ARTIST STATEMENT
“My paintings are made in response to things I see in the natural world. They capture a place at a particular time. And they capture a moment in my sensibility. My overriding goal as a painter is to create a work, an artifact if you will, that resonates with the spirit of the landscape that inspired me to begin working.
It’s hard for me to say exactly why one location makes me want to paint and another often equally beautiful or interesting location is easily passed by. But it’s impossible to resist the urge when the right subject matter comes before me. It’s almost a magnetic attraction. I’m instantly drawn in and I simply must paint. Sometimes it’s the color, sometimes the light, sometimes simply the line of a distant ridge. Whatever it is that causes me to stop, to look, and perhaps to make a mark on paper or canvas, I’m deeply grateful for the gifts of inspiration that I’m given.
Once the painting begins, my most important job is to get my intellect out of the way and let the painting happen. Since I’m not concerned with making a literal rendition of the scene but rather an accurate record of what I sensed when looking a the landscape, my decision making process is necessarily different than that of most artists. I don’t need to make it look right. I need to make it feel right. Occasionally while I’m working on a painting in my studio I can almost feel the sun, smell the rain, or hear the wind. That’s when I know I’m on the right track. In the best of times the painting almost paints itself.
My works greatest pleasure comes when I’m in the thick of the battle to let a painting emerge. I have my issues. What color next to that? Another line here? Take that out? Greater abstraction? Simpler? More complexity? Simply painting, watching, concentrating, staying thoroughly engaged, alive. Not thinking. Just doing. Eventually, over hours, weeks, sometimes months or even years the problems slip away. The work now resonates with the sense of place that I recognized and responded to initially. C’est fini! A painting now exists.”
Selected Exhibits
2019 Hockaday Museum of Art, Kalispell, MT, 50th Anniversary Exhibition
2018 Ventana Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
2017 Booth Museum, Cartersville, GA, group invitational show
2016 Hockaday Museum of Art, Kalispell, MT one man show
2014 Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK, Collector’s Reserve, invitational group show, demonstration
2013 M.A. Doran Gallery, Tulsa, OK, one man show, demonstration
2012 Bill Hester Fine Art, Chapel Hill, NC, one man show, lecture
2011 The Art of Conservation, Jackson, WY, invitational show, demonstration, Altamira Gallery, Jackson, WY, one man show
2010 Waxlander Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, one man show, demonstration
2009 Art Feast, Santa Fe , NM, featured artist
2008 Western American Art South of the Sweet Tea Line II, Booth Western Art Museum, Cartersville, GA, group invitational show, catalog published
2007 American Art in Miniature 2007, Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK, invitational show
2006 Hockaday Museum of Art, Kalispell, MT, one man show
2005 Montana Masters, The Nature Conservancy, invitational show
2004 CODA Gallery, Park City, UT, one man show
2003 Yellowstone Museum of Art, Billings, MT, group invitational show
2002 Center Street Gallery, Jackson, WY, one man show
2001 New Mexico Pastel Society, Albuquerque, NM, 10th Annual National Juried Show
2000 Best In The West, The Canyons Resort, Park City UT, invitational, lecture
1999 Artifacts Gallery, Bozeman, MT, one man show
1998 Clymer Museum, Ellensburg, WA, one man show
Seattle Community College Art Gallery, Seattle, WA, one man show
Montana Connections, Los Angeles, CA, one man show
Muset for Kunst, Odense, Denmark, group show
Montana Showcase Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT, invitational group show
1997 Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, TX, one man show
Broadway Elementary School, Spokane, WA, one man show
1996 National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, WY, one man show, lecture
Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, one man show
American Masters in Their Environment, University of Wisconsin, one man show, lecture
1995 The International Photography Hall of Fame Musuem, Oklahoma City, OK, one man show
Afterimage Gallery, Dallas TX, one man show
Taylor / Godschalx Gallery, St. Norbert College, DePere, WI, one man show
1994 The Bigfork Arts and Cultural Center, Bigfork, MT, one man show
St. Mary Interpretive Center, Glacier National Park, one man show
1993 Montana’s Cultural Trust Exhibit, Governor’s Mansion, Helena, MT, one man show
The Art Museum of Missoula, MT, one man show
Western Montana College Fine Arts Gallery, Dillon, MT, one man show
1992 Hockaday Center for the Arts, Kalispell, MT, one man show
1991 23rd Annual Invitational, Yellowstone Art Center, Billings, MT, catalog published
1990 Post Westerns, Yellowstone Art Center, Billings, MT, invitational three man show
Poetry: An Image in Mind, Beale Park Art Center, Bozeman, MT, invitational show
1989 Sweet Pea Festival Invitational, Bozeman, MT, group show
1988 Mariani Gallery, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, one man show
1987 The Montana Landscape, Western Montana College Art Gallery, Dillon, MT, invitational
Northcutt Gallery, Eastern Montana College, Billings, MT, invitational
Copper Village Arts Center, Anaconda, MT, invitational
Custer County Art Center, Miles City, MT, one man show
1986 Montana Trade Commission Cultural Exchange Exhibit, Tokyo, Japan, one man show
1985 Montana State University, Haynes Art Gallery, Bozeman, MT, invitational
1984 Photokina, Cologne, Germany, one man show
1983 Missoula Museum of The Arts, Missoula, MT, one man show
Lewistown Art Center, Lewistown, MT, one man show
Butte Arts Chateau, Butte, MT, one man show
1982 Northern Rockies Annual, Art West Gallery, Sheridan, WY, invitational
1981 Idaho State University, Mind’s Eye Gallery, Pocatello, ID, one man show
1980 Artifacts Gallery, Bozeman, MT, one man show
1976 Banff Centre School of Fine Arts, Banff, Alberta, Canada, group show
Awards and Honors
2018 Montana State University College of Arts & Architecture Advisory Board Member
2014 Art of The National Parks, Historic Connections, Contemporary Interpretations, Art Book of the Year, National Association of Independent Book Sellers
2012 National Endowment for the Arts, Grant
2012 Montana Arts Council, Grant
2012 Santa Fe Art Feast, Honored Artist
2001 Pastel Society of America Award, Pastel Society of New Mexico National Show
2000 Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival, honored artist
1999 Flathead Valley Cultural Achievement Award, “Art for Public Viewing” for Kalispell Art on The Streets sculpture project
1996 Flathead Valley Cultural Achievemant Award, “Architectural Achievement” for renovation and preservation of an historic Main Street building
1995 “American Masters in Their Environment” biennial travelling exhibition University of Wisconsin
1995 Gold Award, Printing Craftsmen of Canada for book, “Glacier: Images from the Crown of the Continent”
1995 Flathead Valley Cultural Achievemant Award, “Art for Public Viewing”for ongoing exhibits in public buildings
1993 Montana Governor’s Cultural Trust Award Exhibition
1992 Merit Award, Sci tex International Graphics Arts Awards for book, “Blackfeet: Artists of The Northern Plains”
1991 Kodak Gallery Award for Arts, first prize
1990 Kodak Gallery Award for Arts, first prize
1984 Hasselblad New Artist’s Competition, (Sweden) second prize
1982 Best of Show, Electrum XIV, Montana statewide arts award
1982 Best of Show, Valley Invitational, Hockaday Center for the Arts, Kalispell, Montana
1980 Merit Award, Ilford Print Awards, (England)
Bibliography
Art of The National Parks, Historic Connections, Contemporary Interpretations, 2013, Stern, McGarry, Dunn
New Directions in Pastel, Southwest Art, 04-02, Herrin
A Love of The Land, Focus Santa Fe, 09-01, Van Cleve
Enter The Artist, Jackson Hole News, 09-06-00, Reimers
Colors Rooted in Reality,Images West, 8-00, Anderson
The Paintings of Marshall Noice, Cowboys and Indians, 6-99, Berney
The Aura of Nature, Focus Santa Fe, 4-99, Berney
Glacier; Images from the Crown of the Continent, Whitefish Editions, 1995
Glacier in Black and White, Outdoor Photographer, 10-93, Anchell
The Winter Landscapes of Marshall Noice, Whitefish, 1993, Long
Blackfeet: Artists of the Northern Plains, Lowell Press, 1990
Marshall Noice, Outdoor Photographer, 11-89
No More Buffalo, Lowell Press, 1982
Collections
The Foundation for the Carolinas, Charlotte, NC
The National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, Wyoming
Muset for Kunst, Odense, Netherlands
Bibliotheque National du France, Paris, France
The Menil Collection, Houston, Texas
Frontier Bank, Salt Lake City, Utah
The Hockaday Museum, Kalispell, MT
First Interstate Bank, Jackson, Wyoming
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Mr. Noice:
a number of years ago I saw your painting “Anegada” in the Lustre Gallery in Telluride. I love that. I cannot find it anywhere on your websites or gallery postings. Do you still have that painting? Or at least a picture of it? Thank you! We love your paintings.
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Hello Marshall,
This is Eliza at 221 in Telluride. We’ve loved having your work on our walls for almost 2 decades and now I’d like to explore a menu cover using your work. I’m in off season right now, so there’s plenty of time for discussion. Please let me know if this is something that interests you. I’m thinking of using an existing piece as a cover. I feel our guests will want to take these home and it will boost sales for both of us. Thank you for your consideration.
Eliza
I’d like information on buying a painting.
Please place me on your email/mailing list. Thank you.
I would also like information about buying painting. Thank you.
This is great post. I´ve been thinking of starting a blog on this subject myself.
Best regards,
Thompson Dencker
Great blog thank you! Feel free to check mine out.
Dear Marshall,
My name is David Ortegon and i’m part of the Artist Liaison Team in Singulart, an Online Art Gallery based in Paris. I’ve come to your webpage and your work really interests me. I found your work on 1st Dibs as well.
The Reason I’m writing you is to offer you an invitation to our Art Gallery. Singulart is the largest European Online gallery that represents artists only by invitation and we aim to empower them by giving tools to manage independently the sales of their artwork to our global audience and without asking for exclusivity agreements. We act as a complement to your current representations to help you gain more international visibility.
Here you can find a link to our Gallery so you can have a look: https://www.singulart.com/en/
Would you be available to have a 10 minute phone call with me in the coming days?, I would love to discuss with you more about your work and about Singulart too.
I hope to hear from you soon, and I wish you a good day,
David Ortegon
Hi David,
I am not currently looking for online representation, but thank you for reaching out.
Kindly,
Marshall
Hi Marshall,
It’s Jude Grenney of Park City. I used to represent your artwork at Coda Gallery, opened my own gallery here in 2002 and own one of your paintings. J GO Gallery is located at the top of Main Street and this year, weird as it has been, has been a good one for art sales. Earlier today I did an installation in Deer Valley and learned that the owners want to purchase one of your paintings. I promised to look into it. They need either a square 48″ x 48″ or a vertical piece that is 48″ x 54″. I have an image of one they like that they saw somewhere. Since I am an art gallery owner who used to represent your work, would you be willing to allow me to sell a painting? If so, what do you have available in that size?
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Marshall, we stopped in to Ventana Gallery today and sorry we missed you. My husband and I are friends of Liz Marchi and have had the pleasure to see the beautiful piece you painted for her. I met you many, many moons ago when I was an instructor at Flathead community college. It is wonderful to see where your career has taken you. congratulations!
KT and Carol Thuerbach
Prescott AZ
Hello! I’ve been reading your website for a while now and finally got the courage
to go ahead and give you a shout out from New Caney
Tx! Just wanted to tell you keep up the excellent work!
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