EDUCATION
2010 MFA, Painting, with distinction, Clemson University
2007 BA, Painting & Drawing, Printmaking minor, Georgia College & State University
SOLO, TWO & THREE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2022 Rising Tides, Lander University Art Gallery, Greenwood, SC
Fictions, Modal Gallery, Greenville, SC
2020 Michael Marks, Paintings + Drawings, Warehouse Theatre, Greenville, SC
2019 Interface Frame Fiction, Vandiver Gallery, Anderson University, Anderson, SC
Michael Marks: Recent Work, Online Invitational, NYC Phoenix Gallery & Collective, New York NY
2017 The Here Between There, Greenville Technical College, Benson Gallery, Greer, SC
2014 Component Structure, Studio 5F, Taylors, SC
2012 Passages, Blackbridge Gallery, Georgia College, Milledgeville, GA
2011 Fragments, Middle Georgia State College, Cochran, GA
Input/Output, with John Hampshire and Pete Williams, LARAC Gallery, Glens Falls, NY (Curated by Jenny Hutchinson)
2010 Alterations, MFA thesis exhibition, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
2009 Myopia, John Acorn Gallery, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Small Devices, Installation in Cook Laboratory, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
2008 Left of Boom, with Bill Fisher, Macon Contemporary Arts Center, Macon, GA
2007 Dilemma, Georgia College, Milledgeville, GA
Heavy Weights, with Charlie Tebeau, Nuci's Space, Athens, GA
2006 ReSearched, MOFA, Museum of Fine Art, Milledgeville, GA (Curated by Stephanie Raines)
SELECTED JURIED AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 MFA50, Lee Gallery, Clemson University, Juried Group Exhibition
Poe Mill: Art & Photography, Invitational Group Exhibition, Woodbine Gallery, Greenville, SC
2023 Here on Out, Group Exhibition, Artistry Gallery, Greenville, SC
2022 Weird Media, Juried Group Exhibition, Winona State University, Winona, MN, as part of the International Digital Media and Arts Association Conference
Potluck, TSA GVL Gallery, Hampton Station, Greenville, SC
Faculty Exhibition, Vandiver Gallery, Anderson University, Anderson, SC
Mentor, Invitational Group Exhibition, Abney Art House, Greenville, SC
2021 Figures in a New World: Symbolism in Contemporary Art, Fine Arts Center, Greenville, SC
Humanitas, Online Invitational Exhibition, Lys d’Or, Nemi, Italy, Art & Culture of the World (Curated by Katya Sanna)
Diversia, Online Juried Exhibition, hosted by Biafarin
Collegiate Invitational; Spartanburg County Library, Spartanburg, SC
2020 Circles, International Juried Group Exhibition, Czong Institute for Contemporary Art (CICA), Gimpo, Gyeonggi, South Korea
States of Democracy, Sonnenschein Gallery, Durand Art Institute, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL (Curated by David Sanchez Burr)
Global Concerns, Online Juried Exhibition, redline arts, United Kingdom (Curated by Chris Greenwood)
Pretty / Tough, Invitational Exhibition, Lee Gallery, Clemson University, Clemson, SC (Curated by Denise Woodward-Detrich)
2019 South Carolina Biennial, Statewide Juried Exhibition, 701 Center for Contemporary Art, Columbia, SC
Postcards from the Edge, Bortolami Gallery, New York, NY
Matador Review, Juried Online Exhibition, The Matador Press, selected cover artist: Summer 2019
New Old Image eXchange, Alden Library, Ohio University, Athens, OH
2018 Nefelibata, National Juried Exhibition, Union Street Gallery, Indiana University Kokomo, IN (Curated by Elizabeth Lewis)
Artists Talk, Benefit Show, Salmagundi Club, Grand Gallery, New York, NY
Abstracts, National Juried Online Exhibition; Light, Space & Time gallery
Collegiate Invitational; Spartanburg County Library, Spartanburg, SC
2017 Visible/Invisible, Invitational Exhibition, Oskaloosa Art Center, Oskaloosa, IA (Curated by Matt Kargol)
Collegiate Invitational, Spartanburg County Library, Spartanburg, SC
2016 Quotidian, Invitational Exhibition, Moon Gallery, Berry College, Rome, GA (Curated by Brad Adams)
Some Abstraction Required, National Juried Exhibition, Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg, SC
Artisphere, Artists of the Upstate Juried Exhibition, Larkins on the River, Greenville, SC (Juror: Kathleen Thum)
12x12: Small Works, National Juried Exhibition, Todd Art Gallery, Middle TN State University, Murfreesboro. (Juror: Dr. Leslie King-Hammond, MICA)
Faculty Works, USC Upstate Faculty Exhibition, Harley Gallery, USC Upstate, Spartanburg, SC
Out of the Park 2, Small Works Exhibition, Iron Yard at Fluor Field, Greenville, SC
2015 Selfie: The New Self Portrait, Invitational, Clemson One Building, Greenville, SC (Curated by Kara Soper)
SCGSAH Faculty Exhibition, Gallery 80808, Vista Studios, Columbia, SC
Primary Colors, Invitational, Arthur Rose Museum, Chaflin University, Orangeburg, SC
2014 20x20x20, National Juried Exhibition, Louisiana State University, LA. (Juror: Shana Barefoot, Georgia Museum of Contemporary Art, Atlanta, GA)
9th Annual FALC Juried Exhibition, Page-Walker Arts Center, Cary, NC. (Juror: Dr. Beth Mulvane, Meredith College, NC)
2nd Annual Juried Exhibition, County Library, Spartanburg, SC (Juror: Tom Stanley, Winthrop University, SC)
Magnetic Collisions, Art and Light Gallery, Greenville, SC
Alumni Exhibition, Georgia College and State University, Ennis Hall Gallery, Millledgeville, GA
Taylors Invitational, Hampton III Gallery, Greenville, SC
Memory, Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, BC, Canada
2013 #Hashtag, National Juried Online Exhibition, Cameron University, Lawton, OK (Juror: Megan Rigoni McCormic) *with catalog
Sourcing New Mentors, Center for Visual Arts Greenville, Greenville, SC (Curated by Gene Ellenburg)
6x6x13, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY
2012 Artisphere: Artists of the Upstate, Juried Exhibition, Centre Stage, Greenville, SC (Juror: Wim Roefs, Chair, 701 Center for Contemporary Art, Columbia, SC)
Cut and Paste, Anton Arts Center, Mt. Clemens, MI
Faculty Exhibition, Vandiver Gallery, Anderson University, Anderson, SC
Works on Paper, Fort Worth Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX
Metropolitan, Stone Academy of Communication Arts, Greenville, SC
2011 Dixie Icons: ReVisioning the Dixie Myth, Invitational Exhibition; FireHouse Gallery; Louisville, GA
(Curators: Casey Sullivan and Dr. Karen Cox, UNC Charlotte) *with catalog
Studio Visit Magazine, Vol. 15 National Juried Exhibition in Print; Open Studios Press (Juror: Ian Berry; Curator, Tang Teaching Museum at Skidmore College, NY)
Small Works Invitational, Arts West Gallery, Elon University, Elon, NC
Rejects, Village Gallery, Montgomery, AL
2010 Process Impact, National Juried Exhibition, Murray State University, Murray, KY. (Juror & Curator: Stacey Reason, Murray State University, KY) *with catalog
Visual Overture Magazine, National Juried Exhibition in Print. (Juror: Dan Addington; Director, Addington Gallery, Chicago, IL)
The Sketchbook Project, Traveling Library Exhibition, Venues: 303 Grand, Brooklyn, NY; ArtHouse Gallery, Atlanta, GA; Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn, NY;
Art & Shelter Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; Soulard Art Market, Saint Louis, MO; Home Gallery, Chicago, IL
Lead or Follow, Collaborative Installation & Online Exhibition, Courier Herald, Swainsboro, GA
9 x 12: Works on Paper, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Ft Worth, TX
2009 The Art of Music, Collaborative Painting and Video Installation, Venues: The Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities, Greenville, SC; and The Brooks
Performing Arts Center, Clemson, SC
Something Different, APW Gallery, New York, NY
Propaganda III, Worldwide Traveling Printmaking Exhibition, Prague, Czech Republic
GCSU Alumni Exhibition, Museum of Fine Arts, Milledgeville, GA
2008 Home is where the _____ is, Invitational Exhibition, Southern Humanities Council Conference, Knoxville, TN (Curated by Danielle Wyckoff) *with catalog
Propaganda III, Worldwide Traveling Printmaking Exhibition, Venues: Copenhagen, Denmark; Zug, Switzerland; Washington, DC; Austin, TX; San Francisco, CA
2007 Underdogs, Soapbox Studios, Atlanta, GA
Elementals, Blue Tower Gallery, Atlanta, GA
The Black Line, Macon Contemporary Arts Exchange, Macon, GA
Multiplicity: A Two Venue Exhibition, CAE Gallery, Macon, GA and Gallery RFD, Swainsboro, GA
2006 The Art of Communication, Gallery RFD, Swainsboro, GA
B‐Sides, The 11th Hour, Macon, GA
2005 Cheeky Dog / Big Secret, Kendall Library, Miami Dade College, Miami, FL
1-100, Objex Art Space, Macon, GA
GCSU Inaugural Presidential Exhibition, Magnolia Ballroom, Milledgeville, GA
Hearts of Darkness, Objex Art Space, Macon, GA
2004 Cheeky Dog/Big Secret, ArtFix Gallery, Milledgeville, GA and Cullity Gallery, Perth, Australia
Annual Juried Exhibition, Georgia Piedmont Arts Center, Winder, GA