M A R I S S A R A G L I N A R T
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Artist Bio
Marissa Raglin is a mixed-media visual artist living in Oklahoma City working mostly in analog collage. Raglin has exhibited her work nationally and can be found knee-deep in old illustration books and magazines plucked from thrift stores and half-priced bookshops. Raglin received her BA in Studio Art from Oklahoma Baptist University. She is the 2017-18 Skirvin Paseo Artist in Residence and 2015 Artist Inc. Live OKC Fellow. Raglin is a resident artist in the historic Studio Six gallery and studio located in the Paseo Arts District in Oklahoma City.
Artist Statement
I create ethereal, colorful works of art. Creating with imagery delicately removed with a cutting blade from vintage magazines, books, and postcards, the images are reassembled and become unified, telling one story. My work celebrates women, and the complexities of the role of a mother. I love to showcase humor and personification within my work. Negative space in my work provides the images with room for conversation; the crisp background acts as a springboard for the detail and fusion of the images. Whether a work on paper or panel encased in resin, these images are rescued from thrift stores, half-priced book shops, and estate sales and archived and preserved within their new story.