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Originally from New Jersey, Marsiella is a ceramic artist creating functional pottery. Marsiella graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 2011 receiving her BFA in Ceramics with a minor in Art History. In 2012, she participated in a short summer residency program as an assistant at Watersheld Center for the Ceramics Arts in Maine. Later that fall she headed down south and enrolled at Clemson University as a post bac student, furthering her education within the ceramic field. During fall of 2012, she was lucky enough to participate in a work exchange program at the Arrowmont School of Craft in Gatlinburg, TN. In 2013, she moved to Floyd, Virginia and took on a two-year apprenticeship with potters Donna Polseno and Richard Hensley. In the fall of 2014, she received the opportunity to travel to Italy and attend to La Meridiana as a studio assistant. In the summer of 2015, she moved to Philadelphia, PA, where she currently works as a teaching artist and ceramic studio coordinator at the Main Line Art Center.
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Artist Statement
Working with clay has always been my passion. It’s a material that’s been used for many generations throughout different cultures, leaving its mark in the world that we live in - especially my own. The pieces I create can be either functional or decorative, ranging from cups for coffee to flower brick centerpieces, to evolving my series into sculptural vases with more surface patterns to push my boundaries in design. My influences come from capturing eclectic objects that I’ve encountered in my travels. I’m inspired by brightly colored city murals and urban gardens from living in the city of Philadelphia, the rural landscape of wildflowers of the Blue Ridge Mountains in southwest Virginia, and the rustic facades of historical villas in Italy. I create my own motif imagery by manipulating textile pattern-like designs and then applying various layers onto the surfaces of my work throughout the ceramic process, treating each form as my own canvas.
Resume/ CV
Education
2012 - 2013 Post-Baccalaureate, Clemson University
2011 Bachelor of Fine Arts Ceramics, Minor Art History, The Pennsylvania State University
Professional Experiences
2017 - Present
Ceramic Studio Coordinator, Teaching Artist for Youth Classes and Outreach Programs, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2021 - 2023
Instructor, Fleisher Art Memorial , Philadelphia, PA
2019 - 2021
Instructor, University City Arts League, Philadelphia, PA
2015 - 2017
Instructor, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
2014 Assistant, La Meridiana School of Ceramics in Tuscany, Certaldo, Italy
2013 -2015
Studio Apprenticeship, Artists: Donna Polsceno & Richard Hensley, Floyd, VA
2013 Instructor, The Arts Center of Clemson, Clemson, S.C.
2013 Assistant, Ceramic Professor/ Artist: Valerie Zimany, Clemson, S.C.
2012 Workstudy, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2012 Instructor, Penn State Center for Arts and Crafts, University Park, PA
2012 Assistantship, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME
2012 Assistant, Artist: Liz Quackenbush, St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, Shafer, MN
2012 Assistant, Artist: Helen O’Leary, State College, PA
2010 Internship, The Noyes Museum, Oceanville N.J.
2008 - 2011
Volunteer, Visual Arts Student Alliance, Penn State, University Park, PA
Exhibitions
2025 . 1st Annual Judy Herman Members Exhibition, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2024 . Yellow Springs Ceramics National Exhibition, Historic Yellow Springs, Chester Springs, PA
Little Luxuries: An Exhibition of Small Works, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
PXV Mug Show, Studio 323, Phoenixville, PA
Members & Teaching Artist Exhibition, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2023 . A Gathering: Functional Ceramics, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
Members & Teaching Artist Exhibition, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2022 . Believe In Tomorrow: Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
Members & Teaching Artist Exhibition, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2020 . Common Thread, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2019 . Block Party III - Annual Student and Faculty Exhibition, University City Arts League, Philadelphia, PA
Celebrating Clay - Juried Cup Show, Historic Yellow Springs, Chester Springs, PA
Interiors and Textures, Dimension - The Gallery @ Paragon, Phoenixville, PA
Art in Action: Teaching Artists and Accessible Art, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2018 . Block Party II - Annual Student and Faculty Exhibition, University City Arts League, Philadelphia, PA
Members Exhibition 2018, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
South Carolina Festival of Flowers Annual Juried Show, Countybank Gallery, Greenwood, S.C.
Small Favors, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
SUPERMUD/FUTUREMUD, Invitational, NCECA, Union Project, Pittsburgh, PA
2017 . Gifted, The Art Trust at Meridian Bank, West Chester, PA
Teaching Artist Exhibition 2017, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2016 My Philadelphia Story, Philadelphia International Airport Terminal F, Philadelphia, PA
Faculty Exhibition 2016, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
2013 1st Annual Cup Show & Sale, Studio 550 Gallery, Manchester, N.H.
CRAFTED, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
The Cup Show: An Interpreted Object, The Local Gallery, Goshen, IN
South Carolina Festival of Flowers Annual Juried Show, Countybank Gallery, Greenwood, S.C.
Frock & Frilly, Solo, Acorn Gallery, Clemson, S.C.
2012 Clemson Ceramic National Exhibition, Lee Gallery, Clemson, S.C
Collaborative Creative Resistance, Palmer Museum of Art Plaza, University Park, PA
Clay Club Cup Show, Alcove Gallery, University Park, PA
CFAC Instructor Exhibition, Hub-Rosen Center, University Park, PA
2011 Sienna, Senior BFA Exhibition, Solo, Patterson Gallery, University Park, PA
Student Juried Exhibition, Zoller Gallery, University Park, PA
BFA Exhibition, Zoller Gallery, University Park, PA
Dimensions in Arts and Science, Gray Gallery, University Park, PA
2010 BFA Exhibition, Zoller Gallery, University Park, PA
Group Show Events
2025 . Chester County Studio Tour, Spring 2025, West Chester, PA
2024 . Holiday Art Star Craft Bazaar, Rivers Casino, Philadelphia, PA
Holidays Artisan Market, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
Phoenixville Pottery Festival, Phoenixville, PA
16 Hands Studio Tour, Spring 2024, Floyd, VA
2022 . Home for the Holidays Artisan Craft Market, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2021 . Home for the Holidays Artisan Craft Market, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2020 . Home for the Holidays Artisan Market, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2019 . West Craft Fest, The Woodlands (40th & Woodland), West Philadelphia, PA
2018 . Independent Makers of Philadelphia: Last Call Holiday Haul, Philadelphia Brewing CO. Philadelphia, PA
Holiday Ceramic Sale, Pandemic Design Studio, Bridgeport, PA
Art Star Craft Bazaar, Sugar House - Rivers Casino, Philadelphia, PA
Clover Market, Bryn Mawr, PA
InLiquid: Arts for Cash Poor, Philadelphia, PA
Art Star Pop Up at 2nd Street Festival, Philadelphia, PA
Clover Market, Collingswood, N.J.
Art Star Craft Bazaar, Penn's Landing, Philadelphia, PA
2017 . Independent Makers of Philadelphia: Last Call Holiday Haul, Philadelphia Brewing CO. Philadelphia, PA
Holiday Market, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
Clover Market, Bryn Mawr, PA
Art Star Craft Bazaar in Asbury Park, Bradley Park, Asbury Park, N.J.
Art Star Craft Bazaar, Penn's Landing, Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia Flower Show - Art Star Gallery & Boutique, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA
2016 . Art Star Craft Bazaar, Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Art Star Pop Up at 2nd Street Festival, Philadelphia, PA
CRAFTED, Eagleview, PA
Art Star Craft Bazaar, Penn's Landing, Philadelphia, PA
2015 . Art Star Craft Bazaar, Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Art Star Pop Up Market at Spruce Street Harbor, Philadelphia, PA
Stone Harbor Art & Crafts Festival, Stone Harbor, N.J.
2014 Winterfest, Jacksonville Center of the Arts, Floyd, VA
Floyd Artisan Trail, Floyd, VA
Awards & Publications
2016 Quoted in Juried Catalog, Maker Moxie: The Impact on the Craft School Experience, Peters Valley School of Craft, Layton, N.J.
2013 Honorable Mention, South Carolina Festival of Flowers Annual Juried Show, Countybank Gallery, Greenwood, S.C.
2011 Awarded Best Piece, Dimensions in Arts and Science, University Park, PA
Education
2012 - 2013 Post-Baccalaureate, Clemson University
2011 Bachelor of Fine Arts Ceramics, Minor Art History, The Pennsylvania State University
Professional Experiences
2017 - Present
Ceramic Studio Coordinator, Teaching Artist for Youth Classes and Outreach Programs, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2021 - 2023
Instructor, Fleisher Art Memorial , Philadelphia, PA
2019 - 2021
Instructor, University City Arts League, Philadelphia, PA
2015 - 2017
Instructor, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
2014 Assistant, La Meridiana School of Ceramics in Tuscany, Certaldo, Italy
2013 -2015
Studio Apprenticeship, Artists: Donna Polsceno & Richard Hensley, Floyd, VA
2013 Instructor, The Arts Center of Clemson, Clemson, S.C.
2013 Assistant, Ceramic Professor/ Artist: Valerie Zimany, Clemson, S.C.
2012 Workstudy, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2012 Instructor, Penn State Center for Arts and Crafts, University Park, PA
2012 Assistantship, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME
2012 Assistant, Artist: Liz Quackenbush, St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, Shafer, MN
2012 Assistant, Artist: Helen O’Leary, State College, PA
2010 Internship, The Noyes Museum, Oceanville N.J.
2008 - 2011
Volunteer, Visual Arts Student Alliance, Penn State, University Park, PA
Exhibitions
2025 . 1st Annual Judy Herman Members Exhibition, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2024 . Yellow Springs Ceramics National Exhibition, Historic Yellow Springs, Chester Springs, PA
Little Luxuries: An Exhibition of Small Works, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
PXV Mug Show, Studio 323, Phoenixville, PA
Members & Teaching Artist Exhibition, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2023 . A Gathering: Functional Ceramics, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
Members & Teaching Artist Exhibition, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2022 . Believe In Tomorrow: Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
Members & Teaching Artist Exhibition, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2020 . Common Thread, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2019 . Block Party III - Annual Student and Faculty Exhibition, University City Arts League, Philadelphia, PA
Celebrating Clay - Juried Cup Show, Historic Yellow Springs, Chester Springs, PA
Interiors and Textures, Dimension - The Gallery @ Paragon, Phoenixville, PA
Art in Action: Teaching Artists and Accessible Art, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2018 . Block Party II - Annual Student and Faculty Exhibition, University City Arts League, Philadelphia, PA
Members Exhibition 2018, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
South Carolina Festival of Flowers Annual Juried Show, Countybank Gallery, Greenwood, S.C.
Small Favors, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
SUPERMUD/FUTUREMUD, Invitational, NCECA, Union Project, Pittsburgh, PA
2017 . Gifted, The Art Trust at Meridian Bank, West Chester, PA
Teaching Artist Exhibition 2017, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2016 My Philadelphia Story, Philadelphia International Airport Terminal F, Philadelphia, PA
Faculty Exhibition 2016, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
2013 1st Annual Cup Show & Sale, Studio 550 Gallery, Manchester, N.H.
CRAFTED, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
The Cup Show: An Interpreted Object, The Local Gallery, Goshen, IN
South Carolina Festival of Flowers Annual Juried Show, Countybank Gallery, Greenwood, S.C.
Frock & Frilly, Solo, Acorn Gallery, Clemson, S.C.
2012 Clemson Ceramic National Exhibition, Lee Gallery, Clemson, S.C
Collaborative Creative Resistance, Palmer Museum of Art Plaza, University Park, PA
Clay Club Cup Show, Alcove Gallery, University Park, PA
CFAC Instructor Exhibition, Hub-Rosen Center, University Park, PA
2011 Sienna, Senior BFA Exhibition, Solo, Patterson Gallery, University Park, PA
Student Juried Exhibition, Zoller Gallery, University Park, PA
BFA Exhibition, Zoller Gallery, University Park, PA
Dimensions in Arts and Science, Gray Gallery, University Park, PA
2010 BFA Exhibition, Zoller Gallery, University Park, PA
Group Show Events
2025 . Chester County Studio Tour, Spring 2025, West Chester, PA
2024 . Holiday Art Star Craft Bazaar, Rivers Casino, Philadelphia, PA
Holidays Artisan Market, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
Phoenixville Pottery Festival, Phoenixville, PA
16 Hands Studio Tour, Spring 2024, Floyd, VA
2022 . Home for the Holidays Artisan Craft Market, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2021 . Home for the Holidays Artisan Craft Market, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2020 . Home for the Holidays Artisan Market, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2019 . West Craft Fest, The Woodlands (40th & Woodland), West Philadelphia, PA
2018 . Independent Makers of Philadelphia: Last Call Holiday Haul, Philadelphia Brewing CO. Philadelphia, PA
Holiday Ceramic Sale, Pandemic Design Studio, Bridgeport, PA
Art Star Craft Bazaar, Sugar House - Rivers Casino, Philadelphia, PA
Clover Market, Bryn Mawr, PA
InLiquid: Arts for Cash Poor, Philadelphia, PA
Art Star Pop Up at 2nd Street Festival, Philadelphia, PA
Clover Market, Collingswood, N.J.
Art Star Craft Bazaar, Penn's Landing, Philadelphia, PA
2017 . Independent Makers of Philadelphia: Last Call Holiday Haul, Philadelphia Brewing CO. Philadelphia, PA
Holiday Market, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
Clover Market, Bryn Mawr, PA
Art Star Craft Bazaar in Asbury Park, Bradley Park, Asbury Park, N.J.
Art Star Craft Bazaar, Penn's Landing, Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia Flower Show - Art Star Gallery & Boutique, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA
2016 . Art Star Craft Bazaar, Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Art Star Pop Up at 2nd Street Festival, Philadelphia, PA
CRAFTED, Eagleview, PA
Art Star Craft Bazaar, Penn's Landing, Philadelphia, PA
2015 . Art Star Craft Bazaar, Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Art Star Pop Up Market at Spruce Street Harbor, Philadelphia, PA
Stone Harbor Art & Crafts Festival, Stone Harbor, N.J.
2014 Winterfest, Jacksonville Center of the Arts, Floyd, VA
Floyd Artisan Trail, Floyd, VA
Awards & Publications
2016 Quoted in Juried Catalog, Maker Moxie: The Impact on the Craft School Experience, Peters Valley School of Craft, Layton, N.J.
2013 Honorable Mention, South Carolina Festival of Flowers Annual Juried Show, Countybank Gallery, Greenwood, S.C.
2011 Awarded Best Piece, Dimensions in Arts and Science, University Park, PA