Marela Zacarías is known for creating painted sculptures which recall the fluid movement of fabrics. Her rich palette unfolds over the twists and turns of her sculptures. Zacarías’s work explores the possibilities of a dynamic abstraction, geometric or organic, socially committed, born from the artist’s study of the history and specificity of the site of work. The artist honors the many contributors to a history that finds its roots in painting, architecture and textile traditions all over the world.
Zacarías has held numerous solo exhibitions, both in the US and internationally, including the Brooklyn Museum and Sapar Contemporary in New York, San Luis Obispo Museum of Art in California and Galería Alterna in Mexico City. She has received many large-scale permanent site-specific commissions, including NYU Langone Ambulatory Care Center, NY, NY.; Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Seattle, WA; Facebook HQ, Menlo Park, CA; and the American Consulate in Monterrey, Mexico. Zacarías’ residencies include the Pilchuck Glass School, MadArt, and Vermont Studio Center.
Zacarías received an Honorary Doctor in Fine Arts Degree and a BA from Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, and an MFA from Hunter College, New York. She currently lives between Brooklyn and Mexico City.
