CV
Mark Stafford
from Anchorage, Alaska
lives in Brooklyn, New York
SOLO EXHIBITION HISTORY
2012
--- Table of Contents ---, SLAG Gallery, New York, NY
2009
—W O R K—, Bronx Blue Bedroom Project. Bronx,
SELECTED ART FAIRS
2023
FOCUS New York, New York
2021
SCOPE Miami Beach, Florida
2009
The Fountain Art Fair, Alice Chilton Gallery. Miami, FL, curated by Jill McDermid
2008
Aqua Art Fair Miami/Wynwood. Miami, FL Curs: Kathleen O’Hara and Caroline Taggart
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITS
2025
The MYTH cycle of the Body Theater. Loy Luo Space, Tribeca, New York, NY
2024
Salon des Refusés (Deux), Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, curated by Alicia Degener
Emerging in the Fall, Gallery BQE Brooklyn, NY Curated by Kalcium Fortified
House Collection, Caffeine Underground. Curated by Ian Ford.
2022
The Collection Vol #3, OPEN DOORS and the Center for Transformative Action
2019
North x Northwest, Yellowstone Art Museum. Billings, MT, juried by Julia Andrews
Library and Museum of Electronic Waste, LES Ecology Center. New York, NY, curated by Christine Datz-Romero
Third Person, Ground Floor Gallery. Brooklyn, NY, curated by Krista Scenna w/ Cat Glennon)
2014
Apocryphal Times, Friedman Benda. New York, NY curated by Tamara Kostianovsky
SELECT 2014, Phillip Bloom Gallery. Miami, FL curated by Tim Goossens
The Bushwick 500, English Kills Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2013
Friends of Ai Weiwei / Advancing Human Rights, AW Asia Gallery. NY, NY
David, Shirey Gallery. Brooklyn, NY curated by Stan Narten and Matt White
2012
Every Exit is an Entrance, Exit Art. New York, NY curated by Papo Colo
2011
Fellowship Exhibition, Franconia Sculpture Park, Franconia, MN curated by John Hock
RE/Mixed Digital Art Festival. Brooklyn, NY curated by Tom Tenny
2010
Cityscape: Surveying the Urban Biotope, Socrates Sculpture Park. Queens, NY curated by Alyson Baker and Marichris Ty
The Last Book, The Zentralbibliothek. Zürich, Switzerland, project by Luis Camnitzer
Illiterature, Frumkin/Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA curated by Mark Carter
2009
The Act of Drawing, VIVID. Birmingham, United Kingdom curated by Laura Coult
Plan B, NurtureART. Brooklyn, NY curated by Krista Saunders
Maximum Perception, English Kills Gallery, Brooklyn, NY curated by Peter Dobill.
Illiterature, LIMN Gallery. San Francisco, CA curated by Mark Carter
2008
AIM 28:How Soon is Now?, Bronx Museum of Art. Bronx, NY curator: Erin Riley-Lopez
Catching the Word, Black & White Gallery//Chelsea. NY, NY curator: Tatyana Okshteyn
Works on Paper, O’H+T. Boston, MA curators: Kathleen O’Hara and Caroline Taggart
2007
Renegades, Exit Art. NY, NY. Curated by Papo Colo
Lets Bolt! Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center. NY, NY. Curated by Metro Color Collision
Divided by, Serious Games, Exit Art. NY, NY
Ignite Annual, Trenton City Museum. Trenton, NJ. Curated by Matthew Lucash.
Wood, English Kills Gallery. Brooklyn, NY
Construct, The Building Show, Exit Art. NY, NY
2006
Filter, The Drop, Exit Art. NY, NY
IN&OUT, Medianoche. NY, NY Curated by Katiushka Melo
Wrote for Luck, Kouros Gallery. NY, NY Curated by Kevin Reay
1st Semiannual, Monkeytown. Brooklyn, NY Curated by Matt Lucas.
2005
Mantra, Praying Project, Exit Art. NY, NY
MFA Biennial, Delaware Center for Contemporary Art. Wilmington, DE. Curated by Margaretta S. Frederick
Thresholds, Hamilton Gallery. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Museum. Philadelphia, PA
5/INTO/ONE: Philadelphia Sculptors’ Exhibition. Moore College of Art. Philadelphia, PA Curated by Brian Wallace
Art Full Text, City Hall. Philadelphia, PA
2004
Open Video Call, Institute of Contemporary Art. Philadelphia, PA juried by the people's choice.
New American Paintings, M.F.A. annual 2004 curated by James Rondeau curator & Chief Contemporary Art, the Art Institute of Chicago
Against the End, Art Around Gallery. Philadelphia, PA
Maps, Gallery the. Brooklyn, NY
All Open, 1301 Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Obsolescence, Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery. Philadelphia, PA
SELECTED REVIEWS
Barbara Hoffman and Calla Salinger, The New York Post. “Be a part of the art: Sculpture you can walk through- or picnic”.
Leah Ollman, the Los Angeles Times, “Review: ‘Illiterature’ at Arena 1 Gallery.” 03/05/2009
R.C. Baker, Village Voice. “Best in Show: 'How Soon Is Now?' at the Bronx Museum of the Arts ”July 30th 2008.
The New Yorker. Goings on About town. “Bronx Museum of the Arts.” 7/21/2008
The Brooklyn Rail, Performance Anxiety review by James Kalm. 10/2008
Brooke Sopelsa, www.cnbc.com, “Recession Inspired Art Grows in Brooklyn”
Yes, Starlings! Yes! blogger review of New American Paintings, Lincoln, NE. Mathias Svalina
Art Full Text Exhibition at City Hall, review. City Suburban News, page 8. March 23, 2005. Philadelphia, PA
Center City's Weekly Press and Philly1.com; "This week in the arts" review of Art Full Text and front page & home page image.
AWARDS & HONORS
2011
Jerome Fellowship – FSP
2010
Socrates Production Grant
2009
Puffin Foundation Grant
RESIDENCIES
2011
Franconia Sculpture Park, Minnesota
2010
Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens, New York
2008
Artist in the Marketplace, The Bronx Museum. The Bronx, New York
PUBLICATIONS and INTERVIEWS
Visionaries: Artists Shaping The Future. Contemporary Art Curator Magazine, 2025.
ART IDEAL Magazine, Circle Foundation, September/October 2020
Socrates Sculpture Park, Thirty Years. Introduction by John Hatfield, essays by Jamie Bennett, Mark di Suvero, and Phong Bui 2019.
AIM 28: How Soon is Now?. Forward essay by Claire Barliant. Publ: Bedwick & Jones, 2008.
New American Paintings. Northeastern Competition, #68. Boston: The Open Studio Press, 2007.
EDUCATION
2002
BFA – Studio Art & Art Education. School of Art,
The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2005
MFA – Studio Art.
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Philadelphia, PA
Collections upon request. Mark Stafford lives and works in Brooklyn, New York