Artist, teacher, and art historian, Marcia Eisworth, was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. After devoting her early adult years raising her four children; Ms. Eisworth now enjoys being an "atypical grandmother" to nine grandchildren. She is affectionately called the “Art Grammy!” Ms. Eisworth recently retired as an artist in residence in the Talented Visual Arts Program of East Baton Rouge Parish at Baton Rouge Magnet High. Recent past teaching experience has included opportunities as an adjunct instructor of art history at the university level at both Louisiana State University and Southern University in Baton Rouge in 2003 and 2004. In 2003, Ms. Eisworth was awarded Educator of the Year by the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge and the Baton Rouge Chapter of the Links, Inc.

Marcia graduated from L.S.U. in the 1960's with a B.S. degree in Home Economics and Child Development. About thirty years later, experiencing the “pangs” of the empty nest with her children leaving home, Ms. Eisworth entered L.S.U. School of Art majoring in Painting and Drawing. She graduated in 1994 with a BFA. During this period of time, she also maintained a painting studio in downtown Baton Rouge with several other artists, where she taught private art lessons to both adults and children.

In the summer of 1994, Marcia participated in a collaborative workshop with noted feminist artist, Judy Chicago, culminating in a group exhibition of participants at the College of Santa Fe in New Mexico. In 1995, Ms. Eisworth served an internship with Judy Chicago and Through the Flower, a support foundation for Chicago's work. As part of her duties of the internship, Marcia prepared The Triangle Quilts, (often shown in conjunction with the famed Dinner Party) for an exhibition, Sexual Politics and Judy Chicago's Dinner Party, held in 1996 in Los Angeles. Later, Ms. Eisworth furthered her education as an adult learner by entering graduate school, studying Western and Chinese Art History. She graduated with an MA in Art History in 2000. It was during this period that Marcia continued to expand her interests and knowledge in Asia by traveling to China for research, to study the Mandarin language, and teach English as a second language.

Now that Marcia has retired from full time teaching, she spends many hours in her studio producing her artwork, in spite of other part-time teaching activities. The body of Ms. Eisworth's artwork can be classified as very serious, yet oft times humorous, puzzling,…not easy to “read.” All of the subject matter of her work; however, comes from her interest in people, women, and a stimulus from events in her own life. Although not strictly autobiographical, references are often drawn from the incongruence of society growing up as a “good” girl in the 1950’s. There are some references to sad events, to the influence of fairy tales on little girls’ lives, and most recently to the wisdom a woman when she reaches the stage most often referred now as the age of the “seasoned” woman. As a result, Marcia Eisworth art tells a personal story, a journey of growing up….story most common to all women.