Sam Marroquin

Through paint and collage, I investigate and expose truth in current and historical events. I examine the transmission and dissemination of information and the ways in which we are distracted from important issues. We are subject to the constant and sophisticated manipulation of reality and the exclusion of significant topics by the news media. Using their power and influence, these agencies control whose voices are heard and the ways our stories are framed.

I document and uncover narratives of the marginalized and underrepresented. These points of view comprise our collective experience of fact and fiction. Revealing the truth of these stories becomes a way of looking at our past as we build for future generations.

I work intently, building layer upon layer of images, text, visual information, found objects and acrylic paint. Carefully selected images compose my work along with metal, wire, bits of plastic, mesh, tags, product packaging and other castoff items from my collection of found materials.

Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA, Master of Arts Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies in Art and Graphic Communication

University of Washington, Seattle, WA, Bachelor of Arts Degree in Interdisciplinary Visual Art

Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane, WA, Associates of Arts in Fine Art

Precipice, Walters Cultural Arts Center, Hillsboro, OR with Tyler Brumfield, Kit Carlton, and Ken Hochfeld, curated by Karl LeClair and Emmi Stonier, August - September, 2024

Viral Integration, University of California, Irvine, Health Sciences Building, Irvine, CA, curated by elin O’Hara slavick, December 21 - December 31, 2024

Sam Marroquin: Dwell, East Oregonian Gallery, Pendleton Center for the Arts, Pendleton, OR, organized by Roberta Lavadour and Journey Hahn, 
May 4 - May 27, 2023

The earth is blue like an orange. Jason McCoy Gallery, New York, NY, with Sally Apfelbaum and Susan M. Gibbons, November 10 – December 15, 2021

The Uttered and the Unspoken, exhibit and interactive installation as sculpture students respond to Marroquin’s artwork, Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane, WA, curated by Tom O’Day, February 18 - March 18, 2020

Migration Stories, juried multimedia group show in conjunction with World Refugee Day, Multnomah Arts Center Gallery, Portland, OR, curated by Nicole Rawlins, 
June 1 - July 2, 2018

Particles on the Wall, Maxey Museum, Main Exhibition Hall, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA, a multi-disciplinary exhibit that explores elements of the nuclear age and the worldwide implications of the Hanford...