Marla
Mossman
Artist Statement
Marla Mossman was born in Detroit, Michigan,
raised and educated in Canada. She is an international photographer,
artist, and poet who has traveled extensively documenting
the human condition for over 20 years. Avidly interested in
promoting arts and education, she co-established non-profit
art organizations; MMARTS in London and Art Soup in Santa
Barbara, CA, which developed permanent exhibition spaces for
local artists. She is also the co-founder of ImagineAsia,
a non-profit whose mission is to provide education and healthcare
to rural Asian communities. Her current endeavor is the Peace
Caravan Project, which is one woman’s journey along
the Silk Road, searching for her cultural and religious heritage
and its connection to Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism,
and Islam.
Marla has been to the Silk Road region 4
times, and most recently, to she traveled to Turkey, Syria,
Jordan and Israel documenting historical places and people
along the Silk Road. She was in Afghanistan in 2005 as a photographer
and the director of ImagineAsia. Marla was the first foreigner
and woman to visit a remote part of Central Afghanistan on
horseback. On an earlier trip to Northern India, Marla hiked
and backpacked 18,000 ft. in the Himalayas to obtain her photographs.
She has traveled extensively in Europe and the UK, Peru, Turkey,
Thailand, Nepal, Indonesia and backpacked the Himalayas, the
Inca Trail, and the High Sierras.
When not traveling Marla Mossman currently
resides in New York.
Resume
Education
1991
Brooks Institute of Photography, Santa Barbara, CA—Lower
Division Graduate
1985
Sotheby’s Art Courses, London, England—Diploma
1977
University of Western Ontario, London, Canada—BA
Selected Exhibitions and Presentations
2007
“Hope and Fragments of a Lesser Idea” Rhonda
Schalling Gallery- New York
2006
“Children of Afghanistan” - Afghanistan Embassy
“Afghanistan Untouched” - Seaton Hall University
2005
“Exhibition for Peace”- United Nations (UNSRC)
– New York
“Orchid Becoming” – Nirvana Ranch- Santa
Monica
2003
“Exhibition for Peace”- United Nations (UNSRC)
– New York
“Asia Portfolio”- Quarteck Gallery- Santa Monica
California
2001
“Orchid Becoming” - Karpeles Manuscript Museum
- Santa Barbara, California
“Asia Portfolio” - Inside/Outside Gallery - Berlin,
Germany
“Asia Portfolio“- Area- Los Angeles, California
“Persona Portraits”- Rose Café Gallery-
Santa Monica, California
2000
“Wellness 2000” - Atrium Gallery, Providence,
RI
“Mandala Spirituality and Healing” - Discovery
Museum, Bridgeport CT
“Digital Masters Show” -The Atrium - New York,
NY
“10 Annual Sensual & Erotic Art Exhibition”-
Reno, Nevada
“Erotica”- Consortium Gallery- Venice, California
1999
“Art of the Apocalypses” - Speakeasy Gallery,
Los Angeles
“Self Portrait Show” -Toucan Gallery - Billings
Montana
“9th Annual Sensual & Erotic Art Exhibition”
- Reno, Nevada
“Café Deception” - Sony Art Walk - San
Diego, California
“Asia Portfolio” - Quarteck Gallery -Venice California
1998
“Room Service”- Frescos - Santa Barbara, California
“Honey Hotel” Installation - 8th Annual Sensual
& Erotic Art Exhibition - Las Vegas, Nevada
“Asia Portfolio” - Karpeles Manuscript Museum
-Santa Barbara, California
“View of a Room” Installation - The Californian
Hotel - Santa Barbara, California
1997
“14th Annual American Visions” - Museum of Anthropology
- CAL State, Chico, CA
“Now & Then” - MTV Music Awards - Santa Monica,
California
“Asia Portfolio”- Indigo Gallery - Santa Barbara,
California
“Un Angel Passé”- Westmont Gallery - Montecito,
California
“Persona Portraits” - Objects Gallery - Montecito,
California
1996
“Un Angel Passé” - Westmont Gallery -
Montecito, California
“Art Soup” - Cabrillo Art Center - Santa Barbara,
California
“Now & Then” - Brew House - Manhattan Beach,
California
“Now & Then” - Lithium Gallery - Venice, California
“Now & Then” - Brew house - Santa Barbara,
California
Selected Publications
“ Peace Caravan Project” Sustainable Tourism
November Newsletter 2007
“ Peace Caravan Project” IIPT November Newsletter
2007
“Afghanistan Untouched”, Artishake, the journal
by Art4development.com 2006
Take Great Pictures, online magazine article “Monks
and Monasteries” 2006
“Afghanistan Untouched, Afghanistan online photo essay
ImagineAsia.org 2006
Take Great Pictures, online magazine article “Afghanistan”
2005
“Artist Portfolio” - Need Magazine August 2004
“Trabzon TV Live Interview” Ulusoy Productions
Trabzon, Turkey August 2004
Take Great Pictures, online magazine article “Turkey”
August 2004
“Petal Power” - Santa Barbara Independent - Santa
Barbara, December 13, 2001
“The Dr. Susan Block” - Live television &
internet Interview, Los Angeles, January 1999
“Santa Barbara Art Review” – Santa Barbara,
August 1997
“Mossman Time” – Metro Newspapers, Santa
Barbara, July 1996
“Knowing by Seeing” – Santa Barbara Independent,
Santa Barbara, July 1996
Awards
Honorable Mention; “Afghanistan Untouched”
International Photography Awards 2006 competition
The New York Foundation for the Arts sponsored project.
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