Marc Dennis

EDUCATION
1993 M.F.A. University of Texas, Austin, TX
1989 Tyler School of Art at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007 Marc Dennis - New Paintings, Billy Shire Fine Arts, Culver City, CA
2006 Garden of Earthly Delights - New Paintings and Drawings, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, TX
Munson Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Allegories - Seascape Paintings,, Gail Gibson Gallery, Seattle, WA
Caravaggio's Cat and Other Things Unseen - New Paintings, Rico/Maresca Gallery, New York, NY,
Marc Dennis - Drawings, Billy Shire Fine Arts, Culver City, CA
New Paintings, Bettcher Gallery, Miami, FL
2005 Beauty on the Edge, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, TX
Marc Dennis Paintings, Ricco/Maresca Gallery, New York, New York
2004 The Mismeasure of Nature, Bettcher Gallery, Miami, FL
2003 Marc Dennis - Paintings, Rico/Maresca Gallery, New York. Essay written by Andrea Inselmann of the Herbert F. Johnson Museum, Cornel University, Ithaca, New York
2002 Recent Prints & Drawings, Slugfest Gallery, Austin, TX
Flora & Fauna, Houghton Gallery, Corning, New York
Recent Drawings, Signal 66 Gallery, Washington, DC
2001 Haas Gallery of Art, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA
2000 Nervous Beauty Ð Recent Paintings, Kougeas Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
Lincoln Arts Center Gallery, Fort Collins, Colorado
MEDICINE PIANO, A BI-cultural musical and visual interactive installation Awarded the Diverse Visions Grant by Intermedia Arts, funded by The National Endowment for the Arts, The Rockefeller Foundation and The Andy Warhol Visual Arts Foundation Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, Nebraska
1999 Marc Dennis & Paintings, The Roger Smith Gallery, New York, New York
1997 The Sleep of Reason, Marc Dennis & Recent Paintings, In Khan Gallery, New York, New York
1994 Freaks in Paradise, Gallery Emanuel, Great Neck, New York
Marc Dennis & New Paintings, Welles Gallery, Lenox, Massachusetts
1993 Marc Dennis & Paintings, Martin-Rathburn Gallery, San Antonio, Texas
1992 Song of Love & Marc Dennis Paintings, Frank Bustamante Gallery, New York, New York
Marc Dennis & Paintings and Drawings, Carnegie Art Center, Leavenworth, Kansas
Marc Dennis & Recent Paintings, Crux Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1990 New Paintings & Drawings, Frank Bustamante Gallery, New York, New York
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2006-7 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition ExhibitionNational Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution of American Art, Washington, DC
2006 Bug Out of the Box: A New Look at the Contemporary Art, History and Science of Bugs, The Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA
A New Look at Man, Carl Hammer Gallery, Chicago, IL
Tooth and Claw, Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
Ricco/Maresca Gallery, New York, NY
2005 Transparency, Beacon Firehouse Gallery, Beacon, NY
Benefit for Victims of Katrina, Bettcher Gallery, Miami, FL
Diptychs, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, TX
2004 SCOPE, Miami, Represented by Ricco Maresca Gallery, New York, New York
AAF, New York City, Represented by Bettcher Gallery, Miami, Florida
Realism Invitational Exhibition, Klaudia Marr Gallery, Miami, Florida
Seven (more things we like), Conner Contemporary Art, Washington, DC
Water & Gallery Artists, Ricco Maresca Gallery, New York, New York
Call of the Wild, Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Villians and Average Joes, Dumbo Arts Center, Brooklyn, New York
Metamorphosis, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Cosmos & Chaos: A Cultural Paradox, Roberson Museum & Science Center, Binghamton, New York
Small Works, ADM Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2003 Home, Ricco Maresca Gallery, New York, New York
Keep 'em Rollin' – Images of War, Gallery Two, Austin, Texas
Man Walks Into a Room, Dumbo Arts Center, Brooklyn, New York
2002 Collision/Glide, Cranbrook Acdemy of Art, Birmingham, Michigan
Covies and Gaggles – The Bird Show, Ricco/Maresca Gallery, New York, New York
Art of Our New Millenium, Avenue Art Gallery, Endicott, New York
Annual Realism Invitational, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, California
King Size – Images of Elvis, National Theater of Annecy Cultural Arts Center, Haute-Savoie, France
2001 Horse Tales – American Images and Icons, 1800 – 2000, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, New York
In God's Pocket, National Soaring Museum, Elmira, New York
Chemeketa Gallery, Chemeketa College, Salem, Oregon
Images of Elvis, Musee International des Arts Modestes, Paris, France
New Acquisitions – Permanent Collection, The Rockwell Museum of Art, Corning, New York
Faculty Exhibition, Houghton Gallery at The Drake House, Corning, New York
Realism Invitational, Corning Corporation at Stueben Gallery, New York, New York
Annual Realism Invitational, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, California
2000 Elmira College Art Department Faculty Exhibition, Cazenovia College, Cazenovia, New York
Faculty Exhibition, Houghton Gallery at The Drake House, Corning, New York
Billboard Artists, Atrium Gallery, Corning Community College, Corning, New York
Annual Realism Invitational, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, California
1999 Realism for a New Millenium, Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
Re-representing Representation IV, The Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, New York
Origins of the Species-ist, Catherine J. Smith Gallery, Appalachian State University, Boone,
North Carolina
Elmira College Art Faculty Exhibition, Hobart, William & Smith Colleges, Geneva, New York
Animal Lives, MMC Gallery, Manhattan Marymount College, New York, New York
1998 New Acquisitions for the Michener Collection, Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, Texas
New Voices, New Visions, The Alternative Museum, New York, New York
Elvis + Marilyn – 2X Immortal, The Honolulu Academy of Art, Honolulu, Hawaii
Elvis + Marilyn – 2X Immortal, The San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, California
1997 In Memory of Pleasure, Five Young Artists, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Gallery Artists, Martin-Rathburn Gallery, San Antonio, Texas
Elvis + Marilyn - 2X Immortal, The Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, Tennessee
Elvis + Marilyn - 2X Immortal, The Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio
1996 Elvis + Marilyn - 2X Immortal, The Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Elvis + Marilyn - 2X Immortal, The Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Oregon
Gallery Artists, Martin-Rathburn Gallery, San Antonio, Texas
Elvis + Marilyn - 2X Immortal, The Jacksonville Museum of Art, Jacksonville, Florida
1995 Elvis + Marilyn - 2X Immortal, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
Elvis + Marilyn - 2X Immortal, The Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, North Carolina
Elvis + Marilyn - 2X Immortal, The Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, Texas
1994 Elvis + Marilyn - 2X Immortal, Traveling Exhibition Debut, 100+ person show including
Willem deKooning, Andy Warhol, Christo, James Rosenquist, Roger Shimomura, Joseph Cornell, Keith Haring, Richard Pettibone and Peter Halley. Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Massachusetts
Reality & Beyond, Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, Nebraska
Gallery Artists + 2, Steinbaum/Krauss Gallery, New York, New York
1993 University of Texas MFA Exhibition, Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, Texas
Prints, Five person show, Mexi-Carte Museum, Austin, Texas
Faculty Exhibition, Belvoir Terrace Fine and Performing Arts Center, Lenox, Massachusetts
SELECTED CORPORATE & PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
The Arnot art Museum, Elmira, New York
The Basil Alkazzi Foundation, London, England
Shirley and Alan Becker, Houston, Texas
Binney & Smith, Inc., Corporate Headquarters Collection, Easton, Pennsylvania
The Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, New York
The Mari and James A. Michener Collection, The Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, University of Texas at Austin, Texas
The Neuberger Collection, The Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, Purchase, New York
The Rockwell Museum of Western Art, Corning, New York
The Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, Ohio
The Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut
Elizabeth Buchbinder, Washington, D.C.
Robert Cerulo, Washington, D.C.
Laura Goldberg Jain and Atul Jain, New York, NY
Jan and Peter Hapstak, Alexandria, VA
Teresa Hohl, Brooklyn, NY
Susanne York and John Kostelac, Houston, Texas
Edie Brickell and Paul Simon, New York
Susan and Lester Smith, Houston, Texas
Dr. Helene Strassman and Scott Libby, Alexandria, VA