Biography
Marcy Palmer grew up in the historic city of Saratoga Springs, NY. As a child, she spent time exploring the outdoors which fueled her imagination and play.
Marcy’s work explores themes of beauty and healing through the lens of photo history, nature, and science. Integrating various approaches to image-making from contemporary to historical practices, Marcy is influenced by the earlier practitioners of photography, and the Surrealist and Bauhaus movements. Recently, Marcy’s interests have focused on botanicals, and their various uses in medicine and healing, as methods of communication, and as symbols of the greater good.
In 2026, Marcy’s project, “Seeds of Strength & Resilience” was recognized by The Royal Photographic Society with The International Photography Exhibition 167 Award. Marcy’s work has been exhibited at various spaces including The Brooklyn Museum of Art, The Saatchi Gallery, The Fort Collins Museum of Art, The Ogden Museum of Southern Art, The Griffin Museum of Photography, and other spaces. Her work has been written about in The Boston Globe Sunday edition, D Magazine, Lenscratch, and other publications. Marcy’s sold-out book, “You Are Eternity, You Are the Mirror” was published by Yoffy Press and recognized as a Photo-Eye 2020 favorite photobook, The Luupe’s Favorite Woman-Made Books of the Year, and Deep Red Press’s Favorite Photobooks. Marcy has an M.F.A. in Photography & Related Media from The School of Visual Arts and a B.S. in Studio Art from Skidmore College. Marcy also teaches photography and photo-based art at universities, photography organizations, art centers, and museums.
Books:
“You Are Eternity, You Are the Mirror” by Marcy Palmer, poem by Khalil Gibran, published by Yoffy Press
“HUQ: I Seek No Favor” created and edited by Ashima Yadava (contributing project by Marcy Palmer)
“The Business of Fine Art Photography” by Thomas Werner, published by Focal Press (included images by Marcy Palmer)