14 Facts About Tom Marioni

Tom Marioni founded the Museum of Conceptual Art in San Francisco from 1970 until 1984.

Tom Marioni is currently living and working out of San Francisco, California.

Tom Marioni was born 1937 in Cincinnati, Ohio, into an Italian American family with three brothers.

Tom Marioni's father John "Sereno" Marioni was a general practitioner doctor and "Sunday painter" and his mother sang opera and played the harp and the piano.

Tom Marioni was raised Catholic and attended a Catholic Boys School from grade school through high school.

Tom Marioni received his art training at the Art Academy of Cincinnati between 1955 and 1959.

Tom Marioni moved to San Francisco, California after graduating in 1959.

Tom Marioni was stationed in Germany with the United States Army from 1960 to 1963.

The Museum of Conceptual Art was founded in the 1970 by Tom Marioni, who described conceptual art as "social artwork".

Tom Marioni used the pseudonym and alter-ego Alan Fish in some early performances.

Famous works by Tom Marioni include: "One Second Sculpture", "The Act of Drinking Beer with Friends is the Highest Form of Art".

Tom Marioni's work is included in many public museum collections including San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, among others.

Tom Marioni is known for his Wednesday night art salon he has been holding for over 40 years.

Tom Marioni married Kathan Brown of Crown Point Press in 1983, and he has three sons.