Marilyn Kuksht was born in Spokane, Washington in 1949. She received both a Bachelor of Arts (1972) and Master of Arts (1975) degree from the University of Washington in Seattle. In 1986, Kuksht moved to San Francisco following the course of a professional business career which culminated in becoming Senior Vice President and Manager, directing over 800 employees at one of the largest financial institutions in the United States, Bank of America.

In 1989 Kuksht made a dramatic change, leaving the corporate world to focus her high energy in the world of art. Kuksht creates sculpture in steel and cast bronze. Her works range from small pedestal pieces to large outdoor garden sculptures and appear in collections in Europe as well as throughout the United States.

2001 Winner, outdoor sculpture competition/commission, Town Hall, Los Gatos, CA

2000 City of Fremont; Windows on Art; Solo Exhibition Series, Fremont, CA

1997 Oceanside Museum of Art, West Coast Painters and Sculptors, Oceanside, CA

1997 Liljevalchs Konsthall, IImar Laaban Tribute Exhibition, Stockholm, Sweden

1997 St. Mary's Hospital Aids Memorial Garden, Permanent Collection, SF, CA

1996 Nordic Art Fair, Sundsvall, Sweden

1995 TransAmerica Pyramid, Platinum Circle, Solo Exhibition, San Francisco, CA

1995 Galleri Viktoria, Sven Inge/Marilyn Kuksht, Goteborg, Sweden

1995 Landskrona Art Museum, Landskrona, Sweden

1994 Represented at the Chicago International Art Exhibition, Chicago, IL

1994 Norcal Industries Artist-In-Residence Program, San Francisco, CA

1994 Carl Marcus Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Stockholm, Sweden

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