Education
M.F.A. 2005 Sculpture University of Texas-Austin
B.F.A. 1998 Sculpture University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Areas of Specialization:
(Undergraduate) Classical figurative sculpture, Anatomy, Public Art
(Graduate) Alternative Materials/ Processes, Installation and Intervention
M.F.A Minor in Art History
Professional Experience
2007-present Instructor
Glassell School of Art, Houston
Figurative Drawing, Figurative Sculpture
Workshop: Mapping as a Creative Act
Workshop: Platics and Polymers
Full-time Faculty
San Jacinto College, Houston
Sculpture, Drawing, Metals, and Photography
2006 Instructor
Glassell School of Art, Houston
Advanced Drawing, 3-D Design, Sculpture
Full-time Adjunct Faculty
San Jacinto College, Houston
Sculpture, Drawing, and Photography
2005 Instructor
Loyola University, New Orleans
Sculpture and Adv. Sculpture
Assistant Instructor in Studio Art
University of Texas—Austin
Foundations; 3-D Design, Spring 2005
Design Team Member, Participating Artist
Austin Art In Public Places
Second Street District Streetscape
2004 Assistant Instructor in Studio Art
University of Texas—Austin
Foundations; 3-D Design, Fall 2004
Sculptor/ Designer
Blue Genie Art Industries
Design and production of large scale sculpture
2003—2004 Teaching Assistant, University of Texas—Austin
Fall 2003 (Melvin Ziegler) Beginning Sculpture
Spring 2004 (Margo Sawyer) Installation Art
2002—2003 Research Assistant Fellow
Assistantship under Margo Sawyer
Fall/Spring 2002, 2003
1999-2002 Sculptor/ Designer
Blue Genie Art Industries
Production of large-scale public art and commercial projects
Grants/Honors
2008 Established Artist Grant Recipient
Houston Arts Alliance
Elected Board Member
Lawndale Art Center, Houston
2007 Nominee
Texas Prize, Arthouse at the Jones Center
2005 Texas Exes Teaching Award, University of Texas Alumni Association
Umlauf Scultpure Award, Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum
2004 Honorable Mention
Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture
International Sculpture Center
2003 Nominee
Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture
International Sculpture Center
Nominee, Best Artist - Male
Austin Critics Table
2002 Professional Development Grant
The University of Texas - Austin
Research Assistance Fellowship
Department of Art and Art History
The University of Texas - Austin
Nominee, Best Artist - Male
Austin Critic's Table
Exhibitions
2008
Prospects
Creative Research Laboratory, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX (November-December)
Sediment: Mark Schatz and Jared Steffensen
Space 125 Gallery at the Houston Arts Alliance
(November 2008-January 2009)
Geomorph: Rethinking Landscape
Central Trak gallery at the University of Texas at Dallas (August-September)
UnBOXed
Curated by students in Sam Houston State University's Museum and Gallery Practices class
Crazywood Gallery, Huntsville, TX (October-November)
New American Talent
Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX (March-May)
Del Rio counsel for the Arts at the Firehouse Gallery, Del Rio, Tx (June-August)
organized by Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin, TX
Going Mobile
Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, San Antonio, TX (April-June)
The Texas Chair Project
Austin Museum of Art, Austin, TX
November 2008-February 2009
2007
Landscape vs. Netscape
Unit B Gallery
San Antonio, TX
Tabletop Sculpture
Art Palace
Austin, TX
Pathogeographies
Gallery 400
Chicago, IL
New American Talent
organized by Arthouse at the Jones Center
Austin, TX
Goin' Mobile
Commerce Street Artists' Warehouse
Houston, TX
Polvo
Chicago, IL
Mark Schatz: Untitled Landscape Device (HEDGE), and Perpetual Motion
Lawndale Art Center
Houston, TX
2006
The Way We Were: Nostalgia in Contemporary Art
UTSA Satellite Space curated by Catherine Walworth
San Antonio, TX
Untitled Landscape Device
Art Palace
Austin, TX
2005
Umlauf Sculpture Award Exhibition
Sculpture Garden and Museum
Austin, TX
M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition
The University of Texas -- Austin
Austin, TX
2004
(solo) Persistence of the Box
The New Gallery
Austin, TX
(solo) Suburban Intervention: Circulation
Site-Specific Architectural Alteration
Austin, TX
(solo) Suburban Intervention: An Unobstructed View
Site-Specific Architectural Alteration
Austin, TX
2003
Red
Rudolph Projects,
Houston, TX
Austin Powers
Williams Tower Gallery
Houston, TX
Murmur
Creative Research Lab
Austin, TX
2002
Chance Operation
Gallery 1313
Austin, TX
(solo) Mark Schatz
Cactus Bra
San Antonio, TX
Schatz to Schatz, Black to White
Gallery 1313
Marfa, TX
Gen Art's PT Studios
Lucky Lounge
Austin, TX
Gen Art's PT Studios
La Zona Rosa
Austin, TX
Artsicle (two person show w/ Rory Skagen)
Gallery 1313
Austin, TX
Dumbo & Beyond
Davis Gallery
Austin, TX
Asian Undercurrents
Gallery Lombardi
Austin, TX
22 to Watch
Austin Museum of Art
Austin, TX
(exhibition and catalog)
2001
Figurative Differences
University of Texas - San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Bibliography
Rachel Koper, "Arthouse: America's Got Talent," Austin Chroncile, July 20, 2007
"Austin Recommended - Tabletop Sculpture," Glasstire.com, July 2007
Elaine Wolff, “The CAM cup is still half full,” San Antonio Current, July 13, 2006
Catherine Walworth, “The Way We Were: Nostalgia in Contemporary Art”, UTSA Satellite Space exhibition catalogue, July, 2006
Arturo Palacios, “Untitled Landscape Device by Mark Schatz,” Art Palace Gallery website: www.artpalacegallery.com, May, 2006
Jeanne Claire van Ryzin, “Far out and unexpected,” Blogging it with XLent, Austin360 at statesman.com, online blog of the Austin American Statesman, February, 11, 2004
Review of "Artsicle" at Gallery 1313, Glasstire, Texas Visual Arts Online, August, 2002
Shermakay Bass, "Does Mark Schatz get your Pop Art Goat?", Austin American-Statesman, XL Entertainment, August, 2002, 11
Erina Duganne, "22 to Watch, New Art in Austin," Austin Chronicle, Volume 21, No. 36, May 10, 2002, 82.
Jeanne Claire Van Ryzin, "Shades of the Future," Austin American-Statesman,
XL Entertainment, April 11, 2002, 18
Michael Barnes, "Austin Critics Table Awards," Austin American-Statesman,
XL Entertainment, May 16, 2002, 35
Dana Friis-Hansen, Gail B. Sanders, and Erica M. Shamaly,
"22 to Watch," Austin Museum of Art, catalog, April, 2002
Visiting Artist Lectures
2006 Guest Lecturer, University of Texas - Austin
2002 Guest Lecturer, Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum
"Texas Best" lecture series
Workshop in sculpting and mold-making techniques
American Institute of Graphic Artists
2002 AIGA Annual Design Ranch Retreat
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