2010 through present

• "ENVISION: 26 Women at Work", The Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center, Fredrick, MD, 2012

• “Through Women’s Eyes, By Women’s Hands”, The Women’s Center, Chapel Hill, NC, 2012

• “Exploring New Dimensions”, Stephanie Ann Roper Art Gallery, Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD. 2011

• “State of the Art/Art of the State, Cameron Museum , Wilmington , NC. 2011

• “Women and Water”, International House, Philadelphia, PA, 2011

• "Battle of the Sexes: Women's Caucus for Art: Philadelphia", Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Delaware, 2011

2000 through 2010

• “Exploring New Dimensions”, The Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center, Frederick, MD, 2010

• “Marcelle Harwell Pachnowski & Tamera Mulanix installation, Briar Chapel, Pittsboro, NC, 2010

• “Soft”, Chatham Arts Gallery, Pittsboro, NC, 2010

• “Women”, International House, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2010
• “Futuristic”, Chatham Arts Gallery, Pittsboro, NC, 2010
• “American Beauty”, Chatham Arts Gallery, Pittsboro, NC, 2009
• “Girls Gotta Run: Bodies in Motion”, WCA/PA, Holy Family University, Philadelphia, PA 2009
• “Dreams”, Chatham Arts Gallery, Pittsboro, NC, 2009
• "From a Woman's Perspective", Pepco's Edison Place Gallery, Washington, DC, 2009
• "Visual Journeys - Paintings by Marcelle Harwell Pachnowski", Horace Williams House, Chapel Hill, NC, 2009.
• "People", Chatham Arts Gallery, Pittsboro, NC, 2009
• "The Canvas Project, Volume 2," Hartsfield International Airport Atrium Gallery, moving to Art House Gallery, September 25, Atlanta, GA, 2009
• "Elements: Animals & Our Environment", Chatham Arts Gallery, Pittsboro, NC, 2009
• "A Moving Commentary: Exploring Shoes, Running and Motion", Galleries at the Takoma Park Municipal Center, Takoma Park, MD, 2008. View submission
• “Marcelle Harwell Pachnowski”, NC State Bar, Raleigh, NC, 2008

• “Women Helping Women: Stitch by Stitch”, Redding Gallery, City County Bldg, Wilmington, DE, 2008

• “Women’s Reflections”, Dennis & Phillip Ratner Museum, Bethesda, MD, 2007

• “A Woman’s Eye”, Columbia Art Center, Columbia, MD, 2006

• “WCA/DC”, Gallery Cornelia, Charleston, SC, 2006

• “Visual Contemplation”, Gallery Siano, Philadelphia, PA, 2006

• “Hot Cakes”, Afif Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 2005

• “Philadelphia/Tri State Artists Equity Fall Exhibition”, Phillips Museum, Franklin Marshall College, Lancaster, PA, 2004

• “55th Anniversary Exhibition”, Berman Museum, Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA, 2004

• “Artists Who Happen to Be Women”, J. Wayne Stark Galleries, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 2004

• “Collage Insights Part 2”, Gallery 928, New York, NY, 2003

• “American Society of Contemporary Artists 85th Annual Exhibition”, Broome Street Gallery, New York, NY, 2003

• “107 Annual Exhibition: Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club”, National Arts Club, New York, NY, 2003

• “Salmagundi Women Artists Exhibition”, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY, 2003

• “Unity Canvas”, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY, 2002

• “National Association of Women Artists Exhibit”, Freyberger Gallery, Penn State University, Reading, PA, 2002

• “Millennium Collection”, The United Nations, New York, NY, 2002

• “National Juried Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture”, Bristol Art Museum, Bristol, RI, 2001

• “Small Things Considered: A Big Show of Small Works”, The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY, 2001

• Two-person exhibition, Mercedes-Benz Manhattan, New York, NY, 2001

• “Florida Chapter/N.A.W.A. Fall Exhibition”, Ann Norton Sculpture Garden, West Palm Beach, FL, 2000

• “National Juried All-Media Exhibition”, Touchtone Gallery, Washington, DC, 2000

• “Fragments: Collage and Assemblage”, The Ise Art Foundation, New York, NY, 2000

1990 through 1999

• “American Society of Contemporary Artists 81st Exhibition”, Broome Street Gallery, New York, NY, 1999

• “Small Works”, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY, 1998

• “1997 Invitational”, Christina Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 1997

• “Naegeli, Pachnowski, Vaslow”, Fine Arts Center, Maryville College, Maryville, TN, 1997

• “Equal Spirits”, Arts Program Gallery, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 1996     

• One-person exhibition, Alliance Francaise d’Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, 1995

• “Open Show”, Oak Ridge Museum of Fine Art, Oak Ridge, TN, 1995

• “Artists in Residence-Georgia Council for the Arts/NEA Exhibit”, Carriage House Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 1995

• One-person exhibition, Block Candy Art Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 1994  

• One-person exhibition, Alliance Francaise d’Alanta, Atlanta, GA, 1992

• “Contrasts and Connections”, Chelsea Gallery, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, 1992

• “TAPPI’S Paper Art”, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA, 1990

 1980 through 1989

• “Paper U.S.A.: 13 Southern Visions”, Chelsea Gallery, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, 1989 (traveled to Holden Gallery, Warren Wilson College, NC;  Malt Beach Art Center, Tampere, Finland)

• “1987 Annual”, Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA, 1987

• “Henley Southeastern”, Galleries 214, Winston-Salem, NC, 1987

• “Homecoming 1986”, Oak Ridge Museum of Fine Art, Oak Ridge, TN, 1986

• One-person exhibition, Tiffany’s & Company, Atlanta, GA, 1985

• “North Carolina Annual”, North Carolina Art Museum, Raleigh, NC, 1984

• “Contemporary Papermaking”, Gibbes Museum, Charleston, SC, 1984

• One-person exhibition, Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC, 1984

• “Southern Exposure II”, The Water Tower, Louisville, KY, 1981

• “Pachnowski, Saunders, Grodjesk, Foster”, Northwestern Michigan College Art Gallery, Traverse City, MI, 1981

• One-person exhibition, Atrium Gallery, Columbia College, Columbia, SC, 1980

 1972 through 1979

• “1979 Annual”, Asheville, Art Museum, Asheville, NC, 1979

• One-person exhibition, Intuitiveye Gallery, Washington, DC, 1977

• “North Carolina Annual”, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC, 1976 (Circulating Statewide Exhibition)

• One-person exhibition, University of Maryland  Art Gallery, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 1974

• One-person exhibition, Chelsea Gallery, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, 1973

• “Maryland Annual”, The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD, 1972

AWARDS & HONORS

GRANTS

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

• “Marcelle Harwell Pachnowski”, Featured Artist, (article & reproductions), North Carolina State Bar Journal, Summer 2008

• WCA/DC,”A Woman’s Eye”, (catalog), Columbia, MD, 2007, (reproduction).

• Woman’s Caucus for Art of Greater Washington Newsletter, review “Networking Day”, summer 2005.

• Hensley, Laura, “Artists who happen to be Women”, (review), The Bryan-College Station Eagle, 2004.

• Phillips, Rene, “Success Now for Artists”, 2003.

• Wong, Wilson, “Surveying ASCA’s 84th Annual at Broome Street Gallery”, (review), Gallery & Studio, New York, December 2002/January 2003.

• Segall-Marx, Madeleine, “The President’s Message 2002”, (catalog), National Association of Women Artists Annual Exhibition, New York, June 2002.

• Shaw, Alexandra, “Artist Profile”, (review), Manhattan Arts International, New York, March-April 2000 (reproduction).

• Karkowski, Czeslaw, “Kultra”, Nowydziennik, August 14, 1998.

• Smith, Constance, Encyclopedia of Living Artists: Anniversary 10th Edition, ArtNetwork, (reproduction, biography), Penn Valley, CA, 1997.

• Richardson, Elizabeth, (review), The Oak Ridger, Oak Ridge, TN, March 7, 1996.

• Chick, Edwina, “Artist Shows How It’s Done”, (review), The Rockdale Citizen, Conyers, GA, October 7, 1993.

• Crosby, Loretta, “The Art of Making Paper”, (review), The Union-Recorder, January 15, 1993.              

• Patterson, Margaret, “Make Their Day”, (review), Fulton County Arts Council Publication, Atlanta, GA, Spring 1993.

• Okamoto, Sandra, “She makes sweet music with her brush”, (review), Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Columbus, GA, October 1, 1991.

• Zahorec, Ellen, Paper USA: 13 Southern Visions, (catalog), Cullowhee, NC, 1989 (reproduction).

• Godfrey, Robert, “Handmade Paper Still Defining Parameters”, (review), Asheville Citizens Times, Asheville, NC, August 17, 1986 (reproduction).

• Hugo, Joan; Barbara Pascal, Experimental Bookworks, (catalog), Glendale, CA, 1985 (reproduction).

• Fox, Howard, N., NC Annual, (catalog), Raleigh, NC 1984 (reproduction).

• Hrobak, Darlene, “Back to Basics aspect of papermaking appeals to artists”, (review), The News & Courier/The Evening Post, Charleston, SC, February 19, 1984.

• Kuspit, Donald, “Women Artists in the South”, Southern Exposure, (catalog), New Orleans, LA 1980.

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

• Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY

• Alliance Francaise d’Atlanta, Atlanta, GA

• Orton Fluid Power, Atlanta, GA

• Malt Beach Art Center, Tampere, Finland

• The FJB Corporation, Atlanta, GA

• Haywood Park Hotel, Asheville, NC

• Robert Scott Library, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC

• Going Places Worldwide Travel Service, Atlanta, GA

• Parkside Restaurant, Atlanta, GA

• Micheline Baret, Fabregas, France

• Judge Lucian A. Vecchio, Brooklyn, NY

• Dr. Charles Loops, Pittsboro, NC

• Nicolette & Theodoro Maus, Atlanta, GA

• Margaret Paris, Silver Spring, MD

• Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Wiese, Mandalay Bay, CA

• USC, Thornton School of Music, Scoring for Motion Pictures & Television, Los Angeles, CA

• And many additional private collections throughout the US  
   

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• Chatham County Arts Council (board member)

• American Association of Contemporary Artists (ASCA) (former member)

• Chatham Artists Guild

• Irving Sandler Artists File

• Philadelphia/Tri State Artists Equity (former member)

• National Association of Women Artists (NAWA), (Past President, Vice President, Governing Board, former member)  

• Salmagundi Club, New York, NY (former member)

• Women’s Caucus for Art (National, DC and Philadelphia chapters)

EDUCATION

• Master of Fine Arts, Field of Concentration: Painting and Drawing, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 1974

• Bachelor of Arts, Field of Concentration: Painting and Drawing, American University, Washington, DC, 1971

• Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, Spring 2002

• University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, Spring 2002