As a child, much of Marc’s time was spent watching his father work at solving problems. It occurred to Marc that his father, who managed a specialty stitching shop in Manhattan with its intricate machines, had become extraordinarily innovative and was able to address any issue with the knowledge that he would somehow arrive at a solution. Marc embraced his father’s problem solving skills and, knowing he wanted to make “stuff,” decided early in life to become an engineer. Working with his hands gave him much pleasure and, over time, Marc worked at many tasks requiring skills which he did not possess but would soon acquire.
When Marc realized that the art world was filled with opportunities to learn new skills and create things he had not yet imagined, he was very excited. He studied jewelry making but decided that he needed larger and stronger materials to work with and soon discovered welding. “My very first day in a welding studio was truly the first day of the rest of my life” Marc says. He found something where the process he was working in was as important as the work he was making. Marc embraced the “technology” of welded sculpture through practice and observation and study of the works of significant sculptors such as David Smith.
Resume
Lives and works in the NYC Metro Area
Education
Welding, The Art Students League, New York, NY,
2010 – Present
Sculpture, Scottsdale Community College, Scottsdale Az.
1/2015 – 5/2015
1/2016 – 5/2016
Welding, The Educational Alliance Art School, New York, NY,
2005 – 2011
Jewelry Making, 52nd Street YMCA, New York, NY (no longer exists.)
MS in Computer Science option of Electrical Engineering,
NYU Tandon School of Engineering, New York, NY
BS in Electrical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Awards
Works in Public Fnalist, 2020, NYC Riverside Park,
New York City Parks/Art Students League
Merit Scholarship Award, 2019, Art Students League
Red Dot Selection (Best of Category), 2019, Dana Parlier Concours, Phyllis Harriman Gallery
Judges Choice Award, 2016, 11th Annual Best of Artist Competition/Exhibition,
Scottsdale Community College
Blue Dot selection (Honorable Mention), 2014, Student Concours, Phyllis Harriman Gallery,
Blue Dot selection (Honorable Mention), 2013, Student Concours, Phyllis Harriman Gallery,
Exhibitions
Shadows and Light – Featured Solo Window Artist, 2022, Art Alliance of Monmouth County, Art Alliance Studio & Gallery
2022 Metal Sculpture Exhibit, 2022, Phyllis Harriman Gallery
NO VACANCY: Sculptors Guild Summer Art Exhibition, 2021, 6th Ave ChaShaMa gallery space
WALLS AND BORDERS, 2021, Westbeth Gallery and the Sculptors Guild, Westbeth Gallery
Art Alliance 34th Annual Juried Exhibition, 2021, Art Alliance of Monmouth County, Art Alliance Studio & Gallery
Merit Scholarship Award Exhibition, 2020, Phyllis Harriman Gallery
Dana Parlier Concours, 2019, Red Dot Selection (Best of Category), Phyllis Harriman Gallery
OF A FOURTH DIMENSION, 2019, ASL Metal Sculpture Artists, Phyllis Harriman Gallery
A Sculpture Exhibit: METAL, 2017, Sculptors Alliance, Governor’s Island
11th Annual Best of Artist Competition/Exhibition, Judges Choice Award, 2016,
Scottsdale Community College
Student Exhibitions, 2015/2016, Scottsdale Community College
Student Concours, Art Students League
Student Exhibitions, Educational Alliance
Collections
Anthony Migliaccio, Los Angeles, Ca.
John Waldie, New Paltz, NY
Marcia Harmon, Scottsdale, Az.
Hermine Berowitz, New York, NY
Art Related Employment
Associate Technical Instructor, Art Students League, 2018 – Present
Organizations
Sculptors Guild, Advocating for Sculpture and Sculptors since 1937, NYC, NY
International Sculpture Center, Advancing the Creation and Understanding of Sculpture, Hamilton Township, New Jersey
Certifications
FDNY Certificate of Fitness for Torch Use of Flammable Gas
Software Technology
Rhinoceros – 3D modeling tools for designers (CAD).
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