Marlene was born in Toronto and moved to Vancouver Island in 1996. Since then she has lived in and exhibited her artwork in Khartoum, Sudan, New York City, and Phnom Penh, Cambodia, before settling in Victoria, BC.
Her artistic development is a result of the influential instructors at the Art Student League of New York, and artists in British Columbia. Visual experiences are her inspiration, so she generally works from photographs, using various techniques, and experimenting with medium choices such as graphite, charcoal/watercolour, acrylic or mixed medium.
Marlene has organised and exhibited in two Spring Art Shows held at the Royal Colwood Golf Club in support of Soroptimist International of Greater Victoria in the spring of 2017and 2018 with an upcoming 2019 THE ARTISAN SHOW in October. From January 12th to March 31st, 2019, Marlene is at the Maritime Museum of BC, solo artist for "The Lost Fleet" Exhibition.
EXHIBITED ARTWORK:
2019 Federation of Canadian Artists Spring Juried Art Show, "Sunning Rhinos", "Welcome to my World".
2019 Maritime Museum of British Columbia, Solo Artist for "Lost Fleet" Exhibition.
2018 Federation of Canadian Artists Fall Juried Art Show, "Fi Fie Foe Fum", Patience".
2018 Federation of Canadian Artists Spring Juried Art Show, "Little Drummer Jaden" (Honourable Mention).
2018 Ministry of Health, "Girl With a Mirror", "Glory Days", "Blue on Blue".
2018 Royal Colwood Golf Club, "Willow on the Gorge", "Fi Fie Foe Fum".
2017 Federation of Canadian Artists Juried Scenes From Western Canada Art Show, "Coast Victoria Hotel & Marina # 1", and "Willow on the Gorge".
2017 Sooke Fine Arts Show, "Little Drummer Jaden".
2017 Royal Colwood Golf Club Juried Art Show, "Komodo Dragon", "Little Drummer Jaden" and "Sunning Rhinos".
2016 Federation of Canadian Artist's Juried 75th Anniversary Exhibition, "Komodo Dragon", "Glory Days".
2016 Federation of Canadian Artist's Juried Spring Exhibition, "Willow on the Gorge", "Fisherman's Wharf #4".
2015 Federation of Canadian Artist's Juried Fall 2015 Show, "Blue on Blue".
2015 Federation of Canadian Artist's Juried ICON Art Show, "Komodo Dragon".
2015 Federation of Canadian Artist's Juried Annual International Representational Show (A.I.R.S), ”Fisherman’s Wharf Series #4”.
2015 Artist in Residence at “ARTISHOW 2015” Coast Victoria Harbourside Hotel and Marina.
2015 Federation of Canadian Artist’s Spring Show, “Girl with a Mirror” ( Honourable Mention), and, “Fisherman’s Wharf Series #3”.
2013 Federation of Canadian Artist’s Juried Fall Show, “Peanut Butter and Jelly”.
2013 Federation of Canadian Artist’s Juried Spring Show, “What a Catch”.
2012 Artist in Residence at “ARTISHOW 2012” Hotel Grand Pacific.
2012 Island Illustrator’s Society exhibit at The Royal Colwood Golf Club.
2012 Colwood Rotary "Arts and Wine Festival” at Fort Rodd Hill.
2012 The Takata Gardens at Glendale Gardens “Arts and Music in The Gardens ”.
2012 Sooke Juried Fine Arts Show: “Monks Dream” of the Fisherman’s Wharf Series.
2011 Solo show at The MOON UNDER WATER Pub “Black and White with Splashes of Colour”.
2011 Artist in Residence at “ARTISHOW 2011” Hotel Chateau Victoria.
2008 Sooke Juried Fine Arts Show: “Elephant Eye Series #3”.
2008 Sydney Juried Fine Art Show: “Spotting” and “Boy in a Red Vest”.
2006 City of Victoria Banners.
Marlene Howell
marlene.howell@shaw.ca
250-474-9910
www.marlenehowellgallery.com