2011
Schomburg Gallery
Juror of selection: Susan Schomburg
Collage: A Group Exhibition, February 2011
SnP Gallery, Los Angeles
Curator: Greg Cohen
Chaos and Order, December 2010
Santa Monica Art Studios
Arena 1, Santa Monica, CA
Juror of selection: Merrilyn Duzy
Memento Mori, November, 2010
VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA
Juror of selection: Meg Linton
Award
Opposites Attract, October 2010
VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA
Juror of selection: Franklyn Liegel
VOCA, (Venice Ocean Front Contemporary Art), August, 2010
Venice, CA
Juror of Selection: Scott Canty
International Mail Art Exhibition, June 2010
In Honor & Memory of Judith A Hoffberg
Armory for the Arts, Pasadena, CA
The Happening Gallery, June 2010
Marina del Rey, CA
Snippits - A Newsworthy Exhibition, May, 2010
VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA
Juror of selection: Roy Dowell
Award
One Foot Show, February, 2010
Orlando Gallery, Tarzana, CA
UM LIVRO SOBRE A MORTE, February, 2010
Museu Brasileiro de Escultura, Sao Paulo, Brazil
umlivrosobreamorte.blogspot.com/
A Book About Death, December, 2009
Los Angeles Museum of Art, L.A., CA
Donated a set of ABAD cards to the Balch Research Library and
installed a handful of cards in the museum book store. For more details
click here.
A Book About Death, October 2009
Otis College of Art and Design, L.A., CA
Ongoing exhibition of A Book About Death, facilitated by
Mara Thompson, October 11 -31 or until the postcards are gone,
whichever comes first. abookaboutdeatharchive.blogspot.com/
Press Release
A Book About Death, September 2009
Emily Harvey Foundation, NY, NY
abookaboutdeath.blogspot.com/2009/08/mara-thompson-205.html
Juxtaposed, Unexpected Combinations, September 4 - 24, 2009
THE Magazine, Press
Burbank Creative Arts Center, CA
Juried Show, April 2009
Juror of Selection and Awards, Katherine Chang Lee
Arena One, Santa Monica, CA
Juried Show, November 2008
Long Beach Art Association, CA
Guest Artist, May & June, 2008
Le Nour, Santa Monica, CA
Top Honors, Invitational, January 2008
VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA
Open Call LA 2007, July 2007
Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery – Barnsdall Park, Los Angeles, CA
There’s No Stopping Her Now, May 2007
Juror of Selection and Awards, Sherry Frumkim
Received Top Honor Women Painters West Award for “Please Forward”
VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA
Pillow Talk, April 2007
Included in collaborative piece by Phyllis Green
Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Woman as Witness, February, 2007
Juror of Selection and Awards, David Limrite
ArtHouse Gallery @ TVA, Santa Monica, CA
On the Surface, September 2006
Juror of Selection and Awards, Barbara Kerwin
VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA
Professional Associations
Women Painters West: Associate, May 2006; Active, May 2007
Collage Artists of America, July 2007
The International Museum of Collage, Assemblage and Construction, 2009
Certifications
Otis College of Art and Design, Fine Arts Certificate 2004
Pure Yoga Certified Instructor, September 2001