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Marie Court
Marie F. Court Vazquez (San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1968) is a plastic artist ( painter, engraver and sculptor)  and Cultural agent. Her work is part of public and private collections locally and internationally, She is vice president of the Association of Plastic Artists of Puerto Rico Inc. and President of the Association of Women Artists of Puerto Rico.

Biography
In 1999, she obtained a graduate degree in specialized Arts in Commercial Advertising from the University of Puerto Rico, Carolina Campus. In 2010, she studied at the School of Plastic Arts of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture in San Juan, where she obtained a degree on specialized studies in painting.

She won different competitions in elementary, middle and high school. In 1986, she was the first student  to obtain the Medal of Art awarded by the Colegio María Auxiliadora Carolina. She entered the University of Puerto Rico Carolina Campus, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts majoring in Commercial Advertising.

In 2010 she entered the School of Plastic Arts of Puerto Rico, for which she’s been awarded  highest honors in the Department of Painting for 2011-2012 and 2012 -2013.

In 2015 he graduated from the School of Visual Puerto Rico Arts in Puerto RIco, earning a BFA in Painting, receiving the Grand Prize for Academic Excellence and the Medal Dr. José R. Oliver for the highest average in the painting department.She co-founded the Association of Plastic Artists of Puerto Rico where she is currently vice president. In 2016, she wais named President of Women Artists Painters of Puerto Rico Affiliates.

The artist works in a naturalistic style focused on the daily life of native characters and people. Within this exploration, the artist delves in the interactions of everyday life of, and captures it on canvas.

Among her works are: Azul de tierra en ti; A winged journey; Ay, ay, ay de la negra grifa; Among the wave at you; Give me my number; The rival of my river; Water, life and earth; The Mosquito and blue accordion; The sergeant and his crew; Universe ... time and space; A new dawn in you. Bobe, Cerro las Mesas in Mayagüez.

Individual exhibitions:
2014    Individual: University of Puerto Rico Theater, Río Piedras

Collective exhibitions:
2016     the 5th Biennial of Latin American Artthe Bronx. "I'm one of those people who ..." The Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale. Bronx New York.

2016     First Exhibition Biennial Association of Plastic Artists of Puerto Rico. Ponce History Museum. Ponce, Puerto Rico.

2016     Collective: "Brincando the Charco" in Escuté House Museum in Carolina.

2015     Collective: Women to Women, Island to Island. Caribbean Museum Center for Arts (CMCA), St. Croix.

Awards:
2015     Medal Award Dr. José R Oliver, awarded by the Department Painting School of Plastic Arts of Puerto Rico by the Higher average.San Juan, Puerto Rico. Grand Prix

Academic Excellence School of Visual Arts of Puerto Rico. San Juan Puerto Rico.

2015     First Place in the Department of Painting at the School of Arts Plastic of Puerto Rico for the Highest Average. San Juan, Puerto Rico.

2012     First Place in the Department of Painting at the School of  Plastic Arts San Juan, Puerto Rico.

1994     Scholarship for studies in ceramics in the Art League of San Juan in San Juan Puerto Rico.

1986    "Groundbreaking" to receive Medal of Arts awarded by the Colegio María Auxiliadora in Carolina Puerto Rico.

References:

 * Asociación de Artistas Plásticos de Puerto Rico. Artist Directory. http://www.aapprinc.org/2015/07/aappr-sf-002-marie-court.html
 * González Cintrón, Maritza “El buen Arte de perpetuar una sonrisa”. (March 22, 2017) http://www.aapprinc.org/2017/03/el-buen-arte-de-perpetuar-una-sonrisa.html
 * Donovan, Wilfredo. (December 20, 2017) La 5ta Bienal de Arte Latinoamericano del Bronx 2016 toma posesión de la Ciudad de Nueva York. http://www.eldonovan.com/la-5ta-bienal-de-arte-latinoamericano-del-bronx-2016-toma-posesion-de-la-ciudad-de-nueva-york/
 * Velázquez, Edwin. (September 12, 2016) Con presencia del arte puertorriqueño se inaugura la 5ta Bienal de Arte Latinoamericano del Bronx, New York”. http://artnewspr.blogspot.com/2016/09/con-presencia-del-arte-puertorriqueno.html
 * Banuchi, Rebeca. (November 22, 2015) Enorme y colorido mural para respaldar lucha de pacientes de cáncer. http://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/locales/nota/enormeycoloridomuralpararespaldarluchadepacientesdecancer-2129911/
 * Negrón Almodóvar, Coral N. (October 30, 2015)  Artistas crean arte en sillas inspirados en niños con distrofia muscular. http://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/cultura/nota/artistascreanarteensillasinspiradosenninoscondistrofiamuscular-2119384/