About Marni
Marni Myers is a Denver-based interdisciplinary artist working in alternative photographic processes who explores abstraction, materiality, and quiet discovery.
Artist Statement
Design and photography are two essential forces in my creative process–each one feeds and challenges the other. I’ve always been attuned to the spaces around me, a sensitivity that was nurtured growing up in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. The city’s urban grid left a lasting impression on me, and I often find myself fascinated how structure and pattern coexist in our environment.
With a foundation in graphic design, my photography delves into my evolving relationship with pattern, texture, and minimalism. I’m drawn to the subtle beauty of the world around me, capturing moments that provoke curiosity. I want my images to leave the viewer wondering, to spark questions about the subject matter and how it resonates with them. In this way, I hope my work becomes a springboard for dialogue, encouraging a deeper engagement with what might otherwise be overlooked.
My current work with alternative processes is an exploration of layering, both literal and conceptual. I’ve taken a more tactile, hands-on approach to my prints, moving away from direct botanical representation. Instead, I lean into a softer, more painterly aesthetic, where abstraction and mystery take center stage. The result is work that is less about depicting the tangible and more about embracing the intangible, inviting viewers into a space of quiet discovery.
Biography
Marni Myers is an interdisciplinary artist and visual alchemist, exploring dream-like states through minimal, imperfect layers. Through the alternative photographic process of cyanotype printing, she uncovers quiet discoveries within the photographic image, revealing her hand with tactile compositions, painterly textures, soft tonal shifts, and edges that resist perfection.
Myers is the recipient of the 2025 Paula Riff Award, presented by the Center for Photographic Art and Lenscratch, honoring innovation in photographic alternative processes. Her work has been featured in national solo and group exhibitions at venues including The Photographer’s Eye Collective + Gallery (Escondido, CA), LightBox Photographic Gallery (Astoria, OR), PhotoPlace (Middlebury, VT), Center for Photographic Art (Carmel, CA), and the Griffin Museum of Photography (Winchester, MA). She is an active member of D’art Gallery, a co-operative organization in Denver’s Santa Fe Art District.
In addition to her artistic practice, Myers works as a Creative Director and Graphic Designer. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and lives and works in Denver, Colorado.
Awards
2025 Paula Riff Award Winner for Experimental Alternative Photography – Upcoming talk and show in 2026
Articles & Interviews
2026 Koelbel Library Interview
2026 Paula Riff Award Recipient Artist Talk (recording forthcoming)
2026 Artburst Studios - Instagram Live
2026 Suboart Magazine
2025 Art and Cake LA
2025 Lenscratch Feature - Paula Riff Award Winner
2025 The Center for Photographic Art – Paula Riff Award Announcement
2025 Colorado Photographic Art Center Featured Member
2024 SE Center for Photography Member of the Month
Workshops & Instruction
2025 Introduction to Cyanotype, Workshop Assistant
2025 Cyanotype Level 2, Workshop Assistant
Education
2023-2026 Cyanotype workshops by Diana Bloomfield, Kimberly Chiaris, Brenton Hamilton, Emma Powell
2026 Colorado Business Committee for the Arts (CBCA) Advancing Creatives Intensive: Denver Metro cohort!
Memberships
D’art Gallery
Colorado Photographic Arts Center
Women’s Caucus for Art
Places my work has traveled
Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont
Sizing
Prints vary in size, and some are diptychs and dimensional. All prints are available for purchase in a limited quantity. Please inquire at mmyersco@gmail.com.
Exhibitions – *solo / semi-solo exhibitions
Current + Upcoming
2026 Changing the Narrative, First Five Paula Riff Award Recipients, Center for Photographic Art - Carmel, CA
2026 43rd Annual All Colorado Art Show, Curtis Center for the Arts - Greenwood Village, Juror Doug Kacena
2026 Annual Members Show, Colorado Photographic Art Center - Denver, Juror Brian Piper
2026 Solo Show, Koelbel Library - Greenwood Village
2026 What Does Water Mean to You, CSU Spur - Denver, Juror Brian Piper
2026 Summer Abstractions, RangeView Artists Group – Highlands Ranch
2026 Gallery West, D’art Gallery - Denver* (ongoing)
Recent
2026 Ecotones, Women’s Caucus for the Arts – Center for the Arts Evergreen, Jurors Chris Stevens & Jennifer Perlow
2026 Paula Riff Award Recipient Artist Talk, Center for Photographic Art - Carmel, CA
2026 Motherhood, Lenscratch – Online, Pg 1
2026 Print Auction, Colorado Photographic Art Center - Denver
2026 Textures, D’art Gallery – Denver*
2026 The Pause Between Seeing and Knowing, Analog Forever Magazine x Griffin Museum - Winchester, MA, Juror Michael Kirchoff
2026 Unleashed, Artburst Studios – Online Gallery*
2026 Love Exhibition, Lenscratch – Online
2026 January Print Issue, Suboart Magazine – Online*
2026 Connect, NKollectiv - Englewood, Jurors Chris Stevens & Jennifer Perlow
2026 New Beginnings, Lenscratch, Part 2 – Online
2026 Favorite Photograph I Took, Lenscratch, Part 3 – Online
2025 She Makes an Impression, Colorado Women’s Art Museum - Denver
2025 Art and Cake LA, online article – Los Angeles, CA
2025 Holiday Art Market, D’art Gallery - Denver
2025 Holiday Art Market, Women’s Caucus for Art - Lakewood
2025 What I Am Thankful For, Lenscratch, Part 3 – Online
2025 Winter Art Market, NKollectiv - Englewood*
2025 Holiday Market, Private Location - Denver*
2025 International Juried Exhibition, Center for Photographic Art - Carmel, CA, Juror Cig Harvey
2025 Gallery West, D’art Gallery - Denver*
2025 Guest Artist, BV Art & Photo - Buena Vista
2025 8x10 Fundraiser, Center for Photographic Art - Carmel, CA
2025 (S)Light of Hand, The Photographer’s Eye Collective + Gallery - Escondido, CA, Juror Aline Smithson
2025 The Analog Forever Exhibit, LightBox Photographic Gallery - Astoria, OR, Juror Michael Kirchoff
2025 The Spirit of Home, Light Art Space – Silver City, NM, Annie Lopez
2025 Summer of Hope, Lenscratch, Part 2 – Online
2025 Made in Colorado, Emmanuel Art Gallery - Denver, Juror Larry Ossei-Mensah
2025 360 Member’s Show, D’art Gallery - Denver
2025 Compartmentalize, Women’s Caucus for Art - Lakewood, Juror Laine Goodsey
2025 The Bread Show, Bell Projects - Denver, Juror Lindsey Bell
2025 Artful Conglomerations, CORE Art Space - Lakewood, Juror Deborah Jang
2025 Dreams and Imagined Realities, PhotoPlace - Middlebury, VT, Juror Emma Powell
2025 Silver and Salt, Valhall Arts - Fort Collins, Juror Laura Cofrin
2025 The Big Picture, MOP - Denver
2025 Less is More, Arapahoe Community College - Littleton, Juror Angela Faris Belt
2025 Introspective, D’art Gallery - Denver*
2025 Snapshot, NKollectiv - Englewood*
2025 Layers of Our Story, Women’s Caucus for Art - Lakewood, Juror Marc Muench
2025 Photography Unbound, Niza Knoll Gallery - Denver, Jurors Niza Knoll and Amy Norton
2025 Experiments in Photography, Edge Gallery – Lakewood
2025 Art of Photography, 40West Gallery – Lakewood, Juror Thomas Carr
2025 Featured Member, CPAC - Denver*
2025 See it. Feel it. Abstraction today., CORE Art Space - Lakewood, Juror Michael Pagli
2024 360 Holiday Show, D’art Gallery - Denver
2024 Holiday Market, EASEL - Englewood
2024 Next Up, Next Gallery - Lakewood
2024 Holiday Markets, Private Locations - Lakewood*
2024 Alternative Processes, SE Center for Photography - Greenville, SC
2024 Words and Images, Center for Fine Art Photography - Fort Collins
2024 Mug Shot, Arvada Center for the Arts - Arvada
2024 Member of the Month, SE Center for Photography - Greenville, SC*
2024 Margins, CORE Art Space - Lakewood
2024 Light and Shadow, PhotoPlace Gallery - Middlebury, VT
2024 The Analog Forever Exhibit, LightBox Photographic Gallery - Astoria, OR
2024 On Edge, Edge Gallery - Lakewood, Juror Jim Robischon
2024 360 Degrees – Looking at the Last Year, D’art Gallery - Denver, Jurors Chris Stevens & Jennifer Perlow
2024 Color, SE Center for Photography - Greenville, SC, Juror Michael Pannier
2024 Nature, Decode Gallery - Tucson, AZ, Juror Holly Hart
2024 Pause, Art League Rhode Island - Pawtucket, RI, Juror Frances Jakubek
2024 Flora, SE Center for Photography - Greenville, SC, Juror Wendi Schneider
2024 Trees, A Smith Gallery - Johnson City, TX, Juror Wendi Schneider
2024 Abstract, SE Center for Photography - Greenville, SC, Jurors Mia Dalglish and Lisa Woodward
2024 Color, Decode Gallery - Tucson, AZ
2024 Colorscapes, Photo-Artfolio.com, Juror Julia Cume
2024 Terra/Earth/Ground, CORE Art Space - Lakewood, Juror Chris Stevens
Past
2023 Tell Me a Story, Colorado Photographic Art Center - Denver
2023 Month of Photography, 1101 Events Center Gallery - Littleton
2023 A Shot in the Dark, Lakewood Arts Council - Lakewood
2023 Artist’s Choice, Lakewood Arts Council - Lakewood
2022 Y/OUR Denver, Denver Architecture Foundation - Denver
2022 Reimagining Hope, 16th St Clock Tower, CPAC - Denver
2019 Walk Away With Art, Colorado Photographic Art Center - Denver
2018 35th Annual All Colorado Art Show, Curtis Center for Arts - Greenwood Village
2018 Annual Members Show, Colorado Photographic Art Center - Denver
2016 Eye of the Camera, Littleton Museum - Littleton
2015 Colorado Images, Strange Craft Beer Company - Denver*
2014 Eye of the Camera, Littleton Museum - Littleton
2014 IceBreakers 5, Ice Cube Gallery - Denver
2011 Ghost Signs, Strange Craft Beer Company - Denver*
2011 Historic Denver, Hops and Pie - Denver*
2010 Various Work, Mile High Coffee - Englewood*
2009 Historic Wall Signs, Om Time - Denver*
2009 WEE: A Small Works Photography Show, Flash - Denver
2009 From The Garden, Community Art Center & Gallery - Lakewood
2009 Containers, Merit Award, Lakewood Arts Council - Lakewood
2009 Words, Color and Light, Lakewood Arts Council - Lakewood
2008 From The Garden, Lakewood Arts Council - Lakewood
2008 The Artists Choice, Lakewood Arts Council - Lakewood
2006 Various Work, SpaVia - Centennial*
2006 Historic Denver, The Theatre Cafe - Denver*
2006 Trio Show, Artwork Network - Denver
2006 Members Show, Flash - Lakewood
2006 Mixing It Up, Lakewood Arts Council - Lakewood
2006 Group Juried Show, Spark Gallery - Denver
2006 Group Juried Show, Spirituality, Core New Art Space - Denver
2006 More Than Meets the Eye, Photographer’s Gallery - Denver
2006 Water World, Lakewood Arts Council - Lakewood
2006 Truth or Dare, Berkeley Art Center - Denver
2006 Group Juried Show, Space Gallery - Denver
2006 We Are So, Berkeley Art Center - Denver
2006 From The Garden, Lakewood Arts Council - Lakewood
2006 Group Juried Show, Next Gallery - Denver
2006 Trains, Planes & Automobiles, Photographer’s Gallery - Denver
2005 A Bit of Italy, Amalfi & New York, Robert’s Italian Cafe - Littleton*
2005 Notte e Giorno. Night and Day., Photographer’s Gallery - Denver*
2005 Juried Show, Den Gallery - Denver
2005 More Than Meets the Eye, Photographer’s Gallery - Denver
2004 More Than Meets the Eye, Photographer’s Gallery - Denver