Mark Bradford
Encyclopedia
Mark Bradford is an American
artist living and working in Los Angeles
.
, located at Valencia, California
, U.S.
, earning an MFA in 1997 and a BFA in 1995.
He is known for grid-like abstract paintings combining collage with paints.
He has exhibited in the Sao Paulo Biennial (2006), Whitney Biennial
(2006), Liverpool Biennial
(2006), ARCO 2003 in Madrid, In Site at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
and the Centro Cultural de Tijuana, USA Today at The Royal Academy in London, Street Level (2007) at the Nasher Museum of Art
at Duke University, at the Wexner Center for the Arts
at The Ohio State University (2010), Sikkema Jenkins Gallery, the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston (2011), and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
(2011).
The Los Angeles Times newspaper insert of "West" magazine featured an eight page article on him, June 11, 2006.
He currently resides in Leimert Park, Los Angeles, California
.
(2006), the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award (2003), the Nancy Graves Foundation Grant (2002) and the Joan Mitchell Foundation Award.
Most recently, he was a 2009 recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship (also called the "MacArthur Genius Award").
United States
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artist living and working in Los Angeles
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Life and work
He studied at the California Institute of the ArtsCalifornia Institute of the Arts
The California Institute of the Arts, commonly referred to as CalArts, is located in Valencia, in Los Angeles County, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the United States created specifically for students of both the visual and the...
, located at Valencia, California
Valencia, California
Valencia is an affluent planned community located in the City of Santa Clarita, California and Los Angeles County, California, U.S. in the northwestern corner of the Santa Clarita Valley, adjacent to Interstate 5. In 1987, it was one of the four unincorporated communities that merged to create the...
, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, earning an MFA in 1997 and a BFA in 1995.
He is known for grid-like abstract paintings combining collage with paints.
He has exhibited in the Sao Paulo Biennial (2006), Whitney Biennial
Whitney Biennial
The Whitney Biennial is a biennale exhibition of contemporary American art, typically by young and lesser known artists, on display at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City, USA. The event began as an annual exhibition in 1932, the first biennial was in 1973...
(2006), Liverpool Biennial
Liverpool Biennial
Liverpool Biennial is a British international festival of contemporary art held in Liverpool. The festival comprises the International Exhibition, the John Moores Painting Prize, the Bloomberg New Contemporaries Exhibition and the Independents Biennial....
(2006), ARCO 2003 in Madrid, In Site at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego , in San Diego, California, USA, is an art museum focused on the collection, preservation, exhibition, and interpretation of works of art from 1950 to the present.-History:...
and the Centro Cultural de Tijuana, USA Today at The Royal Academy in London, Street Level (2007) at the Nasher Museum of Art
Nasher Museum of Art
The Nasher Museum of Art is the art museum of Duke University, and is located on Duke's campus in Durham, North Carolina, USA. The $24 million museum was designed by architect Rafael Viñoly and opened on October 2, 2005...
at Duke University, at the Wexner Center for the Arts
Wexner Center for the Arts
The Wexner Center for the Arts is The Ohio State University’s multidisciplinary, international laboratory for the exploration and advancement of contemporary art...
at The Ohio State University (2010), Sikkema Jenkins Gallery, the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston (2011), and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is a contemporary art museum near Water Tower Place in downtown Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The museum, which was established in 1967, is one of the world's largest contemporary art venues...
(2011).
The Los Angeles Times newspaper insert of "West" magazine featured an eight page article on him, June 11, 2006.
He currently resides in Leimert Park, Los Angeles, California
Leimert Park, Los Angeles, California
Leimert Park is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California roughly bounded by Rodeo Road on the north, 4th Avenue and Roxton Avenue on the east, Vernon Avenue on the south, and Crenshaw Boulevard on the west. Crenshaw District lies to the south, View Park to the west, Vermont Square to the east,...
.
Awards
He has won the Bucksbaum AwardBucksbaum Award
The Bucksbaum Award was established in 2000 by the Bucksbaum Family Foundation and the Whitney Museum of American Art. It is awarded biannually "to honor an artist, living and working in the United States, whose work demonstrates a singular combination of talent and imagination." The $100,000...
(2006), the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award (2003), the Nancy Graves Foundation Grant (2002) and the Joan Mitchell Foundation Award.
Most recently, he was a 2009 recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship (also called the "MacArthur Genius Award").
External links
- Biography, interviews, essays, artwork images and video clips from PBSPublic Broadcasting ServiceThe Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
series Art:21 -- Art in the Twenty-First Century - Season 4 (2007). - The Saatchi Gallery; About Mark Bradford and his art Additional information on Mark Bradford including artworks, text panels, articles, and full biography.
- Cirrus Gallery Biography of Mark Bradford.
- Youtube interview Mark Bradford video interview as part of the Street Level exhibition at the Nasher Museum of ArtNasher Museum of ArtThe Nasher Museum of Art is the art museum of Duke University, and is located on Duke's campus in Durham, North Carolina, USA. The $24 million museum was designed by architect Rafael Viñoly and opened on October 2, 2005...
at Duke University. - Street Level Exhibition and catalogue at the Nasher Museum of ArtNasher Museum of ArtThe Nasher Museum of Art is the art museum of Duke University, and is located on Duke's campus in Durham, North Carolina, USA. The $24 million museum was designed by architect Rafael Viñoly and opened on October 2, 2005...
at Duke University featuring and in-depth look at the work of Mark Bradford. Catalogue edited by Trevor Schoonmaker. - Pinocchio is on fire Artist's webpage