“Identity is not a fixed point—it is a constellation in motion.”

Marie Yoho Dorsey investigates origin, inheritance, and the fluid nature of identity through visual systems that merge ritual and innovation. Central to her practice is the philosophy of Ikebana, which she studied at Tokyo’s Sogetsu School under filmmaker Hiroshi Teshigahara. This training informs both her formal and conceptual approach—treating space as active, asymmetry as harmony, and impermanence as a generative force.

Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows across the United States, Germany, and Japan, and is held in public collections including the Rockwell Museum (Corning, NY), the Museum of Fine Arts (St. Petersburg, FL), the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame, and the Art Museum at West Virginia University. She has received fellowships and residencies from MacDowell, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, and the Artist Relief Fund, NY. Reviews of her work have appeared in ART PAPERS, Art in Print, and dART International Magazine.