Painter Marisa Purcell, born 1971 in Brisbane, Queensland, began her career as a high school teacher before moving to Sydney in 1994 where she completed three degrees in visual arts and art administration. She exhibits widely, travels extensively, and teaches art.
Tutor Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
Teacher (Teacher Painting Workshops, Bondi, NSW. Lisa Cotton and Carole Corrie two of Purcell's students, have mentioned the Painting workshops in their resumes. http://www.carolecorrieart.com/bio.shtml)
Lecturer National Art School, Sydney, NSW (Lecturer "Painting Towards Abstraction" - information form the National Art School Darlinghurst about classes taught by Purcell.)
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (Public Programming/ Education. "Follow the Curve" - information from the Brett Whitely website about classes taught by Purcell.)
Birth date
1971
Birth place
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Active Period
2000-
Residence
1994 Sydney, NSW
1971 - 1994 Brisbane, QLD
Training
Diploma of Education (visual art), 1991 Queensland University of Technology, QLD
Bachelor of Educational Studies, (art), 1993 University of Queensland, QLD
Post-technician's certificate in Printmaking, 1994 National Art School, East Sydney, NSW