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MARK L. EMERSON
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts; University of California, Davis; Concentration; Painting
Bachelor of Fine Arts; California State University, Sacramento; Concentration;
Painting & Drawing
California College of Arts & Crafts, Oakland, California; Study in
Painting and Film
Associate of Arts; Sacramento City College; Concentration: Painting &
Film
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009 MEASURING RHYTHM: NEW PAINTINGS, Mark L. Emerson, JAYJAY, Sacramento, CA
2007 MARK L. EMERSON- NEW WORKS ON PAPER, JAYJAY, Sacramento, CA
2006 RHYTHM SECTION: MARK L. EMERSON, JAYJAY,
Sacramento, CA
2005 CYCLIC FORM – RECENT PAINTINGS, Patricia
Sweetow Gallery, San Francisco, California
2004 7X70X70 LARGE FORMAT PAINTINGS FROM 2003, Jay
Jay, Sacramento, California
RHYTHM METHOD REVISITED, SELECTED PAINTINGS FROM 1999 AND 2002, The New
House Gallery, The Branson School, Ross, California
2003 (UN)TAPED, MARK L. EMERSON and KARL BENJAMIN,
Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, California
THE COLLECTED WORKS, 1991-2002 – MARK L. EMERSON, Memorial Union
Art Gallery, University of California, Davis, California
2002 EQUIPOISE REDUX- NEW PAINTINGS, JAYJAY, Sacramento,
California
2001 OPTIMUM RHYTHM- NEW PAINTINGS, Crocker Art
Museum, Sacramento, California (catalogue)
SITE LINE-NEW PAINTINGS, Patricia Correia Gallery, Santa Monica, California
2000 RHYTHM METHOD-RECENT PAINTINGS Claremont Graduate
University, East Gallery, Claremont, California (catalog)
1999 RHYTHM METHOD-RECENT PAINTINGS Patricia Sweetow
Gallery, San Francisco, California
1997 RECONNOITER-NEW PAINTINGS, Sweetow Gallery,
San Francisco, California
QUEUE-RECENT PAINTINGS, Gallery Paridoso, Costa Mesa, California
SEGUE-RECENT PAINTINGS Weintraub Thomas Gallery, Sacramento, California
1995 EQUIPOISE-NEW PAINTINGS, Maddux Parker Gallery,
Sacramento, California
1994 MARK L. EMERSON-RECENT WORK, 750 Gallery, Sacramento,
California
1993 PALIMPSEST-RECENT PAINTINGS, 750 Gallery, Sacramento,
California
1989 THE LOST YEAR-RECENT WORK ON PAPER, Michael
Himovitz Gallery, Sacramento, California
1987 MARK L. EMERSON-RECENT WORK, Convergence Gallery,
San Francisco, California
1986 MARK L. EMERSON_RECENT PAINTINGS AND WORKS
ON PAPER Michael Himovitz Gallery, Sacramento, California
1984 FOUR SCREENS AND A BRIDGE University Union
Exhibition Lounge, California State University, Sacramento, California
MARK L. EMERSON-RECENT WORK, Chan Elliot, Sacramento, California
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008 IDEAS IN COLLABORATION: A SHOW BRINING TOGETHER SCULPTURE & PAINTING, Curated by George Ettenhiem, CSU Sacramento, Robert Else Gallery
FACULTY EXHIBITION, CSU Sacramento Art Department, Library Gallery
2006 GIFT SHOP, Another Year in LA, Los Angeles,
CA
2004 CUT-UPS, READYMADES, COLOR FACT, Curated by
Eric Brandon, Jay Jay, Sacramento, California
CHAPTER ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP SHOW 3, CSUS ALUMNI, 2nd Place Award, California
Sate University, Sacramento, California
2003 CORE, California State University, Sacramento,
Lecturer Exhibition, Memorial Union Art Gallery, University of California,
Davis
BIG WAVE IV, Andrew-Shire Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2002 SUMMER GROUP SHOW, Patricia Sweetow Gallery,
San Francisco, California
THE BIG WAVE #4, Andrew Shire Gallery, Los Angeles, California
ZONE Cerro Coso Community College Fine Arts Gallery, Ridgecrest, California
2001 STUDIO VISIT, JAYJAY, Sacramento, California
2000 A COLLABORATION, Patricia Correia Gallery,
Santa Monica, California
DEAN DeCOCKER/MIDWAY MARK L. EMERSON/16 SMALL PAINTINGS ON PAPER, Gallery
8, Sacramento, California
15 ARTISTS…15 BOXES, Gallery 8, Sacramento, California
1998 WINDWORKS, Davis Art Center, Davis, California
1997 MARK L. EMERSON/MARY PORTER-RECENT WORK, Shasta
College Art Gallery, Redding, California
INAGURAL EXHIBITION Patricia Sweetow Gallery, San Francisco, California
GOOD TO GO-MARK L. EMERSON, DEAN DeCOCKER & T. DAVID WETZL, LA ART
Core Gallery, Los Angeles, California
WATERMARKS-COSUMNES RIVER WRITERS & ARTISTS PROJECT, The Center for
Contemporary Art, Sacramento, California
THE BREAST ART PROJECT Michael Himovitz Gallery, Sacramento, California
1996 MEDIUMS OF EXPRESSIONS Patricia Sweetow gallery,
Napa, California
THE CHAIR SHOW Weintraub Thomas Gallery, Sacramento, California
1995 IF THE SHOE FITS….Davis Art Center, Davis
California
DIMINUTIVE PAIRS Patricia Sweetow Gallery, Napa, California
SIMPLY SMALL Susan Street Gallery, Solana Beach , California
SUMMER GROUP SHOW Patricia Sweetow Gallery, Napa, California
FACULTY GROUP EXHIBITION Davis Art Center, Davis, California
SNADED & POURED GROUP EXHIBITION Curated by Dean DeCocker & T.
David Wetzl,
750 Gallery, Sacramento, California
1994 GALLERY ARTISTS EXHIBITION J Maddux Parker
Gallery, Sacramento, California
PAINTINGS FROM THE CAPITAL-MARK L. EMERSON & T. DAVID WETZL, Claremont
Graduate School Art Gallery, Claremont, California
SANDED The Art Store Gallery, Pasadena, California
750 GROUP SHOW 750 Gallery, Sacramento, California
1993 750 GROUP SHOW 750 Gallery, Sacramento, California
THE SURFACE OF THE SIGN Curated by Randal Davis, University Art Gallery,
California
State University, Chico
1992 INTRODUCTIONS Solomon Dubnick Gallery, Sacramento,
California
750 INVITATIONAL 750 Gallery, Sacrament, California
1991 SACRAMENTO ABSTRACTION-AN INVITATIONAL GROUP
EXHIBITION Curated by
Mark L. Emerson, Gregory Kondos Art gallery, Sacramento City College,
Sacramento, California
MIXED BAG Gregory Kondos Art Gallery, Sacramento City College, Sacramento,
California
1987 ILLUMINATIONS Himovitz Jensen Gallery, Sacramento,
California
1986 ARTBRIDGE City Gallery, Kobe, Japan
1985 BAKER’S DOZEN Michael Himovitz Gallery,
Sacramento, California
1984 COWTOWN Chan Elliot Gallery, Sacramento, California
MASTER OF FINE ARTS EXHIBITION Memorial Union Art Gallery, Davis, California
MASTER OF FINE ARTS EXHIBITION Memorial Pence Gallery, Davis, California
MASTER OF FINE ARTS EXHIBITION Memorial Gorman Museum, University of California
Davis, California
MASTER OF FINE ARTS EXHIBITION Memorial North Point Gallery, San Francisco,
California
NIGHT GAMES Slant Gallery, Sacramento, California
1983 MARK L. EMERSON/MICHAELE LeCOMPTE-RECENT WORK
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
California State University, Sacramento, Art Department, Lecturer, Sacramento,
California – Spring 2002 to present
University of California, Davis, Art Department, Visiting Lecturer, Davis,
California – Fall 2001
Davis Art Center, Davis, California – 1994 -- 2002
Regional & Continuing Education; California State University, Sacramento,
California – Fall 1992 -- 1996
Cosumnes River College, Sacramento, California – Fall 1990
Western Fairs Association Annual Conference (lecture on exhibition design)
San Jose Convention Center – 1990
Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California – Spring 1989,
Summer 1989, Fall 1989
Sacramento City College, Sacramento, California – Spring 1986, Spring
1990, Spring 1993
Sierra Community College, Rocklin, California – Fall 1986
COMMISSIONS
2007 Progressive Insurance, "GO ASK ALICE" 16 x 16", Polymer on paper, Annual Financial Report (Page 14), Cleveland, OH
1998 Bank of Sacramento, “BARCELONA II”,
30 X 60", Polymer on Panel
1994 Sacramento Downtown Plaza, “GARDEN COURT”
12 X 15' Mural, Acrylic on Stucco
University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, “GLADSTONE”
1994, 60 X 60", Polymer on linen
BIBLIOGRAPHY
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, Line Color and Much More, Daniella Walsh –
2003
THE CALIFORNIA AGGIE, Emerson Exhibit Livens Up MU Gallery, Doug Rutsch
– 2003
THE DAVIS ENTERPRISE, California Spirit, Marilyn Moyle - 2003
SACRAMENTO NEWS AND REVIEW, Vibrating Landscapes, Jackson Griffith - 2002
SACRAMENTO BEE, Mark Emerson Paintings, Victoria Dalkey - 2002
COAGULA ART JOURNAL, Mark Emerson, Rhythm Method @ Claremont Graduate
University, Jennifer Faist - 2000
SACRAMENTO BEE, Crocker Displays Sacramento Artist’s Distinctive
Works, Victoria Dalkey - 2001
ARTWEEK, Mark L. Emerson at Patricia Sweetow Gallery, Kimi Julian - 1999
SACRAMENTO NEWS AND REVIEW, Abstract Beats, Kimi Julian - 1999
SACRAMENTO BEE, CSUS Shows Off It’s Artists, Victoria Dalkey - 1997
SACRAMENTO NEWS AND REVIEW, Landscape Between The Lines, David M. Roth
- 1997
ON THE TOWN, Coming To Terms With Mark Emerson’s Minimalist Art,
Emma Breacain - 1997
SACRAMENTO NEWS AND REVIEW, Eye Of The Beholder, Marcus Crowder - 1997
ABOUT ART, Mark Emerson-The Abstract Art of Minimalism, Diana Weissman
- 1996
ON THE TOWN, The Fourth Annual Erotic Art Show, Emma Breacain - 1996
SACRAMENTO BEE, 200 Artists Give Life to Phoenix, Victoria Dalkey - 1995
ARTWEEK, Surface Tension, Randal Davis - 1993
SACRAMENTO NEWS AND REVIEW, ARTVIEW, Gentle Invitation, David Roth - 1993
WESTART, A Sample of Abstract Art, Darrell Forney - 1991
SACRAMENTO BEE, Mark Emerson at Michael Himovitz Gallery, Victoria Dalkey
- 1986
SUTTERTOWN NEWS, Tempo Gallery Harmony, Janis Edwards - 1983
SACRAMENTO BEE, Fine Art Prevails Over Pretension, Alfred Kay - 1983
SACRAMENTO BEE, Brief Encounters, Charles Johnson - 1976
SACRAMENTO BEE, Under-Where?, Charles Johnson - 1975
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
MUSEUMS AND INSTITUTIONS
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California
Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, California
University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California
University of California, Davis Medical Center, Roseville, California
California State University Art Department, Sacramento, California
University of California, Davis Art Department, Davis, California
Sacramento City College Art Department Permanent Collection, Sacramento,
California
CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
Wood-Rogers, Civil Engineering, Sacramento, California
NCG Porter Novelli, Sacramento, California
Kaiser Permenente Hospital, South Sacramento, California
Bank of Sacramento, Sacramento, California
Kaiser Permanente Hospital, Hayward, California
American Airlines, Sacramento, California
Law Office of McDonough, Holland & Allan, Sacramento, California
The Progressive Art Collection
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
George Vlahos, San Francisco, California
Paul and Wendy Siegfried, New York, New York
Bob Bathrick / Ron Saunders, San Francisco, California
Roger Hanna / Zhanna Gurvich, New York, New York
The Estate of Robert Arneson, Benicia, California
Dr. Sandra Barbour, Sacramento, California
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hornor, Pilot Hill, California
Cornelia Schulz, Fairfax, California
Alan & Michelle Sullivan, Kentfield, California
Clyde Blackmon/Karen Cornell, Sacramento, California
The Estate of Michael Himovitz, Sacramento, California
Dr. Spencer Lockson DPM, Sacramento, California
Barbara Gibbs/Robert Di Franco, Portland, Oregon
Dr. & Mrs. Elliot Eisenbud, Sacramento, California
The Estate of Darrell E. Forney, Sacramento, California
Mr. & Mrs. Russell Hughes, San Jose, California
T. David Wetzl, Sacramento, California
Penelope Harding, Sacramento, California
Dean DeCocker, Claremont, California
Katie Thomas / Richard Lawrence, Sacramento, California
Beth & Steve Jones, Sacramento, California
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