Vanessa Marsh

about Vanessa

Vanessa Marsh, a Portland-based visual artist, creates imaginary landscapes through a mixed-media process rooted in photography. Her work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions at venues such as Berggruen Gallery (San Francisco), The SFO Museum, The Penumbra Foundation (New York), photoEye Gallery (Santa Fe), and The Contemporary Jewish Museum (San Francisco). Vanessa has received prestigious fellowships, including the Penland Winter Residency and Fellowship (2023), Jentel Foundation Fellowship (2018), and MacDowell Colony Fellowship (2007), among others. Her images are part of collections like the San Jose Museum of Art, the San Francisco Art Commission, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. With 15 years of teaching experience, she also served as Program Developer at City College of San Francisco for a decade.

Workshops taught by Vanessa Marsh

The Magic of Lumen Printing

with Vanessa Marsh

September 4 – 25, 2025