About
Marge Cleary is a contemporary mixed media artist whose vibrant paintings and sculptures blend intricate design with spiritual expression.
Drawing on her extensive world travels and encounters with diverse cultures, environments, and people, Cleary creates works inspired by nature, geometry, and spiritual symbolism. Recognized for her bold use of color and expressive faces that seem to reveal an inner soul, each piece reflects a continuing journey of introspection and deeper connection to self.
Her earliest influence was her mother, Ruth Robinson, a French Impressionist painter and member of the legendary Pen and Brush Club in New York City, and her grandmother, Stella Klein, a watercolorist. These two strong free-spirited women instilled in her a fearless approach to life and art, encouraging her to imagine and create without limitation.
Previous Experience
Cleary’s career spans a wide range of design and artistic projects, including:
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Designing textiles and wallpaper books
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Managing a design studio
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Designing numerous decorative items for several major home design companies
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Designing the AIDS Quilt for Division of AIDS Services, New York City
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A limited edition of 350 lithographs, printed and sold by the Calhoun Collective Guild
Exhibitions & Collections
In her early career, Cleary’s work was represented by art agent Milton Pearlmutter and exhibited in many galleries.
Cleary’s work has been featured in:
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The private collection of A. Weiner, owner of the Weiner Museum of Decorative Arts (WMODA)
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Art on A Gallery, New York City
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Custom Art Gallery, World Trade Center, New York City
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Salmagundi Club, New York City
Education
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School of Visual Arts, New York City; BFA Fine Arts
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California State University, Long Beach;Textile Design
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Pratt Institute, New York City; Lithography
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Studied French Impressionism under Jack Gates, board member of the prestigious Salmagundi Club (NYC)