Marsha Steinberg facts for kids
Marsha Steinberg, born in 1946 in Los Angeles, California, is a talented artist from Florence, Italy. She creates amazing drawings, etchings, and paintings. Marsha is also a teacher! She helps run the Studio Art Program at California State University in Florence. She also teaches painting at the Italian International Institute, Lorenzo de' Medici, in Florence, Italy.
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Learning and Art Training
In 1974, Marsha Steinberg moved to Florence, Italy. She wanted to learn even more about art. She earned her degree in painting from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze. This was while she was studying at the California State University International Program. She also got her Master's degree in Art there.
Marsha also learned a special art technique called etching. She studied it at Il Bisonte. This is an International School of Advanced Printmaking in Florence. Later, she even worked there as an assistant.
Time in the Maremma Region
In the 1970s, Marsha spent almost ten years studying and creating art. She explored a wild area in Southern Tuscany called the Maremma. Here, she made many artworks using different materials. These pieces show her deep connection with nature.
Greek mythology was also very important in her art during this time. You can often see bulls in her paintings and drawings from this period. They represent ideas from ancient Greek stories.
Newest Artworks
Marsha Steinberg's most recent series of paintings is called Iniquitous Masters and Woman. In these paintings, she shows herself standing in front of artworks. These are by her art heroes, who were famous Abstract Expressionist painters. Some of these artists include Rothko, Gorky, and De Kooning.
Art Galleries
You can see Marsha Steinberg's art in different galleries. In New York City, her work is shown by Danette Koke Fine Art. In Florence, Italy, her art is displayed at the Linea Spazio Arte Contemporanea Gallery.
Art in Museums
Marsha Steinberg's art is part of permanent collections in several museums. This means her work is kept there for people to see all the time.
- The New Primitives Collection, The Museum of Peace, Vico Nel Lazio
- Museum of Contemporary Art, Florina, Greece
- Gallery of Modern Art, the Municipality of Empoli, Empoli
Art in Private Collections
Marsha's artwork is also owned by many private collectors. These are people or companies who buy and keep her art.
- Ristorante Dino, Fiesole, Italy
- Baroness Charlotte Ricasoli, Florence, Italy
- Time Warner, New York, USA
- Atria Senior Living Group, Manhattan, New York, USA
- Delta Airlines, VIP First Class, Kennedy Airport, New York, USA
- British Airways, VIP First Class, Atlanta Airport, Georgia, USA
- California State University International Program, Florence, Italy
- Danette Koke Fine Art, New York, USA
