Marshall Pecora is a freelance illustrator, writer, and painter living, working, and playing in Cleveland, Ohio. Originally from Jacksonville, Florida, he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts with a major in Illustration and a minor in Creative Writing from the Cleveland Institute of Art in 2023. Since then he's been working at SPACES as the Visitor Experience Coordinator. Marshall’s art practice focuses on crafting cute and whimsical compositions and narratives that showcase human as well as anthropomorphic characters. These illustrations incorporate handmade textures with collage and use watercolor washes, colored pencils, and waxy crayons. There is an unabashed celebration of his queer and transgender experiences within his work with an emphasis on materiality. His work has been showcased at multiple exhibitions at CIA in the Reinberger gallery, Hildebrandt Artists Collective, and Waterloo Arts.
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Marshall Pecora
(904) 610-7054
Education
2019–2023
Cleveland Institute of Art
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration with minor in Creative Writing
Group Exhibitions
2025
Double Feature, Picture Glo
Waterloo Arts, Cleveland, OH
Love, Sex, and the Body
Hildebrandt Artists Collective, Cleveland OH
2024
How Does Your Garden Glo?
Waterloo Arts, Cleveland OH
She’bang Fest
Hildebrandt Artists Collective
2023
Come, Rest Here by My Side
Reinberger Gallery, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland OH
Student Independent Exhibition 77
Reinberger Gallery, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland OH
2022
Pure Imagination
Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Atrium, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland OH
Residencies
2023
Milkwood Farm rural retreat for artists and writers
South Kortright, NY
Awards and Scholarships
2023
CIA Gund Family Scholarship
Student Independent Exhibition 77 Board Honorable Mention
2022
CIA Gund Family Scholarship
Robert E. Morrow ‘46 and Barbara Price Morrow ‘43 Scholarship for Excellence in Illustration
2019–2021
CIA Gund Family Scholarship
Press
CAN Journal (2024 November). “This is Leadership: A Conversation with Fanna Gebreyesus.”
https://canjournal.org/this-is-leadership-a-conversation-with-fanna-gebreyesus/
They Draw and Cook (2020 October). “Spookily Simple Pumpkin Pie.”
Clients Include
American Greetings
TNT
Warner Media
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
PK Financial
The Grog Shop
The Cleveland Institute of Art