Mark Nelson
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Biography
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"Mark Nelson's art career began in the Republic of Panama where he developed an interest in visual and performing arts. Nelson traveled to Chicago to complete his formal education and with the encouragement of artists/teachers here, Nelson remained as a permanent resident of Chicago's historic Pilsen community. "
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Statement
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The arts advance the mind and culture while socially nurturing the human spirit through craft, media, and discipline.
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Exhibitions
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EXHIBITIONS and ART PROJECTS
2020
Who's Afraid of Red?: Gallery Oh - Chicago, IL (juried group)
Re-encounter: Prospectus Art Gallery - Chicago, IL (curated group)
Dia De Los Muertos: The Art Center Highland Park, IL (curated group)
Where's the Revolution? Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago, IL (curated group)
Sólo un poco aquí: Dia de los Muertos: National Museum of Mexican Art - Chicago, IL
Humanity Amorphic: Evanston Art Center - Evanston, IL (SOLO)
Art in place: CNL Projects - Chicago, IL (International collective)
2019
Human Rights: Uri Eichen Gallery - Chicago, IL (collective)
Confessions of an X-Zonian: Triton College Art Gallery - River Grove, IL (SOLO)
Journey to Korea: OPEN Ctr for the Arts - Chicago, IL (collective)
Fall Show: Oak Park Art League - Oak Park, IL (collective)
Colectivo: Triton College Art Gallery - River Grove, IL (collective)
Safe Passage: Chicago Teachers Union - Chicago, IL (loan)
Made in Pilsen XIV: Prospectus Gallery - Chicago, IL (collective)
Narratives of Necessity: Three Seeds Gallery - Chicago, IL (SOLO)
From the Vault: Prospectus Gallery - Chicago, IL (collective)
Opalescense: Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL (collective)
One Inspired Evening: Inspiration Corp - Chicago, IL (curated)
All Politics are Local: Jackson Junge Gallery - Chicago, IL (curated)
2018
Homecoming: Oak Park Art League - Oak Park, IL (members)
Made in Pilsen XIII: Prospectus Gallery - Chicago, IL (curated)
Cardboard Show: Co-Prosperity Sphere - Chicago, IL (curated)
Sounds of Music: Jackson Junge Gallery - Chicago, IL (curated)
Invisibilia: Governors State Univ. Art Gallery - Monee, IL (juried)
From the Vault: Prospectus Gallery - Chicago, IL (curated)
Lighthouses on the Mag Mile: "Dream" 626 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL
Fox River Arts Ramble 2018: Gallery 1904 - Aurora, IL (invitational)
Steam Punk Show: Triton College Art Gallery - River Grove, IL (invitational)
14th Annual Benefit: Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art - Chicago, IL
Sounds of Painting: Prospectus Gallery - Chicago, IL (SOLO)
Identity/People: Gallery 1904 - Aurora, IL (collective)
2017
Superstitions portfolio: Coronado Print Studio, New York, NY (curated)
Chornobyl - artists respond: Ukrainian Institute of America, New York, NY (curated)
Jazz Record Art Collective: Fulton St. Collective - 3/22/17, Chicago, IL (invitational)
Witness: the artist's response: Elephant Room Gallery - Chicago, IL (juried)
College Art Faculty Invitational: Gallery 215 - NIU at Dekalb, IL (juried)
2016
Traditional to Contemporary: Oak Park Arts League, Oak Park, IL - (juried)
Inequity Reversal: West Suburban Medical Center, Oak Park, IL (solo)
Democritique; Hairpin Arts Center, Chicago, IL - Curated
Members Show; Oak Park Arts League, Oak Park, IL - juried
Art on Cardboard Show; Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago
ConTextual; Oak Park Arts League, Oak Park, IL - juried
Made in Pilsen XI: Prospectus Art Gallery, Chicago - Curated
Triumph over Chaos: Vleck Gallery - Catholic Theological Union, Hyde Park, IL
Chuee Taxua: Ferguson Art Gallery - Concordia Univ. Chicago, River Forest, IL
Endangered Species: Prospectus Gallery, Chicago, IL (SOLO)
Places Spaces: Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL
2nd Annual Educator Show: Bridgeport Art Ctr., Chicago - Honorable Mention
2015
Art on Cardboard Show: Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago, IL (collective).
Chuee Taxua: Museo de Arte Indígena Contemporáneo en Cuernavaca Mor., Mexico - (Curated)
La Muerte Nina/Dia de los Muertos: National Museum of Mexican Art-Chicago, IL (Curated)
Made in Pilsen X: Prospectus Gallery - Chicago, IL (Curated)
Folktales and Legends: John Michael Kohler Arts Center - Sheboygan, WI (juried)
Climate Crisis Solutions: Water Street Studios Gallery, Batavia, IL. (Juried)
Art Educators Show: Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago. (Collective)
2014
Annual Cardboard Show: Project Onward-Bridgeport Art Center; Chicago, IL (collective)
So Much More: Swedish Covenant Hospital; Chicago, IL (juried collective)
Made in Pilsen IX: Prospectus Gallery, Chicago, IL (curated)
Southside MANIFESTO: Co-Prosperity Sphere; Chicago, IL (collective)
Survival, Spirit, ... Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art; Chicago, IL (4 person show)
Artists on Board, ... Reverie Gallery-Lacuna Artist Lofts; Chicago, IL & Portland, OR
Paraná; Paperish Mess, Chicago, IL (Installation)
Gestos Graficos: Rene Arceo and Friends; Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago, IL (collective)
2013
CTU Strike 1yr Anniversary Art Show: URI-EICHEN Gallery; Chicago, IL (collective)
Haiyan Relief Fundraiser: Co-Prosperity Sphere; Chicago, IL (collective)
11th Annual Cardboard Show: Bridgeport Arts Center; Chicago, IL (collective)
Made in PilsenVIII: Prospectus Gallery, Chicago, IL (collective)
Passages: Swedish Covenant Hospital, Chicago - Juried (collective)
Indecent Liquidation: Prospectus Gallery, Chicago - 1 Person Show
One Inspired Evening-Benefit: Stephen M. Bailey Auditorium, Chicago - Juried (Collective)
2012
Made in Pilsen VII: Prospectus Gallery, Chicago, IL
Hanal Pixan: food for the Souls; National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago
*A Conspiracy of Silence; Triton College Gallery, River Grove, IL
We are the Awakening, 6902 N. Glenwood, Chicago, IL
Keepers; National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago, IL
Santitos Portfolio; Casa Tres Mundos, Chicago, Granada, Nicaragua (Traveling group show)
2011
*Reverse Engineering; Carlos & Dominguez Fine Arts Gallery, Chicago
Made in Pilsen; Prospectus Gallery, Chicago, IL
Testimony of Being; Swedish Covenant Hospital, Chicago - Juried
Arceo Press Print Portfolio; Ferguson Art Gallery, Concordia Univ., River Forest, IL
2010
Made in Pilsen V; Prospectus Gallery, Chicago
From the Wash; Antena, Chicago
Collective Show; Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago
2009
Collective Show; Casa Aztlan, Chicago
Mutations; Douglas Park Field House, Chicago
Made in Pilsen IV; Prospectus Gallery, Chicago
Peace in Pilsen Benefit Auction; Carlos and Dominguez Fine Art Gallery
End of the 80's; Avram Eisen Gallery, Chicago
Los Artistas de la Calle 18; World Gym-Pilsen, Chicago
One Inspired Evening-Juried Benefit; River East Art Center, Chicago
Celebration 2009; Prospectus Gallery, Chicago
2008
If Artist Ran the Media; C33 Gallery, 33 East Congress Ave., Chicago
*Art of the Ride: Motoworks Chicago - SOLO
Experiencing the War in Iraq: Machines with Magnets, Pawtucket, Rhode Island
30 Years and Moving On: Prospectus Gallery, Chicago
Made in Pilsen III: Prospectus Gallery, Chicago
2007
Collective Show: Colby Gallery, Chicago
18th St. Pilsen Open Studios: GringoLandia Studio, Chicago
Pass it On: Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art; Chicago
Mural Acquisition: Permanent Collection for U.S. Embassy, Panama
Made in Pilsen 2: Prospectus Gallery, Chicago
*Dusk to Dawn: Cafe Duvall, Chicago - SOLO
Kigali Rwanda Benefit: Univ. of IL at Chicago
POLVO Benefit: 18th Street, POLVO, Chicago
Art of Teaching: Gallery 37 Center Space, Chicago
2006
Made in Pilsen: Prospectus Gallery, Chicago
Chicago Art Open: Zhou B. Art Center, Chicago
Bare Walls: SAIC - 847 W. Jackson Bldg., Chicago
Beyond Teaching I: South Shore Cultural Center, Chicago
Beyond Teaching II: Cafe Mestizo, Chicago
Beyond Teaching III: Casa Michoacan, Chicago
Greed: Pilsen Cultural Celebration: Harrison Pk, Chicago
Opt-in: Chicago Music Garage, Chicago
The Art of Teaching: Gallery 37 - Center Space, Chicago
*Navigating the Landscape: Prospectus Gallery, Chicago - SOLO
2005
Classic Cymbals: Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra, Traveling exhibition through 2006
Art for Animals Auction: Chicago Cultural/Center Tree House Animal Foundation
18th St. Pilsen Open Studios: GringoLandia Studio, Chicago
Hometown Video Festival: Alliance for Community Media, Monterey, California
Eminent Domain: Pilsen Cultural Celebration, Harrison Park, Chicago
POLVO Benefit: POLVO, Chicago
Chicago Homeland Expo: McCormick Center, Chicago - SOLO
Art of Teaching: Gallery 37 Center Space, Chicago
Cardboard 2: Birdhouse museum installed on S. Morgan St., Chicago
2004
Chicago Art Open: Vietnam Veterans Art Museum, Chicago
Artist as Terrorists 2: POLVO, 18th St, Chicago
Art and War: the artists voice Aldo Castillo Gallery, Chicago
War and Peace: Gallery 415, Chicago
Portraits of Imagination: CCT Gallery, Chicago
Barewalls: SAIC 847 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago
18th St. Pilsen Open Studios: GringoLandia Studio, Chicago
Tu Casa es Mi Casa: POLVO, Chicago
2003
Alas de Papel: 2000-2004 Montreal, Mexico City, Cordova, Chicago, Managua
Chicago Solution Show: Gallery on Lake, Chicago
Globalization Show: Hothouse Gallery, Chicago
Chicago Art Open: 847 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago
Art & Industry: Union Street Gallery - Chicago Heights, IL
Bare Walls: SAIC-847 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago
Urban edge: BAAC, Barrington, IL
Visual Candy: Butcher shop, Chicago
Artist as Terrorist: POLVO, Chicago
The El: Hothouse Gallery, Chicago
Artists against the War: Chicago Athenaeum-Museum, Schaumburg, IL.
18thSt. Pilsen Open Studios: Gringolandia Studio, Chicago
The Art of Teaching: Gallery 37 Center Space, Chicago
2002
Udderly Suite: Chicago Historical Society - Museum
Casa Michoacan auction: Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, Chicago
SPECTRUM: Chicago Athenaeum-Museum, Schaumburg, IL
Sept. 11 Show: Chicago Athenaeum-Museum, Schaumburg, IL
911 Show & Erotic Show: JettSett Gallery, Chicago
Bare Walls: SAIC- 847 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago
Chicago Art Open: 847 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago
The Art of Teaching: Marwen-833 N. Orleans, Chicago
2001
Hemingway Show: Hemingway Museum, Oak Park, IL
Art for Sara's Sake: Swedish American Museum, Chicago
Operation Icarus: Gringolandia Studio, Open-air installation launching
24th Annual Exhibition: Beverly Art Center, Chicago
2000
Chicago PingPong 2000: Pump Station Gallery-Water Tower, Chicago Public Art Program
Absolut Visions-art 2000: Gwendajay A. Gallery, Chicago
The Midway Show: Las Manos Gallery, Chicago
*Tales from GringoLandia: Harry S. Truman College, Chicago - SOLO
1999
Sightings: Gwendajay A. Gallery, Chicago
Cows on Parade: Hancock Tower Building on Michigan Ave., Chicago
*Original Recipe: Builders Bank, Chicago
1998
Chicago Art Open: 847 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago
Against the Nightstick: Casa Guatemala, Chicago
Bok Guai: A.T.Coyote Festival, Chicago
*GringoLandia HeirLines: Chicago Public Library, Chicago - SOLO
Collective Exhibitions: Las Manos Gallery, Chicago
1997
West Town Realty Scandals: A.T. Coyote Festival, Chicago
Lost and Found: Gallery 7000, Chicago
1996
Americana Show: Imperfect Fluids Gallery, Chicago
GringoLandia 22: A.T. Coyote Festival, Chicago
1994
Erotica Show: Naked "I" Gallery, Saint Charles, IL
Full Box/Empty Culture: Process Bldg., 935 N. Damen, Chicago
1993
Mr. Whitey's Wild Ride: Crux Gallery, Chicago
Disco Gazebo: APO Bldg., 18th St., Chicago
Red Line: Feral Dog Gallery, Chicago
New Art Examiner Auction: World Tattoo Gallery, Chicago
Collective Show: LayAway Gallery, Chicago
1992
ReCycle America: Reicher Gallery-Barat College-Lake Forest, IL North Pier, Illinois St.- Chicago
Collective Show: Beret International Gallery, Chicago
Artist-in-Residence Show: Oak Park Civic Arts Council, Oak Park, IL
1991
GringoLandia II: North Lakeside Cultural Center, Chicago
Collective Show: Erie Street Gallery, Chicago
1990
*GringoLandia: ARC Gallery RAW SPACE, Chicago - SOLO
Your Message Here: Randolph Street Galley, Chicago
*Terratenientes: Galeria Uniques, Panama City, R.P. - SOLO
1989
13th Annual Competition: Beverly Art Center, Chicago
Prints by Illinois Artists: State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY
Artists Define Furniture: ARC Gallery, Chicago
Landscape/Mindscape: ARC Gallery, Chicago
Black and White Show: ARC Gallery, Chicago
1988
Modern Love: ARC Gallery, Chicago
N.A.M.E. Re-Membered: 203 W. Lake St, Chicago
Art Fun/Life Serious: Prairie Avenue Gallery, Chicago
The Historical Moment: Gallery 400, UIC, Chicago
15 Years 15 Walls: ARC Gallery, Chicago
*The Incredible Museum: A.M. Ward Gallery, Chicago - SOLO
1987
Hung Jury: NAB Gallery, Chicago
Chicago Transit: Prairie Avenue Gallery, Chicago
11th Annual Exhibition: Beverly Art Center, Chicago
Dia de los Muertos: Objects Gallery, Chicago
1986
Two by Two: International Art Expo - Navy Pier, Chicago
1985
American Artists in Panama': U.S. Embassy Residence, Panama'
Subasta Pro Museo: Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Panama'
1984
*Mark Nelson '84: Teatro Anayansi, ATLAPA Center, Panama'- SOLO
1983
ArteGulf 83: Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Panama'
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