Marilyn Szalay

Marilyn Szalay (1950-2012) was a contemporary figurative realist painter and draftsperson. Best known for her oversized charcoal drawings of humans and animals, her aesthetic came from journalistic photography and her play a role relies on strong draftsmanship and powerful compositions with good psychological depth. Hellen Cullinan of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said of Szalay's work, "Powerfully expressive gestural and facial closeup details reflect Szalay's command of behavioral and bodily characteristics."

For the span of her regarding 40 year career as a fine artist, Szalay was an learned of spirit drawing at every major art institution in Northeast Ohio.