Moira Marti Geoffrion (born 1944) is an American sculptor. A native of Olney,

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, Geoffrion is the daughter of Swiss-born philosopher Fritz Marti and his wife Gertrude, and was one of six children. She received her bachelor of fine arts degree from Boston University School of Fine and Applied Arts in 1965. She followed this with study at

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before receiving her master of fine arts degree from

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. She has since exhibited widely, both in groups and on her own, and is represented in numerous public collections including those of the Indianapolis Museum of Art and the

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. Among the grants and awards which she has received during her career are a Mellon Foundation research grant; several grants from the

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; an ICIP/Fulbright grant; and an Exxon distinguished scholars grant. She has taught at the

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and the

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, and served as the president of the Mid-America College Art Association from 1991 until 1992; she has also been on the board of the National Council of Arts Administrators.

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