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Born: Philadelphia, PA
Lives: Phoenix, AZ
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
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2024
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“Universal Patterns,” Bentley Gallery. Phoenix, AZ.
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2022
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“Applied Abstractions,” LewAllen Galleries,
Sant Fa, NM.
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2021
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“Mark Pomilio: Showcase Exhibition,” LewAllen
Galleries, Sant Fa, NM.
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2019-20
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“A State of Being, He Gong and Mark Pomilio,”
Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum, Mesa, AZ (Two-Person)
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2017
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“Symmetries,” Bentley Gallery at Bentley
Projects, Phoenix, AZ.
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“Chinese Symmetries,” Luxetown Art Museum,
Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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2016
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"Modeling Nature," Manifest Creative Research
Gallery and Drawing Center, Cincinnati, OH.
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2013
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"Natural Order," Bentley Gallery at Bentley
Projects, Phoenix, AZ.
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2011
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“Mark Pomilio,” 212GALLERY, Aspen, CO.
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“Bi-folds,” Bentley Gallery, Scottsdale,
AZ.
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2010
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“Bi-folds,” Preston Contemporary Art Center,
Mesilla, NM.
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“Folds & Reflections,” Xu Beihong
Art Academy, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China.
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Mark Pomilio: Divine Geometry, Museum of Art, University
of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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2009
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The Science of Art, Nature Gallery, North Carolina
Museum of Natural History, Raleigh, NC.
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2008
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“Two Dreams,” Cline + Dale, Scottsdale,
AZ.
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2006
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"Mark Pomilio, Recent Drawings" Fullerton
Museum of Art, California State University, San Bernardino, CA.
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2005
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"Family Circle," Chapelle Saint-Louis
de la Sapetriere, Paris, France.
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2003
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"Farmer's Daughter," Art Resource Transfer,
New York, NY.
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"Sesto Series," Villa Corsi-Salviati,
Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy.
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2001
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"Human / Nature," Exhibit A, Birmingham,
MI.
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2000
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"World Trappings," Michigan Guild Gallery,
Ann Arbor, MI.
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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBTIONS
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2024
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“Brains + Beauty: At the Intersection of Art and Neuroscience,”
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ.
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“True Colors: An Exhibition of Color Abstractions,”
LewAllen Galleries, Sant Fa, NM. (Four-Person Show)
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“Art & Researcher Exhibition,” Gallery at City
Hall, Phoenix, AZ. (exhibition site #4)
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2023
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“Art Volta W/LAMINA Project,” Metropolitan
Pavilion, New York, NY
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“Art & Researcher Exhibition,” Phoenix
Airport Museum, Phoenix, AZ. (exhibition #3)
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2022
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“Art & Researcher Exhibition,” Phoenix
Bioscience Core, Phoenix, AZ. (exhibition #1)
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“Art & Researcher Exhibition,” Health
Science Education Building, Phoenix, AZ. (exhibition #2)
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“Group Exhibition,” LewAllen Galleries,
Santa Fe, NM.
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2022
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“Cadence,” Bentley Gallery, Phoenix, AZ.
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2021
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“Annual Group Exhibition,” Bentley Gallery,
Phoenix, AZ.
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2020
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“Annual Group Exhibition,” Bentley Gallery,
Phoenix, AZ.
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“30th Annual ArtsThrive,” Albuquerque
Museum, Albuquerque, NM.
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“Viewpoints: How We Understand Art,” Center
Space Art Gallery, Scottsdale Center For The Preforming Arts,
Scottsdale, AZ.
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“$2,500 X 18,” Bentley Gallery, Phoenix,
AZ.
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“Geometric Elegance: Art in the Age of Computational
Beauty,” FOUND:RE Contemporary, Phoenix, AZ.
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2019
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“Annual Summer Show,” Bentley Gallery,
Phoenix, AZ.
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2018
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“Arizona Biennial ’18,” Tucson Museum
of Art, Tucson, AZ.
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“Works on Paper,” Bentley Gallery, Phoenix,
AZ.
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“Expulsion: Painting as Proxy Act and Action,”
Fine Arts Complex 1101, Tempe, AZ.
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“Annual Summer Exhibition,” Bentley Gallery,
Phoenix, AZ.
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2017
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“Art of the Southwest,” Tucson Museum
of Art, Tucson, AZ. (On view in the Museum’s permanent collections
through 2020.)
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“Inverse Conversations V,” Mesa Art
Center, Mesa AZ.
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“Abstract Miniatures,” Fine Arts
Complex 1101, Tempe, AZ.
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“Abstraction in the Singular,” Bentley
Gallery, Phoenix, AZ.
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“Full Circle,” Icehouse, Phoenix,
AZ.
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2016
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"Off the Wall," Bentley Gallery at Bentley
Projects, Phoenix, AZ.
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"Inverse Conversations 2016,"(Part 1)
Renmin University Art Gallery, Beijing, China.
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"Inverse Conversations 2016," (Part 2)
13 Contemporary Art Space, Qingzhou, China.
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"Geometry in the Expanded Field," Fine
Arts Complex 1101, Tempe, AZ.
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2015
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"Cellular," Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery,
Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ. (Two-Person Show)
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"Survey, 12 Artist, 3 Dimensions," Bentley
Gallery at Bentley Projects, Phoenix, AZ.
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"Arizona," Bentley Gallery at Bentley
Projects, Phoenix, AZ.
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"Minimally Speaking," Bentley Gallery
at Bentley Projects, Phoenix, AZ.
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"Poetic Dialogue Project" Ukrainian Institute
of Modern Art, Chicago, IL.
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“Poetic Dialogue Project” Northrup King
Gallery, Minneapolis MN.
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Inverse Conversations, Tradition RE/formed,"
Step Gallery, Phoenix, AZ.
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2014
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“Tapped: Artist and Their Professors,”
Manifest Creative Research Gallery, Cincinnati, OH.
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“Paper/Works,” Bentley Gallery, Phoenix,
AZ.
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“Silicon Valley Contemporary,” Bentley
Gallery, McEnery Convention Center, San Jose, CA.
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“Palm Springs Art Fair,” Bentley Gallery,
Palm Springs, CA.
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2013
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"Inverse Conversations," 798 Bridge Gallery,
Beijing, China.
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"Arizona Biennial '13," Tucson Museum
of Art, Tucson AZ.
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"Small Works," 36th Annual Nation Art
Exhibition, Harper College, Palatine, IL.
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2012
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"100 + Journals Project," Scottsdale Public
Art, Scottsdale Public Library, Scottsdale, AZ.
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2011
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“Rethinking the Museum,” Arizona State
University Art Museum, Tempe, AZ.
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2010
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“John S. Belew Collection and Recent Acquisitions,”
Martin Museum of Art, Baylor University, Waco, TX.
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“Flights of Fancy,” University of Arizona
Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ.
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2009
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Arizona Biennial '09, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson
AZ.
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2008
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“TCA Biennial: Paper,” Tempe Center for
the Art, Tempe, AZ.
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“Contemporary Forum Emerging Artist Grant Recipient
Exhibition,” Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ.
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“Texas National 2008,” Stephen F. Austin
State University, Nacogdoches, TX.
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2007
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"Arizona Biennial '07," Tucson Museum
of Art, Tucson AZ.
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"On Your Mark: Contemporary Drawing,"
Spencertown Academy Arts Center, Spencertown, NY.
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"Combined Talent: Florida International,"
Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, FL.
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2006
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"Form + Function: Mathematics and Beyond in
Contemporary Art," Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, N.J.
(This exhibition features the artwork of Sol LeWitt, Steven Gwen,
John Simms and myself. Sept. 2006 - Jan. 2007)
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"Ragdale 30th Anniversary Exhibition,"
Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL.
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2005
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"Seven-State Biennial Exhibition," The
University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma Art Gallery, Chickasha,
OK. (Awarded First Place Prize)
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"Pomilio & Pomilio, Paintings & Drawings
by Mark & Vincent," North Point Cultural Arts Center,
Kinderhook, NY.
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"The Academy at Penn, Selected Works,"
The Kroiz Gallery of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia,
PA.
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"32nd Annual National Juried Competition,"
Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA.
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"20th Annual International Exhibition,"
Meadows Gallery, The University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX.
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"Drawing National 2," A Juried Exhibition
of Drawings, Montgomery College, Rockville, MD.
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"26th Annual Paper in Particular National Exhibition,"
Larson Gallery, Columbia College, Columbia, MO.
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2004
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"Arts International Exhibition 2004,"
International Museum of Art, El Paso, TX.
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"7th Annual National Undergraduate Bioethics
Conference," Life Sciences Institute, The University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, MI.
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"17th Annual McNeese National Works On Paper
Exhibition," Abercrombie Gallery, NcNeese State University,
Lake Charles, LA.
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"31st Annual National Juried Competition,"
Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA.
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2003
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"An Absence of Color," MMC Gallery, Marymount
Manhattan College, New York, NY.
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"On the Edge," Columbia Theological Seminary,
Decatur, GA.
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"Ragdale, Alumni Exhibition," Ragdale
Foundation, Lake Forest, IL.
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"Irene Rosenweig 2003 Biennial Exhibition,"
The Arts & Science Center, Pine Bluff, AR.
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"30th Annual National Juried Competition,"
Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA.
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2001
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"Drawing National," A Juried Exhibition
of Drawings, Montgomery College, Rockville, MD.
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"Street Art," Ann Arbor District Library,
Ann Arbor, MI.
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PUBLIC & PRIVATE COMMISSIONS
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2024
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Burnett School of Medicine, Texas Christian University, Fort
Worth, TX.
Three large, commissioned paintings installed in the medical center’s
lobby.
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2023
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Arizona Biltmore, Phoenix, AZ.
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2019
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“Motion: Three Variations,” School of
Art, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. (Instructed and organized
the creation and completion of three, large-scale murals, located
with the SoA.)
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2018
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“Symbols and Symmetries,” Life Sciences
Building, Utah State University, Logan, UT. (Public Art Commission
organized by Utah Division of Arts & Museums)
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2015
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"Carbon Blue," The Center of Excellence
in Nano Mechanical Science and Engineering, The University of
Michigan School of Engineering, Ann Arbor, MI.
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2005
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"Family Circle XXV," Wall Painting, The
Honorable & Mrs. Jeffrey Manske. Waco, TX.
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2002
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"Fall Festival," Site-Specific Wall Painting,
Clinton Public Library, Clinton, MI.
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1999
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"Vox Populi," Commissioned by the University
of Michigan School of Social Work, Ann Arbor, MI.
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1998
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"Charting the Nuclide," College of Engineering,
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
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SELECTED AWARDS, GRANTS AND HONORS
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2017
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Artist-in Residence, Luxetown Artist Village, Luxetown,
Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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2016
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Herberger Research Council Grant, Inverse Conversations
V,” Arizona State University, Tempe AZ.
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2013
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Pat Mutterer Award, Arizona Biennial '13, Tucson Museum
of Art, Tucson AZ.
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2011
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100 + Journals Project, Scottsdale Public Art, Scottsdale,
AZ
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2007
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"Contemporary Forum Emerging Artist Grant,"
Contemporary Forum, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ.
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2006
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"Hall of Fame," Distinguished Alumni Award,
Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell, PA.
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Artist-in-Residence, Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest,
IL.
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2005
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First Prize: "Seven-State Biennial Exhibition,"
The University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma Art Gallery, Chickasha,
OK.
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2004
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Artist-in-Residence, Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest,
IL.
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2003
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Second Prize: "On the Edge," Columbia Theological
Seminary, Decatur, GA.
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2002
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CPAIR Project Grant, Michigan State Grant, funding
for the Clinton Library Mural Project.
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Artist-in-Residence, Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest,
IL.
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2001
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Artist-in-Residence, Byrdcliffe, The Woodstock Guild,
Woodstock, NY.
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Artist-in-Residence, Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest,
IL.
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Arts of Citizenship Grant, University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, MI.
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SELECTED LECTURES/PUBLIC-SPEAKING & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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2023
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Panelist: “Artist + Researcher Panel Discussion,” Health
Science Education Building, Phoenix, AZ.
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2019
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Artist Talk: “Symbols and Symmetries,”
In conjunction with the opening reception of the newly completed
Life Sciences Building, Utah State University, Logan, UT.
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2017
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Artist Talk: In Conjunction with “Chinese
Symmetries,” Luxetown Artist Village,
Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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Artist Lecture: Southwest University, Chongqing,
Sichuan, China.
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Artist Talk: In Conjunction with “Abstraction
in the Singular,” Bentley Gallery, Phoenix, AZ.
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Artist Talk (Via Skype): In Conjunction with "Modeling
Nature," Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center,
Cincinnati, OH.
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2015
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Artist Talk: In Conjunction with "Cellular,"
Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery, Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ.
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2014
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Artist Lecture: Painting Patterns Informed by Biological
Processes, as part of the series, "Mandorla of Life Sciences
and the Arts, Talks by Art-Scientists," The University of
Michigan. Ann Arbor, MI.
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2013
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Artist Talk & Workshop: The Artwork of Mark
Pomilio, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ.
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Artist Talk: In Conjunction with "Natural Order,"
Bentley Gallery at Bentley Projects, Phoenix, AZ. (Three talks:
Tucson Museum of Art, Phoenix Art Museum and the "Sprit of
the Senses" group.
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2011
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Guest Lecturer: My Space, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix,
AZ.
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Artist Talk: The Bi-folds, “Digital Drawing
Curriculum Development Symposium,” Southwestern College.
Chula Vista, CA.
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2010
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Artist Talk: Folds & Reflections, Xu Beihong
Art Academy, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China.
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Guest Lecturer: The Cezanne Effect, in conjunction
with the exhibition Cezanne and American Modernism, Phoenix Art
Museum, Phoenix, AZ.
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Artist Lecture: Unifying Principles: Geometry in
the Artwork of Mark Pomilio, University of Arizona, College of
Fine Arts, Tucson, AZ.
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Artist Talk: Preston Contemporary Art Center, Mesilla,
NM.
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Artist Talk: “Divine Geometry,” University
of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ.
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2009
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Artist Lecture: “Unifying Principles: Geometry
in the Artwork of Mark Pomilio,” University of Arizona Museum
of Art, Tucson, AZ.
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Master Workshop: Xu Beihong Academy of Art, Renmin
University of China, Beijing, China.
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Artist Lecture: "Abstract Painting and the
Poetics of Cell Biology," Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI.
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Artist Lecture: “Unifying Principles: Geometry
in the Artwork of Mark Pomilio,” Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix,
AZ.
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2008
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Artist Lecture: in conjunction with “Two Dreams,”
Cline + Dale, Scottsdale, AZ (This event was sponsored by Contemporary
Forum of the Phoenix Art Museum.)
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2007
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Panelist: “Art & Science: The Creative
Nexus,” in conjunction with the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange’s
production of Furious Beauty: Genome, Neeb Hall, Arizona State
University, Tempe, AZ.
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Guest Lecturer: Cezanne's Gift: A new Pictorial
Idiom, The Jungermann Lecture Series, Contemporary Forum, Phoenix
Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ.
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2006
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Artist Lecture: Adelphi University, Garden City,
NY.
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Teacher's Workshop: In conjunction with "Form
+ Function: Mathematics and Beyond in Contemporary Art,"
Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, N.J.
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Artist Lecture: In conjunction "Form + Function:
Mathematics and Beyond in Contemporary Art," Noyes Museum
of Art, Oceanville, N.J.
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2005
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Guest Artist/Lecturer: Family Circle in Chapelle
Saint-Louis de la Salpetriere, Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest,
IL. (Two Lectures)
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Artist Lecture: In conjunction with "Pomilio
& Pomilio, Paintings & Drawings by Mark & Vincent,"
North Point Cultural Arts Center, Kinderhook, NY.
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2004
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Presenter: The Pedagogy of Public Art, Annual Texas
Art School Association Conference, Texas A&M University-Corpus
Christi, Corpus Christi, TX.
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Artist Panel Moderator & Presenter: 7th Annual
National Undergraduate Bioethics Conference, The University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
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2003
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Guest Artist/Lecturer: In conjunction with An Absence
of Color exhibition, Marymount Manhattan College, New York, NY.
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2002
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Guest Artist/Lecturer: College of the Holy Cross,
Worcester, MA.
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Guest Artist/Lecturer: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi,
Corpus Christi, TX.
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2001
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Panelist: Public Art Symposium, Ann Arbor District
Library, Ann Arbor, MI.
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EDUCATION
M.F.A., University of Michigan, School of Art and Design,
Ann Arbor, MI, 1995. (Painting)
B.F.A., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA,
1993.
Four-Year Studio Degree, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts, Philadelphia, PA, 1991.
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