About Marlene Lipinski

Marlene Lipinski is an artist living in New York State. She is currently known for her paintings of trees and natural subjects rendered in extreme detail. These have earned her commissions, and awarded her placement in several shows and monographs. She most recently was included in the Manifest Gallery’s highly competitive Aboreal show, Cincinnati Ohio, (2017), and a dedicated single artist showing at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia (2016). Marlene also shows regularly in Newburgh, NY, where she is part of a thriving arts community. 

Marlene’s focus on nature emerged in the early 2000s through drawings of endangered butterflies. The series was based on a presentation of the Herman Strecker Collection at the Field Museum in Chicago, IL, specifically the combined beauty, scientific study, and symbolic loss of its specimen. Marlene began allowing science to influence her art, especially in matters related to environmental impact. She soon began pairing other endangered species with representations of air, water and vegetation, and in 2007 she turned her attention to trees with her first series, the Burr Oaks.

Marlene served at Columbia College Chicago in an administrative capacity for twenty-five years and a total of thirty-seven years as associate professor. She introduced students to letter press printing and limited edition books. Two of Marlene’s limited edition books are in the Rare Books Collection at the Newberry Library, and one in the Yale Library Rare Book Collection. In addition, Marlene served on two national boards in the arts. In 2015, Marlene retired to the Mid-Hudson Valley where she currently has a studio and serves on the Newburgh Arts and Cultural Commission.