| Charissa Terranova, art critic and reviewer of a recent solo exhibition: "The most powerful pieces in this show were those in which Williamson used the everyday straw to embody amorphous but symbolic form. . . Williamson's flagworks have a different intention (than that of Jasper Johns'), a thesis on American artifice, waste, and bloated desire." |
| David Lane, Juror for a recent international competition: "I found Williamson's piece compelling. There's sympathy with the subject and the material. This is a good example of a piece that raises the questions, and probably keeps them raised, while speculating on the "answer". . . " |
Artist's Statement
My work brings updated perspectives to stone sculpture. My pieces incorporate innovations such that the organic nature of stone
is revealed.
The physical challenges, as well as the perspectives and psychological possibilities that are unique to three-dimensional work,
invigorate me. Nothing and no one exists by itself; rather, meaning and purpose form through relationships with other things, and
through the context of the prevailing environment. My goals are unflinching, to create what has never been attempted, to explore
with materials and stone techniques, to manifest new concepts into sculpture, such that even the casual observer is moved.
In utilizing stone and geometric shapes, I instill meaning and isolate art pieces so that they work together to form relationships and
broken narratives. My work is influenced strongly by post-modern theory and practice.
Read the 2007 interview with Marnie Zrike.
Select Exhibitions:
2008 Group TEW Galleries, "20th Anniversary Show", November - January 2007 - 2008, Atlanta, GA
2007 Group Gerald Peters Gallery, "Art for the Bridge", December 2007, Dallas, TX
2007 Group Sculptors Dominion Invitational, April - May 2007, San Antonio, TX
2006 Group TEW Galleries, "Busts and Torsos", with Stephanus Heidacker and Claude Bauret Allard, November 2006, Atlanta, GA
2006 Solo "Simpatico", Dahlia Woods Gallery, October 2006, Dallas, TX
2006 Solo "Melded Passages", Liget Gallery, June 2006, Budapest, Hungary
2006 Group Sculptors Dominion Invitational, April 2006, San Antonio, TX
2006 Group Shanghai Landscape Sculpture Invitational, April - May 2006, Shanghai, China
2005 Two-Artist Dahlia Woods Gallery, Gala Opening, November 2005, Dallas, TX
2005 Group 50th International Open Exhibition, Sacramento Arts Center
2005 Two-Artist Felder Gallery, Summer Opening 2005, Rockport, TX
2004 Group 15th Annual National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo, TX
2004 Group 49th International Open Exhibition, Sacramento Arts Center
2004 Group 37th Annual Arts International Exhibition, El Paso, TX
2004 Group Leslie Powell Foundation National Juries Exhibition, Lawton, OK
2004 Solo Highland Park Mayoral Council Unveiling Reception, Dallas, TX
2003 Solo London debut with Media Contemporary Arts: No. 5, Cavendish Square
2003 Group 36th Annual Arts International Exhibition, El Paso, TX, Distinction
Collections:
2007: Mike Modano, Dallas, TX
2007: Steve and Katherine Kennedy, Dallas, TX
2006: Dr. Scott Livesey, Vail, CO
2006: Jeff & Shereen Fuqua, Atlanta, GA
2005: John & Regina Metzler, London
2004: Chris Cheatwood, Southlake, TX
2003: Dr. Russell D. Smith, Cambridge, MA.
2002: Kim Jordan, Santa Fe, NM.
Biography:
2007 Interview for TEW Magazine, Atlanta, GA
2006 "Sculpture: A Texas Perspective", Sculpture Magazine, June, 2006, Beijing, China
2005 "Sculptor sells Alec statues through University Co-op", The Daily Texan, November 2005, Austin, TX
2005 "Artist uses straws for human sculptures", John Pronk, WFAA-TV, August 22, 2005, Dallas, TX
2005 “From Business to Budapest”, Dickinson Magazine, Winter 2005, Carlisle, PA
2004 “15th San Angelo National Ceramics Exhibition”, Ceramics Monthly, US Nationwide, October 2004
2004 “New Niche Sculpted for a Hungarian Legend: Interview with American Artist
Mark P. Williamson”, Business Hungary, July/August 2004
2004 "Sculptor is Putting Process on Display", Dallas Morning News, June 30, 2004
2004 “Sculptor and Porcelain Company Collaborate on Busts”, Art Business News, New York, April 2004
Awards and Honors:
2005 - 2006 Work selected for cover of the 2005 - 2006 Insider's Guide, an annual publication of Art & Antiques magazine
2004 - 2005 Apprenticeship with granite sculptor, Jesús Moroles, Rockport, Texas
2004 Merit Award recipient, 15th Annual National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo, TX
2003 Awarded First Place for sculpture, third place overall, 18th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Louisville Center for The Arts
2003 Awarded First Place for sculpture, second place overall, 28th Annual Arts National
Exhibition, Roseville Arts Center, Sacramento, CA
2002 Apprenticeship with Xavier Corbero, Barcelona, Spain
2001 Accepted by the Herend Porcelain Company as the architect and designer for a
new luxury gift art piece, the Herend personal portrait bust
Speaking Engagements / Publications:
2007 TEW Magazine, Interview with Marnie Zrike, Atlanta, GA
2006 "The Art of Marketing Art", Graduate School, China Art Academy, paid lecture, Beijing, China November 2006
2006 “Perspectives: Contemporary Art in the State of Texas, Plus the Path Through
a Sculptor's Mind”, Article, Sculpture Magazine, Beijing, China, June 2006
2006 “The US Contemporary Art Market”, lecture, Xiamen University College of Fine Art, Xiamen, China February 23, 2006
2004 “The Genius of Art”, Turtle Creek Breakfast Club Speaker Series, Dallas Texas, January 21, 2004
Catalogues:
2007 Gerald Peters Gallery, "Art for the Bridge", Dallas, TX, December 2007
2005 Leslie Powell Art Show, "Oklahoma: Centerfold", Lawton, OK, 2004 - 2005
2004 North American Sculpture Exhibition, Golden, CO, April 3 - June 6, 2004
2004 Maryland Federation of Art, "Small Works", Annapolis, MD, February 4 - 29, 2004
2003 Arts International Exhibit 2003, "Be Inspired", El Paso, TX, October 10 - 30, 2003
2003 Louisville Arts Festival 2003, Eighteenth Annual, Louisville, CO August - September 2003
Education:
2004 – 2005: Apprenticeship with abstract granite sculptor, Jesús Moroles, Rockport, Texas.
2002: Studied stone sculpting philosophy and techniques under the abstract stone sculptor, Xavier Corbero, Barcelona, Spain.
1997: Masters Business Administration, Jones Graduate School, Rice University
1991: Marble sculpting, Pietrasanta, Italy.
1991: BS Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
1980 – 1982: Dickinson College Art Program, Carlisle, PA. Design, composition & form, life drawing, sculpture.
Representation:
TEW Galleries, Atlanta, GA Austin Galleries, Austin, Texas Gallery of Rockport, Rockport, TX
My work brings updated perspectives to stone sculpture. My pieces incorporate innovations such that the organic nature of stone
is revealed.
The physical challenges, as well as the perspectives and psychological possibilities that are unique to three-dimensional work,
invigorate me. Nothing and no one exists by itself; rather, meaning and purpose form through relationships with other things, and
through the context of the prevailing environment. My goals are unflinching, to create what has never been attempted, to explore
with materials and stone techniques, to manifest new concepts into sculpture, such that even the casual observer is moved.
In utilizing stone and geometric shapes, I instill meaning and isolate art pieces so that they work together to form relationships and
broken narratives. My work is influenced strongly by post-modern theory and practice.
Read the 2007 interview with Marnie Zrike.
Select Exhibitions:
2008 Group TEW Galleries, "20th Anniversary Show", November - January 2007 - 2008, Atlanta, GA
2007 Group Gerald Peters Gallery, "Art for the Bridge", December 2007, Dallas, TX
2007 Group Sculptors Dominion Invitational, April - May 2007, San Antonio, TX
2006 Group TEW Galleries, "Busts and Torsos", with Stephanus Heidacker and Claude Bauret Allard, November 2006, Atlanta, GA
2006 Solo "Simpatico", Dahlia Woods Gallery, October 2006, Dallas, TX
2006 Solo "Melded Passages", Liget Gallery, June 2006, Budapest, Hungary
2006 Group Sculptors Dominion Invitational, April 2006, San Antonio, TX
2006 Group Shanghai Landscape Sculpture Invitational, April - May 2006, Shanghai, China
2005 Two-Artist Dahlia Woods Gallery, Gala Opening, November 2005, Dallas, TX
2005 Group 50th International Open Exhibition, Sacramento Arts Center
2005 Two-Artist Felder Gallery, Summer Opening 2005, Rockport, TX
2004 Group 15th Annual National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo, TX
2004 Group 49th International Open Exhibition, Sacramento Arts Center
2004 Group 37th Annual Arts International Exhibition, El Paso, TX
2004 Group Leslie Powell Foundation National Juries Exhibition, Lawton, OK
2004 Solo Highland Park Mayoral Council Unveiling Reception, Dallas, TX
2003 Solo London debut with Media Contemporary Arts: No. 5, Cavendish Square
2003 Group 36th Annual Arts International Exhibition, El Paso, TX, Distinction
Collections:
2007: Mike Modano, Dallas, TX
2007: Steve and Katherine Kennedy, Dallas, TX
2006: Dr. Scott Livesey, Vail, CO
2006: Jeff & Shereen Fuqua, Atlanta, GA
2005: John & Regina Metzler, London
2004: Chris Cheatwood, Southlake, TX
2003: Dr. Russell D. Smith, Cambridge, MA.
2002: Kim Jordan, Santa Fe, NM.
Biography:
2007 Interview for TEW Magazine, Atlanta, GA
2006 "Sculpture: A Texas Perspective", Sculpture Magazine, June, 2006, Beijing, China
2005 "Sculptor sells Alec statues through University Co-op", The Daily Texan, November 2005, Austin, TX
2005 "Artist uses straws for human sculptures", John Pronk, WFAA-TV, August 22, 2005, Dallas, TX
2005 “From Business to Budapest”, Dickinson Magazine, Winter 2005, Carlisle, PA
2004 “15th San Angelo National Ceramics Exhibition”, Ceramics Monthly, US Nationwide, October 2004
2004 “New Niche Sculpted for a Hungarian Legend: Interview with American Artist
Mark P. Williamson”, Business Hungary, July/August 2004
2004 "Sculptor is Putting Process on Display", Dallas Morning News, June 30, 2004
2004 “Sculptor and Porcelain Company Collaborate on Busts”, Art Business News, New York, April 2004
Awards and Honors:
2005 - 2006 Work selected for cover of the 2005 - 2006 Insider's Guide, an annual publication of Art & Antiques magazine
2004 - 2005 Apprenticeship with granite sculptor, Jesús Moroles, Rockport, Texas
2004 Merit Award recipient, 15th Annual National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo, TX
2003 Awarded First Place for sculpture, third place overall, 18th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Louisville Center for The Arts
2003 Awarded First Place for sculpture, second place overall, 28th Annual Arts National
Exhibition, Roseville Arts Center, Sacramento, CA
2002 Apprenticeship with Xavier Corbero, Barcelona, Spain
2001 Accepted by the Herend Porcelain Company as the architect and designer for a
new luxury gift art piece, the Herend personal portrait bust
Speaking Engagements / Publications:
2007 TEW Magazine, Interview with Marnie Zrike, Atlanta, GA
2006 "The Art of Marketing Art", Graduate School, China Art Academy, paid lecture, Beijing, China November 2006
2006 “Perspectives: Contemporary Art in the State of Texas, Plus the Path Through
a Sculptor's Mind”, Article, Sculpture Magazine, Beijing, China, June 2006
2006 “The US Contemporary Art Market”, lecture, Xiamen University College of Fine Art, Xiamen, China February 23, 2006
2004 “The Genius of Art”, Turtle Creek Breakfast Club Speaker Series, Dallas Texas, January 21, 2004
Catalogues:
2007 Gerald Peters Gallery, "Art for the Bridge", Dallas, TX, December 2007
2005 Leslie Powell Art Show, "Oklahoma: Centerfold", Lawton, OK, 2004 - 2005
2004 North American Sculpture Exhibition, Golden, CO, April 3 - June 6, 2004
2004 Maryland Federation of Art, "Small Works", Annapolis, MD, February 4 - 29, 2004
2003 Arts International Exhibit 2003, "Be Inspired", El Paso, TX, October 10 - 30, 2003
2003 Louisville Arts Festival 2003, Eighteenth Annual, Louisville, CO August - September 2003
Education:
2004 – 2005: Apprenticeship with abstract granite sculptor, Jesús Moroles, Rockport, Texas.
2002: Studied stone sculpting philosophy and techniques under the abstract stone sculptor, Xavier Corbero, Barcelona, Spain.
1997: Masters Business Administration, Jones Graduate School, Rice University
1991: Marble sculpting, Pietrasanta, Italy.
1991: BS Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
1980 – 1982: Dickinson College Art Program, Carlisle, PA. Design, composition & form, life drawing, sculpture.
Representation:
TEW Galleries, Atlanta, GA Austin Galleries, Austin, Texas Gallery of Rockport, Rockport, TX
| Mark P. Williamson Stone Sculptor |