Marvyne Jenoff is a writer and visual artist based in the Toronto area.
Updated September 21, 2021
Current and Upcoming
▪ NEW: "Climbing the Rain: an Excerpt"--consisting of several of Marvyne's new poems plus collages and a bit of an article--has just come out in issue 38 of the online Sage-ing: The Journal of Creative Aging, a publication of the Okanagan Institute. Do check out the wealth of contributions.
▪ An interview and poetry reading hosted by Dr. Kathleen W. Smith, is available to the public on the Mensa Canada YouTube Channel . Recorded in July, 2021, this is part of Kathleen's series of Creativity Interviews. The interview sheds light on Marvyne's life and her approach to poetry; the reading features poems from each of her books, plus new, unpublished work.
▪ Marvyne's Poem "Atonement" has been published online in Subterranean Blue's Thunder Under the Mountain: Pandemic Poems, see Volume IX Issue III at www.subterraneanbluepoetry. Back issues are archived.
▪ Arts Live! This slogan by Marvyne won the Arts & Letters Club competition for the face masks they are producing. The masks, which include the Club's attractive logo, can be seen through https://www.artsandlettersclub.ca.
▪ Follow this link to Marvyne's recent virtual reading at the Art Bar Poetry Series. If you missed it on September 1, here's your chance.
▪ Marvyne is selling off much of her artwork at reduced prices to free up some space. New prices start at low as $30 for an 8 x 10 photographs, unframed; framed collages are higher. See them here and here. Suggest a few pieces you might be interested in and we can discuss availability and prices.
▪ Marvyne's poem, "It's There," has been accepted for publication in the anthology Hologram for P.K. Page in memory of this well-known Canadian poet and visual artist. Editors: Yvonne Blomer and D.C. Reid, Ekstasis Editions, Victoria, BC. Due out in 2021.
NEW chapbook
▪ So Far: A Writing LIfe, based on Marvyne's talk, Climbing the Rain: A Writing Life, at the Arts & Letters Club on October 15. A survey of her work from the early publications in the 1960s through her books past and future, it touches on her publication experiences, process of writing and how her writing connects with her creativity in other areas.
Designed, printed and bound by the author. Toronto: Twoffish Press, 2019, ISBN 978-0-9739903-8-6, 24 pages, $15.00 (plus $2.00 postage when applicable). Order.
Continuing
▪ Virtual poetry reading through the Art Bar Poetry Series on September 1, 2020. The program can be accessed on the Art Bar Facebook page for the next several weeks. Search Art Bar Poetry Series Public Group Facebook for the link.
▪ Poem, "Dinosaur Aloft," was posted online on March 18 in the League of Canadian Poets Poetry Pause. This poem was previously published in the anthology Seek It--Writers and Artists Do Sleep, Toronto, Red Claw Press, 2012
▪ Poem, "It Wishes," was posted online on February 5 as the Tuesday Poem in this series curated by Ottawa poet rob mclennan. https://dusie.blogspot.com . The poems is now archived on the site.
▪ Poem, "Flying into Vancouver," has been published in Heartwood: Poems for the Love of Trees, edited by Lesley Strutt. This anthology, juried from the work of members of the League of Canadian Poets, is a fundraiser for ecological programs and youth poetry in Canada. The book came out in 2018 and is now available on Amazon.ca.
▪ Photography collage, Mirroring , has been chosen as the cover art for Heather Cadsby's new book of poetry, Standing in the Flock of Connections, Brick Books, launched in spring 2018. For more information see www.brickbooks.ca . Now available in bookstores and on Amazon.ca.
▪ From April, 2017: poem, “The Orphan and the Stranger,” from her book of the same name (Wolsak and Wynn, 1985) has been accepted by AngelHousePress for NationalPoetryMonth.ca, a celebration of the nation of poetry. See a variety of work by international poets and other artists. A new work is shown every day; Marvyne's was featured on April 22 and continues to be available after that.
Recent
2020
▪ Two of Marvyne's collages, Glass, Ghost Flowers and Fence, Ghost Flowers were included in the John B. Aird Gallery's 32nd annual Mistletoe Magic Silent Auction, December 1 to 8.
▪ Three of Marvyne's collages: Far Away, Soft and Double were included in the Arts & Letters Club of Toronto's annual Big Classy Small Works Show and Sale, held online from November 22 to December 6.
▪ Marvyne's watercolour painting, Garden Envy was on display in the virtual Garden Envy Show (yes, same name) on the website of The Arts and Letters Club of Toronto, August to October.
▪ Photography and watermedia collage, Mountain Town, was displayed in the Society of Canadian Artists' Juried Online Exhibition, March 15 to June 15, 2020.
▪ Photography and watermedia collage, Ghost Flowers, Glass, was shown on the website of The Arts and Letters Club of Toronto under What's On/Art News/Art, June to August, 2020
▪ Photography collage, "Yellow Brick Road" was exhibited in the Arts & Letters Club of Toronto's Winter Group Show, January, 2020
2019
▪ Talk: Climbing the Rain: A Writing Life at the Literary Table, the Arts and Letters Club of Toronto, October 15.
▪ Watermedia painting Where? was exhibited in the Arts & Letters Club of Toronto's Fall Group Show, October, 2019.
▪ Photograph, "Two x Two" was exhibited in the Arts & Letters Club of Toronto's Members' Summer Group Show, July-August.
▪ Two photographs, "Envelope" and "Artisan Market, Shopping Mall" were exhibited in the Arts & Letters Club of Toronto's Photography Group Show May-June.
▪ Solo art show, Moon, Paper, Scissors: Collage, in the lounge of the Arts & Letters Club. Twenty-six pieces were exhibited from April 21 to May 17.
▪ Marvyne's skit, "Whose News?" was performed in the Arts & Letters Club Spring Revue, May 2, 3, 4.
▪ Two photographs, "Vase" and "Scarves," were exhibited in the Colour, Pattern, Texture Group Show at the Arts & Letters Club, March 2019.
▪ Two collages in the Society of Canadian Artists' Online Show, A Showcase of Abstraction October 1, 2018 to February 1, 2019.
2018
▪ Several small collages from Marvyne's Small Song series and Pink Woods series were exhibited at the Arts & Letters Club of Toronto's Small Works Show and Sale, late November to early January 2019. Marvyne also had a vendor's table for her books, including the new ones listed below.
▪ Two collages, Catch the Moon and Red Walls, were juried into the Arts & Letters Club Fall Group Show, November 2018.
▪ Four collages in Toronto Art's Roaming Art Gallery, a show of member's work, on a big screen at Brioche Doree, 648 King Street W. and online at torontoart.ca, to the end of October.
▪ Readng at the Art Bar Poetry Series, Free Times Cafe, 320 College Street, Toronto, October 16.
▪ Two photography and watermedia collages, Green Lace Cloud , and Green Rain, (Collage and Assemblage) were on exhibit at the Arts & Letters Club Summer Group Show, July and August.
▪ Photography and watermedia collage, Two Moons, Blue Table, was on exhibit at the Arts & Letters Club Photography Show in May-June.
2017
▪ October: Watermedia painting based on text, Wide Silence, Round Sound #3 (red) was included in a silent auction for a fundraising event put on by Project Sunshine Canada's Young Patrons' Circle towards programming that supports children and families facing medical challenges.
▪ September: mixed media collage on paper, Widening, Green, was displayed in the Society of Canadian Artists' 49th Open International Juried Exhibition, The Papermill Gallery, Todmorden Mills Heritage Centre.
▪ September: three photographs in the Arts & Letters Club's Fall Group Show, 14 Elm Street, Toronto.
▪ From July: four of Marvyne's collages in TorontoArt’s new Roaming Art Gallery, the images in a loop with other artists’ work on a large screen at Brioche Dorée and online at www.torontoart.ca .
▪ June 24 to September 1: two works in the Summer Group Show of members' work at the Arts & Letters Club of Toronto, 14 Elm Street, Toronto.
▪ May 23 to June 4: collage Yellow Tempest in the Society of Canadian Artists' 2017
Elected & Associate Members' Exhibition Be Square II , Art Square Gallery and Cafe, Dundas St. W., Toronto.
▪ May works in the Photography Group Show at the Arts & Letters Club of Toronto
▪ April: collage Blue Town in the Ontario Society of Artists Open Juried Show at the John B. Aird Gallery.
▪ March: Yellow Voyage and No Fence Can Hold It in the Spring Group Show at The Arts & Letters Club of Toronto.
▪ February: Mountain Town and Yellow Tempest in the Winter Group Show at The Arts & Letters Club of Toronto.
▪ January to June: Roaming Gallery Show at Brioche Dorée Café.
2016
▪ November-December: Four collages, Pear Dreaming series in The Big Classy Small Works Show at The Arts & Letters Club
▪ December: Collages: Glass and Moon City, in Mistletoe Magic Silent Auction. John B. Aird Gallery (both sold)
▪ October: Widening, Green in the Members' Juried Fall Group Show at The Arts & Letters Club
▪ October: Three collages in the COMMFFEST International Art Exhibition, at the Rotunda, Metro Hall, Toronto.
▪ Solo Show, Paper on Paper: Collage (31 pieces),
Skylight Gallery, Northern District Library, Toronto; all of January.
(Image: Paper on Paper: Collage photographed through the skylight at night.)
▪ Mixed media collage, Ghost Flowers, Fence, in the Colour and Form Society's Biennial Exhibition, The Papermill Gallery, June 15 to July 10.
▪ Watermedia collage Toronto Winter, Sunday Morning in the Society of Canadian Artists' Open Juried Online Show, March 15 to July 15.
▪ Collages in several group shows at the Arts & Letters Club of Toronto throughout the year.
2015
▪ Five mixed media collages in the Small Works Show at The Arts & Letters Club of Toronto, November and December.
▪ Mixed media collage, "Port," in the
Society of Canadian Artists Elected Members' Show,
in the lobby of the Flato Markham Theatre, October 27 to November 22.
▪ Watermedia Collage, "Fields, Roads, Fences" is a finalist in the Arts & Letters Club of Toronto
NEXT! Ontario-Wide Competition , October 17 to November 14.
▪ Three pieces in the Propeller Gallery p.ART.icle Affordable Art Show, 30 Abell Street,
September 23 to October 4, including Nuit Blanche, October 3
▪ Three pieces in The Arts & Letters Club of Toronto Members' Juried Summer Show, June to August.
▪ "Mirroring" in the Society of Canadian Artists National Open Juried Online Exhibition, April 1 to July 15.
▪ Three pieces in The Members Juried Photography Show, The Arts & Letters Club, April 26 to May 28.
▪ Two embellished plates in the Dish It Up! Silent Auction, The Arts & Letters Club, May 11 to 26.
▪ Two collages, "Honey," and "Ghost Pears, Ice" in The Arts & Letters Club Spring Group Show, April
▪ Seven collages in the Connecting Canadian Artists Spring Show,
Arta Gallery, 14 Distillery Lane, Toronto; April 2 to 10.
▪ Two collages, "Ice" and "Ghost Flowers, Fence"
in The Arts & Letters Club of Toronto LAMPsweek Best Work Show, February.
▪ Photography collage "Mirroring" in The Arts & Letters Club of Toronto
Figurative Works Members' Group Show, January.
2014
▪ Poem, "The Day She Never Saw the Weather," previously published in Crackerjack Umbrella, published online as the Leaf Press Monday's Poem, December 22
▪ Five photographs in the Arts & Letters Club Small Works Show and Sale, December
▪ Photograph, "Seven Pencils," in Mistletoe Magic, silent auction at
The John B. Aird Gallery, MacDonald Block, November-December
▪ Mixed Media collage, "Blue View," in the Colour and Form Society's 62nd Open Juried Show,
Etobicoke Civic Centre Gallery, August-September
▪ New chapbook from Twoffish Press: Embracing Minutiae, humorous personal essays. April and ongoing.
▪ Watermedia collage, "Winter Song," in the Society of Canadian Artists Members' Show,
Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery, August
▪ Watermedia collage, "Motion," in the Colour and Form Society Biennial Show,
The Papermill Gallery, Todmorden Mills; June.
▪ Collage and a photograph in the Valentine Group Show,
Gallery Hittite, 107 Scollard Street, Toronto; January-February.
▪ Two lines by Marvyne, beginning "Dust, lust and miracles...," in Leaf Press Co-operative
New Year's Poem, January and ongoing
Current and Upcoming
▪ NEW: "Climbing the Rain: an Excerpt"--consisting of several of Marvyne's new poems plus collages and a bit of an article--has just come out in issue 38 of the online Sage-ing: The Journal of Creative Aging, a publication of the Okanagan Institute. Do check out the wealth of contributions.
▪ An interview and poetry reading hosted by Dr. Kathleen W. Smith, is available to the public on the Mensa Canada YouTube Channel . Recorded in July, 2021, this is part of Kathleen's series of Creativity Interviews. The interview sheds light on Marvyne's life and her approach to poetry; the reading features poems from each of her books, plus new, unpublished work.
▪ Marvyne's Poem "Atonement" has been published online in Subterranean Blue's Thunder Under the Mountain: Pandemic Poems, see Volume IX Issue III at www.subterraneanbluepoetry. Back issues are archived.
▪ Arts Live! This slogan by Marvyne won the Arts & Letters Club competition for the face masks they are producing. The masks, which include the Club's attractive logo, can be seen through https://www.artsandlettersclub.ca.
▪ Follow this link to Marvyne's recent virtual reading at the Art Bar Poetry Series. If you missed it on September 1, here's your chance.
▪ Marvyne is selling off much of her artwork at reduced prices to free up some space. New prices start at low as $30 for an 8 x 10 photographs, unframed; framed collages are higher. See them here and here. Suggest a few pieces you might be interested in and we can discuss availability and prices.
▪ Marvyne's poem, "It's There," has been accepted for publication in the anthology Hologram for P.K. Page in memory of this well-known Canadian poet and visual artist. Editors: Yvonne Blomer and D.C. Reid, Ekstasis Editions, Victoria, BC. Due out in 2021.
NEW chapbook
▪ So Far: A Writing LIfe, based on Marvyne's talk, Climbing the Rain: A Writing Life, at the Arts & Letters Club on October 15. A survey of her work from the early publications in the 1960s through her books past and future, it touches on her publication experiences, process of writing and how her writing connects with her creativity in other areas.
Designed, printed and bound by the author. Toronto: Twoffish Press, 2019, ISBN 978-0-9739903-8-6, 24 pages, $15.00 (plus $2.00 postage when applicable). Order.
Continuing
▪ Virtual poetry reading through the Art Bar Poetry Series on September 1, 2020. The program can be accessed on the Art Bar Facebook page for the next several weeks. Search Art Bar Poetry Series Public Group Facebook for the link.
▪ Poem, "Dinosaur Aloft," was posted online on March 18 in the League of Canadian Poets Poetry Pause. This poem was previously published in the anthology Seek It--Writers and Artists Do Sleep, Toronto, Red Claw Press, 2012
▪ Poem, "It Wishes," was posted online on February 5 as the Tuesday Poem in this series curated by Ottawa poet rob mclennan. https://dusie.blogspot.com . The poems is now archived on the site.
▪ Poem, "Flying into Vancouver," has been published in Heartwood: Poems for the Love of Trees, edited by Lesley Strutt. This anthology, juried from the work of members of the League of Canadian Poets, is a fundraiser for ecological programs and youth poetry in Canada. The book came out in 2018 and is now available on Amazon.ca.
▪ Photography collage, Mirroring , has been chosen as the cover art for Heather Cadsby's new book of poetry, Standing in the Flock of Connections, Brick Books, launched in spring 2018. For more information see www.brickbooks.ca . Now available in bookstores and on Amazon.ca.
▪ From April, 2017: poem, “The Orphan and the Stranger,” from her book of the same name (Wolsak and Wynn, 1985) has been accepted by AngelHousePress for NationalPoetryMonth.ca, a celebration of the nation of poetry. See a variety of work by international poets and other artists. A new work is shown every day; Marvyne's was featured on April 22 and continues to be available after that.
Recent
2020
▪ Two of Marvyne's collages, Glass, Ghost Flowers and Fence, Ghost Flowers were included in the John B. Aird Gallery's 32nd annual Mistletoe Magic Silent Auction, December 1 to 8.
▪ Three of Marvyne's collages: Far Away, Soft and Double were included in the Arts & Letters Club of Toronto's annual Big Classy Small Works Show and Sale, held online from November 22 to December 6.
▪ Marvyne's watercolour painting, Garden Envy was on display in the virtual Garden Envy Show (yes, same name) on the website of The Arts and Letters Club of Toronto, August to October.
▪ Photography and watermedia collage, Mountain Town, was displayed in the Society of Canadian Artists' Juried Online Exhibition, March 15 to June 15, 2020.
▪ Photography and watermedia collage, Ghost Flowers, Glass, was shown on the website of The Arts and Letters Club of Toronto under What's On/Art News/Art, June to August, 2020
▪ Photography collage, "Yellow Brick Road" was exhibited in the Arts & Letters Club of Toronto's Winter Group Show, January, 2020
2019
▪ Talk: Climbing the Rain: A Writing Life at the Literary Table, the Arts and Letters Club of Toronto, October 15.
▪ Watermedia painting Where? was exhibited in the Arts & Letters Club of Toronto's Fall Group Show, October, 2019.
▪ Photograph, "Two x Two" was exhibited in the Arts & Letters Club of Toronto's Members' Summer Group Show, July-August.
▪ Two photographs, "Envelope" and "Artisan Market, Shopping Mall" were exhibited in the Arts & Letters Club of Toronto's Photography Group Show May-June.
▪ Solo art show, Moon, Paper, Scissors: Collage, in the lounge of the Arts & Letters Club. Twenty-six pieces were exhibited from April 21 to May 17.
▪ Marvyne's skit, "Whose News?" was performed in the Arts & Letters Club Spring Revue, May 2, 3, 4.
▪ Two photographs, "Vase" and "Scarves," were exhibited in the Colour, Pattern, Texture Group Show at the Arts & Letters Club, March 2019.
▪ Two collages in the Society of Canadian Artists' Online Show, A Showcase of Abstraction October 1, 2018 to February 1, 2019.
2018
▪ Several small collages from Marvyne's Small Song series and Pink Woods series were exhibited at the Arts & Letters Club of Toronto's Small Works Show and Sale, late November to early January 2019. Marvyne also had a vendor's table for her books, including the new ones listed below.
▪ Two collages, Catch the Moon and Red Walls, were juried into the Arts & Letters Club Fall Group Show, November 2018.
▪ Four collages in Toronto Art's Roaming Art Gallery, a show of member's work, on a big screen at Brioche Doree, 648 King Street W. and online at torontoart.ca, to the end of October.
▪ Readng at the Art Bar Poetry Series, Free Times Cafe, 320 College Street, Toronto, October 16.
▪ Two photography and watermedia collages, Green Lace Cloud , and Green Rain, (Collage and Assemblage) were on exhibit at the Arts & Letters Club Summer Group Show, July and August.
▪ Photography and watermedia collage, Two Moons, Blue Table, was on exhibit at the Arts & Letters Club Photography Show in May-June.
2017
▪ October: Watermedia painting based on text, Wide Silence, Round Sound #3 (red) was included in a silent auction for a fundraising event put on by Project Sunshine Canada's Young Patrons' Circle towards programming that supports children and families facing medical challenges.
▪ September: mixed media collage on paper, Widening, Green, was displayed in the Society of Canadian Artists' 49th Open International Juried Exhibition, The Papermill Gallery, Todmorden Mills Heritage Centre.
▪ September: three photographs in the Arts & Letters Club's Fall Group Show, 14 Elm Street, Toronto.
▪ From July: four of Marvyne's collages in TorontoArt’s new Roaming Art Gallery, the images in a loop with other artists’ work on a large screen at Brioche Dorée and online at www.torontoart.ca .
▪ June 24 to September 1: two works in the Summer Group Show of members' work at the Arts & Letters Club of Toronto, 14 Elm Street, Toronto.
▪ May 23 to June 4: collage Yellow Tempest in the Society of Canadian Artists' 2017
Elected & Associate Members' Exhibition Be Square II , Art Square Gallery and Cafe, Dundas St. W., Toronto.
▪ May works in the Photography Group Show at the Arts & Letters Club of Toronto
▪ April: collage Blue Town in the Ontario Society of Artists Open Juried Show at the John B. Aird Gallery.
▪ March: Yellow Voyage and No Fence Can Hold It in the Spring Group Show at The Arts & Letters Club of Toronto.
▪ February: Mountain Town and Yellow Tempest in the Winter Group Show at The Arts & Letters Club of Toronto.
▪ January to June: Roaming Gallery Show at Brioche Dorée Café.
2016
▪ November-December: Four collages, Pear Dreaming series in The Big Classy Small Works Show at The Arts & Letters Club
▪ December: Collages: Glass and Moon City, in Mistletoe Magic Silent Auction. John B. Aird Gallery (both sold)
▪ October: Widening, Green in the Members' Juried Fall Group Show at The Arts & Letters Club
▪ October: Three collages in the COMMFFEST International Art Exhibition, at the Rotunda, Metro Hall, Toronto.
▪ Solo Show, Paper on Paper: Collage (31 pieces),
Skylight Gallery, Northern District Library, Toronto; all of January.
(Image: Paper on Paper: Collage photographed through the skylight at night.)
▪ Mixed media collage, Ghost Flowers, Fence, in the Colour and Form Society's Biennial Exhibition, The Papermill Gallery, June 15 to July 10.
▪ Watermedia collage Toronto Winter, Sunday Morning in the Society of Canadian Artists' Open Juried Online Show, March 15 to July 15.
▪ Collages in several group shows at the Arts & Letters Club of Toronto throughout the year.
2015
▪ Five mixed media collages in the Small Works Show at The Arts & Letters Club of Toronto, November and December.
▪ Mixed media collage, "Port," in the
Society of Canadian Artists Elected Members' Show,
in the lobby of the Flato Markham Theatre, October 27 to November 22.
▪ Watermedia Collage, "Fields, Roads, Fences" is a finalist in the Arts & Letters Club of Toronto
NEXT! Ontario-Wide Competition , October 17 to November 14.
▪ Three pieces in the Propeller Gallery p.ART.icle Affordable Art Show, 30 Abell Street,
September 23 to October 4, including Nuit Blanche, October 3
▪ Three pieces in The Arts & Letters Club of Toronto Members' Juried Summer Show, June to August.
▪ "Mirroring" in the Society of Canadian Artists National Open Juried Online Exhibition, April 1 to July 15.
▪ Three pieces in The Members Juried Photography Show, The Arts & Letters Club, April 26 to May 28.
▪ Two embellished plates in the Dish It Up! Silent Auction, The Arts & Letters Club, May 11 to 26.
▪ Two collages, "Honey," and "Ghost Pears, Ice" in The Arts & Letters Club Spring Group Show, April
▪ Seven collages in the Connecting Canadian Artists Spring Show,
Arta Gallery, 14 Distillery Lane, Toronto; April 2 to 10.
▪ Two collages, "Ice" and "Ghost Flowers, Fence"
in The Arts & Letters Club of Toronto LAMPsweek Best Work Show, February.
▪ Photography collage "Mirroring" in The Arts & Letters Club of Toronto
Figurative Works Members' Group Show, January.
2014
▪ Poem, "The Day She Never Saw the Weather," previously published in Crackerjack Umbrella, published online as the Leaf Press Monday's Poem, December 22
▪ Five photographs in the Arts & Letters Club Small Works Show and Sale, December
▪ Photograph, "Seven Pencils," in Mistletoe Magic, silent auction at
The John B. Aird Gallery, MacDonald Block, November-December
▪ Mixed Media collage, "Blue View," in the Colour and Form Society's 62nd Open Juried Show,
Etobicoke Civic Centre Gallery, August-September
▪ New chapbook from Twoffish Press: Embracing Minutiae, humorous personal essays. April and ongoing.
▪ Watermedia collage, "Winter Song," in the Society of Canadian Artists Members' Show,
Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery, August
▪ Watermedia collage, "Motion," in the Colour and Form Society Biennial Show,
The Papermill Gallery, Todmorden Mills; June.
▪ Collage and a photograph in the Valentine Group Show,
Gallery Hittite, 107 Scollard Street, Toronto; January-February.
▪ Two lines by Marvyne, beginning "Dust, lust and miracles...," in Leaf Press Co-operative
New Year's Poem, January and ongoing
