
Jenine Marsh (b. 1984, Calgary, Alberta, Canada) received her BFA from the Alberta College of Art and Design in 2007 and her MFA from the University of Guelph in 2013. Marsh’s practice examines points of physical contact as spaces of exchange and subjugation. Through immersive installations and intimate sculptural arrangements, disembodied casts of the artist’s own hands emphasize physical contact as the first and last spaces of exchange. In the context of a dominant culture rooted in patriarchy and capitalism, Marsh’s work imagines the potential for new interactions between individuals that gesture against capitalist oppression through subtle spatial and material subversions.
Marsh’s work has been exhibited in Canadian galleries such as Centre Clark, Montreal (2019); Franz Kaka, Toronto (2019); Griffin Art Projects, Vancouver (2018); Cooper Cole, Toronto (2017); Vie d’ange, Montreal (2017); Jarvis Hall Gallery, Calgary (2017; and Modern Fuel, Kingston (2016) . She has also exhibited in international museums and galleries including Essex Flowers, New York (2020); Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2019); OSL Contemporary, Oslo (2019); HKS Guesthouse, Bergen (2018); Night Gallery, Los Angeles (2017); and Lulu, Mexico City (2015). She has twice served as artist in residence at the Banff Centre for the Arts in 2009 and 2010, and has also completed residencies at AiR Bergen at USF Verftet, Bergen (2018); La Datcha, Berlin (2018); SOMA, Mexico City (2018); Rupert, Vilnius (2017); and Vermont Studio Center, Johnson (2011). Marsh lives and works in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Jenine Marsh
Proximity’s Flowers (7)
Proximity's Flowers (7), 2019
Flowers, synthetic rubber, acrylic varnish, wire
Jenine Marsh
Proximity’s Flowers (15)
Proximity's Flowers (15), 2019
Flowers, synthetic rubber, acrylic varnish, wire
Jenine Marsh
Proximity’s Flowers (11)
Proximity's Flowers (11), 2019
Flowers, synthetic rubber, acrylic varnish, wire
Jenine Marsh
walk the rail
walk the rail, 2019
Welded steel, concrete, gravel, soil, wildflower seeds, flower bulbs, train-pressed coins, rare earth magnet
Jenine Marsh
turned-out pocket (5)
turned-out pocket (5), 2019
Gypsum cement, powdered pigment, flower bulb, train-pressed coins
Jenine Marsh
the dirt under my nails
the dirt under my nails, 2019
Jenine Marsh
the overgrowth
the overgrowth, 2018
Flowers, synthetic rubber
Dimensions variable
Jenine Marsh -the trespass
the trespass, 2018
Dimensions variable
Jenine Marsh
wastelanders
wastelanders, 2017
Steel, gypsum cement, wire, weeds, coins
Jenine Marsh
Currencies of Burrs and Weeds
Currencies of Burrs and Weeds, 2017
Coins and floral wire
Dimensions variable
Jenine Marsh
The Extrovert
The Extrovert, 2016
Plaster, cellophane, synthetic rubber, acrylic
Dimensions variable
Jenine Marsh
Phylomorph VII
Phylomorph VII, 2016
Plaster, cellophane, synthetic rubber, acrylic
Dimensions variable
Jenine Marsh
Phylomorph VI
Phylomorph VI, 2016
Plaster, cellophane, synthetic rubber, acrylic
Dimensions variable
Jenine Marsh
Phylomorph IV
Phylomorph IV, 2016
Plaster, cellophane, synthetic rubber, acrylic
Dimensions variable
Jenine Marsh
The Extrovert
The Extrovert, 2016
Concrete, pigment
Edition of 86
Dimensions variable
Jenine Marsh
The cut flower still blooms
The cut flower still blooms, 2015
Installation at 8-11, Toronto, Canada.
Jenine Marsh
No Occasion… Extroverts
No Occasion... Extroverts, 2015
Flowers, synthetic rubber, wood glue, latex, air dry clay, water based varnish, polyurethane adhesive
Jenine Marsh
No Occasion… Sweet Nothings
No Occasion... Sweet Nothings, 2015
Flowers, synthetic rubber, wood glue, acrylic, air-dry clay, water based varnish, stud earring, polyurethane adhesive
Jenine Marsh
No Occasion… Loose Sheets
No Occasion... Loose Sheets, 2015
Flowers, synthetic rubber, latex, acrylic, polyurethane adhesive
Jenine Marsh
Bouquet and Its Shadow
Bouquet and Its Shadow, 2015
Flowers, synthetic rubber, latex, polyurethane adhesive
Jenine Marsh
Stroke 2
Stroke 2, 2016
Concrete, pigment
Dimensions variable
Jenine Marsh
Stroke 3
Stroke 3, 2016
Concrete, pigment
Dimensions variable
Jenine Marsh
Palm
Palm, 2015
Plaster, flowers, synthetic rubber
Jenine Marsh
Feminine Marvellous and Tough
Feminine Marvellous and Tough, 2015
Installation at LULU, Mexico City, Mexico
Jenine Marsh
Suspect
Suspect, 2015
Concrete, glass, flowers, synthetic rubber, latex, metal
Dimensions variable