Marcus Corugedo is an artist living and based in Baltimore, MD
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Education
Maryland Institute College of Art, Class of 2025
(BFA in General Fine Arts)
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Awards
Scholastics National Gold Medal, 2016
Scholastics Gold Key, 2016
Scholastics Silver Key, 2015 - 2018
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Publications
2021
Marcus Corugedo. Parsons Notes. https://parsons.edu/undergrad/student-work/marcus-corugedo/
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Museum and Institutional Exhibitions
2025
Double Time, Baltimore, MD
2024
Week 1, Baltimore, MD
Juried Printmaking Show, Baltimore, MD
Somos Semillas, Baltimore, MD
what was, is, and will be, Baltimore, MD
At Every Turn, Baltimore, MD
2023
Smoke Break, Baltimore, MD
Marcus Corugedo is a Cuban-Brazilian artist from Miami, Florida. He received his high school diploma from the acclaimed Design Architecture Senior High (DASH). He then attended apre-college program at Parsons in New York and spent a year studying at the New School before transferring to Maryland Institute College of Art where he is currently pursuing his undergraduate degree in General Fine Arts. He has previously received multiple awards with
Scholastics Art and Writing, including a National Gold Medal, a Gold Key, and two Silver Keys.
“My work explores my Cuban and Brazilian heritage through old family photos and letters—over 500 images that I’ve carefully scanned, a process that’s become a labor of love. This project lets me connect with my cultural history, which isn’t openly discussed in my family, but has always been there in quiet, meaningful ways.
I’m using parts of a dismantled piano as canvases, arranging them to form a family tree. Each piece of the piano has its own significance, guiding me in choosing which photos to pair with it. I screenprint these images onto the piano surfaces to create an archival feel, preserving these memories in a way that feels both fragile and enduring. Screenprinting takes careful planning, which allows me to sit with these images and reflect on how they connect to me and my family’s story. This process has become my way of piecing together our shared history, and I invite others to join me in this journey of rediscovery and investigate their own relationship to their lineage.”