Moira Marti Geoffrion (born 1944) is an American sculptor.
A native of Olney, Maryland,[1] Geoffrion is the daughter of Swiss-born philosopher Fritz Marti and his wife Gertrude, and was one of six children.[2][3] She received her bachelor of fine arts degree from Boston University School of Fine and Applied Arts in 1965. She followed this with study at Indiana University before receiving her master of fine arts degree from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. She has since exhibited widely, both in groups and on her own, and is represented in numerous public collections including those of the Indianapolis Museum of Art and the Midwest Museum of American Art. Among the grants and awards which she has received during her career are a Mellon Foundation research grant; several grants from the National Endowment for the Arts; an ICIP/Fulbright grant; and an Exxon distinguished scholars grant. She has taught at the University of Notre Dame and the University of Arizona, and served as the president of the Mid-America College Art Association from 1991 until 1992; she has also been on the board of the National Council of Arts Administrators.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Jules Heller; Nancy G. Heller (19 December 2013). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-63882-5.
- ^ Judith Baumrin (16 September 2015). Fritz Marti: Immigrant, A Biographical Memoir. UPA. pp. 97–. ISBN 978-0-7618-6599-5.
- ^ "Biographical Note, Timeline for Fritz Marti - Fritz Marti Papers, 1909-2009 - Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries". scarc.library.oregonstate.edu. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
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