MARK ARCTANDER

121 North Phelps Avenue

Arlington Heights, Illinois 60004

847.577.8596

markarctander@hotmail.com

MFA, Northern Illinois University, 1996.

BA, Western Illinois University, 1993.

Representation: Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago.

Solo Exhibitions:

“Eidetic Memories (With Fruit)”, Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, 2002.

“Mark Arctander at Elmhurst Art Museum”, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, Illinois, 2000.

“New Work”, Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, 2000.

“Recent Work”, Western Illinois University Gallery and Museum, Macomb, Illinois, 1998.

Selected Group Exhibitions:

DePaul University Faculty Exhibition, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, 2002.

“Gallery Artists Group Show”, Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, 2000.

“Bookish”, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, Illinois, 1999.

Selected International Exhibitions:

“Art 2002 Chicago”, Roy Boyd Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois, 2002.

“Booked”, Chidlaw Gallery, Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1998.

“SOFA: Sculpture, Objects and Functional Art”, Roy Boyd Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, 1996.

“Small Works International Exhibition”, Amos Eno Gallery, New York, New York, 1995.

Selected National Exhibitions:

“Dark Humor”, The Plant Visual Arts Center, Norfolk, Virginia, 2000.

“Beyond Tradition: Embracing Diversity”, Ceres Gallery, New York, New York, 1996.

“National ‘95”, Phoenix Gallery, New York, New York, 1995.

Selected Regional Exhibitions:

“16^th Evanston + Vicinity Exhibition, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, Illinois, 2002.

“The 2000 Rockford-Midwestern Exhibition: Artists of the New Millenium, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, Illinois, 2000.

“42^nd Annual Beloit and Vicinity Exhibition”, Wright Museum of Art, Beloit, Wisconsin, 1999.

Selected Invitational Exhibitions:

“Lost and Found: Collage and Assemblage”, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, Illinois, 2001.

“In Praise of Folly”, Safety Kleen Gallery, Elgin Community College, Elgin, Illinois, 2001.

“Unbound”, Herron Gallery, Indianapolis Center for Contemporary Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1997.

Benefit Exhibitions:

“Bookmarks 9, Whitewalls Benefit Auction, N.I.U. Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, 2002.

“Spring Benefit Auction”, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, Illinois, 2002.

The Columbia College Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts Benefit”, Columbia College, Chicago, Illinois, 1996.

Awards:

Illinois Arts Council Artist’s Fellowship Award, 2001.

Northern Illinois University Fellowship Award, 1997.

Northern Illinois University Leadership Award, 1996.

Curatorial:

“text/context”, Western Illinois University Gallery and Museum, Macomb, Illinois, 1998.

Interviews, Panel Discussions and Presentations:

“Arts Across Illinois”, WTTW Television Interview: “Arts in Evanston”, 2002.

“College of DuPage Alternative School Program Presentation, Elmhurst Art Museum, 2000.

Collections:

Absolut Company, Stockholm, Sweden; DePaul University; Elmhurst Art Museum; Northern Illinois University; Western Illinois University; Universal Coach Parts, Des Plaines, Illinois; MJ Connolly Company, Riverside, Illinois; Numerous Private Collections Nationally and Internationally.