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Mark Warren Jacques
Born 1984
Columbus, Ohio. USA
Mark Warren Jacques is an American visual artist, musician, designer, and award-winning inventor. His artistic oeuvre, which spans painting, large-scale murals, and multimedia projects, is celebrated for its vibrant abstraction and optimistic portrayal of the human experience.
Jacques' art has found a fanbase in galleries and public spaces around the world, including solo exhibitions in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, and New York, as well as internationally in Australia, Spain, Canada, and the UK. His unique visual language is instantly recognizable, characterized by bold colors and dynamic composition. This iconic style has made him a sought-after collaborator for major brands such as GAP, Universal Records, Herman Miller, Nike, and many more.
With a career spanning over two decades, Jacques continues to push creative boundaries. His work is a testament to his belief in the power of art as a natural extension of the human spirit. Jacques' philosophy centers on the joy of daily creation and the endless possibilities of inspiration found in the world around us.
Studied Art and Design at Columbus College of Art and Design
Studied ML and AI at Stanford School of Engineering
Grants and Awards:
Public Art Grant
Greater Columbus Arts Council
Greater Columbus Arts Council
Project: 934 Outdoor Gallery
Columbus, Ohio
2024
Columbus, Ohio
2024
Public Art Grant
Project: SODO Track
Seattle, Washington
2019
Artist Residency
Arts on Site
New York, New York
2017
Individual Artist Grant
Greater Columbus Arts Council
Seattle, Washington
2019
Artist Residency
Arts on Site
New York, New York
2017
Individual Artist Grant
Greater Columbus Arts Council
Columbus, Ohio
University Scholarship
Alliance for Young Artists & Writers
Full Tuition Award
Columbus College of Art and Design
2002
Gold Medal Portfolio
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
2002
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards National Exhibition
The Corcoran Collection at The National Gallery of Art
Washington, DC
2002
Invention Convention
Edison Award - Best in Show
National Invention Convention
1997
2002
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards National Exhibition
The Corcoran Collection at The National Gallery of Art
Washington, DC
2002
Invention Convention
Edison Award - Best in Show
National Invention Convention
1997
Collaborators and Intellectual Property Licensors Include:
Herman Miller, GAP, Nike, Universal Records, Wieden + Kennedy, Urban Outfitters, Poler, Element, GNU, O'neill, Teva, Murcury Records, Kill Rock Stars, Stumptown, Hendricks, Instrument,Vuori
Fine Art Exhibitions :
Upcoming
SOMEDAY (Solo Exhibition)
934 Gallery
Columbus, Ohio
Link: https://934gallery.org/
2022
Big Ideas (Solo Exhibition)
OSOS Contemporary
San Luis Obispo, California
OSOS Contemporary
San Luis Obispo, California
2020
Alone In This Together (Solo Exhibition)
Ampersand Gallery
Portland, Oregon
2018
Sum of All Parts
Brilliant Champions Gallery
Brooklyn, New York
2017
Man’s Ruin (Solo Exhibition)
Brilliant Champions Gallery
Brooklyn, New York
2016
The New Vanguard
Lancaster Museum of Art & History
Curated by Thinkspace Gallery
Lancaster, California
New Radius
Athen B Gallery
Oakland, California
Zones
934 Gallery
Columbus, Ohio
2015
SCOPE at Art Basel Miami
Represented by: Thinkspace Gallery
Miami, Florida
Co-Lab
Athen B Gallery
Oakland, California
Looking at You - Looking at Me (Solo Exhibition)
Flatcolor Gallery
Seattle, Washington
2014
All Night Every Day (Solo Exhibition)
White Walls Gallery
San Francisco, California
Reflection / Refraction
Front Room Gallery
Brooklyn, New York
2013
New Neon: Light, Paint & Photography
Bedford Gallery at the Lesher Center for the Arts
Walnut Creek, California.
Small in a Big Way (Solo Exhibition)
White Walls Gallery
San Francisco, California
2012
Each Story in this Story has a Story (Solo Exhibition)
Breeze Block Gallery
Portland, Oregon
SCOPE at Art Basel Miami
Represented by: White Walls Gallery
Miami, Florida
Space Form
Curated by Sven Davis
Breeze Block Gallery
Portland, Oregon
2011
Something About Everything About Something (Solo Exhibition)
White Walls Gallery
San Francisco, California
SCOPE at Art Basel Miami
Represented by: White Walls Gallery
Miami, Florida
Subliminal Sunlight
Curated by Howard Hurst
Number 35 Gallery
New York, New York
Seeing is Conceiving (Solo Exhibition)
Flatcolor Gallery
Seattle, Washington
RESURRECTION
Cinders Gallery
Brooklyn, New York
Sugar Mountain
The Forum Gallery
Melbourne, Australia
The Letter Show
Gallery Hijinks
San Francisco, California
OAC Art For Oceanic Awareness
Andi Campognone Project
Pomona, California
Wallpaper
A&D Gallery
Barcelona, Spain
2010
Home (Solo Exhibition)
Together Gallery
Portland, Oregon
Im Here Now (Solo Exhibition)
Gallery Hijinks
San Francisco, California
For this, I would lean into it (Solo Exhibition)
Flatcolor Gallery
Seattle, Washington
Diverse Chorus
Curated by Kevin E Taylor
SCOOP Contemporary
Charleston, South Carolina
Resurrection
Cinders Gallery
Brooklyn, New York
A New Beginning
941 Geary Gallery
San Francisco, California
Rainbow Logic
Corduroy Surf Shop
Portland, Maine
The Cheaper Show No. 9
Juried group exhibition
Vancouver, B.C.
Canada
New Territory
White Walls Gallery
San Francisco, California
2009
It’s Out There - In Here (Solo Exhibition)
Grass Hut Gallery
Portland, Oregon
Big Beautiful Color (Solo Exhibition)
Fontanelle Gallery
Portland, Oregon
The Optimistic Life and Mind (Solo Exhibition)
Rare Device
San Francisco, California
Winter Group Show
White Walls Gallery
San Francisco, California
Aqua Art at Art Basel Miami
Represented by White Walls Gallery
Miami, Florida
You Show Me Yours I’ll Show You Mine
Together Gallery
Portland, Oregon
The Future Is So Bright
Gallery 6
San Francisco, California
The Spirit of Soldier
Soldier Gallery
Boston, Massachusetts
All In Together Now
Headquarters Galerie
Montreal, Canada
2008
Plants Are Beautiful People (Solo Exhibition)
Life & Limb
Portland, Oregon
WFMU 50th Anniversary
Printed Matter
Manhattan, New York
Buried Beneath Me
Cerasoli-Lebasse Gallery
Los Angeles, California
The Americans
Grass Hut Gallery
Portland, Oregon
The Influence of Matter (Split Exhibition with Ryan Jacob Smith)
Together Gallery
Portland, Oregon
2007
Currents
Launchpad Gallery
Portland, Oregon
2006
Open House
River Watch Gallery
Columbus, Ohio
2005
Untitled
M Gallery
Covington, Kentucky
2004
Small Works
RoyGBiv Gallery
Columbus, Ohio
2002
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards of 2002 National Exhibition
The Corcoran Gallery of Art
Washington, DC
Alone In This Together (Solo Exhibition)
Ampersand Gallery
Portland, Oregon
2018
Sum of All Parts
Brilliant Champions Gallery
Brooklyn, New York
2017
Man’s Ruin (Solo Exhibition)
Brilliant Champions Gallery
Brooklyn, New York
2016
The New Vanguard
Lancaster Museum of Art & History
Curated by Thinkspace Gallery
Lancaster, California
New Radius
Athen B Gallery
Oakland, California
Zones
934 Gallery
Columbus, Ohio
2015
SCOPE at Art Basel Miami
Represented by: Thinkspace Gallery
Miami, Florida
Co-Lab
Athen B Gallery
Oakland, California
Looking at You - Looking at Me (Solo Exhibition)
Flatcolor Gallery
Seattle, Washington
2014
All Night Every Day (Solo Exhibition)
White Walls Gallery
San Francisco, California
Reflection / Refraction
Front Room Gallery
Brooklyn, New York
2013
New Neon: Light, Paint & Photography
Bedford Gallery at the Lesher Center for the Arts
Walnut Creek, California.
Small in a Big Way (Solo Exhibition)
White Walls Gallery
San Francisco, California
2012
Each Story in this Story has a Story (Solo Exhibition)
Breeze Block Gallery
Portland, Oregon
SCOPE at Art Basel Miami
Represented by: White Walls Gallery
Miami, Florida
Space Form
Curated by Sven Davis
Breeze Block Gallery
Portland, Oregon
2011
Something About Everything About Something (Solo Exhibition)
White Walls Gallery
San Francisco, California
SCOPE at Art Basel Miami
Represented by: White Walls Gallery
Miami, Florida
Subliminal Sunlight
Curated by Howard Hurst
Number 35 Gallery
New York, New York
Seeing is Conceiving (Solo Exhibition)
Flatcolor Gallery
Seattle, Washington
RESURRECTION
Cinders Gallery
Brooklyn, New York
Sugar Mountain
The Forum Gallery
Melbourne, Australia
The Letter Show
Gallery Hijinks
San Francisco, California
OAC Art For Oceanic Awareness
Andi Campognone Project
Pomona, California
Wallpaper
A&D Gallery
Barcelona, Spain
2010
Home (Solo Exhibition)
Together Gallery
Portland, Oregon
Im Here Now (Solo Exhibition)
Gallery Hijinks
San Francisco, California
For this, I would lean into it (Solo Exhibition)
Flatcolor Gallery
Seattle, Washington
Diverse Chorus
Curated by Kevin E Taylor
SCOOP Contemporary
Charleston, South Carolina
Resurrection
Cinders Gallery
Brooklyn, New York
A New Beginning
941 Geary Gallery
San Francisco, California
Rainbow Logic
Corduroy Surf Shop
Portland, Maine
The Cheaper Show No. 9
Juried group exhibition
Vancouver, B.C.
Canada
New Territory
White Walls Gallery
San Francisco, California
2009
It’s Out There - In Here (Solo Exhibition)
Grass Hut Gallery
Portland, Oregon
Big Beautiful Color (Solo Exhibition)
Fontanelle Gallery
Portland, Oregon
The Optimistic Life and Mind (Solo Exhibition)
Rare Device
San Francisco, California
Winter Group Show
White Walls Gallery
San Francisco, California
Aqua Art at Art Basel Miami
Represented by White Walls Gallery
Miami, Florida
You Show Me Yours I’ll Show You Mine
Together Gallery
Portland, Oregon
The Future Is So Bright
Gallery 6
San Francisco, California
The Spirit of Soldier
Soldier Gallery
Boston, Massachusetts
All In Together Now
Headquarters Galerie
Montreal, Canada
2008
Plants Are Beautiful People (Solo Exhibition)
Life & Limb
Portland, Oregon
WFMU 50th Anniversary
Printed Matter
Manhattan, New York
Buried Beneath Me
Cerasoli-Lebasse Gallery
Los Angeles, California
The Americans
Grass Hut Gallery
Portland, Oregon
The Influence of Matter (Split Exhibition with Ryan Jacob Smith)
Together Gallery
Portland, Oregon
2007
Currents
Launchpad Gallery
Portland, Oregon
2006
Open House
River Watch Gallery
Columbus, Ohio
2005
Untitled
M Gallery
Covington, Kentucky
2004
Small Works
RoyGBiv Gallery
Columbus, Ohio
2002
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards of 2002 National Exhibition
The Corcoran Gallery of Art
Washington, DC
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Cover, featured interview.
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The Leaflet Vol. 9. Exhibition Catalog
Published by Together Gallery. Portland, OR
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Published by Together Gallery. Portland, OR
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