Cora Marshall, born in Washington, DC, is an artist and educator. She received her B.F.A. from Howard University; her Master of Science in Education from Bank Street College of Education with Parsons School of Design; and her doctorate in art from New York University. Dr. Marshall, Professor of Art Emeritus, served as chairperson of the Department of Art at Central Connecticut State University from 2006 - 2012. Marshall has exhibited both internationally and nationally including the National Conference of Artists, Kumasi, Ghana; A.I.R. Gallery NYC; Skylight Restoration Gallery in Brooklyn; Hammonds House Gallery in Atlanta; Pittsburgh Center for the Arts; Craftery Gallery, in Hartford; the Rosenburg Gallery at NYU; Picture That, LLC, Stamford, CT, Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum, Studio@620, Creative Pinellas Gallery, and Gallerie 909 in Florida. Dr. Marshall’s current research interest focuses on contemporary African American artists, particularly Black women artists of African and African-Native descent. She has presented at numerous professional venues including the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Cornell University, Columbia University Teachers College in NY, College Art Association, Connecticut Art Education Association, and Southern Connecticut State University, in New Haven. She received the Lifetime Contribution to the Arts Award (2014) from the Greater New Britain Arts Alliance. Dr. Marshall currently resides in the Gulfport, FL area.
