My photo-based mixed media art, is iconic visual vocabulary.
My authentic style has led to exhibits, art collections and events which integrate history, education, and entertainment. I was raised in a St. Louis family that collected, sold and repaired typewriters. These machines and vintage cameras are part of my personal history and led naturally to becoming part of the subject matter of my visual expression. I’m inspired by vintage Americana and also affected by pop art and digital technology. I have been successful in commercial graphics, publications and printing for over 20 years.
I developed my unique art style in a Santa Monica Airport ( former mechanic) Hanger turned art studio. Like a rolling stone, I live and work in Joshua Tree, California as well as the perfect intersection where “antique row” meets the edgiest midwest art scene, St. Louis, MO.
My work is featured in the documentary film, “The Typewriter in the 21st Century,” the movies “Friends with Benefits,” “Grand Daddy Day Care,” “Girls Code,” and TV shows including “Two and a Half Men,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “The Mentalist,” “Criminal Minds,” “Scandal,” “Here and Now,” “Jane the Virgin,” “Dear White People,” “Lucifer,” “Arrested Development,” and many more.
Career Highlights (Selected):
• Actor Tom Hanks added Marler’s artwork to his collection. In addition, Hanks gifted her with a signed Olivetti from his typewriter collection.
• Vin DiBona added Marler’s artwork to his production offices in Los Angeles.
• Selected by Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department for The Big Read, an NEA grant, for curation of a group art exhibit including Shepard Fairey.
• Selected by Golden Voice to exhibit at The Desert Trip, a concert of a lifetime.
• Inclusion in the Smithsonian Museum of American History.
