I create art to promote a kinder, more colorful world that embraces the spirit of wildness and the wildness of spirit. I love birds, fish, flowers, trees, animals, butterflies, dragonflies, and humans, especially children -pretty much everything alive on this miraculous planet, including the planet itself. I have always been attracted to the beautiful truths found in nature and spiritual symbolism. It is my intention not just to replicate them but to illuminate them. My art is my love made visible.

My solo show at The Sylvan Gallery is a rare opportunity for me to share in one place. some of the art I have been making over the past 20+ years. I will be showing paintings, prints, sculptures, and books. My most recent work is in ceramic sculpture and mobiles, pairing many of them with my airbrush paintings and pastels. Please join me in the gallery on any Saturday or Sunday 12-4 pm, January 8-February 7, 2022. or by appointment on Mondays, contact me by my cell (831) 241-0540.

Marcia Perry’s Bio:
We have happily made Monterey our home for 31 years. I began my art career in Colorado in 1973, designing book illustrations, fine art paintings, sculptures, and murals. I paint with airbrushed acrylics and pastels and sculpt with porcelain /clay and make found object mobiles. I designed “The Tarot of Love”. I am also a children’s book author and illustrator.; “Here on Earth”, and “maggie and milly and molly and may” by E.E.Cummings, both published by Pomegranate.

In 2000, my wife, Meg Biddle, and I founded Youth Arts Collective (YAC) in downtown Monterey. YAC is a successful community-supported non-profit, afterschool multi-disciplinary visual art studio and mentoring program for Monterey County young artists, ages 14-22. Along with the other YAC Artist Mentors, we have gratefully served and mentored 900 + local teens, so far.

Visit marciaperry.com to see more of my art and yacstudios.org to learn about Youth Arts Collective and/or contact me by cell (831) 241-0540