Updated October 2026
Lives and works in St. Louis, MO
b. Baton Rouge, LA
EDUCATION
2017
Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, St. Louis, MO
Washington University in St. Louis
Bachelor of Fine Arts
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023
Cons, The Greg Hardwick Gallery at Columbia College, Columbia, MO
2020
Twice as hard, half as much, The Kranzberg, St. Louis, MO
2019
Amateur Hour, Porch House Gallery, Fayetteville, AR
2018
MAINTENANCE, Granite City Art and Design District, Granite City, IL
2017
Take Care, 50/50, Kansas City, MO
GROUP AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2026
Friday, I’m in Love, Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY (forthcoming)
Murmurating Threads, Vulpes Bastille, Kansas City, MO
First Generation: Woven Narratives, Galerie Shibumi, New York, NY
Phantom Frame, NON STNDRD, Sauget, IL
ThreadLine, Hunt Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2025
Love Letter Show, Rusha & Co, Los Angeles, CA
Elevate, 21c St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Celestial Bodies, Stove Works, curated by Neena Wang, Chattanooga, TN
legacy as lexicon, a stand-in for my voice, Goldfinch, curated by Lauren Leving, Chicago, IL
SISU II, Red Gate Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2024
Considering St. Louis, The Luminary, curated by Ciera Mckissick, St. Louis, MO
Year of the Dragon, Duane Reed Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2023
where to begin when to end, Staenberg Gallery at Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
Small Works, Duane Reed Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2022
Arch Inverted, PLUG, Kansas City, MO
CLOCKWORK, Dream Clinic Project Space, curated by Morgan Rose Free, Columbus, OH
unSEEN, Millstone Gallery at Center of Creative Arts (COCA), curated by Yvonne Osei, St. Louis, MO
2020
untied, University of Illinois Springfield Visual Arts Gallery, curated by Allison Lacher and Jeff Robinson, Springfield, IL
20/20, Hunt Gallery, curated by Kasper Lorene, St. Louis, MO
2019
Terrain Biennial, Oak Park, IL
Brick & Mortar, Truman State University Art Gallery, organized by Flood Plain, Kirksville, MO
First Date, Granite City Art and Design District and Open House, Granite City, IL and Kansas City, MO
Intimacy of Visibility, ACRE Projects, curated by Lauren Leving, Chicago, IL
Freedom in a Platform, The Luminary, St. Louis, MO
In Case of Emergency, Incident Report, curated by CPR, Hudson, NY
2018
G-CASH, beverly, St. Louis, MO
the dollhouse, curated by gadget_gurls, Suffolk County, NY
P L A Y P I T, Open House, Kansas City, MO
St. Louis Sampler, New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, New Harmony, IN
Nail Salon, 1915 Maury Ave, St. Louis, MO
Lot 49, The Luminary, St. Louis, MO
Youthful Discretion, Flood Plain, St. Louis, MO
COME HERE, both/&, Oakland, CA; Miami, FL; Chicago, IL; Boston, MA; Green eld, MA; Needham, MA; Portland, ME; St. Louis, MO; Sisters, OR; New York, NY
2017
Year in Review, Paul Artspace @ The Bermuda Project, Ferguson, MO
Dimensions of Art and Technology, curated by Ilethia Sharp, Brick City Makes, St. Louis, MO
thoroughly whet, Des Lee Gallery, St. Louis, MO
ATTACH FILES, 50/50, Kansas City, MO
RESIDENCIES
2027
The Studios at MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA (forthcoming)
2026
Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY
Stove Works, Chattanooga, TN
2024
Hambidge Center, Rabun Gap, GA
2022
Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2019
Elsewhere, Greensboro, NC
2018
ACRE, Steuben, WI
Caldera Arts, Sisters, OR
2017
Paul Artspace, St. Louis, MO
Otis College of Art & Design, Los Angeles, CA
AWARDS
2022
The Puffin Foundation, Teaneck, NJ
2021
Abbey Mural Prize, National Academy of Design, New York, NY
2019
Vermont Studio Center Fellowship, Johnson, VT
Futures Fund Grant, St. Louis, MO
Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant, New York, NY
2018
Regional Arts Commission Artist Support Grant, St. Louis, MO
2017
The Caroline Risque Sculpture Prize, St. Louis, MO
ISC Outstanding Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture, Honorable Mention, Hamilton, NJ
2016
The Caroline Risque Sculpture Prize, St. Louis, MO
PRESENTATIONS, PANELS, AND WORKSHOPS
2026
“Workshop: Fear of Drawing”, Stove Works
2024
“If it Wasn’t for the Women: Navigating Memory” Panel, Saint Louis Art Museum
2023
“AIGA St. Louis Student Conference” Artist Presentation, AIGA St. Louis
2022
“Diverse Career Paths for Art Professionals” Artist Panel, Washington University in St. Louis
2021
“In the Studio: PSA:” Artist Presentation, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
“Special Topics in Studio Art (The Artist Life)” Artist Presentation, University of Missouri-St. Louis
2019
“Practices” Artist Presentation, Washington University in St. Louis
PRESS, PUBLICATIONS, AND INTERVIEWS
2026
“Mailles: Laines Contemporaines” by Pauline Mallat, Éditions de La Martinière
“Interview #153: Marina Peng”, objectsobjectsobjectsobjects
2024
“Words on the Street” by Cheryl Baehr, theSTL
2021
“Stories of Resistance” Exhibition Catalogue, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
“Public Platforms: Marina Peng & Shannon Levin (PSA:) and Cleo Barnett”, Radio Resistance
2020
"Episode 5: Coolin with PSA STL”, Cool WIP
2019
“A Chicago Biennial Is Taking Art Beyond Museum Walls and Into People’s Yards” by Claire Voon, ARTnews
2018
"Real Utopias: Institutional Roundtable" by James McAnally, Art in America, May Print Edition
VISITING CRITIC AND JURY PANELS
2023
2024/2025 Visual Exhibitions Juror, The Kranzberg
2022
BFA Capstone Visiting Critic, Washington University in St. Louis
2022/2023 Artist Residencies Juror, The Vermont Studio Center
2021
Cycle 3 Juror, Futures Fund, The Luminary