Mark L. Power

Mark Power is an artist living and working in the Lower East Side for the past 25 years. Mark holds an MFA from the School of Visual Arts, and a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University. Mark attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, the Johnson Atelier Technical Institute of Sculpture and was awarded a residency at the Edward Albee Foundation. Mark has been a visiting artist/critic at the University of Wisconsin, College of Creative Studies, Saint John University, Princeton University, and is a member of the College Art Association.

At his studio building, The Clemente, Mark has actively served on several committees and working groups including the Sustainability and Affordability Work Group, is a member of the College Art Association, and a founding Board Member and recent Chair of Artists Alliance, Inc (AAI). During his tenure as Chair of AAI, Mark attended the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and Libraries (DCLA) series on Community Arts Leadership programming.

Prior to moving to NYC in 1991, Mark grew up in Virginia, racing motocross from age 9 until starting college. Inspired by the work of conceptual artist and composer John Cage, issues of perception and representation are paramount in his work, which he exhibits extensively. Mark’s sculpture is represented by Frosch & Co.