Mark Graver Artist
Non Toxic Printmaking
Mark Graver, artist/printmaker (MA Printmaking Camberwell College of Arts, London) is a professional artist specialising in non toxic printmaking and painting. Mark runs nontoxic printmaking courses from Wharepuke Print Studio and teaches Printmaking part time at NorthTec, Kerikeri, NZ.
Mark was awarded First Prize at the 2010 Lessedra World Art Print competition in Sofia, Bulgaria. His work is held in public and private collections worldwide.
Mark is the author of the book Non-Toxic Printmaking. (A&C Black, London 2012)
Born:St.Albans, Hertfordshire, England, 1964 |
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Education
1994 -1995 M.A.Printmaking, Camberwell College of Arts, London.
1985 -1988 B.A (Hons) Fine Art, Leeds Polytechnic.
Residencies/Workshops/Lectures etc
2011 Non Toxic Printmaking workshop – Chisholm Institute, Frankston, Victoria, Australia
Honorary Artist in Residence –Printmaking, Ballarat University, Victoria,Australia
Non Toxic Printmaking workshop – West Yorkshire Print Workshop, UK
Non Toxic Printmaking workshop – John Howard Print Studio, Cornwall, UK
Artist in Residence/workshop – PRINT! Exchange Gallery, Penzance, UK
Jury Member Lessedra World Art Print – Sofia, Bulgaria
2010 Member of Evaluation Committee, International Children’s Print Show, Harbin,
Heilongjiang Province, China
2009 Visiting Artist/Tutor, Seacourt Print Studio – Bangor, Northern Ireland
2002 - 2003 Artist in Residence, Surface Gallery, Nottingham, UK
1996 - 1997 Artist in Residence, Kensington and Chelsea College, London
1995 - 1996 Artist in Residence, Intaglio Printmaker, London
Articles:
Imprint, Australian Print Council Quarterly, winter 2010, ‘Harbin Highlights’ (author)
Imprint, Australian Print Council Quarterly, summer 09 – Art at Wharepuke Gallery
Art News New Zealand, summer 09 – ‘Printmaking Flourishing’
Imprint, Australian Print Council Quarterly, Winter 08 - Wharepuke Print Studio
Art All #89, April 08, NZ - Wharepuke Print Studio
Art News New Zealand, winter 2004 -‘The English Painter’
Nottingham Evening Post, UK Jan 2003 -‘Down To Earth Visionary’
Southern Cross Magazine, UK Jan 2000 -‘A Life’s Work’
Publications:
Author – Non Toxic Printmaking – A&C Black (London) Printmaking Handbook (published January 2011)
The Harbin Series – (Wharepuke Print Studio 2011) ISBN - 978-0-473-18818-4
“Mark Graver – Paintings and Prints” – Wharepuke Print Studio 2008
ISBN 978-0-473-12485-4
“Artists Prints and Reproductions – a Need for Definition” (Author)
Art All Magazine NZ # 76 Feb – Mar 2006
Collections:
Penang State Art Gallery, Penang, Malaysia
National Museum Of Fine Art, Taiwan
Douro Museum of Printmaking, Douro, Portugal
Durban University – Arts for Humanity Collection
Literature and Arts Department, Heilongjiang provincial government, Harbin, China
CONARTE – Non Toxic Printmaking Collection, Leon, Monterrey, Mexico
Painting and Sculpture Museums Association, Istanbul Turkey
Tolpuddle Museum, Dorset, England
Camberwell College of Arts, London, England
James Wallace Trust New Zealand
Work held in private collections in New Zealand, Australia, USA, Japan and Europe.
Awards:
2010 First Prize, 9th Lessedra World Art Print Annual, Sofia, Bulgaria
2006 Birgit Skiold Memorial Trust Printmaking Grant
Solo Exhibitions
2011 Post Office Gallery – Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Lessedra Gallery – Sofia, Bulgaria
2010 White Silence – Paintings and prints, Art at Wharepuke, NZ
The Harbin Series – Etchings – Art at Wharepuke, NZ.
Etchings – Village Arts, Kohukohu, NZ
2009 |
Solander Works on Paper, Wellington, NZ Yvonne Rust Gallery, Whangarei, NZ |
2007 |
Solander Works on Paper, Wellington NZ. |
2006 |
Oedipus Rex Gallery, Auckland, NZ |
2005 |
Centre of Contemporary Art, Christchurch, NZ |
2004 |
Oedipus Rex Gallery, Auckland, NZ |
2003 |
Surface Gallery, Nottingham, UK |
2002 |
Castle Museum and Art Gallery, Nottingham, UK |
2001 |
Centre of Contemporary Art, Christchurch, NZ |
2000 |
New Zealand House, London. |
1998 |
Zella Art, London |
1996 |
Northbank Gallery, London |
Selected Exhibitions
2011 3rd Qijiang International Print Festival - China
PRINT! – Exchange Gallery, Penzance, UK
Small Print: Big Impression – UK Tour
New Walk Museum and Art Gallery, Leicester
78 Derngate, Northampton
Rufford Craft Centre, Nottinghamshire
Gallery Top, Matlock, Derbyshire
Midlands Art Centre, Birmingham
Out of the Box – NZ Printmakers from Solander, Tweed River Art Gallery,
Australia
2010 |
2nd Penang International Print Biennale, Malaysia Dialogue Among Civilisations – Art for Humanity Exhibition, Durban, South
Africa and tour |
2009 |
Editions – Local Printmakers and Collectors, Whangarei Art Museum, NZ |
2008 |
7th Lessedra World Art Print Annual – Sofia, Bulgaria |
2007 |
Under Pressure Empire Gallery, Cambridge, NZ |
2006 |
National Drawing Award, Artspace Auckland, Physics Room.
Christchurch, NZ |
2005 |
Oedipus Rex curated by Jennifer Buckley – Koru Club Lounge, Auckland
International Airport. |
2004 |
Finalist, James Wallace Art Awards, Auckland, NZ |
2002 |
Derby Open, Museum & Art Gallery, Derby, UK |
2001 |
Flagstaff Gallery, Devonport, New Zealand. |
1998 |
Zella Art, London, 2 person show. |
1997 |
Surfaced, 3 person show, Northbank Gallery, London. |
1997 |
The Large Edition; A Survey of British Printmaking, Middlesex University/
Malvern, UK. |
1996 |
Artist In Residence Intaglio Printmaker, London. |
In June 2011 Mark and Tania travelled to Bulgaria to be part of the International judging panel for Lessedra Print 2011. Mark would like to acknowledge the support of Northtec.
