Professional Summary
Marie E. Saint-Cyr is an oil painter whose work explores the interplay of human interaction within imagined spaces, skillfully blending the serene allure of Caribbean landscapes with the vibrant dynamism of urban environments.
Education
2022 Goldman Sachs 10KSB
2020 Ascend Long Island Business Fellowship, Long Island, NY
2019 Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning Artworks, Inc., Queens, NY
2019 Art Management Fellowship, Downtown Brooklyn Arts Alliance, Brooklyn, NY
2018 BFA in Fine Arts, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY
2016 Studio Art, Lorenzo de’ Medici, Florence, Italy
Exhibitions
2020 Emerging Artist Series, The Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington, NY
2019 Solo Exhibition- Visualizing Memories, Haiti Cultural Exchange, Brooklyn, NY
2019 Diaspora Expressions Expo, Haitian Embassy, Washington, DC
2019 Two Person Exhibition- Nostalgia, Muneca Arthouse, Patchogue, NY
2019 Solo Exhibition- Step In, Step Out, Yes We Can Center, Westbury, NY
2019 Abstract Confessions, Sk.Artspace Gallery, East New York, NY
2019 Crudites, Toast Long Hall Gallery, Patchogue, NY
2019 Black History Exhibit, Bloomingdales, Garden City, NY
2019 Women History Month Exhibit, Westbury Arts, Westbury, NY
2018 Solo Exhibition- Invented Space, PO’P Art Gallery, Baldwin, NY
2018 Black History Exhibition & Diversity Celebration, Artspace, Patchogue, NY
2017 Curator- Diverse Abstractions, Urban Studio Unbound, Yonkers, NY
2016 Art in the Square, Lorenzo de’ Medici, Florence, Italy
Artist Residencies
2020 Governors' Island, Ankhlave, Governor's Island, NY
2019 ArtWorks, Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning (JCAL), Queens, NY
2019 Lakou Nou Artist Residency, Haiti Cultural Exchange, Brooklyn, NY
Grants/Awards/Others
2022 Creatives Rebuild NY AEP Grant, CRNY, NY,
2020 Education Committee, The Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington, NY
2019 Decentralization Grant, NYSCA, NY
2019 Community Grant, United Way of Long Island, NY
2019 Special Recognition Award, Town of Babylon, NY
Public Art Projects
2021 - 2024 Head Muralist, 250+ Murals, NYC Public Schools, NY
2020 Muralist, 10x110ft Wall, Town of Babylon, Wyandanch, NY
2020 Muralist, Triptych Panels, Families Belong Together, Wyandanch, NY
2019 Muralist, 20x100ft Wall, Broadway Commons Mall, Hicksville, NY
2018 Artist Assistant to Ellie Balk, Ceiling Mural, Bushwick, NY
2016 Muralist, Wall Mosaic, New Cassel, NY
Teaching Experience
2020 Teaching Artist, Center for Educational Innovation, New York, NY
2019 Lead Visual Arts Teacher, Saint-Cyr Art Studio, Wyandanch, NY
2019 Visual Arts Teacher, Mark Morris Dance Group, Brooklyn, NY
2019 Lead Visual Arts Teacher, Westbury Arts Camp, Westbury, NY
2018 Lead Visual Arts Teacher, Westbury Arts Camp, Westbury, NY
2019 Visual Arts Teacher, One River School of Art and Design, Woodbury, NY
Bibliography
2019 United Way of Long Island Feature, Newsday
2019 Developing an Art Practice, Nache Snow Podcast
2019 Artist Feature, Vellum 23 Magazine
2019 Interactions Between Representation and Abstract, The Woven Tale Press
2017 Uncompromising: Marie Saint-Cyr’s Commitment to Profitable Art, W27