Marky Salvati
Marky Salvati
Chicago, IL markysalvati.studio@gmail.com @markysalvati
As a sculptural glass artist, I investigate identity and spirituality by using glass, light and color to engage in the queering of traditions in stained glass.
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By color sourcing from unstable subjects that undergo change, I lean into a poetic translation where instability in color is a time-based performance. My work activates the formal qualities in glass, as a highly dependent and changing material based on its relationship to light, environmental factors and fragility.
Material and color study are keys to my practice. Taking advantage of glass’s unique ability to permeate its environment, light and geometry are used in my work to create site-specific cast projections that break from the containment of sculpture. Glass’s relationship to metals, clay and grout emphasizes its own contrasting qualities. Color gradients and theoretical color relationships are essential features of my work, establishing patterns and emotional appeals.
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Curriculum Vitae
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Marky Salvati www.markysalvati.com markysalvati.studio@gmail.com Chicago, IL
Education
2026 Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Glass, Rhode Island School of Design (Upcoming)
2025 BA, Sculpture and Ceramics, Loyola University Chicago (Expected)
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025 Friends of Dorothy, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, Illinois (Upcoming)
Foaming at the Mouth, Color Club, Chicago, Illinois (Upcoming)
Critical Mass, Loyola University Museum of Art, Chicago, Illinois (Current)
Shadows, Chicago Sculpture International Project Space, Chicago, Illinois
$acred Motherhood, WomanMade Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2025 Student Exhibition, Ralph Arnold Gallery at Loyola University Chicago, Illinois
2024 Beneath The Surface, ARC Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Go Forth and Set the World On Fire, Roman Susan, Chicago, Illinois
Made In Chicago, The Gallery of Contemporary Mosaics, Chicago, Illinois
Sculptors Alternate, Ralph Arnold Gallery at Loyola University Chicago, Illinois
2023 The Space Between, Ralph Arnold Gallery at Loyola University Chicago, Illinois
Awards
2025 Second Place, 2025 Student Exhibition, Loyola University Chicago
2024 Jean Unsworth Endowed Scholarship, Loyola University Chicago
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