Background
Marioni, Tom was born on May 21, 1937 in Cincinnati. Son of John D. and Jennie (Geiss) Marioni.
Marioni, Tom was born on May 21, 1937 in Cincinnati. Son of John D. and Jennie (Geiss) Marioni.
Children by previous marriage: Marino, Anthony, Miles. Master of Fine Arts, Cincinnati Art Academy, 1959. Curator, Richmond Art Center(California), 1968-1971.
Founding director Museum Conceptual Art, San Francisco,1970-1984.
Exhibited one-man shows: Galeria Foksal, Warsaw, Poland, 1975, DeYoung Museum, San Francisco, 1977, Modern Art Gallery, Vienna, Austria, 1979, Crown Point Press, San Francisco, 1993, Margarete Roeder Gallery, New York City, 1994. Group shows include: Tate Gallery, London, 1982, Belca House, Kyoto, Japan, 1982, Museum Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 1995.
Editor, designer Vision, 1975-1981.
Marioni received his training at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. Famous works by Marioni include: "One Second Sculpture" 1969,"The Acting of Drinking Beer with Friends is the Highest Form of Art" 1970
Marioni"s memoir "Beer, Art, and Philosophy" was published 2 June 2004 by Crown Point Press.
Member technical assistance committee San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, 1982. Served with United States Army, 1960-1963. West Germany National Endowment Arts grantee, 1980.
Married Kathan Brown, June 14, 1983. Children by previous marriage: Marino, Anthony, Miles.
