Personal Profile

Photo Credit: Haley Major

Mark has been making art since he was a child. While he has encountered many artists and designers over his career and learned a nearly infinite amount from these individuals, the origins of Mark's love for art comes from his father Frank who spent many years as a wildlife artist.

 At a young age Mark used to sit for hours and pour over books filled with Star Wars concept art by draftsmen and painters like Ralph McQuarrie and Joe Johnston.  He would later discover and come to admire concept artists and illustrators such as Frank Frazetta, Robert McGinnis, Beksiński, Ian McCaig, Yoshitaka Amano, Andrew Loomis, and Doug Chiang.

 Professionally Mark has worked as a Graphic Designer and Illustrator for Warner Brothers, Twentieth Century Fox, and in automotive advertising for domestic and international car companies, and currently works with three other designers on the podcast Okay Team!  A Young Designer’s Guide. 

 Mark has a Master of Fine Art in UX Design and Research (Experience Design), a Bachelor of Fine Art in Painting and Graphic Design, and an Associate of Applied Science in Photography, and is an Assistant Professor.

Sample of Past Clients

  • Twentieth Century Fox

  • Warner Brothers

  • United Features Syndicate: Dilbert

  • Sunburry Press

  • Converse Inc.

  • General Motors Corporation

  • Ford Motor Company

  • Honda

  • Daimler Chrysler

  • Buick

  • Chevrolet

  • Delphi

  • Pontiac

  • Toyota

  • Mazda

  • Tabletrashers Ltd. (Subsidiary of Cloud Graphics)

  • Paws Inc.

  • PepsiCo

  • Dinsmore and Shohl

  • McDonalds

  • Power Marketing

  • OIP&T

  • Kaplan University

  • Dayton Public Library

  • The SafetyPro Podcast Publication

  • The Watershed Group

AWARDS, RECOGNITIONS, AND EXHIBITIONS

2025 - Solo Exhibition - PARADISO ET INFERNUS (PARADISE AND HELL) - AEGON Gallery in the Jones Visual Art Center (coming June 3rd, 2025)

2024 - Faculty Exhibition - Department of Art & Design - Indiana State University

2023 - Faculty Exhibition - Department of Art & Design - Indiana State University

2021 - Recognition: Professing Excellence and Inspiring Instruction

2020 - Recognition: Class of 2020 First Destination - Success Mention

2013 - Awarded: The Sophie Kerrigan Memorial Art Scholarship

2012 - Awarded: Spring Art Department scholarship, Wright State University

2008 - Photography Exhibition: Ohio Institute of Photography and Technology

2008 - Photography Exhibition: The Kettering Government Center

2006 - OIP&T Instructor Exhibition: The Kettering Government Building

2006 - Featured Artist: The Living Arts Magazine: Art in the Digital Age

2005 - Members Exhibition: The Dayton Visual Arts Center

INVITED TALKS

2024 - PARADISO ET INFERNUS (PARADISE AND HELL) Workshop & Artist Talk - Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky

2022 - I Drew Dragons - Using Your Art Degree to Support Your Creative Endeavors, Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky

2022 - Advanced Portrait Photography & Editing, Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky

2020 - Digital Illustration Lecture & Work Symposium, Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky

2018 - Digital Art and Advanced Image Editing, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

2016 - Portrait and Fashion Image Editing Techniques, Brightwood College, Dayton, Ohio

2015 - Advance Digital Illustration Techniques, Sinclair College, Dayton, Ohio