Biography

Marc Forman began his career working in clay. His sculptures and ceramic wall forms garnered much national recognition during his years working in that medium. But, like many artists, he sought new challenges and turned to canvas. He found his place working with acrylic on canvas and his studio is a reflection of this immersion into that medium.

Marc takes up the challenge of Expressionism and Reduction to define and interpret this relationship within the world in which he lives. Employing acrylic paints, mixed media and canvas, he interprets his feelings as a resident of the world on loan in the environs in which he resides, observes, and fantasizes. Marc’s work is defined by the search for truth, utilizing reductive and profound concepts interpreted through minimally variable colorations. By design, they are meant to be both intellectually stimulating and contemplative.

Marc’s art has been included in national competitions and juried exhibitions from the northeastern part of the U.S. to the furthest southwestern corner. His work has been collected widely by corporations and individuals alike.

Education
BA, Wagner College, Staten Island, NY
MA, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

Public Art
Palm Beach County Department of Transportation, West Palm Beach, FL
Curry-Ford  Renaissance Center, Orange County, FL
Township of Cherry Hill, N.J. City Hall Project.

Exhibitions
The El Paso Museum, El Paso, TX
Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
Cooper-Hewitt Museum, New York, NY
Rutgers University Gallery, Camden and Newark, NJ
The Noyes Museum, Oceanville, NJ
NJ State Museum, Trenton, NJ
Montclair State College, Montclair, NJ
The Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE
The Newark Museum, Newark, NJ
Art Center of North New Jersey, New Milford, NJ
Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ
All Florida Exhibit, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL
National Exhibition, Stage Gallery, Merrick, NY
Norton Sculpture Museum, West Palm Beach, FL
The “Hortt Exhibition” Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Arts On Douglas Fine Art Gallery, New Smyrna Beach, FL
“Combined Talents Exhibition”, Museum of Fine Arts, FSU, Tallahassee, FL
Art in Embassy Program, Washington DC and Minsk, Belarus
Scripps Institute, Jupiter, FL
New*Art – Armory Art Center, W. Palm Beach, FL

Publications
American Artists of Renown

Grants
Fellowship Grants, 1979, 1983 and 1987, New Jersey State Council on the Arts

Awards
1st Prize, Sculpture, Middlesex Arts Council, NJ
1st Prize, Sculpture, Philadelphia Institute of Art, PA
1st Prize, E. Brunswick Arts Council, NJ
Art in Public Places, W. Palm Beach, FL

Collections
Wagner College, Staten Island, NY
Rutgers University Medical School, Camden, NJ
Philadelphia National Bank , World Headquarters, Philadelphia, PA
The Noyes Museum, Oceanville, NJ
PA Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Philadelphia, PA
PA Bell Telephone, Philadelphia, PA
ICI America, Wilmington, DE
DuPont Corp, Wilmington, DE
Merck, Sharp and Dohme, PA
Johnson & Johnson, Raritan, NJ
Cintas Corp., OH
Core States Bank, Philadelphia, PA
Environ Corp., Princeton, NJ
Saks 5th Avenue, New York, NY; Short Hills, NJ; Boca Raton, FL; Dadesville, FL
Macy’s, New York, NY
Keystone Health Systems, Cherry Hill, NJ
County of Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, FL

Acrylic | Mixed Media