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Marc Stewart is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, currently residing in Newnan, Georgia. He has always had a love of
flying and a love of aircraft, WWII aircraft in particular. As a teenager he earned his private pilots license.
He and his friends flew all over the U.S. and Canada in a Cessna 120, and through their ignorance of youth
(mixed with a lot of luck) narrowly averted death many times! They would often get two aircraft and "dogfight"
each other or put on "air shows" for friends.
In college, Marc became involved in sailplane flying and was an active member of the West Georgia College Sport
Parachute Team. After college, he joined the U.S. Navy and graduated from Aviation Officers Candidate School in
Pensacola. Marc then began flight training in pursuit of a career in Naval Aviation. During his Naval career
Marc flew several aircraft including the T-34C, T-2C, US-2B, C-12, C-131 and the TA-4J Skyhawk. In 1995, he
retired from the Naval Reserve as a Lieutenant Commander.
In grade school and high school, Marc drew or painted aircraft subjects. Throughout college many of his art shows
were of an aviation theme. Marc believes his early flying experience influenced his college art projects. His
military flying days and aviation maintenance experience further served to enhance his attention to detail in
his aviation artwork.
Marc’s work has illustrated articles in numerous publications including Aviation History, World War II, Military
History, AutoPILOT, and Airline Pilot Careers magazines. His artwork has also graced the pages of numerous
published books including Fantail Fighters (cover art) from Phalanx Publishing; The Marines from the Marine Corps
Heritage Foundation; Target of Opportunity: Tales & Contrails from the Second World War by pilot/author Richard
A. “Dick” Hewitt; USMC, A Complete History from the Marine Corps Association; Semper Fi by Col. H. Avery
Chenoweth, USMCR (Ret.). Marc’s work was also featured in the DVD “F4F Wildcat” produced by Aircraft Films.
His painting, “Cat and Mouse Over Wake” is featured in an exhibit in the new National Museum of the Marine
Corps, Washington, D.C. and on the Museum Web site at www.USMCMuseum.org.
Marc is an Artist Fellow member of the American Society of Aviation Artists (ASAA) and holds a B.A. in Fine Art. He
is also a member of the Newnan Coweta Art Association and a Friend of the Dixie Wing of the Commemorative Air Force.
His career as a professional artist spans nearly 15 years. From illustrating features in internationally published
history magazines and books to private commissions for clients such as aircraft engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney,
Marc continues to expand his horizons in historical, military, western, and maritime art.
Awards
Marc’s work has earned numerous awards in a variety of local and national juried exhibits including the following:
• Recipient of the 2008 “R.G. Smith Award for Excellence in Naval Aviation Art,”presented by the Naval Aviation Museum
Foundation,Pensacola, FL.
• “First Place” Newnan Coweta Art Association Espresso Lane Exhibit, January 2008
• 2007 Newnan Coweta Art Association’s Annual Juried Member Exhibit, Award of Merit
• “Best in Show,” National Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, FL -2006 International Juried Exhibition
• “First Place—Military” Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine award - 2002 International Juried Aerospace
Art Exhibition
• “Third Place—Military” Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine award - 2005 International Juried Aerospace
Art Exhibition
• “Best in Art,” Blue Ribbon Affair, Marietta, GA 1999
• “First Place/Best in Show,” Main Street Art Festival, Fayetteville, GA 2000
• “Best in Show,” Moss Oak Plantation Art Festival, Newnan, GA 2001
Juried Exhibits
Marc’s aviation art has been consistently selected for a variety of juried exhibits including:
• EAA Sport Aviation Art Competition, Honorable Mention (Oshkosh, WI) 1994, 1996, 2002, 2004 & 2005.
• National Museum of Naval Aviation Art Competition Exhibition (Pensacola, FL) 1995, 2001, 2004, 2006 & 2007.
• “Wings Over America” Aviation Art Exhibition at the Bakersfield Museum of Art in conjunction with the Minter
Airfield Aviation Museum (Bakersfield, CA) Mar. 23, 1996-Jul. 5, 1996.
• American Society of Aviation Artists (ASAA) Annual Juried Exhibitions
• 1996: National Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, FL
• 2002: Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum, Savannah, GA
• 2004: A Retrospective on 100 Years of Powered Flight, Air Force Museum, Dayton, OH
• 2005: Patuxent River Naval Air Museum, Lexington Park, MD
• Horizons of Flight at SimuFlite Training Center, Dallas, TX 1996, 2001, 2004 & 2005.
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