Marissa Geoffroy moved from New York to the Bay Area in 2014. She received her MFA in Fine Art from California College of the Arts (CCA).
Marissa is a painter, photographer and sculptor. She is intrigued by spaces and architecture, and by the philosophical implications of human perception.
She is also a founding member of Borderline Art Collective, which aims to support local artists, provide a venue for discourse, and expand art appreciation in the Bay Area.
EDUCATION
California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
MFA in Fine Art, May 2017
New York University School Of Law, New York, NY
J.D., May 2011
Brown University, Providence, RI
B.A. in Biomedical Ethics, Political and Ethical Philosophy, magna cum laude, May 2007
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, Honors in Biomedical Ethics Major, Curt John Ducasse Premium in Metaphysics
TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
Drawing I Instructor, Spring 2019
Borderline Art Collective, San Francisco, CA
Founding Member, 2017 – Present
www.borderlineartcollective.com
826 Valencia and WRNS Studio, San Francisco, CA
Contract Artist, September 2018 – Present
www.wrnsstudio.com and https://826valencia.org/
California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA
Guest Lecturer for Photo Tools I, October 2017
California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA
Junior Review Panelist, Spring 2016
California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Assistant Teacher for Painting I, Spring 2016
International Rescue Committee (Summer Program for Refugee Children), New York, NY
Lead Art Teacher, Assistant Academic Teacher, Summer 2004
Adult Basic Education, Providence, RI
Literacy Teacher, September 2002 - May 2003
Hope High School, Providence, RI
Tutor, September 2001 - May 2002
LECTURES AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, CA
Speaker and Panelist: Art of the State Symposium, January 2020
Building an Artist’s Life: Lecture Series (CCA), San Francisco, CA
Lecturer, Fall 2018
1+1+2 Critique
Guest critic/panelist, July 18, 2018
Career Talks (CCA), San Francisco, CA
Lecture: Keeping Momentum After Graduation, April 12, 2018
RECENT EXHIBITIONS
Kadist Foundation, San Francisco, CA
Borderline Collective Display, October 2019-January, 2020
Kala Institute, Oakland, CA
Annual Exhibition, November-December, 2019
Slow Build, San Francisco, CA
Evolving Exhibition, July-October, 2019
SomArts, San Francisco, CA
ArtAuction19 – Coalition on Homelessness, September 12, 2019
Hubbell Street Galleries, San Francisco, CA
Alma Mater: Methods, June 15-July 26, 2019
SW Salon, New York, NY
Curated by Laura Dvorkin, Sean Mellyn, Maynard Monrow, October 2018 - January 2019
Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR
Poetics of Light – Online Exhibition, October 2018
The Roll Up Project, Oakland, CA
Solo Installation, August 31 - October 4, 2018
Borderline Collective Gallery, San Francisco, CA
The After After Party: Artists of Borderline, June 2018
The Mosser Hotel, San Francisco, CA
ArtSpan Art-in-Neighborhoods, March 13 - September 10, 2018
ArtSpan Benefit Auction, San Francisco, CA
Juried Art Auction, March 24, 2018
Studio Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA
Collectors’ Choice, March 3 - March 24 2018
Sync Gallery, Denver, CO
Synchronicity, February 15- March 10 2018
Virago Gallery, Seattle, WA
Artists of Borderline Collective, February - March 2018
Borderline Collective Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Editions: Work in Multiples, December 2017
The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO
Small Works, November 17, 2017 - January 6, 2018
California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Commencement Exhibition, May 11 - 15, 2017
CCA Wattis Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
MFA Thesis Exhibition, March 29 - April 8, 2017
Root Division, San Francisco, CA
MFA Now, March 1 - 25, 2017
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
Reflections and Shadows, February 17 - March 26, 2017
Upstream Gallery, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
Photography Takes Over, February 2 - 26, 2017
College Avenue Galleries, Oakland, CA
Text Tales: Narrativity in Cloth and Thread, February 2017 (Collaborator)
AWARDS/PUBLICATIONS/ COLLECTIONS
KALA Institute Residency
Artist in Residence, Jan – March 2019
BAART Podcast
Episodes 3, https://www.baartpodcast.com/ 2017
Peripheral Vision Arts
Publication Fellowship, Issue 7, Salon 2017
Anderson Ranch, Snowmass, CO
Partnership Program Scholarship Recipient, June 2017
California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Commencement Exhibition, May 11 - 15, 2017
“Juror’s Pick” Award
Root Division Talk
4 Artists Who Are Reimagining Architecture, March 10, 2017
https://rootdivisiontalk.wordpress.com/
John Hay Library, Providence, RI
Permanent Collection