Mieke Marple is an artist, writer, and activist living in San Francisco. She received a B.A. in Fine Art from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 2008. Recent solo exhibitions include Tarot Reckoning (2021); and Bad Feminist (2019-2020) at Ever Gold [Projects], San Francisco; and God is an Audiobook at 1301PE, Los Angeles (2019). Select recent group exhibitions include Pantheon, Arts of Life, Chicago (2021); Twisted Dream, Los Angeles (2021), and Carbon Drop, on Nifty Gateway (2021). Marple has been written about by The New York Times, W Magazine, The Guardian, The Art Newspaper, Autre, among other publications. She has written essays for Zyzzyva, Artsy, and Matrons & Mistresses. Through various charity art auctions, she has helped raise over a million dollars for Planned Parenthood LA, a quarter million for prison abolitionist organization Critical Resistance, and most recently 6.6 million dollars for Open Earth Foundation. Marple was co-owner of Night Gallery, Los Angeles, from 2011-2016. She is represented by Ever Gold [Projects] in San Francisco.

 

 

All inquires: info@nullevergoldprojects.com

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Selected Press:

The New York Times: The Art World’s Elephant in the Room
Artsy: Why I believe NFTs Will Benefit Artists
The Art Newspaper: The art market is more neoliberal factory farm than finely balanced ecosystem: now is the time to ‘rewild’ it
Matrons & Mistresses: An Interview with Mieke Marple
Autre: Mieke Marple: Bad Feminist @ Ever Gold [Projects] in San Francisco
Juxtapoz: Bad Feminist: Mieke Marple’s Solo Show @ Ever Gold [Projects]
The San Francisco Examiner: Good Day Jan. 9-11, 2020
Mental Floss: The Internet Archive’s Billions of Web Pages Inspired a New Art Exhibition
Fast Company: The Internet Archive is helping these artists get inspired by digital history
SF/Arts: The Internet Archive’s AIR Exhibition

 

“Tarot Reckoning” installation view

 

Mieke Marple
“Death (Rome on Fire)” 2020.
24K gold and acrylic on canvas. 70 x 54 inches (177 x 137 cm)

 

 

 

Installation view, Bad Feminist, Mieke Marple at Ever Gold [Projects], San Francisco, 2019.

 

Installation view, Bad Feminist, Mieke Marple at Ever Gold [Projects], San Francisco, 2019.

 

Bad Feminist (Silver Floral Medusa), 2019
Acrylic and archival ink on canvas
70 x 54 x 2 inches (177 x 137 cm)

 

 

Bad Feminist (Luminous Red Lace Medusa), 2019
Acrylic and archival ink on canvas
70 x 54 x 2 inches (177 x 137 cm)

 

 

Installation view, Bad Feminist, Mieke Marple at Ever Gold [Projects], San Francisco, 2019.

 

 

 

Mieke Marple
Erotic Garden (Daisy), 2018
Acrylic and archival ink on canvas
24 x 18 inches

 

 

Mieke Marple
Erotic Garden (Strawberry), 2018
Acrylic and archival ink on canvas
40 x 30 inches

 

 

Mieke Marple
Erotic Garden (Cherry Blossom), 2018
Acrylic and archival ink on canvas
24 x 18 inches

 

 

Installation view, work by Mieke Marple in The Internet Archive’s 2018 Artist In Residence Exhibition at Ever Gold [Projects], San Francisco, 2018.

 

Installation view, work by Mieke Marple in The Internet Archive’s 2018 Artist In Residence Exhibition at Ever Gold [Projects], San Francisco, 2018.

 

Mieke Marple
Six of Diamonds (Altruism), 2018
Acrylic and archival ink on canvas
70 x 54 x 2 inches

 

 

Mieke Marple
Three of Diamonds (Mastery), 2018
Acrylic and archival ink on canvas
70 x 54 x 2 inches

 

 

​Mieke Marple
The Fool (Mieke), 2017
Archival ink on canvas
54 x 70 x 2 inches

 

 

Exhibitions with Ever Gold [Projects]:

Mieke Marple
Bad Feminist
November 9, 2019 – February 29, 2020

[On Approval] Beta Launch
Andy Warhol, Mark Flood, Petra Cortright, Kour Pour, Adam Parker Smith, Ken Taylor, Samuel Stabler, Zachary Armstrong, William Buchina, Marc Horowitz, Sandy Kim, Jonathan Edelhuber, Guy Overfelt, Drew Bennett, Christine Wang, Casey Gray, Saif Azzuz, Facundo Argañaraz, Mieke Marple, Jeffrey Alan Scudder, Brion Nuda Rosch, and Oliver Hawk Holden
July 13 – August 24, 2019

Gold Standard: Ten Year Anniversary Exhibition
Zachary Armstrong, Korakrit Arunanondchai, Mario Ayala, Sadie Barnette, Chris Burden, Frédéric Bruly Bouabré, Serge Attukwei Clottey, Petra Cortright, Mark Flood, Kate Groobey, Brian Harte, Marc Horowitz, Paul Kos, Jasmine Little, Mieke Marple, Shaina McCoy, Barry McGee, MOCA (Museum of Conceptual Art), Oscar Murillo, Guy Overfelt, Cameron Platter, Kour Pour, Sterling Ruby, Ed Ruscha, Tom Sachs, Adam Parker Smith, Takis, and Christine Wang
January 12 – February 24, 2019

The Internet Archive’s 2018 Artist In Residence Exhibition
Mieke Marple, Chris Sollars, and Taravat Talepasand
July 14 – August 11, 2018

Christine Wang and Mieke Marple
Relocation Tarot
January 10 – February 24, 2018

 

 

MIEKE MARPLE

Born 1986, Mountain View, CA
Lives and works in San Francisco, CA

Education

2008
BA, University of California, Los Angeles

 

 

Solo Exhibitions

2019
Bad Feminist at Ever Gold [Projects] (San Francisco, CA)
God is an Audiobook at 1301PE (Los Angeles, CA)

 

 

Two Person Exhibitions

2018
Relocation Tarot at Ever Gold [Projects] (San Francisco, CA)

 

 

Group Exhibitions

2019
[On Approval] Beta Launch at Ever Gold [Projects] (San Francisco, CA)
Gold Standard: Ten Year Anniversary Exhibition at Ever Gold [Projects] (San Francisco, CA)

2018
The Internet Archive’s 2018 Artist In Residence Exhibition at Ever Gold [Projects] (San Francisco, CA)