Jeffrey Maron is an artist with a long history of exhibits in New York City and elsewhere. He is the recipient of three grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Fulbright-Hayes Grant to Japan and an award from the Jackson Pollock/Lee Krasner Foundation. Maron's work is in many corporate, public and private collections. A two-year Fulbright-Hayes Grant for sculpture allowed the artist to live and work in Japan, where he continued to be influenced by cultures of the world dedicated to animism, the worship of an inclusive natural order. Maron's art has a definite connection to our spiritual identity and is not directly derived from any of the main currents of contemporary art. His work is characterized by paradoxes. It is both tough and beautiful, religious and sensual, reminiscent of familiar symbols but clearly unique. "Cultures that see themselves as part of a greater natural order usually create compelling art to which we are all drawn. I see my art as contemporary animism and feel it is attached to the metaphors of this neglected paradigm. I try to create art that will remind people of our spiritual essence. By creating art that communicates this without words, I am participating in an important ongoing spiritual transformation happening in the world today. The activities of my hands are transformative to the materials involved in the creation of my art. My hands know how to change an image or form, into something more than just the reformed material. This necessitates the metamorphosis of the material with a specific energy and intent. This process is difficult to delegate to others, it imbues a unique character to the art, that allows it to speak to the viewer's heart without the need for subsequent explanation." JM Maron is also involved in transforming the environment of healthcare. "Healing and art work together well. As Hippocrates taught, it is important for the environment of healthcare to aid and assist those present. It can make a fundamental difference." JM EDUCATION1973 M.F.A. in Fine Arts (Sculpture), Washington University, St.Louis, Mo.1971 B.S. in Sociology, Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. AWARDs1989 Pollock Krasner Foundation Award1986 Reynolds Aluminum, commission R.S. Reynolds Memorial Award1986 National Endowment for the Arts Grant1978 National Endowment for the Arts Grant1974-5 Fulbright-Hayes Grant for Sculpture to Japan1974 National Endowment for the Arts Grant SELECTED INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS2001 “Jeffrey Maron, Painting & Sculpture”, Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, New Jersey2000 "Birth of the World",Westwood Gallery, New York, New York1993 Stephen Rosenberg Gallery, New York, New York1986 P.S.1 (Institute for Art&Urban Resources), New York, New York1984 Marisa del Re Gallery, New York, New York1983 Marisa del Re Gallery, New York, New York1981 Martha White Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky1979 Alexander F. Milliken Gallery, New York, New York1978 Alexander F. Milliken Gallery, New York, New York1977 Alexander F. Milliken Gallery, New York, New York1975 United States Information Service, American Cultural Centers in Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka & Sapporo,, Japan1975 Minami Gallery, Tokyo, Japan1974 Westchester Community College, Westchester, New York1973 Forest Park College, St. Louis, Missouri1971 Loretto Hilton Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHYSclegel, Sharon, The New York Times, "Grounds for Healing" December 1, 2002Zimmer, William, The New York Times, "Linking Eastern Culture To Abstract Forms"Bischoff, Dan, The Star Ledger, Art Review, October 26, 2001Bill, Andrew, "Chair Flair", Town & Country Magazine, May 1987Harris, Susan, A., "Jeffrey Maron", Arts Magazine, November 1984Bischoff, Dan, The Star Ledger, Art Review, October 26, 2001Bill, Andrew, "Chair Flair", Town & Country Magazine, May 1987Harris, Susan, A., "Jeffrey Maron", Arts Magazine, November 1984Horwitz, James, "Olympic Tower of Power", Cosmopolitan Magazine, December31, 1981"Jeffrey Maron", review, Arts Magazine, January 1980Cover and Inside Photos, Architectural Digest, January/February 1979Tratransky, Valentin, "Jeffrey Maron", Arts Magazine, April 1978Trends Magazine#33, U.S.I.S. Publication, April 1978Mizue, October 1975Buge Shimbun, September 1975Yomuri Shibun,July 30, 1975Yomuri Shibun, July 19, 1975Asahi Shimbun, July 19 1975"New Talent Festival", Arts Magazine, September 1974 PUBLIC COLLECTIONSU.S. Embassy, Tokyo,JapanMountain Bell Corporate Offices, Denver ColoradoSmithsonian InstitutionPhiladelphia Health Care Plan, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaHakone Museum, Hakone, JapanSpringfield Art Museum, Springfield, MissouriModern Museum of Art, Mexico City, MexicoSumitomo Corp. , Kobe, JapanWestchester Community College, Purchase, New YorkMerrill Lynch Corp., New York, New YorkNYNEX Corp., White Plains, New YorkDeloitte and ToucheWeil, Gotshall & MangesDavidson College, Davidson, North CarolinaKitano Corp.Rosenthal Art EquitiesGrounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, New JerseyUniversity of Kentucky Art Museum, Lexington, Kentucky PUBLIC COMMISSIONS - SITE SPECIFIC Oliver Carr Corporation, Washington, D. C.Philadelphia Science Center, Philadelphia, Pa.Koll Corporation, Irvine, Ca.Hartwell Building, Pittsburgh, Pa.The Lighthouse, Inc., New York, New YorkHillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical CenterRobert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Hamilton, New Jersey https://vimeo.com/368352342