Visual Artist MARIANNE BARCELLONA grew up in Dallas, earned her B.A. from Oberlin College, and then moved to New York City, where for 30 years she enjoyed a successful career as a freelance editorial photographer. A People Magazine Contributing Photographer, she also completed regular assignments for other major publications, including The New York Times, Fortune, Forbes, and Money, also traveling the globe for Fortune 500 corporations, humanitarian organizations, major cultural institutions, and her own personal work.

In the late 1990’s Barcellona temporarily set aside her photography to focus on fine art by earning a 3-year Certificate in Painting from The New York Studio School. Since then she has managed dual careers, with an emphasis on painting, led intensive professional Drawing and Landscape Collage Workshops in Canada and Iceland, and been invited for ten consecutive years to present Visiting Artist Master Classes to Harvard's incoming freshmen. 

Barcellona's work has been included in over 100 exhibitions and she has been the recipient of Fellowships at eleven internationally renowned Artist Residencies. Currently she lives and works in New York City.