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