<sod>Levine grew up in [[Calgary]], Alberta and moved to Edmonton to study chemistry at the University of Alberta where she earned a master's degree in 1959.<ref name="CanEncy" /> In 1961, she moved to Regina with her husband, Sidney Levine.<ref>{{cite web|title=Marilyn Levine|url=http://sknac.ca/index.php?page=ArtistDetail&id=132|website=Saskatchewan NAC|accessdate=8 March 2016}}</ref> While in Regina she taught high school chemistry and studied ceramics through the [[University of Saskatchewan]]'s extension program.<ref name="CanEncy" /> After a trip to California in 1968, she decided to make pottery her career, and she moved to California a year later.<eod>
<sod>Levine grew up in [[Calgary]], Alberta and moved to Edmonton to study chemistry at the University of Alberta where she earned a master's degree in 1959.<ref name="CanEncy" /> In 1961, she moved to Regina with her husband, Sidney Levine.<ref>{{cite web|title=Marilyn Levine|url=http://sknac.ca/index.php?page=ArtistDetail&id=132|website=Saskatchewan NAC|accessdate=8 March 2016}}</ref> Because she was unable to find sufficient employment in the field of chemistry, Levine enrolled in drawing, painting, art history, and pottery courses through the University of Saskatchewan Extension Program.<ref name="CanEncy" /><eod>