Marilyn Henrion

Born: 1932

Hometown: New York

Based in: New York City

As a life-long New Yorker, Marilyn Henrion’s aesthetic vision has always been deeply rooted in the urban geometry of her surroundings, whether at home or abroad. This is true of her early pieced geometric abstractions as well as her more recent mixed media works. In her textile-based works she synthesizes and transforms the ‘facts” of the material world to reflect her experience of a particular place, much as Edward Hopper did in the 20th century.
Henrion’s work is included in museum, corporate, government, and private collections throughout the world. She is also represented in the Smithsonian Institution’s Archives of American Art.

Marilyn Henrion In The Studio

In my Greenwich Village studio, with a view of all of Manhattan

More About Marilyn Henrion

Question Icon What inspires you?

urban geometry, architecture, man-made structures

Question Icon Describe your creative process.

photographic digital manipulation, highly labor-intensive hand-work...hand quilted or textile collage....celebrating the work of the human hand

Question Icon What are 3 words that best describe your work?

labor-intensive, accessible, celebrating the beauty of the ordinary

Question Icon Who are some artists that have influenced your work?

Matisse, Edward Hopper

Question Icon What is the most important tool when creating your work?

needle and thread,. computer for digital manipulation of my photographs

Question Icon What is the best piece of advice you have been given?

"I am large, I contain multitudes"...Walt Whitman

Question Icon Where do you go for inspiration?

urban environment

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3 Collections

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Credentials

Education

Fordham University

United States of America, 1972

Cooper Union

United States of America, 1952

Awards

New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship

2005

Brisons Veor Trust Artist Residency, Cornwall England

2003

New york State Craft Alliance Grant

1999

Friends of Fiber Art International Grant

1997

Nihon Vogue Grant

1996

ArtsLink Partnership Fellowship

1995

Exhibitions

Mannahatta

United States of America, 2021

Patchwork City

United States of America, 2017

Soft City

United States of America, 2015

Windows

United States of America, 2013

Complexity

United States of America, 2012

Noise

United States of America, 2010

Disturbances

United States of America, 2008

Press

Bojagi: The Living Tradition, Suwan Museum of Arts

2016

Aishti Magazine, Lebanon

2014

Fiber Art Today by Carol K. Russell

2011

New York Daily News

2010

Surface Design Journal

2009

Leaders in Contemporary Quilting in the U.S- The 20th Century by J. Atkins

2007

Gallery & Studio Magazine

2006

Inspiration

2003

The Best Contemporary Quilts

2001

Women Designers in. the USA- 1900-2000, Dr. Pat Kirkham

2000

The Art Quilt by Robert Shaw

1997

American Art Quilts

1996

NY Times, 4/24/94

1994