René Marquez's work examines the material image and its roles in signifying place. Born in the Philippines, he explores issues of migration, travel/tourism, and domestication through painting, drawing, and video. He is particularly interested in pop
...MoreRené Marquez's work examines the material image and its roles in signifying place. Born in the Philippines, he explores issues of migration, travel/tourism, and domestication through painting, drawing, and video. He is particularly interested in popular culture's constructions of ethnicity relative to immigration and colonial history. Past exhibitions include the Bronx Museum of the Arts, the International Center of Photography, University of California-Irvine, College of William and Mary, the Delaware Biennial, the Philadelphia Art Alliance, and the Ayala Museum in Manila, the Philippines. He received his MFA in Painting from the University of Pennsylvania and also holds an MA in Asian Studies from Cornell University. He resides in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania metropolitan area where he serves on the Art faculty at the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware.
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