A Personal Note From Marie
Welcome to Marie Chapian Art. I describe my art as a spiritual journey by blending the traditional with new skills, curiosity and the all important imagination. My background in theater still lives with the passion to create something out of nothing; whereas an actor or singer-dancer creates a character or story for an audience ot relate, making paintings or sculpture creates visual experiences that invite viewers to step inside and image on a journey in their own mind.
I locate God in everything. As an author of over 30 books (MarieChapian.com) I find myself completely captivated by the reality of a living God. I spent many years in higher education as both student and teacher, becoming counselor and life-coach, allowing me to bring out the psychological part of art making.
Counseling, teaching, writing, creating song and story, art – for me is my life and the spiritual journey of a curious pilgrim. I’m pleased you’re here to enjoy and experience.
Marie
About Marie Chapian
Marie Chapian, PhD creates the psychological aspect of her paintings whether they are horses racing for home directly at the viewer, a brave surfer’s ocean or the orality of a half face in tones of grey.
Marie grew up in the theatre as a dancer and actress and was influenced as a young student by the abstract expressionist and pop art movements in New York City. She studied art at the Art Student’s League and her large-size paintings were shown at the Gotham Gallery and Art Directions Gallery. She wrote poetry, cartoons and illustrated gift books and then her writing and art took off.
Her children’s book illustrations, cartoons and print art include “The Adventures of AlulaBelle” and “Harold and I.” Now, as a New York Times bestselling author of over thirty books (poetry, fiction, inspirational and young adult) Chapian has received nominations for the Pulitzer Prize, Pushcart and National Book Awards. Awards include two Angel awards, the Gold Medallion, and Best Book of the Year, San Diego’s Book Awards, Cornerstone’s Book of the Year and the Italian-American Women’s Award of Achievement. She is included in the 2012 book of contemporary artists, “Faith and Art.”
Her education includes the University of Minnesota, New York’s Art Student’s League, UCSD, MiraCosta and Palomar Colleges. An AA in Studio Art, two MA’s in psychology, a Master of Fine Arts degree from Vermont College in Creative Writing and a PhD in counseling, she is also seminary trained in Biblical studies. She served on the faculty of MiraCosta College for ten years.
Her art is currently shown at the Herbert B. Turner Gallery, Del Mar, CA, Front Porch Gallery, Carlsbad, CA, Coal Gallery Carlsbad, Solana Beach Library, North Coast Repertory Theatre Gallery, Solana Beach, CA, Starbucks Gallery, Del Mar, San Fernando Valley Arts and Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA, and has also shown at Baum Gallery, San Marcos, CA, Kruglac Gallery, Oceanside, CA with solo shows at Galerie Rochelle Monique, San Diego, and El Camino Country Club, Oceanside, CA, Brooks Theater Gallery, Oceanside, CA, Michael Seewald Gallery, Del Mar, CA, Topanga Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside CA, North Coast Calvary Church, Carlsbad, CA.
Member of Oceanside Museum Artists’ Alliance, Collage Artists of America & previous President of Sargent Art Group, North County San Diego, Carlsbad Oceanside Art League, San Diego Watercolor Society and the La Jolla Art Guild.