EDUCATION
1985 University of Missouri-Kansas City, M.A.
1970-71 San Francisco Art Institute. Pre-MFA Program.
1970 Provincetown Workshop.
1969-70 Brooklyn Museum Art School, Max Beckmann Memorial Scholarship.
1969 Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, Scholarship. 1969 University of Pennsylvania, B. A.

SELECTED SOLO and TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2023 Marilyn Propp: Notes from the Sea. Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha. WI. Solo
2019 RAM Artist Fellowship Exhibition. Solo. Racine Art Museum's Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine,WI
Notes from the Sea. Solo. Grove Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2018 Into the Deep: Fragments and Reflections: David Jones and Marilyn Propp. Kenosha Public Museum, WI. Catalog.
2015 ** Notes from the Sea. Rockford University/Clark Arts Center, Rockford, IL
2014 Confluence/Undercurrents: Marilyn Propp and David Jones. Illinois Wesleyan University, Merwin Gallery, Bloomington, IL
2012 Industrial Reconstructions: Marilyn Propp and David Jones. LeRoy Neiman Gallery, Columbia University School of the Arts, New York City, NY
2011 David Jones and Marilyn Propp: Industrial Reconstructions. St. Mary’s College, Moreau Galleries, Notre Dame, IN
2010 Cogs and Wheels: Industrial Reconstructions. Marilyn Propp and David Jones. State College of Florida, Bradenton, FL
2009 Roadtrips and Shadowplay: Marilyn Propp and David Jones. State Street Gallery, Robert Morris University, Chicago, IL. Catalog.
Journey. Solo. Saint James Cathedral, Chicago, IL
2008 Travel Stories and Shadow Play: Marilyn Propp and David Jones. Galeria AP, Universidad Veracruzana,Xalapa, Mexico
2006 Come Together: David Jones & Marilyn Propp. Gallery Mornea, Evanston, IL
Union/Opposition. Marlyn Propp and David Jones. Louisiana Tech University School of Art, Ruston, LA
When Opposites Attract. MARILYN Propp and David Jones. H. F. Johnson Gallery, Carthage College, Kenosha, WI
2004 Marilyn Propp: New Paintings. Solo. Schopf Gallery on Lake, Chicago, IL
2003 ** * Marilyn Propp: Paintings, On & of Wood. Solo. Quincy Art Center, Quincy IL
2002 time/change/motion. Solo. Contemporary Art Workshop, Chicago, IL
2000 Scene in Chicago. Solo. Judy A. Saslow Gallery, Chicago, IL
1999 Reconstructions. Solo. Sharp/Danka Gallery, South Suburban College, South Holland, IL
Icons and Golden Vessels. SOlo. Lakeside Gallery, Lakeside, MI
1996 * Variations: Cycladic Figures. Solo. University Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL
1995 Marilyn Propp, Paintings. Solo. Ohio Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
Marilyn Propp: Drawings. Prints from Anchor Graphics. Wm Jewell College, Liberty, MO
1993 * Marilyn Propp: Paintings and Drawings. Thimmesh Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
1991 Cosmic Follies: New Works on Canvas and Paper. Solo. Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, IL
Crossings & Expeditions. Solo. Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Evanston, IL
1990 * The Paintings of Marilyn Propp. Solo. Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN
1989 Interior Visions. Solo. Sazama Gallery, Chicago, IL
Stations of the Cross: Fourteen Paintings on Paper. Solo. Biblical Arts Center, Dallas, TX
1987 Works on Paper. Solo. Dorry Gates Gallery, Kansas City, MO
The Stations of the Cross. Solo. Mulvane Art Center, Topeka, KS
1985 * Stations of the Cross. Solo. University of Missouri-Kansas City Gallery, KCMO
1984 * Vessel Series. Solo. Rockhurst College, Kansas City, MO
1983 The Wind and Water Series. Solo. Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
1982 New Works on Canvas and Paper. Solo. Donald Batman Gallery, KCMO

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024-23 Pulped Under Pressure: The Art of Handmade Paper, Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, MO; Iowa State University, Brunnier Art Museum, Ames, IA; Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking, Atlanta, GA.
TMA Contemporary, Trout Museum of Art, Appleton WI.
28th Parkside National Print Exhibition, University of Wisconsin-Parkside.
Ink, Press, Repeat: National Juried Printmaking and Book Art Exhibition, University Galleries, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ
2022-23 Marilyn Propp: Notes from the Sea, Concordia University Art Gallery, WI; Midwestern Biennial, Rockford Art Museum, IL
2022 Pulped Under Pressure: The Art of Handmade Paper J. Stark Wayne Galleries, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; Grace Hudson Museum, Ukiah, CA; Art Galleries, University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME
2021-22 PRINTWORK 2021, Artists Image Resource (AIR), Pittsburg, PA
2021 AP3 at MARN: Materiality and Transformation. MARN ART + CULTURE HUB, Milwaukee, WI
Pulped Under Pressure: The Art of Handmade Paper. Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts, Spring, TX; Belleview Arts Museum.
Racine and Vicinity Show 2021. RAM's Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine, WI
Quirky. Christopher Gallery, Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL.
Ephemera, The Art Center Highland Park, IL
Small but Mighty. Pop-up, Curators Gone Rogue, Addington Gallery, Chicago.
2020 Surface Impressions. Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE. Curated by Mark Pascale, Curator of Prints and Drawings, Art Institute of Chicago.
2019 Distance. Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Projects, Long Island City, NY. Curated by Betsy Alwin and Steven Locke
2016-20 Pulped Under Pressure. Traveling exhibit. Bellevue Arts Museum, WA; University of North Carolina, Pembroke; Visual Arts Center, Boise State University, Boise, ID; TCC Visual Arts Center, Portsmouth, VA; Monmouth Museum, NJ; Wriston Art Galleries, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI; University of Mary Washington, VA. Catalog. Curated by Reni Gower and Melissa Potter.
2018 Together. UW Parkside Fine Arts Gallery, Kenosha, WI
2017 The Biennial Kenosha & Racine Invitational Show. HF Johnson Gallery, Carthage College, Kenosha, WI
Mid America Print Council Members Exhibition. Lawrence Art Center, Lawrence, KS
On and About Paper. UW Parkside Fine Arts Gallery, Kenosha, WI
2016 2nd Annual Hand Pulled Prints: The Current Practice in Printmaking. Site: Brooklyn, NYC
The Print Show. Moberg Gallery, Des Moines, IA
2015 Off the Press. 440 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Return of the Exquisite Corpse. Printworks, Chicago, IL
2014 Collaborations II. Printworks, Chicago, IL
2013 Climate of Uncertainty. DePaul Art Museum, Chicago, IL. Catalog
Top Drawer Small Prints. Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2012 Remarkable Women. Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2011 Cover Stories: The Art of the Book Jacket. Printworks, Chicago, IL. Catalog
2010 Globalization: Imagine Everywhere. A+D Gallery, Chicago, IL. Catalog
Mano/Mundo/Corazón: Artists Interpret La Lotería. Center for Book and Paper, Chicago
Evanston + Vicinity Biennial Exhibition. Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
2009 Small Works/Big Ideas. Morpho Gallery, Chicago, IL
2008 The Art of Democracy. Loyola University Museum of Art, Chicago IL. Panelist
Remarkable Women. Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI. Panelist
Scapes: Land, Sea, and Mind. Center for Visual and Performing Arts, Munster, IN
2007 The Exquisite Snake, and Recent Acquisitions. Mary & Leigh Block Museum of Art, Evanston, IL
Barbie Meets G.I. Joe. Koehnline Museum of Art, Des Plaines, IL
The Art of Play. Chicago Tourism Center, Chicago, IL
2006 Art in Perpetuity. Studio 18 Gallery, New York, NY
Travel Documents. A + D Gallery, Chicago and Koehnline Museum of Art, Des Plaines, IL
Landscape in the Postmodern. Brad Cooper Gallery, Tampa, FL
2005 The Art of the Bookplate. Printworks Gallery, Chicago, IL. Catalog
2004 6 Artists. Anchor Graphics, Chicago, IL. Catalog
Remarkable Women. Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2001 The Exquisite Corpse. Printworks Gallery, Chicago, IL. Catalog
From Here to There. The Brewery Art Centre, Kendal, Cumbria, England
1999 Prints from Anchor Graphics. Moreau Galleries, St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN
Beyond the Surface. Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI
1998 Familiars, Masks and Totems. Three Arts Club, Chicago, IL
1997 Scene in Chicago. Judy A. Saslow Gallery, Chicago, IL
1996 Figures. Northern Illinois University Gallery, Chicago, IL
1995 Group Show. Ohio Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
1994 Go Figure! Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, Chicago, IL
1993 Chicago Curators Choose Chicago Artists. Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL
Gesture and Glance. Suburban Fine Arts Center, Highland Park, IL
1992 Works by Gallery Artists. Thimmesh Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
Remarkable Women. Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
1991 Chicago International Art Exhibition. Donnelly Hall, Chicago, IL. Catalog
Small Things. Northern Illinois University Gallery, Chicago, IL
1990 Black and White. Sazama Gallery, Chicago, IL
Perceptions of "the Other": Exploring Cultural Diversity. South Shore Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
1989 4 Square Feet. Sazama/Brauer Gallery, Chicago, IL
1988 *Great Escapes. *Sazama/Brauer Gallery, Chicago, IL
1987 CIVA Juried Exhibition. Foundry Gallery, Washington, DC
1986 *Summer Show: Gallery Artists - New Work. *Dorry Gates Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Close to Home: The Midwest as Subject and Symbol. KC Artists Coalition Gallery, KCMO
1985 New Talent/New Images. Gallery Karl Oskar, Westwood Hills, KS
Kansas City Artists Coalition Invitational. Reuben Saunders Gallery, Wichita, KS
1984 Selected Works from the Hallmark Collection. The Central Exchange, Kansas City, MO
Intimate Images. Crown Center, Kansas City, MO.
1983 Landscape '83 Mid America. Donald Batman Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Contemporary Work by Kansas City Painters. Halls Crown Center, Kansas City, MO
1982 KCAC Annual Selected Painters. Mulvane Art Center, Topeka, KS
Selected Works. Spiva Art Center, Joplin, MO

GRANTS, AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS
2018 RAM (Racine Art Museum) Artist Fellowship
2015, ‘13, ‘12 Columbia College Chicago Faculty Development Grant
2012 Illinois Arts Council Professional Development Grant
2009 Illinois Arts Council Finalist Award
2009, ‘08 Columbia College Chicago Faculty Professional Development Grant
2009 Community Arts Assistance Grant, Chicago Dept. of Cultural Affairs and the IL Arts Council
1992 Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation Assistance Grant
1991, ‘90, ‘88 Community Arts Assistance Grant. Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and the IAC
1986 Nominated, Sixth Annual Awards in the Visual Arts, SCCA, Winston-Salem, NC
1986Nominated, First Missouri Visual Three William Jewell College Faculty Development Grants
1976 Design for an urban wall painting, "City Scenes '76," National Paint & Coatings Association's bicentennial program. One of eight murals chosen throughout the U.S. Installed on a 55' x 115' wall, Kansas City, MO. Supported in part by the NEA

LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/VISITING ARTIST/PANELS
2023 Virtual lecture, Pulped Under Pressure: The Art of Handmade Paper. Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking, Atlanta, GA Virtual lecture, When PRINT Meets Paper. Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking, Atlanta, GA https://paper.gatech.edu/node/852
2021 MARN ART + CULTURE HUB, Milwaukee, WI. Panel discussion. Workshop on handmade paper and pulp painting.
2019 Visiting Artist, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
RAM Fellowship lectures and demonstration, Racine Art Museum and RAM’S Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine, WI
2018 Artist Talk, Kenosha Public Museum, Kenosha, WI
2017 Lead for Inkubator Session: "So You Want to Start a Non-Profit Printship?" SGCI Conference, Las Vegas, NV
2016 Panel Chair, Non-Printmakers, Print Media, and the Future of Printmaking: Themes of Loss, Reconstruction, and Sustainability.  SGCI Conference, Portland, OR.
Lecture, "Collage as Social, Political, and Personal Expression." Evanston Art Center, IL
2015 Lecture/Presentation, 440 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
Artist Talk, Rockford University/Clark Arts Center, Rockford, IL.
2014 Lecture/Presentation, Illinois Wesleyan University, Merwin Gallery, Bloomington, IL
Visiting Artist, lecture and workshop, Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, IL
2011 Lecture/Presentation, St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN
2010 Lecture/Presentation, State College of Florida, Bradenton, FL
2009 Maryland Arts Council, Baltimore, MD. Served on the Visual Arts Panel in Painting.
2008 Visiting Artist, Galeria AP, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Mexico
Panelist, The Art of Democracy. Loyola University Museum of Art, Chicago IL
Panelist, Remarkable Women. Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2007 Visiting Artist and lecture/presentation. Southern Illinois University. Edwardsville, IL
2006 Visiting Artist and gallery talk, Louisiana Tech University School of Art, Ruston, Louisiana
2005 Lecture/Presentation, Jentel Artists Residency Program, Banner, Wyoming
2004 Panelist. CAAP, Chicago, IL. Chicago Dept. of Cultural Affairs, & the IAC Access Program
2003 Artist Talk, Quincy Art Center, Quincy IL
1995 Panelist and lecture/presentation, Careers in the Arts, IL State Museum, Lockport Gallery, Lockport, IL
Visiting Artist, lecture/presentation, Kansas State University Chaplaincy, Manhattan, KS
1990 Artist Talk, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN
Panelist, Ourselves as 'Other', Spertus Museum, Chicago. IL
1989-90 Visiting Artist in Painting, Mundelein College (now Loyola University), Chicago, IL
1977 Lecture/Presentation, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

ARTIST RESIDENCIES and CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2021 Curator, AP3 at MARN: Materiality and Transformation.
2016 Curator, Panel Chair, and Lecturer, "Materiality and the Layered (eye)," Evanston Art Center. Phyllis Bramson, Aimee Beaubien, Sandra Perlow, Miriam Schaer, and Douglas Stapleton.
2013 Cill Rialaig Artist Residency, Ballinskellig, County Kerry, Ireland
2007 Ragdale Foundation Residency, Lake Forest, IL
2005 Jentel Artists Residency Program, Banner, Wyoming
1989 The Lakeside Studio Residency. Lakeside, Michigan
1993 Curator, "Gesture and Glance." Suburban Fine Arts Center, Highland Park, IL

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
You Should Have Seen It: A four-part zine about lost or destroyed artwork, Skowhegan Alumni Zine, 2024
Quirky catalog and virtual exhibit, 2020. https://prairiestate.edu/christopher-art-gallery/quirkyexhibition.aspx
RAM Artists Fellowship Catalog, 2019.
Into the Deep: Fragments and Reflections. 48-page color catalog with essays by Rachel Klees Andersen, Curator of Exhibits, Kenosha Public Museums, 2018.
*Pulped Under Pressure. Catalog. Essays by Ashley Kistler, Independent Curator, 2017.
Columbia Daily Spectator, Julien Hawthorne, “Couple explores intersection of machines and nature using industrial materials,” March 27, 2012. http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2012/03/27/couple-explores-
The Observer, Rebecca O’Neill. “New art exhibit arrives at SMC,” Sept. 30, 2011
http://www.ndsmcobserver.com/news/new-art-exhibit-arrives-at-smc-1.2622505#.T4uR3ulSTBE
Examiner.com, Jessica Kronika, “ Road Trips and Shadow Play in paint and printmaking,” Oct. 29, 2009 http://www.examiner.com/fine-arts-in-chicago/road-trips-and-shadow-play-paint-and-printmaking#ixzz1sAeKZjvH
Cover Stories: The Art of the Book Jacket, *Printworks, Chicago. Catalog, essay by Mark Pascale, Curator, Dept. of Prints and Drawings, The Art Institute of Chicago, 2010.
Imagine Everywhere. A+D Gallery, Columbia College Chicago. Catalog, essay by Corey Postiglione, 2010.
Roadtrips & Shadowplay: Marilyn Propp and David Jones. 32-page color catalog with essay by Debora Wood, Senior Curator, Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, 2009.
Louisiana News-Star, “Tech features diverse artists in exhibitions,” September 14, 2006, 3D.
Chicago Sun-Times, Margaret Hawkins, “'Travel Documents' lets us tour with artists,” March 17, 2006.
The Art of the Bookplate, Catalog, foreword by James Yood, Printworks Gallery, 2005
6 Artists, limited edition book. Jet Litho, Inc., with Anchor Graphics, Chicago. Essay, Janina Ciezadlo, 04.
Chicago Sun-Times, Margaret Hawkins, “Gallery Glance,” February 27, 2004.
Chicago Tribune, Alan Artner, “Marilyn Propp,” February 20, 2004.
Ravenswood Reporter, Sharon Woodhouse, “Artist Watch--Marilyn Propp,” July 2000, 7.
The Exquisite Corpse, Catalog, foreword by Bob Hiebert, Sidney Block, and Audrey Niffenegger, essay by Mark Pascale, Printworks Gallery, Chicago, 1999, 21.
New Art Examiner, Julee Pearson, “FIGURES -- Northern Illinois University Gallery,” February 1996, 45.
The Chicago Tribune, Blair Kamin, “Architecture—Religious Revival,” December 24, 1995, sec. 7, 5.
Pitch Weekly, Charles Cowdrick, “An Artist’s Journey,” October 12-18, 1995
Dialogue, Michael Bulka, “Chicago Curators Choose Chicago Artists,” November-December 1993, 20.
The New Art Examiner, Esther Grisham, “Chicago Curators Choose Chicago Artists,” Oct. 1993, 45, 46.
Chicago Tribune, David McCracken, “Local artists shine in summer ‘experiment,’” July 23, 93, sec. 7, 46.
The Milwaukee Journal, James Auer, “Women’s show proves a strong one,” May 24, 1992, Art section.
Lu Bro, Figure & Form, Vol. I, Skills and Expression, Iowa: Brown & Benchmark, 1992, 170.
New Art Examiner, Martha Howard, “Marilyn Propp.” February 1990, 44.
The Chicago Tribune, David McCracken, “Gallery Scene,” November 10, 1989, 61, sec. 7.
Kansas City Star, Donald Hoffman, “KC artist gets beyond trivial,” May 24, 1987, 9E.
New Art Examiner, Angel Kwolek-Folland, “Marilyn Propp,” March 1987, 53.
Forum, Garry Noland, “Artists Share Tendency for Personal Revelation,” Vol. 10, no. 5, Nov/Dec 85, 10.
Kansas City Star, Donald Hoffman, “Stations’ builds on Passion,” August 18, 1985, 11E.
New Art Examiner, Debra L. Di Blasi, “Marilyn Propp,” February 1985, 66.

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2021- President, Board of Directors, Anchor Press, Paper & Print, Milwaukee.
2016 Co-founder, The Center for Collaborative Research, Kenosha and Milwaukee, WI, renamed Anchor Press, Paper & Print, Milwaukee.
2016-- Carthage College, Kenosha, WI. Adjunct faculty, Art Department.
2014 Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL. Interim Coordinator of Exhibitions and Programs, Center for Book and Paper Arts.
2002 --16 Columbia College Chicago. Adjunct faculty, Art and Art History Dept.
2006-03, 89,90 Loyola University, Chicago, IL. Adjunct faculty, Fine Arts Dept.
2000-02 School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Adjunct faculty. Painting and Drawing
1990-2007 Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL. Faculty
1990 Co-founder, Anchor Graphics, Chicago, IL.
1991- 2006 Member, Anchor Graphics Board of Directors.

SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Racine Art Museum Verdant Hotel Collection, WI; DePaul Art Museum, Chicago, IL; Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Evanston, IL; Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College, Mass; Old St. Patrick's Church, Chicago, IL; Sandoz Corporation, Des Plaines, IL; The Summer Palace, Saudi Arabia; Amnesty International, New York, NY; Van Den Bergh Foods Company, Lisle, IL; Hallmark Collection, Kansas City, MO; AT&T Collection, Kansas City, MO; McDonald's Corporation, Chicago, IL; Mission Hills Bank Collection, Mission Hills, KS; Wendy's Corporation, Raytown, MO. Private collections in Chicago, Kansas City, and throughout the United States.