Selected commissions and community art projects |
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Royal Mint Park Redevelopment : Spring 2006 : Mark created 5 glass and clear cast urethane paving slabs involving the local community. Image & Identity : Summer 2005 : The project aims to engage vulnerable youngsters with museum collections and stimulate creativity. Mark worked with the Victoria & Albert Museum and Wandsworth Young Carers. Lightbox project : 2001 - 2008 : Mark is the creator and co-ordinator of the highly acclaimed Lightbox Project, a community art project to improve Guy Street Park in Southeast London. Hankey Place Community Sculpture : Summer 2004 : workshops with young people from the Tabard Estate to create a sculpture to improve the Community Hall. Art Matters : Winter 2004 : worked with young people from Marylands Family & Adolescent Service to create artwork inspired by the Turner Whistler Monet exhibition in partnership with Ernst&Young, NCH and Tate Britain. |
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Articles & Publications |
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Sculpture by the Sea - Cottesloe, Perth, Western Australia, Publicity catalogue - 2006 Sculpture by the Sea - Sydney, Australia, Publicity catalogue - 2005 Sculpture by the Sea - Interview Danish Television - 2005 Sculpture by the Sea - Interview Australian Television - 2005 Art in Romney Marsh - catalogue - 09/05 Lightwalk - Publicity catalogue - 08/04 The Independent - Article - 11/02/04 The Evening Standard - Article - 26/11/03 South London Press - Colour pictures and article - 3/12/03 Artery - Article & pictures of the spring project - Issue June / July 2003 Art Monthly - Artnotes - June 2003 Savo News - story & Pic's - July 2003 Southwark News - Story & Pic's of the Summer Project - 31/07/03 Robert Elms Show, Live radio Interview on London Live - 05/08/03 The Evening Standard - Metro Magazine - 14/08/03 North Norfolk News - 22/05/03 Artist NewsLetter Article about artists projects FX Magazine - August2003 BroomHilll Sculpture Gardens catalogue - Volume 1 - 2003 Made in Southwark - Publicity catalogue Peckham views - Interview for New Holistic Explorers - November/ 2000 |
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Education |
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1984 - 1988: Fine Art Degree (Hon's), Middlesex Polytechnic 1982 - 1984: Diploma in Art and Design, Great Yarmouth College of Art and Design |
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Additional commissions and Projects |
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2005 - May Helped to create a 30m-diameter swan for the British Library bi-centinuary exhibition of Hans Christian Anderson for Theatre-rites. 2004 - December Helped to create an interactive installation Outside In for Theatre-rites at the Royal Festival Hall. 2004 - November Art Matters : Ran four art workshops with young people at risk with Maryland's NCH. 2002 - January - May Created an Interactive sculpture for a hospital for children with severe head injuries with the artist Lindsey Seers. 2001 - May Sculpture commission Cloud - light sculpture for East London SureStart with Muff architects |