Biography Marilyn Comparetto has a portfolio of work that spans over a period of 51 years Earlier works consisted mainly of wildlife but over the years her portfolio has widened to include abstract, portrait, still life and landscape paintings. In 2002 Marilyn began an intensive time of experimentation that lead to a freestyle form of painting that she calls ‘Mixism’. ‘Mixism’ is Marilyn’s theoretical approach for portraying emotions and connotations that are intertwined within the compositions of her artwork. By pulling deep thoughts and emotions either from her own subconscious or from influences in the world around her she creates a visual interpretation. Poetry or prose, written by Marilyn, is often attached to a Mixism piece conveying the story to the viewer. Between 2006 and 2010 Marilyn demonstrated ‘Mixism-the ultimate form of expressionism’ to over 20 art societies around the UK. After a break Marilyn has been ask to provide art demonstrations, across a variety of styles, to Art Societies in the South East of England throughout 2016. In addition Marilyn continues to exhibit her work in both solo and group exhibitions in the UK and internationally.My artworks are exhibited at Mardleybury Gallery in Datchworth: https://www.mardleyburygallery.co.uk Commissions Mr Alan Hay, Bedford, Uk – Portrait Of Himself In Battle Re-Enactment Uniform Mr Dan Canty Bedford Uk – Portrait Of Three Dogs Cath & Eric, Hitchin Uk – Portrait Of Cath’s Late Husband Mr Harvey Levenshulme, Uk – Portrait – Of Wife And Daughter Mrs Wimbrush, Middleton,Uk – Portrait – Of Grandson Mr Ford Warrington,Uk – Portrait – Of Daughter Mrs Britton – Heaton Chapel, Stockport Uk – Portrait – Double Portrait Of Her Wedding Mr Hardiman Uk Portrait Of Sheepdog Mrs Bartle – Wythenshawe, Uk – Portrait – Of Mother; Father Mr Hughes Wigan Uk – Portrait – Of 2 X Portraits Of Wife Mrs Williams, Swinton Uk – Portrait – Of Husband Mr Butler, Middleton Uk – Portrait – Of Himself & Wife Mr Cluskey, Longsight Uk – Portrait – Of Wedding Couple, Painted In Black & White Mrs Witherford, Langley Middleton , Uk – Portrait – Of Daughter And Son Mr B Bates, Stretford Manchester Uk – Portrait – Of Dog Mr Sharp, Stretford Manchester Uk – Portrait – Of Three Children Mr Sharp, Stretford Manchester Uk – 6 X Landscape Paintings Keith Wilson- Agent – Manchester Uk – 6 X Portraits Mr & Mrs Gates London Colney, St Albans Uk – Portrait – Of Three Sons Portrait of Husband & wife – Stevenage Herts UK Large abstract – Turquoise, white and orange based colours – 2018 View of the Thames with sunset and wedding venue on the hill 2018 Diptych – sunset on the Thames with iconic buildings 2018 Dreaming of Sunsets III 2019 **** Art Demonstrations Chigwell Art Society Oct 2006 (Mixism) Winslow & District Art Soc Oct 2006 (Mixism) Finchley Art Society Nov 2006 (Mixism) Wealdstone Art Society March 2007 (Mixism) Crowborough Art Society March 2007 (Mixism) Rickmansworth Art Society April 2007 (Mixism) Maulden Art Society May 2007 (Mixism) Dunstable Art Society May 2007 (Mixism) Arts Council Of Bexley May 2007 (Mixism) Watford & Bushey Art Society June 2007 (Mixism) Beechwood Art Society July 2007 (Mixism) Great Notley Art Society Sept 2007 (Mixism) Harpenden Art Society Nov 2007 (Mixism) Bedford Art Society May 2008 (Mixism) Stevenage Art Society Sept 2008 (Mixism) Frimley And Camberly Soc Of Artists Oct 2008 (Mixism) Berkhampstead Art Society March 2009 (Mixism) Adventurers Art Club Oct 2009 (Mixism) Watford And Bushey Art Soc Feb 2010 (Mixism) Royston Art Society March (Mixism) Harpenden Art Club September 2015 Orpington Art Club November 2015 HESA Art Society Barnet Arts Guild Adventurers Art club Crowthorne and Sandhurst Art Society Arundel Art Society Berkhampstead Art Society The Ted Bernell Art Group Maidstone Art Society Ashtead Art Society Woking Art Society Bricketwood Art Society The Sevenoaks Art Society (Kent) Wallingford Art Society Huntingdonshire Art Society **** Past Workshops Cookham Arts Club, Berkshire Bancroft Youth Centre-Transfers For T-Shirts Harpenden Youth Centre-Frieze For World Cup Hitchin Young Carers-Clay Modelling Bowe Lyons Stevenage-T-Shirt Design Still Life For Beginners-Lavendula, Brookmans Park Harpenden Art Club September 2015 Between 2016 and 2019 provided various art workshops delivered at Mardleybury Gallery in Datchworth, Hertfordshire. ***** Critique Hertford Art Society November 2018 ***** Exhibitions South Norwood Gallery 1976 Partington Library 1985 Salford Art Gallery Exhibition 1986 Ideal Home & Beauty Exhibition (Solo Exhibition) 1987 Broad Colney Art Group Annual Exhibition 1987 St Albans Festival 1990 Jeckyll’s Gallery, St Albans 1994 Potters Bar Exhibition 1997 Bedford Marston Vale 1998 Hvaf Open Studios 2004 Maynard Gallery, Welwyn Garden City 2004 The Place, Letchworth 2004 Walkern Gallery 2004 Radlet Art Centre 2004/05 Faithworks 2005 Great Ashby Community Centre 2006 Red Gate Gallery, Group Exhibition 2008 Gallerie Samora Barros, Albuferia, Portugal 2008 Hitchin Museum Uk 2009 Open Studios Sept/Oct 2010 Exhibited Alongside Artists From The Peace & Art Society Albuferia, Portugal 2014 Exhibited Alongside Artists From The Peace & Art Society, Olhoa Portugal 2015 With The Gogyoshi International Art Project Exhibiting Alongside Artists From The Peace & Art Society & Art Nations – Haegeumgang Theme Museum August 17 2015 – 18 September 2015 Exhibited With Art Platform Collective Alongside The Hvaf Open Studios At Mardleybury Gallery Datchworth September 2015 2015 Joined East Streets Arts And Art Platform Collective September 2015 Represented By Mardleybury Gallery (Ps Arts), Datchworth Nr Knebworth Uk – 2020 Director of Community Interest Company – Junction 7 Creatives 2015 – 2024 Resident Artist at Mardleybury Gallery 2024 – Exhibited alongside artists in exhibition to promote International Children’s Day at the University of Algarve is located in Gambelas, Faro Portugal 2016 – Present – Owner/Director of ART @ MG – Mardleybury Gallery – curating exhibiting and directing the gallery. There are over 20 other artists exhibiting in the gallery alongside my own art – see www.mardleyburygallery.co.uk