Marc Awodey

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Marc Awodey (born November 4, 1960) is an American contemporary artist and poet. His poetry collections include "Telegrams from the Psych Ward" (1999), ^[1] and "New York; A Haibun Journey" (2003). ^[2] He's also author of the collection of essays "Art and Machine: 95 theses" (2004) discussing his poetry vending machine project of the late 1990s. ^[3] Awodey's paintings can be found in the Vermont State House collection and in many private collections throughout the United States. A solo exhibition of his paintings was held in the lobby of the Vermont Supreme Court from January 13 through February 15, 2008. ^[4]

Awodey studied painting under George Ortman at Cranbrook Academy of Art, and received an MFA from Cranbrook in 1984. He resides in Burlington, Vermont and serves on the faculty of Burlington College ^[5] and Community College of Vermont. ^[6] As an art critic, Awodey has written over 500 reviews for Vermont's alternative weekly Seven Days. ^[7] He also writes for Art New England.

He was also one of the first Vermont Justices of the Peace to perform civil unions in 2000.^[8]

In 2007 Awodey started the Vermont Secessionist blog where he writes in his April 18 first entry: "Vermont secession is a matter of common sense. It will surely happen - the main questions are when, and what form will it take." In a January 2008 entry Awodey wrote: "Vermont first, Vermont foremost. And let Vermont independence be our only cause. Perhaps the time has come for a Republic of Vermont secessionist legislature to be formed, to inaugurate a leadership that will formulate real political policy?"