Mark Marchesi (American, born 1977)

Timeline

1977: Born and raised in Rye, NY
1995: Moved to Portland, ME to attend Maine College of Art
1999: Received BFA degree in photography
2003: Moved to San Diego for a year
2003: Won excellence award at Berkeley Film and Video Festival for short
2005: Settled in Maine
: Mark Marchesi was born and raised in Rye, NY and moved to Maine in 1995 to attend college. In 1999 he graduated from Maine College of Art with a BFA degree in Photography and immediately took a job for a small shellfish and bait wholesaler on the Portland waterfront. After a summer of hard labor, Mark bought a vehicle and embarked on the first of a series of extended road trips around North America. Commercial fishing and other trades proved to be a quick way of making enough money to reach the next destination, but periodically returning to the Northeast to be near loved ones brought him to the conclusion that this region has always been home. During his travels and while at home, Mark has compiled an extensive portfolio of images and documentary video. His photographs have been exhibited in-group shows in New York, Florida, Oregon, and Maine, and his documentary short about lobster boat racing won an excellence award at the Berkeley Film and Video Festival in California. Today, Mark has settled in Maine and is still feverishly making images while awaiting the birth of his first child in June 2005.

2005: Annual Juried Exhibition, Newspace Center for Photography, Portland, Oregon
2005: This Dream, America, Art League of Long Island, Dix Hills, NY
2005: Behind the Lens Competition Finalist, W Magazine and Gallery TBA, New York
2004: Unframed First Look, Sean Kelly Gallery, New York
2004: Collector’s Edge, National Croquet Center, Palm Beach, Florida
2003: Berkeley International Film Festival, East Bay Media Arts Center, California
2003: MeCA Alumni Exhibition, Institute of Contemporary Art, Portland, Maine
2001: Ceres Biennial, Ceres Gallery, New York
2000: Greater Portland Regional, Danforth Gallery, Portland, Maine
1999: MeCA Thesis Exhibition, Institute of Contemporary Art, Portland, Maine

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