Education
2010 MFA, Painting, School of Design, University of Pennsylvania
2008 MA, Studio Art/Painting and Drawing, Eastern Illinois University
2006 BA, Studio Art/Printmaking and Painting, Magna Cum Laude, Eastern Illinois University
2000 AA, Studio Art, Arapahoe Community College
Solo Exhibitions
Super Cuts, Napoleon Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2015
The Flame And The Flower, Napoleon Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2013
Giftshop, Gallery Store at The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA 2013
Marc Blumthal, SpaceCamp Gallery, Indianapolis, IN 2012
Finding Nemo, Napoleon Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 2012
Of An American, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA 2009
Minimum Wage, Aroma, Champaign, IL, 2007
Select Group Exhibitions
A Body Has No Center: Distraction and Dispersion: Curated by Ricky Yanas, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Philadelphia, PA 2016
Lost In Transit, Co-Curated by Marc Blumthal, John Thompson, & Ricky Yanas, SOIL Gallery, Seattle, WA 2016
Far From Real, curated by Liza Coviella, COOP gallery, Nashville, TN, 2016
Press Play, curated by Lisa Sylvester, Pagus Gallery, Norristown, PA, 2015
Pressure Points, curated by Alexis Granwell and Cindi Ettinger, Savery Gallery, Philadelphia PA, 2015
Traction Company, PAFA Museum Philadelphia, PA, 2015
89th International Printmaking Competition, The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA, 2015
Other Selections, The Center For Art in Wood, Philadelphia, PA 2015
Process & Product: Redefining the Quilt, Sunshine Art+Design Gallery, Lancaster, PA, 2015
Before, Again, curated by Bill Scott, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 2014
artNOW Philadelphia, curated by Benjamin Bellas, Kohl gallery, Washington College, Chestertown, MD, 2014
7th International Printmaking Biennial of Douro, Douro Museum, Alijo, Portugal, 2014
There Is Still Time: Marc Blumthal, Pernot Hudson, Matt Neff, Ivanco Talevski, Gallery MC, New York, NY, 2013
Upside Down, Curated by Oscar Figuero, Drive-Thru Projects, OCAD University, Toronto, ON, 2013
Faculty Exhibition, DCCC Gallery, Delaware County Community College, Media,PA, 2013
As First As Exactly, Citywide: Traction Company, Philadelphia, PA, 2013
Altered Realities: Christina P. Day, Ryan Wilson Kelly, Tim Portlock, Marc Blumthal, Gallery 224, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA, 2013
Faculty and Staff Exhibition, Charles Adams Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2013
Global Print 2013, Lamego Museum and Douro Museum, Alijo, Portugal, 2013
Comic Sans, Kelly Writer's House, Philadelphia, PA, 2013
Undefined Abstract/Undefined Expression, OCAD University, Toronto, ON, 2013
Ink, Press, Repeat curated by Jacob Lewis, William Patterson University, Wayne NJ, 2013
Fresh Impressions, curated by Elizabeth F. Spungen, Projects Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 2012
PPAC's 3rd Annual Contemporary Photography Exhibition, Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, Philadelphia, 2012
Four By Six Equals Twenty-Four, SpaceCamp Gallery, Indianapolis, IN 2012
Paint! Emerging Painters Selected by Bill Scott, Mainline Art Center, Haverford, PA 2011
Up and Coming Printmakers, Hunterdon Museum of Art, Hunterdon, NJ 2011
Drawing in the Post-Digital Age, Woodbury University, Los Angeles, CA 2011
Faxination Japan, XYZ Collective, Tokyo, Japan 2011
Tri-State, Jolie Laide Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2010
New Prints Spring, International Print Center New York, NY 2010
Deck Heads III, Exit, Philadelphia, PA 2010
MFA Thesis Exhibition, University of Pennsylvania, Icebox Project Space, Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA 2010
Philagrafika Independent Projects, Leonard Pearlstein Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2010
New Prints Autumn, International Print Center New York, NY 2009
Vox V, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA 2009
Diary of an American, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA 2009
10x10, InLiquid, Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA 2009
Under Pressure, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS 2009
FAQ, Common Press, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 2009
Waste, Meyerson Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 2009
Painterly Paintings, Spurious Fugitive Gallery, South Bend, IN 2008
MA Thesis, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL 2008
Pont Avenir, Centre International d’Arts Contemporain, Pont-Aven, France 2007
Awards, Grants, Fellowships
CSA, Philadelphia, PA 2016-17
Semi-Finalist, 89th International Printmaking Competition, The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA
Extended Studio Program Fellowship, School of Design, University of Pennsylvania, 2010
Stuart Egnal Scholarship, School of Design, University of Pennsylvania, 2009
School of Design Departmental Grant, University of Pennsylvania, 2008
ICA Graduate Lecturer Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, 2008
Graduate Teaching Fellowship, Eastern Illinois University, 2007
Visual Research Grant, Eastern Illinois University, 2007
Fellowship, Pont-Aven School of Contemporary Art, 2007
Chairman’s Award, Eastern Illinois University, 2007
Ruth C. Boyd Cook Memorial Award, 2006
Visual Research Grant, Eastern Illinois University, 2006
Gallery Affiliation
Napoleon, Philadelphia, PA, 2013-Present
Registries and Files
White Columns, New York, NY, 2010-Present
The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA, 2013-Present
Collections
Private Collections in California, France, Illinois, Indiana, New York, Philadelphia, Portugal, and Toronto
The Common Press, University of Pennsylvania
Reed Foundation
Pont-Aven School of Contemporary Art
Eastern Illinois University
Guest Lectures
Washington College, Chestertown, MD 2014
Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA 2013
Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA 2009
Bibliography
Press Play catalogue, Lisa Sylvester, October 2015
Secrecy, Surveillance and a Dead Joseph Beuys: MARC BLUMTHAL’S SUPERCUTS, Kelly Montana, NapoleonNapoleon, September 29, 2015
artNOW Philadelphia! Catalogue Essay: Benjamin Bellas, February 2014
Marc Blumthal: The Flame & The Flower, Darcy Van Buskirk, Title-Magazine, June 18, 2013.
Marc Blumthal’s Visage of America at Napoleon, Chip Schwartz, Knight Arts, June 11, 2013.
First Friday Roundup: June, Alissa Falcone, Philly.com, June 7, 2013.
First Friday Focus, Holly Otterbein, The City Paper, June 6, 2013.
A Good Question, Charles Fox, NapoleonNapoleon, June 3, 2013.
FPO:Chymia, Duncan Robertson, Underconsideration, March 18, 2013.
CHYMIA: Treasure Of Alchemical History, Allison Dell, Printeresting, February 23, 2013.
Desfiguras De Marc Blumthal, João Ricardo, Lounge Obvious Magazine, January 6, 2013.
Fresh Impressions at Projects Gallery, Amze Emmons, Printeresting, Oct 22, 2012.
Surrealism is Alive and Well, Alison Mcmenamin, The Artblog, Aug 23, 2012.
Marc Blumthal: Finding Nemo, Jacob Feige, Title-Magazine, July 23, 2012.
Road Trip! AFC Goes To Philly, Whitney Kimball, ArtFagCity, July 20, 2012.
Current Artist on View..., Christina P. Day, Napoleon, July 19, 2012.
First Friday Round-Up, Blaire Monroe, Philly.com, July 3, 2012.
Fan Mail: Marc Blumthal, Rebekah Drysdale, The Daily Serving, Sept 21, 2010
International Print Center New York, Gillian Greenhill Hannum, Print Club of New York, 2010
Teaching/Academic Experience
Lecturer, Printmaking, University of Pennsylvania, 2010 - Present
Lecturer, Visual Studies, Drexel University, 2015 - Present
Adjunct Professor, Foundations, Delaware County Community College, 2011 - Present
Print Studio Technician, University of Pennsylvania, 2010 - Present
Graduate Lecturer, Institute of Contemporary Art Philadelphia, 2008-2009
Curatorial Projects
THEY, Savery Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2016
No Joke, Sascha Hughes-Caley, NAPOLEON gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2016
Lost In Transit, Co-Curated by Marc Blumthal, John Thompson, & Ricky Yanas, SOIL Gallery, Seattle, WA 2016
Aim At What You See, Co-Curated by Napoleon Members, Philadelphia PA, 2015
Phases Of Reflection, Kathryn J. Amstrong, NAPOLEON gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 2014
Trusted Friends Are The Ones That Can Get You In The End, Pernot Hudson & Ivanco Talevski, NAPOLEON gallery, Philadelphia PA, 2013
Master Printer
Bayside Re-Visited, Gabriel Martinez, 2015
Liquid Gardens (from the series The Principalities), Terry Adkins, 2013
Chymia, Common Press, 2012
The Philadelphia Negro Re-Visited, Terry Adkins, Common Press 2012
Romare Bearden Project, Terry Adkins, Harlem Studio Museum 2012
The Stewart Davis Group, James Hyde, Jolie Laide Gallery 2011
Goya Series, Gabriel Martinez, 2011