Marcie Gill-Kinast

Marcie Gill-Kinast has lived in Northeast Ohio for most of her life.  She graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BFA in Drawing from The University of Akron in 1990, followed with an MFA in Painting from Ohio University in 1993.

She worked as site artist on the KV10 excavation site in Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt (1995, 1997).

She has exhibited in the US and internationally, including The Yitzhak Art Exchange in Israel (2005, 2006) and Monumental Ideas in Miniature Book (MiMB) I and II (beginning in 2010) and in Haifa, Israel (2013).  Her curatorial experiences include side gallery exhibits of Yitzhak Art Exchange work at The Canton Art Museum.

Recent exhibitions include Strauss Studios, 2020, 2022, and the Stark County Artists Exhibit at the Massillon Museum in 2023.

She retired in 2019 after 25 years of teaching as adjunct professor of art at the University of Akron with a focus in drawing/life drawing, and currently lives in Canton, OH, where she resides with her husband Morris Kinast. 


“I’ve been taking photographic references of natural
 forms for many years.  While an underlying theme 
of the effects of humankind on the environment has 
periodically surfaced in my work for several decades, the onset of the pandemic brought these references to the forefront in recent work.  Another undying question explores the issue of the evolution of the human species in relationship to the universe. 

In this series, all elements originate in natural forms, but become more intensified, morphing in shape, scale and color.  Thought and spirit create an unexpected grammar of expression.  This ongoing series is, at its essence, rooted in the power of nature over man. 

Technically, this also provides an opportunity to experiment with and expand on color relationships and theory.  I have found that gouaches gives me a great deal of flexibility in this exploration as well as providing me with a less toxic work environment while figuratively exploring the different toxicities that exist in our world.”