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“Being an artist means forever healing our own wounds and at the same time endlessly exposing them” - Annette Massager

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UNTITLED, 2014
Mixed media
Framed: 22” × 22”
Image: 9.5” × 10”
$4,000

There are some works that stay with you.

Untitled is one of those pieces for me.

Created in 2014, this work explores identity, silence, visibility, and the cost of being seen. The obscured face, the numbered form, and the tension between concealment and presence all speak to the complicated experience of being perceived—and of choosing when, how, and whether to reveal yourself.

Over the years, Untitled has been exhibited at Writ&Vision, Aces Gallery Seattle, Onyx Gallery Seattle, JKR Gallery, and the Odd Duck Studio Show, featured in Dialogue Magazine and Latter-day Saint Art: A Critical Reader, and included in private viewings with collectors.

The work received the Dialogue Art Reward and is signed front and back. A Certificate of Authenticity is included.

I’m making this piece available to a collector who feels a connection to its story, its history, or the questions it continues to ask.

Original work — $4,000.

For acquisition inquiries, provenance information, or additional images, please DM me.

— Marlena Wild
#ContemporaryArt #BlackArt #BlackArtists #ContemporaryBlackArt #ArtCollectors by @marlenawildart

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13 days ago

What emotions do you feel when you see this? What do you see?

I was angry yesterday. So I did a quick 1 hr sketch to process my anger. Try it sometime.
I sometimes make my best work when I am Angry
#quicksketch #artistherapy #blackartist #contemporaryart by @marlenawildart

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17 days ago

Beyond the Asphalt and 1400 miles, we tell a story of I-15, a multidisciplinary contemporary art experience that explores the highway as a moving canvas.

I-15: The Left and Right Artery reimagines a profound mirror to our connected ideals, capturing the complex, bold and vital look at the characters, industries, and narratives that shape our collective journey.

This Exhibit/Q+A is a soft launch into an ongoing conversation and a challenge of how we view the spaces between us and within us.

Q&A Host - Gaby Akomi @gabyakomi_

Private Event
October 23rd/6-10PM(Q+A:7PM)
EDISON HOUSE, Slc

21+ by @marlenawildart

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17 days ago

You’re invited. 🤍

I’ll be at the opening reception for Contemporary Portraiture at the Springville Museum of Art on Wednesday, August 26 from 7–9 PM.

Three of my works will be included in the exhibition, and I would genuinely love to celebrate the opening with friends, collectors, fellow artists, and anyone who has followed my work over the years.

If you’re nearby, come say hello and experience the work in person.

August 26 | 7–9 PM
Springville Museum of Art

#contemporaryart #blackartist #artistshowcase #openingnight taken in Springville Museum of Art by @marlenawildart

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2 months ago

I’m excited to share that three of my works will be included in Contemporary Portraiture at the Springville Museum of Art.

The exhibition opens August 27, 2026 and will remain on view through July 23, 2027.

There is something meaningful about seeing work that began quietly in my own creative process enter a space where it can now be experienced by others. I’m especially grateful to have several pieces represented in this exhibition alongside the work of other contemporary artists.

The opening reception will be August 26 from 7–9 PM, and I would love to see some familiar faces there. 🤍

Contemporary Portraiture
Springville Museum of Art
August 27, 2026 – July 23, 2027

#art #springvillemuseumofart #contemporaryart #blackartist #femaleartist taken in Springville Museum of Art by @marlenawildart

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2 months ago

Commissions are open💜

I’ve been quieter on here lately because I’ve been in a season of gallery work, creating, and letting things unfold behind the scenes.

That being said, I’m opening a few commission spots for custom artwork.

If you’ve ever wanted a meaningful piece created for your home, family, sacred space, or personal collection, I’d love to talk with you.

My work often explores emotion, identity, spirit, contrast, softness, and the unseen stories we carry — and each commission is created with intention.

Pricing depends on size, medium, and scope, so send me a message with the word COMMISSION if you’d like to begin the conversation.

I’d love to create something beautiful and personal with you.
#commissions #artwork #contemporaryart #blackfemaleartist #portrait taken in Provo, Utah by @marlenawildart

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4 months ago

On this Juneteenth, I share one of my most haunting works:

“Sow: Patterns of America”
The blueprint of bodies from slave ship diagrams into the shape of an American flag — on cargo paper, for many viewed them as such; cargo.

This is the soil this nation was sown in

This is not just art. It’s truth.
This is the shadow history of a nation built on stolen lives and stolen labor.

We’re still sowing.
Still reclaiming.
Still rising.

#Juneteenth #ReclaimingOurStory #BlackVoices #ArtAsResistance #TruthTelling #SowPatternsOfAmerica taken in Provo, Utah by @marlenawildart

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a year ago

“Exotic” — Gouache , Watercolor & Acrylic collage

I painted this piece a few years ago as a way to release something I carried for too long. Growing up Black in Utah, I was often the first Black person people had ever met. Strangers touched my hair without asking. Boys called it “jungle fever” when they returned from missions attracted to Black women. I was labeled exotic—like a rare object, something to be poked, studied, desired, or dismissed.

This painting is for that younger version of me. The one who didn’t have the words yet. The one who felt on display. The one who was never meant to be anyone’s lesson or fantasy.

By painting it, I honored her and then let her go. That experience no longer defines my reality. I know who I am now. I am not exotic. I am sacred. I am real. I belong.

#BlackGirlMagic #LiberationThroughArt #UtahStories #HairPolitics #ReclaimingMyself #ArtAsHealing #ExoticNoMore #MarlenaWildArt taken in Salt Lake City, Utah by @marlenawildart

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a year ago

Great news! I am now accepting commissions. If you are interested and would like to create a masterpiece or something fun together, send me a DM or send me an email at marlenawildingart@gmail.com.

Reference: my latest commissioned piece of Isaac Lewis Manning (Jane Manning’s brother), “All are Alike unto God” University of Utah
#commissionsopen #momartist #livingmypassion #mixedmedia #artistsoninstagram by @marlenawildart

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5 years ago

Honored to share that Made in God(s) Image II was selected for the 39th Annual Spiritual & Religious Art of Utah exhibition at the Springville Museum of Art.
Opening night is October 15, 2025, and the show runs through January 7, 2026.

#SpringvilleMuseumOfArt #UtahArt #SpiritualArt #MadeInGodsImage taken in Springville Museum of Art by @marlenawildart

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a year ago

“Shadow”
Mixed media

#contemporaryart #contemporary #mixedmedia #femaleartist #masculinefeminine #blackwhite #newartist #blackartist #polarity by @marlenawildart

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2 years ago

Drawing my grandfather from his Air Force portrait — honoring the stories that shaped me.
Now opening a few portrait commission spots for those wanting to honor their own stories.

#portraitartist #ancestralart #blackartists #artcommission #healingthroughart #artprocess #arttok #charcoalportrait #legacyart #reclaimingstory” by @marlenawildart

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