Upcoming exhibition in Ballina Arts Centre
April 08, 2013
Mark and fellow artist/studio partner Sam Fleming (www.samfleming.co.uk) are jointly exhibiting their work in Ballina Arts Centre in July 2013.
The exhibition will be a mix of paintings (by Sam), sculptures and drawings (by Mark)
More information to follow in the near future.
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Christmas Exhibition at The Engine Room Gallery
December 08, 2012
The annual Engine Room Gallery Christmas group exhibition is underway.
Mark’s painting ‘Clear Horizon 2’ is featured in the gallery on the Newtownards Rd. Several other works such as ‘Tectonicus 1 and 2’ and ‘Order + Chaos = 41-55’ are also featured in the Engine Room in the City in Linenhall St, Belfast. See pictures of Mark’s work below:
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experiMENTAL Exhibition @ Catalyst Arts
September 27, 2012
experiMENTAL, the annual members show for 2012 at Catalyst Arts Belfast, is currently taking place. Mark’s installation ‘Untitled’ (pictured) is featuring in the exhibition along with the work of other artists.
The exhibiton will run until 6th October 2012.
www.catalystarts.org.uk/2012/11/02/experimental
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experiMENTAL at Catalyst Arts Belfast
September 10, 2012
Catalyst Arts will be running a members show entitled ‘experiMENTAL’ from 27th September to 6th October 2012.
Mark’s wooden pallet installation ‘Untitled’ will feature in the show.
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Greenway Sculpture Project 2012
July 02, 2012
The Greenway Sculpture Project 2012 is now underway. This is the first time this project has taken place and two of Mark’s sculptures ‘Tauto 1 (Say it Over) + Tauto 2 (Say it Again)’ were selected to be part of this unique exhibition. This work explores the idea of Tautology (from the Greek word ‘tauto’, meaning “the same”). Tautology is an unnecessary repetition of meaning, using dissimilar words that effectively say the same thing, often originally from different languages. In this context, the work considers the various contradictions and interpretations that people can have of the same idea or situation. Similarly, the two sculptures exploit and explore both the positive and negative space from the same form. The sculptures exist separately but still remain connected by reflecting the same point of origin.
The work is positioned on the Greenway next to a play park at the junction where the West Road meets the Leenane Road (N59). The Leenane Road is left off Quay Street in Westport town.
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’26 Treasures The Book’ Launch at the Ulster Museum
June 13, 2012
To celebrate the launch of the book 26 Treasures by John Simmons, an evening of readings and conversations was held at the Ulster Museum. Six local contributors revealed how they each discovered something personal about their treasure.
26 Treasures by John Simmons is a new anthology containing a collection of personal and emotive responses to treasures from four different national musuems – the V&A in London, the National Library of Wales, the Ulster Museum and the National Museum of Scotland.
Mark was one of the visual artist contributors in the 26 Treasures exhibition in the Ulster Museum in October 2011 and his response to the mummy Takabuti and her coffin is featured in the book.
The 2nd edition of the book (published by Faber) will be available in bookshops from 18th September 2012, however advance copies of the book are available from Unbound Books:
www.unbound.co.uk/books/26-treasures
www.26treasures.com/northern-ireland/creationstories/503
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Greenway Artists Sculpture Project 2012
June 11, 2012
Mark has been selected by a panel as one of the artists to take part in the Greenway Artists Sculpture Project 2012. Two of Mark’s sculptures will be at Westport Quay at the beginning of the Great Western Greenway, County Mayo from July to October.
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Christmas Exhibition at the Engine Room Gallery
December 01, 2011
The Engine Room Gallery is holding a group Christmas Exhibition from 1st – 21st December. Some of Mark’s work will be featured in this exhibition, including drawings from the series ‘Converse Implication’ and ‘Order + Chaos =’.
Opening hours: Tues- Sat 11am – 4pm.
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Drawing Connections
November 04, 2011
From 22nd – 28th October the Siena Art Institute in Italy hosted the exhibition “Drawing Connections,” a large exhibition of over 4000 postcard-sized artworks that were submitted from over 70 countries around the world. 32 items of Mark’s work ‘Order + Chaos = 1-32’ featured in this exhibition. This work will now be part of a permanent exhibition housed at the Institute and from 30th November it may be viewed in an online catalogue on the website below:
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26 Treasures at the Ulster Museum
June 01, 2011
Mark has been selected to collaborate with writer Glenn Patterson in the ‘26 Treasures’ project at the Ulster Museum. The project sees 26 writers and visual artists paired with 26 objects from the museum’s collection.
Mark and Glenn were paired to create a response to the mummy Takabuti and her coffin.
The final work will feature in an exhibition in The Belfast Room at the museum from 14th October – 14th November 2011 during the Belfast Festival at Queens.