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Innovation Hub Gallery - Marissa Thornberry

My paintings are layered and complex, just like people.

2025-06-13 00:00:00 2025-06-13 23:59:00 America/Chicago Innovation Hub Gallery - Marissa Thornberry Marissa Thornberry is a mixed media and oil painter known for her serene imagery, often fusing the human figure (especially hands) with florals and landscapes in an abstract realism style. Innovation Hub -

Friday, June 13
All day

Add to Calendar 2025-06-13 00:00:00 2025-06-13 23:59:00 America/Chicago Innovation Hub Gallery - Marissa Thornberry Marissa Thornberry is a mixed media and oil painter known for her serene imagery, often fusing the human figure (especially hands) with florals and landscapes in an abstract realism style. Innovation Hub -

Marissa Thornberry is a mixed media and oil painter known for her serene imagery, often fusing the human figure (especially hands) with florals and landscapes in an abstract realism style.

Marissa Thornberry

This exhibit is FREE to the public and will be displayed during business hours at the Innovation Hub until June 27th.

Monday/Wednesday/Friday 9am to 5pm,
Tuesday/Thursday 9am to 8pm,
The Third Saturday of the Month, 10am to 2pm.
 

Artist Statement

My paintings are layered and complex, just like people. By incorporating elements such as collage, water-soluble graphite, and chalk pastels in the early stages, I build up a rich visual history for my paintings before finishing them with oil paint, leaving visible traces of the piece’s past. In this way, my art honors the complexity of our individual stories while recalling the truth that, like fingerprints, every person is unique; and like flowers, every soul is beautiful. My work often features both hands and flowers, affirming that every conversation–personal or collective–must start with the recognition that each person is worthy of love and imbued with purpose.

 

About Marissa Thornberry

Marissa Thornberry is a mixed media and oil painter known for her serene imagery, often fusing the human figure (especially hands) with florals and landscapes in an abstract realism style. Her art celebrates the dignity, depth, and unique beauty of individuals and the stories they carry, encouraging recovering people pleasers and perfectionists like herself to explore and expose their own inner worlds. After spending eight transformative years in a rural Honduran town, where she spearheaded various arts-based community initiatives, Marissa returned to her birthplace of Little Rock, Arkansas in 2023. Immersed in the city's rich diversity and fascinating history, she has found abundant inspiration for her visual storytelling. Marissa studied at the Milan Art Institute, and her art has found homes in private collections around the globe, spanning from the U.S. and Canada to Colombia, Honduras, and the U.K.

AGE GROUP: | General |

EVENT TYPE: | Exhibits/Displays/Installations |

TAGS: | ArtWalk | #gallery |

Innovation Hub


Hours
Mon, Jul 28 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Tue, Jul 29 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jul 30 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Thu, Jul 31 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Aug 01 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Aug 02 10:00AM to 2:00PM
Sun, Aug 03 Closed

Upcoming Events

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Registration is now closed

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Registration is now closed