Biography

Marilyn Comparetto has a portfolio of work that spans over a period of 52 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. Marilyn’s artworks are currently 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 – Heat on Chapel, Stockport Uk – double portrait
• Mr Hardiman Uk – Portrait of Sheepdog
• Mrs Bartle – Wythenshawe, Uk – portrait of mother;
• Mr Hughes Wigan Uk – portrait of wife
• Mrs Williams, Swinton Uk – portrait of husband
• Mr Butler, Middleton Uk – double portrait
• Mr Cluskey, Longsight Uk – portrait of wedding couple, Painted In Black & White
• Mrs Witherford, Langley Middleton , Uk – portrait of daughter & 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

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

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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.

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Critique Hertford Art Society November 2018

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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 – 2026 Resident Artist at Mardleybury Gallery

2024 – Exhibited alongside artists in exhibition to promote International Children’s Day at the University of Algarve  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