Marnie Weber
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA and Milford, CT
b. 1959
Marnie Weber’s multidisciplinary practice spans performance, film, video, sculpture, collage, music, costuming, and painting. She constructs uncanny worlds that blur the distinction between fantasy and reality, venturing into the surreal landscapes of the subconscious.
Blending her own mythologies of animals, monsters, and female figures with handmade props, costumes, and stage sets, Weber crafts fictional narratives of passion, transformation, and discovery. Weaving elements of fantasy and folklore, she places women at the centre as empowered characters, creating a backdrop that transforms into a site of magic and metamorphosis.
Through an exploration of the interconnectedness of living beings, spiritualism, and the workings of the mind, Weber reveals her deep fascination with the theatrical and the performative, layering information and backstory to build a baroque richness. She creates a complexity where sentimentality, sweetness, and nostalgia are twisted into something darker. Disorienting and enigmatic, Weber’s work elicits responses that shift between melancholy and delight, attraction and repulsion, tragedy and humour.
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Born 1959 in Bridgeport, CT
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA and Milford, CT1981
BA Fine Art, University of California, Los Angeles, CA1977-1979
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA -
Solo exhibitions
2025
Whispering Silence, Curated by Phoebe Ahern, Inspection Pit, West Sussex, UK
When Roses Bloom, Heidi Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2022
Sweet Ravaging Time, Heidi Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Marnie Weber & Jim Shaw, Zuecca Projects, Venice, Italy
Unreal Paradise: Collage Works from 1992 to 2022, Curated by Daniel Hawkins, Trinity College, San Antonio, TX
2021
Songs Forevermore, ODD ARK LA, Los Angeles, CA
2020
The Sea Witch and Other Stories, Simon Lee Gallery, Hong Kong
2019
Marnie Weber & Justin John Greene, Simon Lee Gallery, New York, NY
Songs That Never Die and Other Stories, Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA
Marnie Weber: Videos, Galleri Se Konst, Dalarna, Sweden
Twisted Refrain: The Work of Marnie Weber, Curated by Mahara Sinclair, Pasadena City College, Boone Family Art Gallery, Pasadena, CA
2016
Chapel of the Moon, Gavlak, Los Angeles, CA
Once Upon a Time in Forevermore, Curated by Paul Bernard, MAMCO (Musée d’art moderne et contemporain), Geneva, Switzerland
2015
The Ghost Train, Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA
2013
The Day After Forevermore, Cardi Black Box, Milan, Italy
The Nature of Time, Praz-Delavallade, Paris, France
2012
The Night of Forevermore, Marc Jancou Contemporary, New York, NY
The Whispering Cave, Curated by Eléonor Le Brun, Lille3000, Fantastic, Le Tri Postal, Lille, France
2011
The Autumn Bear, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France
2010
Eternity Forever, Curated by Emi Fontana, Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum, West of Rome Public Art, Altadena, CA
Marnie Weber, Forever Free, The Cinema Show: A Film Retrospective and Installations, Curated by Yves Aupetitallot, Sculpture and Collage, Le Magasin Centre National d'Art Contemporain de Grenoble, France
2009
The Campfire Song, Curated by Ann Cesteleyn, Sint-Lukasgalerie, Brussels, Belgium
The Truth Speakers, Sea of Silence, Simon Lee Gallery, London, UK
The Bondage of Decay, Marc Jancou Contemporary, New York, NY
2008
The Melancholy Circus, Galerie Praz-DeLavallade, Paris, France
Saving the Farm, Bernier/Eliades Gallery, Athens, Greece
2007
A Western Song, Utställningar Hösten 07, Vita Kuben, Umea, Sweden
Sing Me A Western Song, Patrick Painter Gallery Inc., Santa Monica, CA
Variations on a Western Song, Fredericks & Freiser Gallery, New York, NY
From a Western Song, Emily Tsingou Gallery, London, UK
2005
From the Dust Room, Curated by Julie Joyce, Luckman Gallery, California
State University, Los Angeles, CA
Ghost Love, The Spirit Girls, Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Spirit Girls, Songs that Never Die, Galerie Praz-Delavallade, Paris, France
2004
Marnie Weber, Ten-Year Survey of Collage, Emily Tsingou Gallery, London, UK
2002
The Dollhouse, Fredericks & Freiser Gallery, New York, NY
Collages and Videos, Marella Arte Contemporanea, Milan, Italy
2001
Forever More, Galerie Praz-Delavallade, Paris, Framce
Who’s the Most Forgotten of Them All?, Fredericks & Freiser Gallery, New York, NY
2000
Sleepy Weepy Stories, Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1999
Storybook Endings, Galerie Praz-DeLavallade, Paris, France
1998
The Tender Desert, Jessica Fredericks Gallery, New York, NY
The Unlovables, Sheppard Gallery, University of Nevada, Reno, NV
The Unlovables, Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1997
Lost In The Woods, Jessica Fredericks Gallery, New York, NY
Destiny and Blow Up Friends, Milwaukee Art Museum, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
1995
Quest for Happy, Andreas Brändström Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
1992
Woman with Bass, Sue Spaid Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA
Selected group exhibitions
2025
Girls to the Front: Nineties and Now, The Future of Film is Female, MoMA (Museum of Modern Art), New York, NY (film screening)
2024
Archéotypie, Frac Normandie, Caen, France
2023
Sonnez Trompette, Frac Normandie, Caen, France
2022
Hippydrome, Frac Normandie, Caen, France
2021
The Emerald Tablet, Curated by Ariana Papademetropoulis, Jeffrey Deitch, Los Angeles, CA
2020
L ‘homme gris, Curated by Benjamin Bianciotto, Casino Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Words at an Exhibition, an exhibition in ten chapters and five poems, Busan Biennial 2020, MOCA Busan, South Korea
2019
All of Them Witches, Jeffery Deitch, Los Angeles, CA
The Children Of Saturn, Musee d’art contemporain de la Haute-Vienne, France
2016
She Photographs, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Canada
2014
V E I L S, Curated by Jhordan Dahl & Ariana Papademetropoulos, The Underground Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Hearsay: Artists Reveal Urban Legends, Curated by Wendy Sherman, Grand Central Art Center, Santa Ana, CA
2013
Bunny Smash – Design to Touch the World, Curated by Yuko Hasegawa, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan
Room to Live: Recent Acquisitions and Works from the Collection, Curated by Bennett Simpson, MoCA (Museum of Contemporary Art), Los Angeles, CA
2012
A Tribute to Mike Kelley, MoCA (Museum of Contemporary Art), Los Angeles, CA
“Lost (in LA)”, Curated by Marc-Olivier Wahler, presented by FLAX (French Los Angeles Exchange), LA Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Park, Los Angeles, CA
La Voix Dissociée, Curated by Paul Bernard, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
2010
The Artists Museum, MoCA (Museum of Contemporary Art), Los Angeles, CA
2009
Sonic Youth Etc., Sensational Fix, CA2M, Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo, Madrid, Spain
Collecting History: Highlighting Recent Acquisitions, Curated by Ann Goldstein & Bennett Simpson, MoCA (Museum of Contemporary Art), Los Angeles, CA
2008
Sonic Youth etc., Curated by Roland Groenenboom, Sensational Fix, Lieu International des Formes Emergentes, St. Nazaire, France. This show travelled to Fondazione Museion Museo D’Arte Modernae Contemporanea (Museion), Bolzano, Italy; Kunsthalle Dusseldorf, Germany; and Malmö Kunsthalle, Sweden
Busan Biennial, Curated by Nancy A Barton & Michael Cohen, Busan Museum of Modern Art, Busan, Korea
2007
Sympathy for the Devil: Art and Rock and Roll Since 1967, Curated by Dominic Molon, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
Multiple Vantage Points: Southern California Women Artists, 1980-2006, Curated by Dextra Frankel, The Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Art Park, Los Angeles, CA
2004
Writing, Images, Ideas: Walter Benjamin and the Art of Present Day, Haus am Waldsee, Berlin, Germany
Channel 0, CATV Project, Akiyoshidai International Art Village, Yamaguchi, Japan
2002
Netherlands Per Saldo, Noordbrabants Museum Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Wonderland, Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels, Belgium
Photobiennale, Maison de la Photographie de Moscou, Moscow, Russia
2001
The “W” Show, Curated by Bob Nickas, FRAC Franche-Comté, Musée de Beaux Arts, Dole, France
Circus Circus, Norrtälje Konsthall, Norrtälje, Sweden
Le Printemps de Septembre, Programmation Vidéo, Toulouse, France
2000
Philosophy in the Bedroom, Or Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
1999
Treatment: Women’s Bodies in Medical Science & Art, Dinnerware Contemporary Art Gallery, Tucson, AZ
1997
A Trilogy for Happy, Rooseum Center for Contemporary Art, Malmö, Sweden -
Something Curated, Myths, Masks, and Mirrors: Marnie Weber’s Enduring Archetypes
The Artist Profile Archive, Marnie Weber
Pavilionesque, Creepy: The Predecessor of Grotesque. An interview with Marnie Weber
Los Angeles Times, Marnie Weber reflects on why monsters hold such power for women
Juxtapoz, Marnie Weber: Send in the Clowns
Artillery, Marnie Weber interviewed by John Tottenham
Dazed Digital, Marnie Weber and The Sea of Silence
Dazed Digital, Marnie Weber Eternity Forever Exclusive
MOCAtv, Marnie Weber: Monsters & Demons in the Studio
The White Review, Interview with Marnie Weber
In Conversation with Mike Kelley, Emotional Rescue: The Film and Performance Works of Marnie Weber
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Selected works
Sunset Surrender, 2009, collage on archival pigment print mounted on Sintra, 75.6 x 121.3 cm (29 3/4 x 47 3/4 in.)
The Truth Speakers (Girl with Eggplant Dress and Burgundy Trim), 2009, mixed media ventriloquist doll with working ventriloquist elements and articulated joints, in velvet and satin dress, 177.8 x 50.8 x 33 cm (70 x 20 x 30 in.)
The Campfire Song (Dirty Bunny), 2009, mixed media installation, 142 x 73.6 x 88.9 cm (56 x 29 x 35 in.)
House of the Whispering Rose, 2025, colour video and sound, total running time: 43 minutes 8 seconds
The Campfire Song (Bear), 2009, mixed media installation, 193 x 76.2 x 38 cm (76 x 30 x 15 in.)
The Sea of Silence, 2009, HD video, colour, total running time: 14 minutes 12 seconds
Gloomy Balloons, 2009, collage on archival pigment print mounted on Sintra, 50.2 x 60.3 cm (19 3/4 x 23 3/4 in.)
A Really Good Read, 2009 , collage on archival pigment print mounted on Sintra, 50.2 x 60.3 cm (19 3/4 x 23 3/4 in.)
The Truth Speakers (Girl with Forest Green Dress and Burnt Orange Trim), 2009, mixed media ventriloquist doll with working ventriloquist elements and articulated joints, in velvet and satin dress, 177.8 x 50.8 x 33 cm (70 x 20 x 30 in.)
Bon Voyage at the Boat House, 2009, collage on archival pigment print mounted on Sintra, 101 x 80.6 cm (39 3/4 x 31 3/4 in.)
Lovely Day for a Picnic, 2009, collage on archival pigment print mounted on Sintra, 69.2 x 55.2 cm (27 1/4 x 21 3/4 in.)
Sunset Farewell, 2009, collage on light jet print, 101 x 126 cm (39 3/4 x 49 5/8 in.)
Girl on Bear, 2009, collage on light jet print, 50.2 x 60.3 cm (19 3/4 x 23 3/4 in.)
The Truth Speakers Girl with Royal Blue Dress and Forest Green Trim), 2009, mixed media ventriloquist doll with working ventriloquist elements and articulated joints, in velvet and satin dress, 177.8 x 50.8 x 33 cm (70 x 20 x 30 in.)
The Truth Speakers (Girl with Burgundy Dress and Royal Blue Trim), 2009, mixed media ventriloquist doll with working ventriloquist elements and articulated joints, in velvet and satin dress, 177.8 x 50.8 x 33 cm (70 x 20 x 30 in.)
The Truth Speakers (Girl with Copper Dress and Gold Trim), 2009, mixed media ventriloquist doll with working ventriloquist elements and articulated joints, in velvet and satin dress, 177.8 x 50.8 x 33 cm (70 x 20 x 30 in.)
Spirit in the Field, 2025, oil on oil paper, 42 x 29.7 cm (16 1/2 x 11. 3/4 in.)
Moth Girl with Sheep, 2025, oil on oil paper, 42 x 29.7 cm (16 1/2 x 11. 3/4 in.)
White Horse in Spring, 2025, oil on oil paper, 42 x 29.7 cm (16 1/2 x 11. 3/4 in.)
Pond Revelation, 2024, oil on oil paper, 42 x 29.7 cm (16 1/2 x 11. 3/4 in.)
Daisy Girl in the Pasture, 2025, oil on oil paper, 42 x 29.7 cm (16 1/2 x 11. 3/4 in.)
Inspection Pit Celebration, 2025, oil on oil paper, 42 x 29.7 cm (16 1/2 x 11. 3/4 in.)
Moving Day, 2005, collage on C-print mounted on Sintra, 101.6 x 127 cm (40 x 50 in.)
Scarecrow Portrait, 2008, collage on archival pigment print mounted on Sintra, 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.)
Maypole Celebration, 2025, oil on oil paper, 42 x 29.7 cm (16 1/2 x 11. 3/4 in.)
Balloon Cloud, 2025, oil on oil paper, 42 x 29.7 cm (16 1/2 x 11. 3/4 in.)