Brice Marden was born on October 15, 1938 in Bronxville, New York, USA. He was married to Helen Harrington and Pauline Baez. He died on August 9, 2023 in Tivoli, New York, USA.
His first wife Pauline Baez was the older sister of singer Joan Baez.
He attended Florida Southern College and transferred to Boston University, where he earned a B.F.A. degree from the School of Fine and Applied Arts. He received a master's degree in fine arts at Yale.