ARTIST STATEMENT   

What triggers memory? A song, a phrase, a familiar face; these are the things that I use in order for the viewer to be part of the work. Working with layers of collage and paint, I obscure,
highlight and bring forth a moment from the past. Yet each piece is a vision of present through the lens of the past.
This group of pieces brings forth images that reminds us of the battles women and minorities have been fighting for decades. Yet, these little gems of power speak to the bigger picture. That our battles for respect go back in time and should be seen as part of a longer journey.
A selection of images where the past informs our present struggles.

Marjolyn studied painting at Parsons School of Art and Design in New York City and received a BFA from Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida. She also holds a BA with honours degree in Mass Communications from Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario. Currently Marjolyn works from her studio in East Toronto and travels through the US exhibiting in top art fairs across the country. She has won several Awards and Grants from Ontario Arts Council and is represented by several galleries in Toronto and is in several corporate collections in North America.