Marlyn Daggett

Marlyn Daggett is an American 6’3” (190.5 cm) female contemporary visual artist who creates provocative oil paintings while wearing corsets & listening to music in her art studio in Santa Barbara, CA, US.

Marlyn has a distinctive and recognizable style of abstract expressionism. Jean-Michel Basquiat, Richard Diebenkorn, Manuel Neri and Squeak Carnwath’s work uniquely influence her paintings. She combines figures, symbols, icons and text in vivid oil paintings. Instrumental in her work are the representations of birthday cake, brides, and obscured or nude figures. These are sometimes inscribed or gouged to reveal traces and layered images. The results are powerful, moving monochromatic textural works.

Marlyn Daggett received her BA in Studio Art from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1989.