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Mark Vallen is one of those rare individuals who fits within a great tradition - the artist who creates images based on social observation and empathy for common people. He was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1954, where he continues to live and work. An advocate of the painter's craft, he also runs the popular web log, www.art-for-a-change.com/blog - which is dedicated to art theory, commentary and exhibit reviews. |
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Proficient in painting, drawing, and printmaking, Vallen is a unique chronicler of the American experience and an accomplished social realist for the early 21st century. Vallen's commitment to figurative realism in painting and drawing helps him to document the world around us. His universal themes of human solidarity and compassion are the perfect counterbalance to these chaotic times. |
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African American
2004 |
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| Portrait of Los Angeles inner city youth. (Private collection.)
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Japanese American Buddhist
2006 |
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| Created especially for the "Don't Talk About Religion of Politics" group show Vallen curated for the Avenue 50 Studio in Los Angeles. The painting was a reminder that there are many great religions practiced in the world today that are outside of the Abrahamic traditions of Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. The work was also in homage to the gentle influence of Buddhist thought and action upon the artist. (Private collection.) |
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Folklorista
2004 |
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| For generations Mexican folk dance has been performed throughout the Southwestern United States by those of Mexican ancestry. Vallen's simple portrait of a Mexican folk dancer, or "Folklorista", was meant to honor those who've dedicated their talents to preserving and expanding this unique art form. |
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The Red Dress
2006 |
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| This small painting portrays a young Latina in a festive red dress. |
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Portrait of Suzy
1980 |
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| Portrait of a Los Angeles punk rocker during the movement's hayday in the late 1970s. |
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| Select Exhibits: 2006, June through August. - "At Work: The Art of California Labor" - Group exhibit focused on the subject of California's rich and tumultuous labor history since the turn of the 20th Century. Some of the fifty artists in the exhibit included Tina Modotti, Dorothea Lange, and Malaquias Montoya. Pico House Gallery, Los Angeles. 2006, Feb. - "Don't Talk About Religion or Politics" - Exhibit curated by Mark Vallen. Avenue 50 Studios, Los Angeles. 2005, Nov. - "Demise of Democracy?" - Group show. Orange County Center for Contemporary Art. 2005, Nov. - "The Journey Home" - Group show. Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum Chicago, Illinois. 2004, July/August. - "More Than A Witness" - Solo exhibit & 30 year retrospective. A Shenere Velt Gallery, Los Angeles. 2003, Feb./March. - "The Art of Punk" - Exhibit of Vallen's "Punk Portraits." Kantor Gallery, Los Angeles. 2003, Sept. - "Just Another Poster? Chicano Graphic Arts in California" - Traveling museum exhibit of original prints created by Los Angeles Chicano artists. UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History (June 16th 2001); Oakland Museum of California; Merced Multicultural Arts Center; Jersey City Museum; Crocker Art Museum and La Raza/Galeria Posada in Sacramento California. 2000, Nov. / 2001, Jan. - "The Path of Resistance" - Group show. Exhibit of contemporary protest art held at New York City's Museum of Modern Art. The exhibit traced 40 years of socially critical and politically charged art. Organized by Joshua Siegel and Susan Kismaric. |
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| 2007, Sept. / 2008, June. - "Fundamental" - This traveling international group show features the art of 14 artists who explore totalitarian religion at the turn of the 21st century. Mixing the work of renowned international artists like Parastou Farahour (Iran), Mark Vallen (US), and Debbie Hill (Israel), 'Fundamental' is a timely glimpse into the disturbing world of global religious extremism, intended to dispel falsehoods, shock, inform and inspire debate. Exhibit next opens in Madrid, Spain, Feb. 2008. For more information about this exhibition, visit: www.fundamental.org.uk | |
| Website: www.markvallen.com | |
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