13 Facts About Marie Watt

Marie Watt was born on 1967 and is a contemporary artist living and working in Portland, Oregon.

Marie Watt majored in Speech Communications and Art at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon.

Marie Watt explored museum studies at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe.

Marie Watt holds an AFA degree from the Institute of American Indian Arts, a BS degree from Willamette University and an MFA degree in Painting and Printmaking from Yale University.

Marie Watt is a member of the Turtle Clan of the Seneca Nation and her father's family were Wyoming ranchers.

Marie Watt cites Pop art, Abstract Expressionism, and indigenous visual traditions as sources for her work.

Marie Watt had a studio in Portland, Oregon and started experimenting with materials, such as corn husk, then began experimenting with woven blankets.

Marie Watt's work has appeared in several exhibitions in the Pacific Northwest.

Marie Watt collected the blankets over several years, including many Hudson's Bay point blankets that were given to Native Americans in trade by the Hudson's Bay Company during the 19th century.

Marie Watt listens to her material and pulls from a deep sense of community and narrative to create works with history.

From 2017 to 2023, Marie Watt served as a member of the board of directors for VoCA, a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of contemporary art.

Marie Watt is currently a professor at Portland Community College, and is the coordinator of its Northview Gallery.

Marie Watt is represented by PDX Contemporary Art in Portland, Oregon, Catharine Clark Gallery in San Francisco, California, and Marc Straus Gallery in New York City, New York.